There are many myths in the music world. Tour nightmares and dreams make up a lot them. You imagine being on the road with your best friends as a lovefest of drinking, sex and music. That is rarely the case. Amy Fleisher Madden has known the music world. She started her […]
Read MoreBooking The Library: A Guide for Entertainers, Musicians, Speakers & Authors by Jessica Brawner Reviewed by Alex Teitz Touring is a challenge for any musician. It involves getting out of your comfort zone and going someplace new to establish a fan base. The prep time can be more complicated and stressful than expected. The […]
Read MoreWhat if you could do it all over again? If you had the memories of the past and the wisdom of experience, would you make the same choices? That is the question Stacie D’Erasmo brings up with her latest book Wonderland. D’Erasmo is an Associate Professor of the MFA program at Columbia University. […]
Read MoreTori Amos just released a new CD of cover songs (see CD reviews) but Lyrics reminds the reader why Tori Amos is such a force to be reckoned with. The book contains the lyrics to over one hundred of Amos’ orginals including “Me and A Gun”, and “The Waitress” to B-Sides and obscure songs that […]
Read Moreby Connie Brisco – (Fawcett Books May 1999) Reviewed by Stephanie Wright During Naomi Jefferson’s childhood in Washington D. C. in the 1950’s and 1960’s, she was exposed to blatant racism only intermittently. Her father, a government worker, and her mother, a schoolteacher, were able to provide a comfortable life for Naomi and her brother […]
Read MoreThe Indie Bible 3rd Edition (Big Meteor Publishing 2001) By David Wimble Reviewed by Alex Teitz The Independent Musicians’ Contact Bible (IMCB) now known as The Indie Bible is the creation of David Wimble. It is one of the most comprehensive listings of websites available for music in the world. The book is arranged […]
Read Moreby Iyanla Vanzant Reviewed By Stephanie Wright Now, as a general rule, I tend to do my best to steer very clear from the self help sections in the bookstores and libraries just for the simple reason that to me (and this is just MY naive opinion) they are not really something that I can […]
Read MoreDefending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex and the Fight For Women’s Rights (New York University Press, May 2000) by Nadine Strossen Reviewed by Geneva World “If you love freedom and like sex, censorship is bad news.” K. Peratis Let’s take a little test: Pornorgraphy What thoughts and feelings come to mind when you read that word? […]
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