Radiohead Piano Songbook – Book Review

The long-awaited Radiohead Piano Songbook has finally arrived. This 28-song softbound book, released by Alfred Music Publishing, coincides with the band’s latest studio release The King of Limbs, although no new material...

Endless Enigma: A Musical Biography Of Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Book Review

The problem with me reviewing anything ELP (hmmm, that rhymes!) is that I love, love, LOVE the band so much (they are my fave of all time) that I...

Led Zeppelin | Shadows Taller Than Our Souls – Book Review

The story of Led Zeppelin — like so many of their vintage rock peers — has been so extensively documented and scrutinized, one has to wonder what speck of...

John Lennon Box Of Vision – Book Review

Riding in on the coattails of 2009’s Beatles reissue madness, EMI celebrated what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday with spiffy remasters of the singer’s catalog. As with the Beatles,...

Little Richard: The Birth Of Rock ’n’ Roll – Book Review

If David Kirby had his way we'd start every sentence with "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!" The guy makes the case in Little Richard: The Birth Of Rock 'n' Roll that "Tutti Frutti" is the...

Little Girl Blue: The Life Of Karen Carpenter – Book Review

I’ve never been afraid to admit my love for the Carpenters; in fact, I’d say Karen Carpenter had one of the most expressive pop voices ever recorded. I adore the work...

And Party Every Day The Inside Story Of Casablanca Records – Book Review

You've read the rest now read the best. Larry Harris' And Party Every Day: The Inside Story Of Casablanca Records (written with Curt Gooch and Jeff Suhs) may be one of...

The Beatles | Box Of Vision – Book Review

Praise for the remastered Beatles catalog released on September 9, 2009, has practically been universal. If you picked up either one of the box sets, you may already be proudly...

The Velvet Underground: An Illustrated History Of A Walk On The Wild Side –...

On the 45th anniversary of the infamous Velvet Underground, the band led by Lou Reed and managed by Andy Warhol with such songs as “Waiting For The Man” and “Venus In...

A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of...

Not many guys get the well-researched, behind-the-scenes dirt that Greg Prato does for his new book: A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of Shannon...