Few people would argue against the idea that the late 1960’s/early 1970’s was a time of tremendous change in our music and our politics.  Author Steve Millward picks one year, 1970, to highlight what was happening politically and socially in the music scene.  While Millward does touch on events world-wide he focusses primarily on the… Continue reading

Anyone who has even the most rudimentary interest in the theatre will like this book.  Note that this is a paperback re-issue of the book originally published in 1998. I’ve longed decided that theatre people, more than any other group of people or profession, live in the past.  There are always stories to tell about… Continue reading

I really like bathroom-reader type books, and that’s what this is.  Miscellaneous information given in short, easy to read snapshots. Young Mr. McBride and Mr. Nief made two mistakes with this book… first, not all of these seventy-four articles are obscure (as the title says), and second, these are not “forgotten” — at least not… Continue reading