Music – Page 2 – Looking For a Good Book

April 21, 2021

SOUL’D OUT – G.E. Butler

Beatrice Ball loves to sing. She loves it more than anything. When she’s not singing she feels empty at best and, because it means dealing with her controlling mother, angry at worst. Beatrice begins to sneak out at night in order to sing incognito. But one night something happens and she wakes up in a Continue reading

OTHER, Uncategorized

1 Star, Music

April 12, 2021

1973: ROCK AT THE CROSSROADS – Andrew Grant Jackson

One of my children is very much interested in music and, because I listened to a lot of what we now call ‘classic rock’, he is also quite fond of this music period. We’ve talked about it quite often and how I always felt that there was a real strength of music and musicians in Continue reading

NON-FICTION

5 Stars, History, Music, non-fiction

March 15, 2021

LUCY IN THE SKY – graphic novel

I was not sure what to make of this book – going back and forth from liking the book, to not liking the book, and back to liking it again. The book is a coming-of-age story of Lucy, a middle school student. Like middle school students all over the world, she’s going through a lot Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized, YA

Children’s Books, Graphic Novels, Music, YA

June 17, 2020

RESISTANCE – Tori Amos

I started listening to Tori Amos with the release of her album Little Earthquakes. I have purchased or listened to all of her works since then. I wouldn’t say that I’m a dedicated fan – I know (knew) nothing about Amos other than what I interpret in her songs. Her music, her songs, to me, Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, Uncategorized

4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Memoir, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

April 29, 2020

BREAK SHOT: MY FIRST 21 YEARS – James Taylor

Having been a fan of James Taylor’s music for many, many years, I knew a small but fair bit about him. I was delighted to see this autobiography available from Audible so that I could learn more, and to hear it from him directly. Taylor’s narrative jumps back and forth in time and you really Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Audio Book, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Memoir, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

December 6, 2019

THE BEATLES ON THE ROOF – Tony Barrell

How do you write an entire book about an incident that last only a couple of hours? By using the moment as the center point and moving outward, like the ripples in a pond. I’ve been seeing a fair number of books about The Beatles in the last few years and I suspect there’s a Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Memoir, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

November 22, 2019

THE BEATLES FROM A TO ZED – Peter Asher

It surprises me a little bit that publishers are still pumping out books about The Beatles … but it surprises only a little bit. The lifespan of finding an audience is likely on the wane, as are the people who will have had a first-hand encounter worth telling. This particular book is unique because it’s Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

October 17, 2019

LITTLE CREATURES – Ana Gerhard

When you can educate a child while you are entertaining her or him, then you’ve succeeded. Little Creatures, by Ana Gerhard does this with gusto. Introducing a child to an art form, especially something in the ‘classics’ (i.e. classical music, art, literature) is often a challenge (typically because a child is exposed to so much Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Music, non-fiction, Picture books, Reviews

May 24, 2019

STEELY DAN FAQ – Anthony Robustelli

I’m a big fan of the music of Steely Dan, though I know very little about them (other than who played on some of the songs) and so I thought that this would be a great book for me to request for review. There is a lot of really wonderful information in this book and Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION

Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

June 18, 2018

DIARY OF A BEATLEMANIAC – Patricia Gallo-Stenman

Fandom … of any sort, really … looks pretty much the same, no matter what the generation or what the object of a fan’s interest might be. Patricia Gallo-Stenman, now an adult, spent her teenage years keeping a diary which chronicled her fanaticism for all things Beatles, as well as the typical teen-girl musings on Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Memoir, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

March 12, 2018

FINDING BIX – Brendan Wolfe

I first became aware of Bix Beiderbecke when I heard him on a tune played on Public Radio and I immediately went out to purchase a few CDs that featured his horn. I enjoy listening to a Beiderbecke song, but part of that comes from the fact that I’ve been a fan of jazz music Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, History, Memoir, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

November 20, 2017

AUDIO MADE EASY – Ira White

Audio made easy? Yeah…that’s something I need since I have an interest but zero background in it. But … wait a minute … where’s the ‘easy’ part? To be fair, author Ira White does a nice job of explaining the equipment an audio engineer would likely use, in the simplest of terms. But he does Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Music, non-fiction, Reviews