book Archive
03 Nov 2026
Book Review: The Clean: In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul
When most rock fans think of music from New Zealand, the first names to come up are Split Enz and Crowded House. But beyond those two, rock from the other […]
18 Sep 2026
Phil Manzanera: Roxy, Rock en en Español y Mucho Más (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: Something else I learned from the book: there was originally going to be a group with you, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. Were you […]
17 Sep 2026
Phil Manzanera: Roxy, Rock en en Español y Mucho Más (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Each time that Roxy got back together, based on what you wrote in your book, it seemed that Eno was extended at least a […]
16 Sep 2026
Phil Manzanera: Roxy, Rock en en Español y Mucho Más (Part 1 of 3)
Portions of this interview were published previously on The Tonearm. While he’s best known as the innovative guitarist with Roxy Music, Phil Manzanera’s musical endeavors have long extended far beyond […]
06 Jul 2026
Book Review: With a Little Help From Their Friends
In his introduction to With a Little Help From Their Friends, author Stuart Maconie raises a not-so-rhetorical question: Does the world need another book about the Beatles? To paraphrase his […]
12 Jun 2026
Book Review: Listening to Prestige
One potential function of a book-length treatment of a subject is as a springboard to initiate a wider discussion. In the hands of a skilled writer, a book about a […]
10 Jun 2026
Book Review: Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground
I count myself as a serious fan of the writing and scholarship of Richie Unterberger. One of his earliest books, 1998’s Unknown Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll ranks among my […]
30 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Mark Havens: Right, because the first run always seemed to be printed in very small numbers. And then, as is mentioned in the book, Weinstock would […]
29 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Chris Entwistle: Everything that Mark said is absolutely true. And on a personal note, as [the project] started to get close to 20 years, Mark would […]
28 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 1 of 3)
Almost from its very beginning, Prestige Records was a landmark record label, a giant in the world of jazz. Artists including Dorothy Ashby, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious […]