Well, what can I say….it’s been such a busy weekend with lots of great music and conversations and shopping that I haven’t had any time to do some of the blogging and music listening at home that I would have liked. I plan on adding to this list tomorrow but for now I have to [...]
Dream Brother, by David Browne, is the story of musicians Jeff Buckley and his father, Tim Buckley. Browne does a thorough job of exloring the curious circumstances behind their deaths as well as their music, relations with the music industry, and their personal lives. Browne also provides a comprehensive index in order to [...]
Note: I am planning on posting pics of both Rogue Wave and Intonation Festival bands in the coming days but for now, here’s a book review with some spoilers.
I’m a big fan of both Douglas Coupland and Canada. I’ve read pretty much everything Coupland has put out-both fiction and non fiction and I have [...]
It’s nice to read a book where you really like the characters…especially when it’s the main character. Dwight is definitely a protagonist I could related to….he’s caught between trying to figure out how the world is affected by different political systems and how in particular the third world is affected by countries like America [...]
This is the first book I have read of Larry Brown’s after a long conversation I had with my friend John about him at the record store several months previous. According to him, this is his favorite book by Larry Brown.
The book as a whole came off like a Coen Brothers film does (and [...]
By Po Bronson
I go through almost bipolar like swings with my love for people. At times, I will just basically love every person I am surrounded by and even complete strangers. It’s like I just instantly see The Good in Everyone (that’s an intentional Sloan referece, just in case you were wondering) [...]
I’ve been a long time fan of Australian indie rock veteran Nick Cave’s music (for those who may not know, he has had a very long career starting with The Birthday Party and then with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (here’s something totally bizarre I just found out-Nick Cave actually has a myspace page [...]
by Tim Winton.
This is the second Tim Winton novel I have read, the first being That Eye, The Sky, which I reviewed here
I was really excited about reading this novel because I am such a fan of music but I was expecting there to be more music references than there ended up being. Still, [...]
Colors Insulting to Nature by Cintra Wilson
This book is what you might get if you were to cross Chuck Palahniuk (think in the vain of Invisible Monsters), Gus Van Sant, and Kathy Acker…only on acid. The reader gets to watch Liza grow up under the wretched confines of her loud and untalented mother Peppy [...]
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which chronicles the life stories of a married couple from Calcutta who immigrate to the Eastern United States Boston area as well as the family that they create. It delves into a compromising of traditions with an emphasis on the strength of the family unit, the dedication of Ashima [...]