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  • The Best Books on Music of the Last Six Months

    by C! TeamJune 25, 2008Comments (3)

    There's something about summer reading lists. They almost always contain must-reads, but they are also supposed to contain page-turners... books that, while not being the most challenging literary content you've feasted your eyes on, are highly entertaining without being too heavy on the thinking. It's summer for crissakes, and that means taking a standard break from life. (read more)

  • Part III: Dawson and the Legendary Gig Wagon Races

    by Dinky DawsonJune 25, 2008Comments (0)

    I was starting to get a good buzz on when I decided it was time to work onstage. As the set ended, Baz tried to jump up onto the stage from the mixing consoles. Whack!—he missed his footing (read more)

  • Alejandro Escovedo

    by Matt GewolbJune 18, 2008Comments (0)

    "turning down the twang and cranking up the amps results in biting guitar riffs" (read more)

  • King of Rock 'n' Soul: Solomon Burke Gets Deep

    by Denise SullivanJune 18, 2008Comments (0)

    Most of what I know about Burke's history comes from Guaralnick's interviews with him. But what I felt when I talked to Burke myself was something else entirely—perhaps best described as spiritual refreshment—and it's something that I will carry with me from here. He's a Philadelphia native who loves country music and a former "wonderboy preacher," with 21 children, 89 grandchildren (read more)

  • Life After Whiskeytown: Ryan Adams and Caitlin Cary

    by Geoffrey HimesJune 11, 2008Comments (1)

    It may be true that Adams has more talent. He is able to mimic almost any rock star of the past 40 years—not only as a singer and guitarist but also as a songwriter—and he is astonishingly prolific. He certainly has more charisma. With his tousled hair, leather clothes, legendary drinking bouts, grainy voice, and heavy-lidded insouciance, Adams has impressed (read more)

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