Category: BOOKS

Book Review: Alan Licht’s “Common Tones: Selected Interviews With Artists And Musicians 1995-2020”
Guitarist, conceptual artist, rock ’n’ roller, improviser, minimalist, music journalist, film archivist, booking agent and curator—no one’s ever going to

Book Review: Aaron Cohen’s “Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music And Black Cultural Power”
The soul music that Chicago sold to the rest of the nation beginning in the late 1950s was more than

Book Review: Joe Pernice’s “It Feels So Good When I Stop”
It is perfectly fitting, and almost expected, that Joe Pernice would bring a long work of fiction into the world.

Book Review: David Berman’s “The Portable February”
Though he's best known for fronting the late, great Silver Jews, sardonic, cerebral country rock isn't David Berman's only talent.

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos’ “Drama City” and “The Turnaround”
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos’ “Shoedog” and “The Night Gardener”
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos’ Derek Strange/Terry Quinn Series
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos’ Nick Stefanos Series
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos’ D.C. Quartet
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape
MAGNET has long been an admirer of George Pelecanos, a D.C.-based author who's penned 15 crime-fiction novels and written for

Paul Westerberg’s Latest Super Value Record
Paul Westerberg has become the rock 'n' roll version of the Super Value Menu at Wendy's. Think of the former