July 2009 :: Print Reviews

Print Reviews

Alice Fantastic

Three women deal with stray dogs and dysfunctional relations, then one of them dies and everyone else cries. Obviously, Carl F Gauze isn't feeling Maggie Estep's new novel.

Beatle Books: From Genesis to Revolution

With 1,500 or so books about the Fab Four, a meta-reference work would come in handy. However, Sean Slone comes away disappointed with the tome's lack of a critical eye.

Greg Prato's new oral history of Seattle music (or "grunge" to you and me, bucko) strikes the right balance between bratty humor and pathos, thinks Matthew Moyer. And was the bassist from Guns N' Roses really in the Fastbacks? Read on,,,

Hawkman Companion

Matthew Moyer finds Hawkman Companion's artwork to be its redemption.

Steal This Music

In light of the recent charges levied against Jammie Thomas-Rasset in the RIAA's case against her, we've unearthed this review on Steal This Music, a book concerning the history of copyright in music.

The Daily Adventures of Mixerman

Nowhere does the line between Fantasy, Reality and Comedy blur more than in the music industry. Carl Gauze reports on the pseudonymous Mixerman's journal of one album gone quite wrong. Or quite right, for the reader at home.

Tour:Smart - And Break the Band

Martin Atkins imparts the wisdom of several decades worth of punk rock self-sufficiency into one book. Except for predictable sections on sex and drugs, Rob Ward is impressed.