Print Reviews

The Gallery of Regrettable Food

From Weiners in Cherry Jell-O to Tongue Rolls Florentine, James Lileks' The Gallery of Regrettable Food gathers some of the worst culinary creations of all time. Carl F. Gauze brings the Alka-Seltzer.

New York is Now!

A side of jazz ignored by Ken Burns' documentary is explored in Philip Freeman's new book, New York is Now!: The New Wave of Free Jazz. But is the book any more valid a document of jazz than Burns' film was? Bob Pomeroy has the answers.

Off The Record

The ups, downs, ins, and outs of the music biz are only barely fictionalized in David Menconi's new book, Off The Record. Ian Koss gives the book a spin.