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Tenacious D - Post Apocalypto
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BOOK REVIEW: Tenacious D – Post Apocalypto

February 26, 2021 Michael Barron 0

Festooned with copious cartoon dicks and nudity, where full anatomies are exposed where even the robot has a fully functioning “pussy”,; one would hardly think that Post Apocalypto would contain an Aesop style fable. Nonetheless, […]

Albion’s Secret History - Guy Mankowski
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BOOK REVIEW: Albion’s Secret History – Guy Mankowski

February 18, 2021 Michael Barron 0

For Guy, the places where important cultural changes and new ideas emerged (such as a new style of music in venues and clubs) are just as important as the cultural changes themselves.  For instance, Mankowski […]

Michael Jackson
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BOOK REVIEW: Michael Jackson in Comics By Céka

February 4, 2021 Michael Barron 0

Who would have thought that the eighth child to a crane operator living in a two-bedroom house would one day go on to be the biggest selling artist of all time? Was this due to […]

Willie Nelson: A Graphic History
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BOOK REVIEW: Willie Nelson: A Graphic History – T.J. Kirsch

January 29, 2021 Michael Barron 0

It’s hard to imagine a “wild” kid nicknamed “booger red” by his peers because he picked his “nose out of nervousness” rising to international acclaim in the music industry the way Willie Nelson did. Told […]

Life In The Stocks: Veracious Conversations with Musicians & Creatives
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BOOK REVIEW: Life in the Stocks: Various Conversations with Musicians & Creatives By Matt Stocks

January 7, 2021 Michael Barron 0

With his Life in the Stocks podcast now entering its fourth year and notching 180 shows at the time of publication; Stocks decided to celebrate the impressive motley of musicians and comedians featured with their […]

Cliff Richard - The Dreamer
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BOOK REVIEW: Cliff Richard – The Dreamer

January 7, 2021 Michael Barron 0

In this chronological autobiography, Sir Cliff positively reflects over his life (80 years) and music career (over 60 years) stating that except for the “sex allegations” made against him, his “life has been a dream!” […]

Band for Life
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BOOK REVIEW: Band for Life By Anya Davidson

January 5, 2021 Michael Barron 0

“Band for Life” tell the story of the fictional five-piece (initially) noise music Chicago based band Guntit, founded, and led by Linda. Linda’s love for her band runs so deep that she even sells her […]

Music: A Fold-Out Graphic History
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BOOK REVIEW: Music: A Fold-Out Graphic History

November 30, 2020 Michael Barron 0

When James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins & Keith Aoki wrote their graphic novel “Theft! A History of Music”, they begin in 1400 BC in Mesopotamia (Ancient Greece) where they traced the earliest use of musical notation […]

All Together Now - Hope Larson
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BOOK REVIEW: All Together Now – Hope Larson

November 11, 2020 Michael Barron 0

Two years ago Hope Larson introduced us to 13-year-old Bina in All Summer Long who has a natural ear for music. Bina goes to her first gig, starts to take up the guitar and is […]

Hip Hop Family Tree Book 1: 1970s -1981
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BOOK REVIEW: Hip Hop Family Tree Book 1: 1970s -1981 by Ed Piskor

October 30, 2020 Michael Barron 0

This New York Times best-selling series (completed in 2013) won the hearts and minds of American graphic novel critics. When NPR listed “Hip Hop Family Tree” in their 100 favourite graphic novels (of all genres) […]

Ninja Sex Party Origins: The Graphic Novel
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BOOK REVIEW: Ninja Sex Party Origins: The Graphic Novel

October 12, 2020 Michael Barron 0

“Inspired by The Lonely Island and Flight of the Conchords, Ninja Sex Party was initially about “a Jewish superhero who wears a unitard, with his best friend who’s a ninja, and together they sing songs […]

Joan Baez: The Last Leaf by Elizabeth Thomson
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BOOK REVIEW: Joan Baez: The Last Leaf by Elizabeth Thomson

September 27, 2020 Michael Barron 0

There is a well-known saying to fans in awe of their favourite musicians: “Don’t meet your heroes” or else you will be disappointed.  Thomson’s experience with Joan Baez is a testament that this saying is […]

The Book of Drexciya
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BOOK REVIEW: The Book of Drexciya: Volume One by Abdul Qadim Haqq and Dai Satō

August 4, 2020 Michael Barron 0

One of the most notable techno and electro acts that came out of 1980s Detroit was James Stinson and Gerald Donald’s project Drexciya. Noted for being “more productive than many of their peers”, releasing scores […]

Summer
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BOOK REVIEW: Summer By Ali Smith

July 27, 2020 Mark Millar 0

After thrilling readers with her novels, Autumn, Winter, and Spring, Ali Smith’s seasonal Quartet finally comes to an end with Summer. This sensational story of the Scottish author delivers on its promises, as it maintains […]

Utopia Avenue
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BOOK REVIEW: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

July 6, 2020 Michael Barron 0

Utopia Avenue is the ninth novel by David Mitchell but is his first attempt at delving into the labyrinth of the late 1960’s music scene. From the opening line Mitchell festoons this novel with music […]

Paul is Dead
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BOOK REVIEW: Paul is Dead: When The Beatles Lost McCartney By Paolo Baron and Ernesto Carbonetti

June 15, 2020 Michael Barron 0

If one is interested in finding out more about the Paul is Dead (P.I.D.) conspiracy theory Paul is Dead: When The Beatles Lost McCartney is not the best place to start looking. Paul is Dead […]

Bob Marley in Comics
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BOOK REVIEW: Bob Marley in Comics by Sophie Blitman and Gaet’s

May 11, 2020 Michael Barron 0

The word “Reggae” has different connotations for various people, but for Bob Marley, the word didn’t even have African or Caribbean connotations, let alone Jamaican; Marley traced this word to Spain which means “King’s music”. […]

J&K
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BOOK REVIEW: J&K By John Pham

May 4, 2020 Michael Barron 0

One expects many things from a graphic novel: deftly drawn original artwork; exciting plots and garrulous text abridged for comic speech and thought bubbles and an original theme. “J&K” goes even further and introduces readers […]

The Golden Sheep
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BOOK REVIEW: The Golden Sheep (part three) By Kaori Ozaki

March 15, 2020 Michael Barron 0

After three months the wait to find out what happened to Tsugu, Sora, Yuushin and Sally (Asari) is now finally over. Music lovers were hooked line and sinker from the opening scene in part one […]

BOOK REVIEW: Hitsville UK By John Riordan and Dan Cox
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BOOK REVIEW: Hitsville UK By John Riordan and Dan Cox

February 13, 2020 Michael Barron 0

Originally released as comic segments annually as a seven-part series; these parts have now formed together to be released as a full-length graphic novel. As the title “Hitsville UK” indicates – this is a book […]

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