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BOOK REVIEW: Y/N – Esther Yi

BOOK REVIEW: Y/N – Esther Yi

K-Pop has reached an international audience. This year, BLACKPINK made history as the first K-pop band to headline a major…

5 months ago

BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up…

7 months ago

BOOK REVIEW: Ziggy Marley – Music Is In Everything

Back in 2020, Ziggy Marley teamed up with Lisa Loeb to release a catchy and infectious song that will get…

1 year ago

BOOK REVIEW: Pop Rock Icons by Philippe Margotin

Judging by the front cover, one might expect Pop Rock Icons to be festooned with infographics. It isn’t. Instead, it’s…

1 year ago

BOOK REVIEW: Sound within Sound by Kate Molleson

The number of biographies and autobiographies of artists is colossal, but what makes Sound within Sound unique is the largely…

2 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Radiohead: Life in a Glasshouse – John Aizlewood

Consistency, work ethic, teamwork, innovation and the ability to evolve musically by defying trends have made Radiohead an international success…

2 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Leonard Cohen: On A Wire – Philippe Girard

There are several milestones including being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and winning copious awards (including…

2 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: George Orwell’s 1984 – Adapted by Matyáš Namai

Whilst it’s been over 70 years since George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) died, his legacy appears to be eternal. We…

2 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: DJANGO, Hand on Fire – The Great Django Reinhardt by Efa & Rubio

DJANGO, Hand on Fire, kills two birds with one stone by having a separate mini-biography and a graphic novel. Other…

2 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavla

The year is 1997, the setting is France in the small French village of Cressy-la-Valoise, and a young lady seeks…

2 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: The Beatles – Get Back

In January 1969, Michael Lindsay-Hogg and his crew filmed The Beatles whilst they recorded in Twickenham Film Studios, Apple Studios…

2 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Decades: Joy Division + New Order By John Aizlewood

The beginning of Decades: Joy Division + New Order started 45 years ago on 4th June 1976. The venue is…

2 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Billie Holiday: The Graphic Novel: Women in Jazz By Ebony Gilbert and David Calcano

In a creative foreword, Keith Knight shows a teacher educating her pupils about Billie Holiday and how her life is…

3 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Love Me Please: The Story of Janis Joplin By Nicolas Finet, Christopher and Degreff

Affectionately known as Pearl, this outsider who was bullied and abused for being different was able to rise above the…

3 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: TOPP: Promotor Gary Topp Brought Us the World

You will have almost definitely heard of the artists that Gary Topp first brought to Canada, including The Police and…

3 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Gods, Gangsters & Honor: A rock ‘n’ roll odyssey by Steven Machat

Sans any pretentiousness about his profession or any claim to being a choirboy himself, lawyer Steven Machat has written a…

3 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Orwell – by Pierre Christin & Sébastien Verdier

With this graphic novel being divided into three parts, just like George Orwell’s most resound novel 1984; one may expect…

3 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Wuvable Oaf: Blood & Metal By Ed Luce

Who is Wuvable Oaf? He goes by the name of Goteblud, is extremely hairy and a wrestler. Goteblud is no…

3 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Zebedee And The Valentines by Abs Bailey

The year is 1982, and the setting is a small suburban town in the South West of England. The specific…

3 years ago

BOOK REVIEW: Bob Dylan – No Direction Home (Revised illustrated edition) By Robert Shelton

Initially proposed by the author in 1965 and finally released in 1986, an expanded edition followed in 2011 for Dylan’s…

3 years ago