Why Karen Carpenter Matters | The Importance of Music, Family, and Culture
The book Why Karen Carpenter Matters focuses on Karen’s life and legacy holistically, we have space to appreciate her and her catalog anew.
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Book Review
Socialist Realism | Identity, Belonging, and Nostalgia
Ultimately, Socialist Realism is about the will to change - your life, your memories, your status, your world, and your sense of where you are in the world.
Revenge of the She-Punks | Women are the History and Future of Punk Rock
Revenge of the She-Punks: In the case of punky females, revenge means getting the same access as your male peers, to make your own music.
Citizen of Earth | War Really is Hell – Even in Space
At its heart, Citizen of Earth was a warning about humanity’s all-too-frequent penchant for an authoritarian “Daddy” to solve its problems - even in space.
Jesus Freak by dc Talk | What Would People Think?
Adam P. Newton discusses the newest installment in the 33 1/3 series - Jesus Freak by dc Talk, written by Will Stockton and D. Gilson.
Okie from Muskogee: Recorded “Live” in Muskogee, OK by Merle Haggard | A Critique of Willful Misinterpretation
“Okie from Muskogee: Recorded ‘Live’ in Muskogee, OK” is a superb and insightful book, one that rejected easy classification, like its subject Merle Haggard.
Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music | A Lifetime of Busting Barriers
Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music portrays an artist of strength and verve who’s committed to being exactly who she wants to be on her terms, no matter what the traditional paternalistic power structure dictated she should do.
John Darnielle: Universal Harvester | What it’s About isn’t What it’s About
Somehow the more I read John Darnielle's Universal Harvester, the less I felt I knew until the very end when all was revealed.
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver 33 1/3 | A Frustrating Read
The unheralded problem with the 33 1/3 series of books is that one of them will probably piss...
Analyzing New Kids on the Block Fandom in the Late 80s
Rebecca Wallwork invites you along to understand why you feel the way you do about your version of New Kids on the Block in her 33 1/3 book Hangin' Tough.