100bookshelf: Robert Hilburn, Corn Flakes with John Lennon

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Julie

Once upon a long, long time ago, I was sent out this book to have a read and review. Then there was all this real life stuff and 100b was pretty much abandoned, book reviewing and all. Many apologies to all involved and I’d almost call it too late to bother, but a deal is [...]

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100bookshelf: Michael Gray, Hand Me My Travelin’ Shoes: In Search Of Blind Willie McTell

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Julie

I’ve been meaning to post about this one for a long time, because Michael Gray’s Hand Me My Travelin’ Shoes is not just one of my favorite music books, it’s one of my favorite books in general. Blind Willie McTell is by far my favorite of those old-time blues men, though I don’t know when [...]

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100bookshelf: John Lennon

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Julie

I started my life as a Beatles freak way back when I was just a young Bean, and I devoured everything about them I could get my hands on. Somewhere along the way, I discovered that John Lennon had written books as well and I’ve loved them ever since. Lennon’s two books, In His Own [...]

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100bookshelf: Yes Yes Y’all … 

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Julie

I always say that what I love about music history is that it’s really the history of people. Yes, technically all history is, but music history is not about presidents or kings or generals, it’s about regular people who make a change, try something new, go their own way. Almost every music story begins with [...]

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100bookshelf: Paul Morley, Piece by Piece: Writing About Joy Division 1977-2007

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Julie

You might wonder why you would need a collection of journalism by one single writer, entirely about one single band who were only around long enough to make two studio albums. Even to me, it sounded like it could be a bit much. But this book is so much more than it appears to be [...]

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