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» Blood into Wine - Any big fan of Maynard James Keenan knows that the Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer frontman has been living a double life for the past several years as a winemaker/entrepreneur. But seeing as the charismatic Keenan is not the most media-friendly of musicians, it's a rare feat to get an in-depth glimpse into what the man's other passion project entails.[08.26.2010 by Kiran Aditham]
LITERATURE
» The Red Queen - Phillipa Gregory revisits England during the War of the Roses.[08.23.2010 by Bridget Doyle]
COLUMN
» Missed the Boat #6: Supergroups and Solo Surprises - In a time when more albums than ever are being made and fewer publications can afford to exist, more gatekeepers than ever are needed to separate the wheat from the chaff. Here's this month's batch of unreviewed but worth your time records that may have been overlooked.[08.16.2010 by Dan Weiss]
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BOUND + PRINT REVIEW
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33 1/3: Illmatic - Matthew Gasteier's entry into the mostly excellent and informative 33 1/3 book series tackles the Holy Grail of hip-hop, Nas's 1994 debut, Illmatic. [05.28.2010 by Jonah Flicker]
33 1/3: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Whereas Geeta Dayal's well-intentioned Another Green World book started to shore up my impatience for an album where I was usually able to ignore Phil Collins' playing credits, Christopher R. Weingarten performs a minor miracle and brings me around to an album I always found slightly overrated for its massive impact. [05.26.2010 by Dan Weiss]
White Queen, The - Best known for her Tudor Family-inspired novels, like the best-selling The Other Boleyn Girl, here Phillipa Gregory revisits England during the War of the Roses, a time and place where cousins and brothers destroy each other for a chance at the throne. [05.25.2010 by Bridget Doyle]
Geek Love - While her book at first seems a subtly crafted story anchored firmly in the themes of family and uniqueness, events in Katherine Dunn's novel about freaks build up until they reach a pitch on par with a soap opera. There is nothing subtle about the characters, the plot, or the book itself. [04.29.2010 by Julia Rose Roberts]
33 1/3: Another Green World - Despite Geeta Dayal's frustrated-sounding efforts to wring an interesting story from Brian Eno's monumental album, her book strains to justify its own existence. It's incredibly padded and quickly grows repetitive. [04.27.2010 by Dan Weiss]
33 1/3: Facing Future - In his off-template analysis of Iz's album for Continuum Books' revered 33-1/3 series, film executive, literary agent and The Believer contributor Dan Kois renders an exotic backdrop to Kamakawiwo'ole's extraordinary life and enlightens readers on the album's surprising current controversies, the writing becomes a nuisance halfway through. [04.15.2010 by Bridget Doyle]
33 1/3: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Whereas Geeta Dayal's well-intentioned Another Green World book started to shore up my impatience for an album where I was usually able to ignore Phil Collins' playing credits, Christopher R. Weingarten performs a minor miracle and brings me around to an album I always found slightly overrated for its massive impact. [05.26.2010 by Dan Weiss]
White Queen, The - Best known for her Tudor Family-inspired novels, like the best-selling The Other Boleyn Girl, here Phillipa Gregory revisits England during the War of the Roses, a time and place where cousins and brothers destroy each other for a chance at the throne. [05.25.2010 by Bridget Doyle]
Geek Love - While her book at first seems a subtly crafted story anchored firmly in the themes of family and uniqueness, events in Katherine Dunn's novel about freaks build up until they reach a pitch on par with a soap opera. There is nothing subtle about the characters, the plot, or the book itself. [04.29.2010 by Julia Rose Roberts]
33 1/3: Another Green World - Despite Geeta Dayal's frustrated-sounding efforts to wring an interesting story from Brian Eno's monumental album, her book strains to justify its own existence. It's incredibly padded and quickly grows repetitive. [04.27.2010 by Dan Weiss]
33 1/3: Facing Future - In his off-template analysis of Iz's album for Continuum Books' revered 33-1/3 series, film executive, literary agent and The Believer contributor Dan Kois renders an exotic backdrop to Kamakawiwo'ole's extraordinary life and enlightens readers on the album's surprising current controversies, the writing becomes a nuisance halfway through. [04.15.2010 by Bridget Doyle]
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