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Cover of Step it Up and Go, depicting musicians performing with title over the images

Don’t Stop the Music

Step It up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music by David Menconi

February 8, 2021 by Ursula Majorette 8 Comments

I heard about this book on a fan page for the Avett Brothers, and since I love music almost as much as reading, it seemed like something to check out. Menconi was a music reporter for the Raleigh News and Observer for many years, and the book reflects his deep connections to the community. It’s structured by time and genre- each chapter deals with a different location and type of music. North Carolina is often overlooked in the music scene, but it turns out to […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th century America, 80s music, 90s music, Americana, bluegrass, David Menconi, folk music, hip-hop, music, North Carolina, recording industry, Women blues singers

Ursula Majorette's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th century America, 80s music, 90s music, Americana, bluegrass, David Menconi, folk music, hip-hop, music, North Carolina, recording industry, Women blues singers ·
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Cover of Heavy Vinyl graphic novel

Heavy Vinyl – not so heavy on plot but still fun!

Heavy Vinyl: Riot on the Radio by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva, Irene Flores

March 21, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Heavy Vinyl appears to have gone through some adjustments over its publication.  Its title was originally Hi-Fi Fight Club and then for some reason they changed the name of the record store it is set in from Vinyl Mayhem to Vinyl Destination. Both changes are better, but many of the web descriptions of the comics have the old names so that’s confusing. Anyhow, spoiler alert: it’s about a fight-club in a record store! Sort of. I haven’t read or seen Fight Club, but this seems […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 1990's, 90s music, boom comics, carly usdin, comic, comic book, Comics, female friendship, irene flores, Lesbians, nina vakueva, Queer characters, record store, records, vinyl, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 1990's, 90s music, boom comics, carly usdin, comic, comic book, Comics, female friendship, irene flores, Lesbians, nina vakueva, Queer characters, record store, records, vinyl, YA, Young Adult ·
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