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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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You Can’t Spell Brilliant Without Bri

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

February 5, 2021 by dsbs42 4 Comments

Alright, Angie Thomas, you got me; I’ll read anything you write. On the Come Up is the second book by the author of The Hate U Give (which I also loved, if that wasn’t clear from the first sentence of this review). This one takes place in the same universe as THUG, and makes some reference to the events that occurred in that story. Like in THUG, Thomas uses a ripped-from-the-headlines hook to write her characters around; in this case, the harassment and racism of school […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, hip-hop, rap

dsbs42's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, hip-hop, rap ·
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cbr12bingo – Nostalgia! sweet, silly, stupid nostalgia

Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley

September 4, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

“Now here’s a little story I’ve got to tell About three bad brothers you know so well It started way back in history With Ad-Rock, MCA, (and me) Mike D” Beastie Boys Book, while a delightful name, is a bit of a misnomer. This isn’t a book- it’s an EXPERIENCE. Adam “Ad-Rock” (Ad-Rock) and Michael “Mike D” Diamond  got together with friends, collaborators, fans, contemporaries, rivals, pop-culture icons, and countless others to tell the story of the Beastie Boys: who they are, where they came from, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Ada Calhoun, adam horovitz, adam yauch, amy poehler, Andre Leon Talley, audio book, beastie boys, Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Bobby Cannavale, cbr12bingo, Chloe Sevigny, Chuck D, Colson Whitehead, creativity, Crosby Fitzgerald, Dave Macklovitch, Elvis Costello, Exene Cervenka, fame, hardcore, hip-hop, Ian Rogers, Jarvis Cocker, Jeff Tweedy, John C. Reilly, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Lethem, Josh Hamilton, Junit Tondora, Kate Schellenbach, Kelly Reichardt, kim gordon, LL Cool J, Luc Sante, Maya Rudolph, MC Serch, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley, Mix Master Mike, music, music business, Nadia Dajani, Nas, New York City, nostalgia, oral history, Pat Kiernan, Philippe Zdar, Rachel Maddow, Randy Gardner, rap, record industry, Rev Run, Rick Rubin, Rosie Perez, Roy Choi, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Spike Jonze, Steve Buscemi, Talib Kweli, Tim Meadows, tribute, Wanda Sykes, Will Ferrell, Yoshimi O

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:96 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Ada Calhoun, adam horovitz, adam yauch, amy poehler, Andre Leon Talley, audio book, beastie boys, Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Bobby Cannavale, cbr12bingo, Chloe Sevigny, Chuck D, Colson Whitehead, creativity, Crosby Fitzgerald, Dave Macklovitch, Elvis Costello, Exene Cervenka, fame, hardcore, hip-hop, Ian Rogers, Jarvis Cocker, Jeff Tweedy, John C. Reilly, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Lethem, Josh Hamilton, Junit Tondora, Kate Schellenbach, Kelly Reichardt, kim gordon, LL Cool J, Luc Sante, Maya Rudolph, MC Serch, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley, Mix Master Mike, music, music business, Nadia Dajani, Nas, New York City, nostalgia, oral history, Pat Kiernan, Philippe Zdar, Rachel Maddow, Randy Gardner, rap, record industry, Rev Run, Rick Rubin, Rosie Perez, Roy Choi, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Spike Jonze, Steve Buscemi, Talib Kweli, Tim Meadows, tribute, Wanda Sykes, Will Ferrell, Yoshimi O ·
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Behold the Hamiltome

Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter

April 17, 2016 by Ellesfena 8 Comments

I’m a huge fan of all things Hamilton and pre-ordered this book the second I found out about it. I’ve listened to the soundtrack approximately 18,500 times, watched every #Ham4Ham I can find on YouTube (and every other tangentially related video on there), and am still harboring a little resentment toward Genevieve Burgess for not writing about the Hamilton bootleg until it had been taken down. There’s not much for me to say about this book, other than I loved it. Originally I ordered it because I was eager to see the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: broadway, hamilton, hip-hop, musical theater, Non-Fiction

Ellesfena's CBR8 Review No:19 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: broadway, hamilton, hip-hop, musical theater, Non-Fiction ·
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