Ringo’s Replacement Gets a Big Screen Treatment
Drummer Jimmie Nicol played eight shows with The Beatles then disappeared. Now his story has been optioned for a movie. The author of the underlying book shared some stories with us.
45 Songs that Changed Music
What makes a song iconic? In “Anatomy of a Song,” author Marc Myers explores the history of 45 hits through interviews with the artists who made them.
“American Gods”: Gaiman’s Epic Gets STARZ Treatment
Neil Gaiman’s book “American Gods” is worth a read (or a re-read) before the the STARZ series it inspired debuts next year.
Living Through the Pre-Internet Indie Rock Explosion
Jon Fine takes an honest, humorous look back at his brush with (near) fame and how the 80’s/90’s indie rock scene grappled with mainstream culture.
