Artist: Books

Musical jack-of-all-trades Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is usually pretty soft-spoken, but when he opens his mouth, he's almost always got something interesting to say. You can tell Questlove's got an insane amount of knowledge (I hate to break my rule of never quoting Mean Girls , but that really is probably why his hair is so big), and I imagine you'd learn a lot from a conversation with him. Fortunately, Questlove's given us the next best thing in the form of his memoir, Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove , which comes out today. According to Pitchfork [...]

“Great music is about tension and release.” – Jimmy Page What a quote! What a fabulous statement, and one that sums up the musical output of the man, and a phrase that captures the pure essence of this book! Authored by Guitar World Magazine Editor-In-Chief, Brad Tolinski, Light & Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page is an in depth and detailed account of the musical career of Jimmy Page, practically from the time that he picked up his first guitar to his most recent forays on the world stage as a British ambassador at the Olympic Games in China [...]

BY ANDREW HERTZBERG Two superficially different new novels -one a long realist Third World narrative and the other a short surrealist First World story-share a common theme of circularity. The heroine of Americanah goes on a global journey that starts and ends in Nigeria. Buria l is less about death than about the implied cycle of life. The former explores temporary absences; the latter examines the most permanent absence of all. Like many great existential works of fiction from Sartre's Nausea to Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of [...]

In an exclusive excerpt from the new book Eric Clapton, Day by Day: The Early Years, 1963-1982, Marc Roberty takes us into the earliest days of Derek and the Dominoes - with the arrival of key collaborator Bobby Whitlock. All of this takes place before the arrival of Duane Allman, the doomed slide-guitar genius of Allman Brothers fame. It's even [...]

I really wanted to give this book a glowing review. It was given to me by the singer of the band Runny, Brooklyn's most confusing punk band. He got a free copy and gleefully told me that I would hate it. I went into it with an open mind hoping to prove him wrong. Besides, I'm really too old to hate anything these days. Except for indie rock, of course. Right off the bat this book let me down. On the first page of the "proto metal" chapter, the authors give credit to Dave Davies of The [...]

PS Publishing has announced special 30th Anniversary editions of two classic Stephen King novels: Christine and Pet Sematary to be published later this year. Both books will include: - A facsimile Stephen King Autograph. - Two Signed pages by both featured artists - Four double page Color artwork spreads. - Color Cover - Illustrated Slipcase - Front and back endpaper art - Six Interior black & white illustrations The books will be limited to between 300-400 [...]

Object autopsies from Todd McLellan's book Things Come Apart . No idea how he got those exploded views but they're incredible. Via Wired Permalink | Comment On This Post | Tweet This Post | Add to del.icio.us | Stumbleupon Post tags: Books , Photography , Products , things come apart , todd mclellan

Stephen King discusses Under the Dome, an adaptation of his novel that will premiere on Monday, June 24, 2013, at 10 pm on CBS.

The preeminent children’s book artist of the twentieth century, Maurice Sendak and his sixty-year career are celebrated in this full-color catalog of more than two hundred images being exhibited at the Society of Illustrators in New York City from June 11–August 17, 2013. Accompanied by twelve essays by such noted scholars and historians as Leonard S. Marcus, Iona Opie, Steven Heller, and Paul O. Zelinsky, Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work showcases the collection of Justin G. Schiller and Dennis M. V. David, prominent authorities on Sendak’s artwork, and is a deeply personal and thoughtful tribute to [...]

Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong In celebration of my day of birth today, RanDumb is on sale here for only 99 shillings while RanDumber is FREE (!?!AMAZING) on Amazon for a few days here -> Read on! As always, reviews for both are highly appreciated. Ahem. Danke. Also. Shot a comedy travel show reel [...]

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Fruitless Pursuits just published this great interview with me about my tour, my new book and my Kickstarter project that turned out anything but a fruitless pursuit. Read the whole interview here! Check out the Kickstarter and pre-order your book and album here!

Beloved children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak gets the Google doodle treatment today on what would have been his 85th birthday. Sendak rose to widespread acclaim with his 1963 book "Where the Wild Things Are" and continued to produce work until his death in May 2012. The doodle starts by taking boyish hero Max through the land of the Wild Things and enters other familiar settings sprung from Sendak's imagination. A party of Sendak's characters gather around a cake for the the author and illustrator at the conclusion.

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Kisses and hugs to all who pledged on my Kickstarter Project! Thanks to you the project is now GO! and I've started working on the book. Go HERE to place your order for the book and live album now! The pre-order for the live album and the book will be open until August 2nd, but even if you order now you will not be charged until August 2nd when the pre-order closes. Note that pre-order is the ONLY way to get the book and it will [...]

Recently, Canadian photographer Chris Taylor went to Texas for a month with the mission of photographing Bill Callahan every other day for a month. He captured the heavy-hearted, baritone-voiced singer in and around his Austin ... read more �

Stephen King had a busy week promoting the release on his new novel Joyland and the CD/DVD/Book of his musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. Here are links to all his appearances from the past week: The Today Show Charlie Rose The Late Show with David Letterman The Colbert Report Part 1 [...]

GG Allin "My Prison Walls" Hardcover Collector's Book Limited to 2500 Numbered Copies Ships early August 2013 Check out the VICE Magazine story with exclusive images (NSFW) FREE SHIPPING ON PRE-ORDERS (DOMESTIC USA ONLY) 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of GG Allin , the most notorious Rock N Roll artist of all time. For the first time ever, Allin's prison-era memoirs have been compiled in "My Prison [...]

June 2013 NYC Bookstore Events Barnes & Noble NYC 06/06 Grace Robbins: Cinderella and the Carpetbagger (Lex) 06/07 Walter Mosley: Little Green (USQ) 06/10 Andre Leon Talley: Little Black Dress (USQ) 06/11 Carl Hiaasen: Bad Monkey (USQ) 06/11 Tania Grossinger: Memoir of an Independent Woman (82nd & Bway) 06/11 Goo Goo Dolls: Magnetic (Citi) 06/12 Carl Hart: High Price (82nd & Bway) 06/12 Marc Maron: Attempting Normal (USQ) 06/12 Earl Monroe: Earl The Pearl My Story (USQ) [...]

J.J. Abrams has created, written, produced, or directed groundbreaking television shows such as the Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning Lost and Alias, and Felicity and blockbuster films such as Star Trek, Cloverfield, Super 8, and Mission: Impossible. His work is renowned for its sense of wonder and invention, and for helping reshape what’s possible in film and television today. S., conceived of and developed by Abrams and written by award-winning author Doug Dorst, is Abrams’s first foray into publishing and will be released by Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company on October 29, 2013 [...]

Well, its that time of year again. Time for the first of two 2013 sales at the Archive of Contemporary Music...a place I volunteer at from time to time, and a place that's fun to hang out at. If you happen to be in New York between June 8 and June 16, you're in luck. The Archive is a great place to pick up some good vinyl (amongst other things) at very reasonable prices. The sale gets off to it's start in the usual manner with the members-only party tomorrow [...]