Artist: Yas

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. Tara Altebrando's second young adult novel, What Happens Here , is a stunning example of the current renaissance in young adult fiction. Altebrando creates believable characters dealing with life-changing issues in a well-written novel that entertains without being overly sentimental. Thanks to Tara for her third Largehearted Boy Book Notes essay (the first two were for her adult fiction works published under the name of [...]

Here's the OS/OHW Wednesday video for this week: Montell Jordan ~ " This is How We Do It " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =WhwjAaDKFRU ~LA Style~ Lyrical Excerpt: This is how we do it, all hands are in the air And wave them from here to there If you're an O.G. mack or a wanna-be player You see the hood's been good to me Ever since I was a lower-case G [...]

Halloween , Skanks , YA!

Halloween , Skanks , YA!

Song PJ Harvey ~ " When Under Ether " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =74SwCYrALZM PJ Harvey is playing the Orpheum Theatre (in LA) on Oct. 15. Video The Pharcyde ~ " Ya Momma " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =OgXkwiM0hIQ ~OS/OHWW~ Daily Dose , ether , Music , mvsw , orpheum [...]

Song Miss Derringer ~ " Better Run Away From Me " ~LA Style~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Fk-djqNJl1w Video Tupac ~ " Keep Ya Head Up " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =HfXwmDGJAB8 Tupac was killed 11 years ago today. For the conspiracy theorists, he is just hiding out in a recording studio - how else do [...]