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Various Artists’ American Pop: An Audio History

Brendan Foreman penned this review. American Pop from Minstrel to Mojo: On Record 1893 to 1957, Allen Lowe’s amazing examination of the origins and nature of American popular music. To accomplish such a daunting task, Lowe sifted through his obviously … Continue reading

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Steven Brust’s A Rose for Iconoclastes

I’ve read almost all of Steven Brust’s books, listened (innumerable times) to the song cycle he wrote with Adam Stemple, Songs from ‘The Gypsy’, and heard some samples of the music of Cats Laughing. All of this did absolutely nothing … Continue reading

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Allen Lowe’s American Pop from Minstrel to Mojo: On Record 1893 to 1957

Brendan Foreman penned this review. Reading Allen Lowe’s book American Pop from Minstrel to Mojo: On Record 1893 to 1957, I found myself agreeing with the late Tupac Shakur’s vision of the afterlife. Heaven would simply be a large night club filled … Continue reading

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