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Better Days Will Come Again by Travis Atria tells the true story of Arthur Briggs, whose life was a whirlwind of music, triumph, and tragedy. During the legendary Jazz Age in Paris, Briggs’s trumpet provided the soundtrack to the Lost Generation. By the 1930s, Briggs was considered “the Louis Ar…
There You Are is a novel of love, loss, and the power of community, powered by a phenomenal soundtrack of hip-hop, soul, and jazz. It tells the story of Octavian and Mina, who fell in love to the sounds of Prince and A Tribe Called Quest at their local record store in St. Louis, but who drift apart …
The Blonde on Blonde Fab Five
By Daryl Sanders, author of That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound: Dylan, Nashville, and the Making of Blonde on Blonde
When Chicago Review Press asked if I would a contribute a piece to the CRP blog about my five favorite tracks from the 1966 Bob Dylan album Blonde on Blond
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“The Boys Are Back in Town” by Irish band Thin Lizzy is a timeless rock anthem that is instantly recognizable to music fans everywhere, and their classic albums Jailbreak and Live and Dangerous are now part of the rock canon. In Cowboy Song, author Graeme Thomson analyzes lead singer Philip Lyno…