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May 4th, 2011 - 11:48 am § in Book Review

My 4 year-old reviews Keller Williams’ new childrens’ book

Keller Williams is all kids, all the time these days. He put out a very good kids album (called Kids, whattaya know), and has now pulled together a children’s book. Because I Said So borrows lyrics from Keller’s song by the same name found on the children’s album and incorporates i[...]

April 26th, 2011 - 7:45 am § in Book Review, Music - News

An entire book on Radiohead’s Kid A: Interview with author Marvin Lin

Any fan of Radiohead and their groundbreaking album, Kid A, must buy and absorb Marvin Lin’s detailed account of the band, the fans, the media and the music. Everything is truly in its right place. I’ve been reading the new book in the Continuum’s 33 1/3 series about one of my favo[...]

April 8th, 2010 - 7:38 am § in Book Review

Book Review: Addition By Adoption

When local Minneapolis-area writer and content strategist Kevin Hendricks combed through his last few years of tweets, he didn’t find a hodgepodge of “I’m eating a ham sandwich” drivel. Instead, he uncovered a treasure trove of loving, compelling mini-chronicles detailing his unique role[...]

November 9th, 2009 - 7:23 am § in Book Review

That Summertime Sound is a great fall read

You know that time during your adolescence when you weren’t sure if girls were ever going to be into you, music defined every single moment and you began to realize turning into your parents was inevitable? Author Matthew Specktor knows those brutal moments with empathy, grace and profound sel[...]