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Sing Any Good Books Lately?

Laurence Hughes | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books


Laurence Hughes

The mission of my blog is to highlight popular songs that are based on, inspired by, or allude to books and authors -- "Books Shelved in Songs," as I say on the site.

Music for the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Tim Mohr | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment


Tim Mohr

The awareness of mortality in 1980s nuke-pop was amplified by the inescapably bleak Cold War reality. With the fall of the Wall, much of the threat evaporated. The music, however, lives on.

John Hughes & the Soundtrack of Our Lives

Shawn Amos | Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment


Shawn Amos

You can talk about Michael Jackson all you want but John Hughes was the soundtrack to my 1980s life.

New Tunes On Monday: Green Day, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Tori Amos, Kate Voegele, and Mat Kearney

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Though Tori Amos' career may have suffered from being overly prolific and recording some questionable cover songs, every new album is a bouquet of interesting, intelligent songs for her loyal fans.

SNL's Classic Coke Year

Dennis Perrin | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment


Dennis Perrin

Little wonder that Tina Fey says she would've been frightened to work on the original SNL. It wasn't for the faint-hearted.