Bibliofemme Bookclub An Irish Bookclub

January 10, 2012

Waking Up In Dublin: A Musical Tour of the Celtic Capital by Neil Hegarty

Filed under: Book Reviews,Irish,Music — The Historian @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Waking Up In Dublin: A Musical Tour of the Celtic Capital by Author: Neil Hegarty Genre: Music Publisher: Bobcat Books

There are some guide books that talk down to you, others that sneer at the place you’re choosing to visit – and then there are the ones that make you feel like you’re being shown around by an interesting and knowledgeable friend. ‘Waking Up In Dublin: A Musical Tour of the Celtic Capital’ by Neil Hegarty can be placed

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Shadows and Light: Joni Mitchell by Karen O’Brien

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Title: Joni Mitchell Author: Karen O'Brien Genre: Biography & Autobiography Publisher: Virgin Pub Release Date: 2002 Pages: 374

From her self-titled debut in 1968 through the masterpiece of Blue, her jazz experimentation years and her most recent album, Travelogue Now, Joni Mitchell has released 19 albums over the course of a career that has spanned almost 40 years. She’s a musician who has managed to be consistently innovative on her recorded output and who has worked

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A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones

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Title: S.T.P. Author: Robert Greenfield Genre: Biography, Music Publisher: Da Capo Press Release Date: 2002 Pages: 337

These days the Rolling Stones are an anachronism. The aged and raddled face of Mick Jagger no longer inspires hysteria and his dalliances with young ones less than half his age are nothing more than the desperate attempts of an aging Lothario to reclaim his lost youth. Despite their antiquated façade, the Stones refuse to lay down and die &#8211

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Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis

Filed under: Book Reviews,Music,Biography — Femmes @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Scar Tissue Author: Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman, Genre: Biography, Music Publisher: Little Brown GBR Release Date: 2005 Pages: 465

Months after putting this book down, I still find myself wound up and generally disgusted by the amount one person can massage his ego between two covers. In stark contrast, James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces brought readers into the terrifying and helpless world of drug addiction with an unparalleled honesty that made Anthony Kiedis&#8217

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