Four new books recently landed on my desk: Radical Sisters: Second-Wave Feminism and Black Liberation in Washington, D.C. by Anne M. Valk (March 31, 2008) California Polyphony: Ethnic Voices, Musical […]
Category: music
Depression
Back in my ’80s record store clerk days I worked with someone who used to engineer recording sessions in the attic of his rented apartment. One of the bands that he recorded […]
The Nashville Scene reviews “Air Castle of the South”
One of Craig Havighurst’s hometown weeklies, the Nashville Scene, reviews his new book Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City. “Air Castle of the South pulls […]
Roni Stoneman’s pop inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
On February 12th, Ernest “Pop” Stoneman, father of University of Illinois Press author Roni Stoneman, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. CMT.com reports, “Stoneman blazed the trail for […]
My favorite thing I’ve read this year
One of the residual benefits of scanning the trades—Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist—for reviews of University of Illinois Press books is tripping over the title of a book I might like to read. Special Topics in […]
Classical-Drone on John Cage
Classical-Drone recommends John Cage, David Nicholls’s new title in our American Composers series. “Barely 100 pages in length, Nicholls provides a high-level overview, and in the process he is able […]
The Stranger on Faron
Kim Hayden, writing for The Stranger‘s music blog, expresses her affection for the music of swoonworthy Faron Young and compliments Diane Diekman’s new biography, Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young […]
Just Landed: David Evans’s “Ramblin’ on My Mind” and Loren Schweninger’s “The Southern Debate over Slavery, Volume 2”
Two new books landed on my desk late last week: Ramblin’ on My Mind: New Perspectives on the Blues is a diverse compilation of essays on blues history, styles, and performances, edited by […]
NPR’s Morning Edition features “Air Castle of the South”
Craig Havighurst’s Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition this morning in a piece narrated by John Ydstie. […]
CMT.com Recommends Country Music Books for the Holidays
Writing for CMT.com (Country Music Television), Edward Morris recommends Craig Havighurst’s Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City and Diane Diekman’s Live Fast, Love Hard: The […]
We Will Miss You, Danny
Danny Newman, longtime PR representative for Chicago’s Lyric Opera, and author of the University of Illinois Press book Tales of a Theatrical Guru, passed away on Saturday, December 1st. The Chicago […]
CMT.com praises “Air Castle of the South”
CMT.com’s Editorial Director Chet Flippo reviews Craig Havighurst’s new book Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City writing, “I just finished reading — and vastly enjoying […]