The Story of America's First Integrated Rock-n-Roll Band by John La Torre begins with a young boy of Italian descent in South Philadelphia. Johnny grew up in a diverse neighborhood that was all about survival. His family ran a local poultry business and were...

The Outback Musician's Survival Guide is a non-fiction autobiographical account by author Phil Circle, described as ‘One Guy's Story of Surviving as an Independent Musician’. The book is compiled as a series of stories, some in a storyteller, fictionalized style whilst others are more anecdotal...

The Road To Anywhere But Here: A Memoir by Carol Newman is the story of a woman who wasn’t dealt the best hand in life, but she made do with what she had and excelled. This is the story of Carol Newman, a woman who...

I am, by no stretch of the imagination, a musician. I am a music lover, though, and I appreciate good music and the 'behind the scenes' people and forces that combine to push it into the popular consciousness. From that perspective, I could enjoy and...

Who is Duran Duran? Duran Duran is a popular Birmingham, England pop group that has had fans screaming since 1978. The Music Between Us: Concert Ads of Duran Duran by Andrew Golub is filled with a collection of memories, testimonials and advertising/marketing brochures, programs and...

The Cosmic Music Community: Essential Music For Effective Living by Kenneth L. Green is an engaging book for all music lovers in which the author highlights the importance of music in our lives, and how the notes can dissipate fear, hatred, and frustration and give...

Something I had never thought about before reading The Book of Bro: The Party Guide was to post house rules in a clearly visible location so that all attendees would have a set of expectations for behavior. That is just one of many pieces of...

There are some people who are meant to be musicians. If you have the talent, work it, baby, work it! Being a musician may come with glitz and glamour, but on the business side it can be difficult. As an indie artist, it can be...

The Video Effect is an excellent book which covers several aspects of video marketing. It’s an extremely thorough guide and I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in video marketing, which is nowadays a key tool for internet marketing. It is full of facts...

The Pilgrim is a coming of age memoir written by Dennis Bieker. Dennis was 17 in 1968, a time of turmoil and change. He was within that youthful age group that witnessed the political assassinations that destroyed a generation’s hopes and dreams, and he was...