A December Hitlist
So much new music and so many new books have been coming across my desk the last few weeks that I only wish I had time to write about them all in detail. Absent hat opportunity, let me at least offer up the following as an example of what’s twisting my melon (man) this month of December, 2009. Clink on any of the titles for further information.





Filmmusik Anthology, Vols. 4-5




Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992

Sonata for Jukebox: An Autobiography of My Ears
King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records (Music in American Life)

Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right People (Music in American Life)


Reheated Cabbage: Tales of Chemical Degeneration

Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne

Russian Lover and Other Stories















