Holiday Guide - Dec. 5, 2008
A gift a day: books capture jazz and punk
I know, writing about music is like dancing about art -- or however that great quote by Elvis Costello went. But there have always been great books about music and three recent ones make great gifts this holiday season.
Tags: Carlo Verri, Jazz from A to Z, John Lydon, Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, Coltrane, Ben Ratliff, Juliana Hatfield

Music - Sept. 26, 2007
Narrowing it down to 10 ... a futile work in progress
With apologies to Nick Hornby, I'm not much of a list-maker anymore. Sure, I was the music geek kid with a list -- and a ready-made mix tape -- for every eventuality, but now I love music more than I enjoy trying to quantify it.
Tags: rock and roll, top 10, marley, stones, beatles, dylan, smiths, sex pistols, clash, funkadelic, elvis costello, gaye, gang of four, placebo, son volt, augustus pablo

Music - Nov. 18, 2004
"End of the Century" captures the Ramones' roots
"End of the Century," a musical documentary, takes viewers back to 1974 when four friends with a love for The Stooges and sniffing glue were putting together a band. That band was called The Ramones.
Tags: End of the Century, Ramones, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Michael Gramaglia, Jim Fields, Blitzkrieg Bop, Blondie, Seymour Stein, Sire, Joey Ramone, New York Dolls, Clash, Sex Pistols, Pretenders, Johnny Rotten, Friday Night Freak Show, WMSE

Arts & Entertainment - May 31, 2002
Punk gunslinger hits emotional bullseye with new novel
"Man & Boy" author Tony Parsons, who visits Schwartz Bookshop on Downer Avenue, Mon., June 3 at 7 p.m., talks about fatherhood, love and the family.
Tags: Tony Parsons, Julie Burchill, "About a Boy", Hornby, Clash, Sex Pistols, punk