Five nominees for the Grammys spoken word award offer vastly different listening experiences. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-01-23 15:00:45 UTC ]
Suede frontman Brett Anderson and members of the Beastie Boys are among the authors shortlisted for this year’s Penderyn Music Book Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beginning on the 431st page of the new Beastie Boys Book—still much more than a hundred pages away from the book’s end—there is a 16-page cookbook courtesy of renowned Los Angeles chef Roy Choi. It is an actual cookbook, vaguely inspired by lyrics from Paul’s Boutique, with recipes for chicken... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hello, readers! Welcome to this week’s books newsletter from the L.A. Times. I’m Carolyn Kellogg, our books editor, with the word on some fascinating new books. THE BIG REVIEW What was it like to start out in the punk rock scene, be fascinated by the birth of hip-hop and wind up superstars?... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]