Barry writes about all things Beatles at The Daily Beatle (thedailybeatle.blogspot.com). Twitter: @Beatlesblogger
Reviews
Wednesday, April 10 2013
The Lessons Contained in 'The Little Way of Ruthie Leming' Are Many and Heartfelt
Moving and emotionally complex, The Little Way of Ruthie Leming is a book about nothing less than the human condition.
Friday, February 1 2013
A Legacy of Massive Highs and Crushing Lows" 'Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys'
Mark Dillon tells the Beach Boys' long, complex and fascinating history through their long, complex and fascinating songbook.
Friday, December 5 2008
Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley Christmas Duets
It's an endearing, even if slightly hokey, collection that draws from both the secular and religious musical canons.
Wednesday, October 15 2008
Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left by Cottee & Cushman, Eds.
How could a critic of empire, a loyal friend to the Palestinians, and the bane of Henry Kissinger ally himself with the Bush administration and its push for imperial adventures in the Middle East?
Wednesday, September 10 2008
Jerusalem: City of Longing by Simon Goldhill
Goldhill has a talent for ironic juxtaposition and a keen grasp of the myth-making, sloganeering, and heedless self-interest that have polluted the debates over Jerusalem for many years.
Blogs
Thursday, May 9 2013
In Praise of Built to Spill's "The Weather"
“The Weather” is the dreamy and evocative final track on Built to Spill's 2001 release Ancient Melodies of the Future, and it's a song that's certainly no "dud".
Monday, May 6 2013
'Arrested Development' Bluth Family Reunion (video)
It was at the 2011 New Yorker Festival that Mitchell Hurwitz, creator of Arrested Development, announced that the much- beloved but all too short-lived comedy show would be making a return.
Wednesday, April 24 2013
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell) - "Get Lucky" (song review)
The teaser seemed to herald greatness, but the newly released radio edit of "Get Lucky", the lead single from Daft Punk's forthcoming LP, Random Access Memories, doesn't quite deliver on the hype.
