Monday, November 8 2010
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to the Music of Afghanistan
Here is a folk-pop duet. Here is a rock song. Here is a man on a rubab. Here is a singer performing in a traditional style.
Monday, July 7 2008
The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget by
This guide will help you pinch your pennies along the journey so you can splash out when it counts.
Thursday, January 10 2008
The Rough Guide to Film by Richard Armstrong
Unlike many guides which limit themselves to DVD or video releases, the writers say "our film selections have not been dictated by availability".
Wednesday, September 12 2007
The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena by Bob Rickard and John Michell
Unexplained phenomena, as Rickard and Michell make clear, are limited neither to time nor place.
Monday, August 13 2007
All Tomorrow’s Parties: The Warhol Years 1965–1967, Part One
In the first of two exclusive PopMatters book excerpts from The Rough Guide to the Velvet Underground, Hogan details the energizing effect that meeting Andy Warhol had on the Velvet Underground's career. Stay tuned for part two tomorrow.
Friday, May 11 2007
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Bollywood Gold
The Rough Guide to Bollywood Gold manages to be a solid contribution to a swelling genre without ever feeling like an essential disc.
