Music Critic Chuck Eddy Preps Anthology
For 10 years, Chuck Eddy was the music editor at The Village Voice, commenting on everything from hip-hop to country. Although he's no longer on the editorial staff at the Voice, he is still writing, sometimes for his former publication, but also for Spin, Rhapsody and Billboard. Most notably, the critic, 48, is preparing an anthology of some of the best of his work. ... read more
Found in: Books, NewsChuck Klosterman to Release Eating the Dinosaur in Oct.
Chuck Klosterman, the pop-culture-expert-slash-critic-slash-KISS-fanboy who brought us the likes of Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, is at it again. The author plans to release his sixth book, Eating the Dinosaur, on Oct. 20. ... read more
Found in: Books, NewsQ-Tip to School Musicians on the Entertainment Business in New Book, Industry Rules
Veteran rapper Q-Tip has announced plans to pen a book for the Ballentine imprint that will detail the ins and outs of the entertainment business, according to AllHipHop.com. The co-founder of A Tribe Called Quest will release Industry Rules in correspondence with the 20th anniversary of ATCQ's debut album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. ... read more
Found in: Books, NewsJane Austen's Sense and Sensibility: Now With Sea Monsters!
After the surprising success of this year's Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (a mash-up of Jane Austen's original text with doses of dead bodies and blood), publishing company Quirk Books hungrily sought out its next literary victim: Sense and Sensibility. ... read more
Found in: Books, NewsAlmost Everything I Say Is True, Says Todd Snider's Upcoming Book
As you may have gleaned from Paste Associate Editor Steve LaBate's rather excellent interview with folkie maven Todd Snider, the dude has just added aspiring author to his resumé. As Snider explains, he's working on a book called Almost Everything I Say Is True, based in part on his notorious onstage banter:... read more
Found in: Books, NewsJay-Z to Publish Lyrics Book
Jay-Z has been in talks with a branch of Random House Publishing, Spiegel & Grau, to finalize a deal for a book, according to The New York Observer. The book will consist of explanations and stories behind the rapper's lyrics, though no publication date has been released yet. ... read more
Found in: Books, NewsRoom 23 Coffee Table Book to Benefit Charity, Feature Ludacris, Cindy Crawford, 98 More
Over the course of three months, one Beverly Hills penthouse suite played backdrop to 100 celebrities, all of whom were captured in lush, dramatic photographs by the renowned Deborah Anderson and collected into a slick, forthcoming coffee table book called Room 23.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsRock Plaza Central and Fans Collaborate on Twitter Project
With the facility of micro-blogging service Twitter at their fingertips, musicians are increasingly able to keep their fans updated on their every move. Some artists, however, seem to tweet with equal significance the news of a successful recording session and the tastiness of that Philly cheesesteak they ate when stopping through the City of Brotherly Love. If you're feeling unsatisfied by a bevy of mundane and grammatically unorthodox posts, perhaps this new Twit-lit project will better serve you: Chris Eaton, novelist and frontman of Canadian band Rock Plaza Central, will post Twitter-length stories on the band's account on each day... read more
Found in: Books, NewsSeinfeld Star Seeks Peace Between Israel and Palestine
Laughter is the best medicine, they say. And according to Seinfeld's Jason Alexander, it may also be the best tool for building peace. Alexander created a project with OneVoice, a non-profit organization which aims to increase the voices of moderates in Israel and Palestine, called "Imagine: 2018." For the project, he asked high school students in the two nations to imagine what the world would like in 10 years if there was an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement signed in 2008.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsDo-Over! Author Robin Hemley Talks Embarassment, Abject Terror
We've all had a moment (or few) so embarrassing that we wish we could hop in the DeLorean, gun it to 88 and try again. In his new book, Do-Over!, Robin Hemley did his own version of time travel, revisiting past embarrassments in his life for a second chance to rectify past flubs. ... read more
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