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CMJ 2008, Day 3: Juliana Hatfield @ Housing Works Bookstore

By David Chiu, photo by Jonathan Stark on 6:56 PM on November 3, 2008

If you ever wondered where singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield honed the inspiration to write the lyrics that compose her introspective, expansive discography, her new memoir, When I Grow Up, provides more than few intimate clues. Recently released along with her latest album, How to Walk Way, the book poignantly depicts the 90s alt-rock pioneer's battles with personal insecurity as she grew into her musical career....  read more

Found in: Blogs, Festivus, Local:NYC

Celebrate Bob Gendron's 33 1/3 contribution at Hideout tonight

By Althea Legaspi on 10:00 AM on September 16, 2008

The 33 1/3 book series, which features noted authors musing on seminal albums, recently released Gentlemen, Bob Gendron's in-depth look at the Afghan Whigs' 1993 LP. To celebrate, the author will hold a book release and signing party at Hideout tonight, Tuesday, September 16th. According to Gendron, a fellow Chicago Tribune freelance music critic, Gentlemen is one of only a handful of 33 1/3 titles that contain original interviews with the band members and those close to them conducted specifically for the book....  read more

Found in: Paste:Local

Dave Stewart performs live, signs books and shows off photography in NYC this week

By Sean Edgar, photo by Dave Stewart on 8:56 PM on September 15, 2008

Dave Stewart, founding member of The Tourists and one half of Eurythmics, will engage with nearly every artistic medium imaginable this week with a live performance at The Highline Ballroom on Wednesday, Sept. 17th, a book signing and photography exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery on Thursday, Sept. 18th, and a Good Morning America appearance thrown in Wednesday a.m. for good fun....  read more

Found in: Local:NYC

Neil Gaiman's Coraline to hit off-Broadway, on-screen

By Rachael Maddux on 2:17 PM on May 16, 2008

In Coraline, the 2002 young adult novella by acclaimed fantasy author Neil Gaiman, the young title character discovers an alternate universe populated by the mysterious doppelgangers of her loving but distant parents, and must scrape by on her own wits to escape. Often compared to Alice In Wonderland, it’s a compelling story—and sturdy enough, one hopes, to be retold in three different way throughout the next year.  ...  read more

Found in: Culture, News