If you are looking for the definitive history of the Warner brothers, search no further. Chris Yogerst charts the family’s migration from Poland to the United States, where Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack would build an entertainment empire. Working at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, peaked the innovative Sam’s interest in films – where he […]
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An audiobook reflecting on the meaning of the revolutionary band Nirvana, their leader Kurt Cobain, and the band’s personal, musical and cultural contexts in the ’90s. It has been three decades since Nirvana upended the pop cultural landscape with Nevermind, the landmark album that became the soundtrack of Generation X, capturing its confusion, frustration, and
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Was Cy Williams one of the greatest hitters nobody ever heard of? This is just one of many questions examined by author Gary Williams, including, should Williams be in the Baseball Hall of Fame? Unquestionably, Williams was a rarity from the Golden age of baseball, having studied architecture at Notre Dame. Williams would complete his
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Charlie Hopkins, an inmate at Alcatraz in the 1950’s, details his troubled youth, and the path to The Rock, and later changing his ways and becoming a law abiding citizen. Interestingly, Hopkins met the Anglin brothers during his stint at a reform school – John and Clarence Anglin, along with Frank Morris, escaped from Alcatraz
NOTE: This book contains graphic depictions of extreme crime and violence. Its content may not be suitable for all listeners. Includes a foreword written by James “Whitey” Bulger. Before legendary crime mogul James “Whitey” Bulger became one of the most influential mob bosses of the 20th century, he served time on Alcatraz from November 1959
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The Deadball Era changed everything. From 1900 to 1919, a host of great players ushered in a century of groundbreaking baseball. Many exceptional diamond icons during this period established single-season modern era records that have acted as a litmus test for players throughout history to try to surpass. The old adage that records are made
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Batten down the hatches. Peter Nuttall unveils the worst lyrics of all time, and trust me, none of your most favorite artists are safe from ridicule. Whether it be the worst attempts at rhyming lyrics, poor grammar or geography, or scientifically impossible notions, the author presents the absolute worst lyrics – separated by decades, and
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The Time of Progressive Rock, 1968-1978 In the early ’70s, King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and many others brought forth a series of adventurous and visionary works, often of epic length. Responding both to the new possibilities in rock music opened up by Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, as well
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With all the recent developments, it is pretty clear that the notorious Jesse James did not die in 1882 as universally recorded. Likewise, I do not believe the historical account by sheriff Pat Garrett that he shot and killed outlaw Billy the Kid in Fort Sumner, New Mexico on July 14, 1881. “Billy the Kid:
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Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought, “Did they say what I thought they just said” and then realized that they did and thought, “I can do better than that”? Then this is the book for you. We might not be able to stop banal, idiotic, and nonsensical lyrics being written
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