Month: June 2011

  • Solomon Scandals by David Rothman (Book Review)

    Ebook Editions: Amazon  Barnes & Noble ; Print Version Available (252 pages). Ebook price: 99 cents.  Twilight Times Books, 2009 Author Website. Summary: Dialogue-driven & decidedly old-fashioned morality tale about an underdog DC journalist trying to break a government scandal. Sometimes the dialogue slows down the action, but the book raises interesting & unsettling questions…

  • Disclaimers

    Sometimes my reviews may be tainted by various factors – by knowing the author or getting a freebie. I don’t want to  exaggerate these things – I can still do a decent review, but I do mention this association at the end of a review..in the interest of full disclosure. I believe that  is perfectly…

  • Monk Turner: LA Song Writer and Concept Album Creator

    (See also: the Interview with Monk Turner, his official website and musical blog. All songs are free to download and a playlist of most of the songs mentioned in this essay follows at the bottom). Suppose you were a songwriter and someone asked you to write this song: I have a serious medical condition and…

  • Interview with Monk Turner (Creative Commons Musician)

    (See also my profile of Monk Turner: LA Song Writer and Concept Album Creator, his official website and musical blog. All of his albums are free for downloading and sharing from various places). Musical Inspirations How has your biography or geography affected the kind of music you make? What do you think is unique or…