Browse: Music Matters (series)

Donna Gaines has taken the lightning-fast songs of the Ramones' oeuvre and welded her own brainy spin on their songs, their personalities, their impact, resulting in something unequivocally fresh... — Razorcake More…

[Tongson] packs nostalgic affection and astute critical thinking about Karen Carpenter, her namesake, into this slim volume — Los Angeles Times More…

Why Bushwick Bill Matters is invaluable for its examination of how race, gender, and disability shaped Bushwick Bill's contributions to hip-hop culture and to the music industry...Hughes proves... — Journal of Popular Music Studies More…

[An] engrossing new biography — Los Angeles Times More…

Absolutely brilliant, heartbreaking, insightful, and personal. -- Margo Price — Literary Hub More…

[An] illuminating debut...Easton paints a riveting portrait of an oft-misunderstood star. Country music fans won’t be disappointed — Publishers Weekly More…

Denise uses shrewd music criticism and a Black, queer, feminist lens, to reintroduce Thornton as a performer who transcended gender norms . . . Denise’s thoughtful reimagination of Thornton’s... — Alternative Press More…