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Music books
August 2024
Book of the day
And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music by Joe Boyd review – the Proust of music
Earth to Moon by Moon Unit Zappa review – rock and a hard place
‘The drugs were so new, they weren’t illegal yet’: the debauched rise of New York’s wildest bar
Audiobook of the week
The Piano Player of Budapest by Roxanne de Bastion audiobook review – music and survival
July 2024
Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers review – the myriad faces of a musical maverick
The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955–1979) by Jon Savage review – pop’s coming out period
In brief: CS Lewis’s Oxford; True Love; Loosely Based on a Made-Up Story – review
Book of the day
Travelling by Ann Powers review – a dazzling life of Joni Mitchell
June 2024
Summer reading: 50 of the best new books to dive into
Jerrold Northrop Moore obituary
Observer book of the week
Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove review – a soundtrack for the world, from the Sugarhill Gang to Kanye West
Book of the day
Under a Rock by Chris Stein review – sex, squalor and superstardom
‘Behind everything was this lingering drug situation’: Chris Stein on Blondie’s heyday
‘I’m a fan of chaos’: Blondie’s Chris Stein on Bowie, Debbie Harry and 50 years in rock’n’roll
May 2024
‘Rapper’s Delight planted a seed for the rest of my life’: Questlove on hoarding, capturing hip-hop history and the Kendrick-Drake beef
What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald review – the soul singer with a nature as sweet as his voice
My Family and Other Rock Stars by Tiffany Murray review – tales from a rock’n’roll childhood
Book of the day
The Secret Public by Jon Savage review – how pop drove LGBTQ+ liberation
April 2024
The big idea
The big idea: what would culture look like without nightlife?
Book of the day
Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, a Life review – down the rabbit hole with a musical maverick
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