Before plugging “Monster Mash” into your Pandora search box and reclining with a bowlful of bite-size Snickers, have a gander at the mellifluous jams that came out of the 1980s,… Read more »

Phil Ochs, folkie, counter-culture icon, whinnying witty crooner and occasional madcap drunkard, penned a prodigious amount of songs — many of them alliterative — during the 1960s and early 70s.… Read more »

To hear The Cure, one must first read Camus. At least that’s the case when it comes to “Killing an Arab,” a song included in Boys Don’t Cry, the band’s… Read more »

In light of the sad news that iconic author Ray Bradbury passed away on Wednesday, it is fitting this week to focus our music/books video on Frank Black, who released an… 1 / Read more »

Introducing our newest series: Friday music videos somehow or other related to books. First up, Vampire Weekend performing “Oxford Comma.” Yes, the first line is, “Who gives a fuck about… 1 / Read more »