“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
I came across this fantastic quote from Charles Dickens last night while watching an interview on BBC2′s Newsnight with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who was talking about the impact that wireless reading device’s such as Amazon’s Kindle might have on what constitutes a book in the future. You only have to look at the humble...
Lloyd Bradley at In The City
The music journalist Lloyd Bradley interviewed Jazzie B at In The City this year. Great conversation (see recent post). I had to have a chat with Lloyd about how it was his fault I nearly went broke, thanks to him writing Bass Culture. What a book. The definitive guide to reggae. You read it and...
Roots of Reggae: Book Recommendation
Been reading a lot of music books recently. This one is for any fan of reggae music of the 70s. Bass Culture is brilliantly researched and packed full of insights by Lloyd Bradley So well written in fact that, as I read it I noted the tunes I had to buy. Thanks to Selectors Music...