AltWeeklies Wire
'Don't Stop' Looks at Karaoke's Democratization of Musicnew
Despite his book's limitations, it's hard to disagree with Brian Raftery's basic proposition: Skill is overrated, and the music stars or publishing houses who own the big hits tend to be overpaid.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-12-2009 |
Nonfiction
Operation Smoke and Mirrorsnew
Frank Rich takes a damning peek backstage, but neglects to review the audience.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-04-2006 |
Nonfiction
War Storiesnew
There are better Iraq war memoirs already, plus more in the pipeline, but each one adds to the collective damning shelf.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Chasing Ghosts, Paul Rieckhoff
Hot Stuffnew
Are you willing to read this book by candlelight?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
No Great Shakesnew
Science, drama, travelogue -- there's a jumble of themes in this quake book that would be more solid told separately.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-12-2005 |
Nonfiction
Hollywood's Gross Pointsnew
Three smart new books analyze movie giganticism. Bigger may not be better so far as viewers—and readers—are concerned, but it's definitely the future.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Various Titles, Various Authors
Painted From Memorynew
A nation is born while a family dissolves in Amos Oz's beautifully sad, intricate, elliptical memoir.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
11-30-2004 |
Nonfiction
Before the Bombsnew
A war correspondent correctly predicts the fallout to our "success" in Iraq.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-13-2004 |
Nonfiction
Don't Smile for the Cameranew
War and politics have taken a grim toll in John Kerry's Camelot. Are we really ready for the Brooder in Chief?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-13-2004 |
Nonfiction
Easy Writernew
The New York Times' Maureen Dowd makes it so easy to dis Dubya.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-13-2004 |
Nonfiction
