“Litsville” USA: Two Recent Motown Bios … reviewed by Jason

Mark Ribowksy, author of He’s a Rebel: Phil Spector, Rock & Roll’s Legendary Producer, recently wrote two Motown artist biographies. The first, The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal, aims to be a comprehensive one on the whole group (not just on Diana Ross) written by someone else other than a group [...]

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A Word of Thanks – from Kassandra (patron)

I just wanted to thank the Outreach Services of the Coquitlam Public Library for the services they provide to shut-ins, particularly Teresa, the Community Services Librarian.  Teresa brings me all kinds of library materials on subjects which she thinks I would be interested in:  books, CD books, music CDs and DVDs on world economy, medical [...]

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Begum Akhtar: Love’s Own Voice – reviewed by Devendra (patron)

An appreciation by a CPL member I was attracted to this book by S. Kalidas after reading an excellent article in the local newspaper by Teresa Rehman, Community Librarian, on books about Indian musicians, and having a discussion with her. This is a fascinating biographical sketch of one of the iconic singers of 20th century. Begum Akhtar, [...]

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Lower East Side Stories … reviewed by Jason

The Lower East Side of Manhattan was, for most of the last century, a hotbead of bohemian and artist activity. Sample some of it through the eyes of those who were there. The lives and musical careers of the seminal proto-punk band The Velvet Underground are examined via their reviews in Clinton Heylin’s All Yesterday’s [...]

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Sacred Arias (CD) – reviewed by Arline (patron)

Lately, I have been enjoying this Andrea Bocelli CD; it includes him singing “Ave Maria”, the version composed by Bach and Gounod. I have have been looking for this recording for a long time. I would like to thank the library, especially the community services librarian Teresa who found this for me very quickly. This [...]

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