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Music Lessons: Seven Composers and What They Taught Me by Stephen Johnson – Book Review

★★★★★ Johnson’s book is a deeply personal and human meditation on music and mental health, and the redemptive power of love Stephen Johnson "...As I got out of the taxi Kate fixed me with a look of intense, focussed concern and walked straight up to me: What’s happened?" This moment from Stephen Johnson’s new book, …

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ROCK and ROLE – The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator by Joe Banks – Book Review

***** How a magnificent new book helped me rediscover the maverick's music The Cover of ROCK and ROLE by Joe Banks published by Kingmaker Publishing. Often, the route to discovering new music is fairly conventional; there's no Damascene moment. I found The Cure and Joy Division (and many other bands) by listening to John Peel …

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