Opening line: "The playback: late night, Brooklyn, a pot of coffee, and a chair by the window. I'm listening to a mix tape from 1993." Before I-pods and ripped CDs we all made mix tapes. I'm sure most of us over a certain age still have them safely hidden away somewhere, never quite having had ...
“Tapes for making out, tapes for dancing, tapes for falling asleep. Tapes for doing the dishes, for walking the dog.” Mixtapes. Tapes. Cassettes. Mixtapes for all fragments of life. A love story. A love story between two insane music junkies. Who are weirdos. A memoir on all those wonderful things. ...
Both funny and heartbreaking this memoir about how two huge fans of music became a couple, married, and the unexpected turn of events afterward was an enjoyable listen. The author did the narration though and he was perhaps a bit monotone.
When Jaime @ The Perpetual Page-Turner posted about this book a while ago (it was one of her "Before I Blogged" reviews), it sounded like a total me book. I'm totally from the generation that remembers the power of the mix tape, from recording favourite songs of the radio (which always turned into ...
I'm so excited about discovering Rob Sheffield, I can't even begin to tell you. For the first time in years, I didn't find about the book on websites, blogs, magazines or friend recommendations, I just stumbled upon it and decided I wanted to read it. OK, truth be told, it was his other book, [b:Tal...
This memoir is the author's homage to his late wife, who died young and unexpectedly, as well as to the music that they loved. It wasn't at all what I was expecting just reading the listed summary, but what I found was a touching story of love and lost told in the language of music.I'll admit, I wa...
I loved this book. I'm such a sucker for it that I want to give it 5 stars JUST BECAUSE. Bittersweet and charming and based in the '90s--how could I resist? This book speaks to such a big part of my youth. Most of my fondest relationship memories are music-related. I've gone out with guys based ...
I've been a fan of Rob Sheffield since I started reading his "Pop Life" column in Rolling Stone magazine years ago. When I heard he'd written a book, there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to read it. I'm so glad I did. It's a story of love, loss, and how music can truly define a relationship b...
"How do you turn down the volume on your personal drama earphones and learn how to listen to other people? How do you jump off moving train, makred Yourself, and jump onto a train moving in the opposite direction, marked Everybody Else?"Touching, but I'm surprised I didn't love it more than I did i...
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