MUSIC

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – “Wig Out At Jagbags” (producers: Malkmus, Remko Schouten; listen here; Vinyl; MP3) (Matador)

The Style Council – “Our Favourite Shop [MP3]” (1985 album) (Polydor)

Broken Bells – “After the Disco,” (Columbia)

“Paid & Rowdy,” by The Nightbeast (Modern Short Stories)

 

 

 

 

Peter Gabriel – “Scratch My Back & I’ll Scratch Yours” (his 2010 album of covers, paired with the 2013 all-star covers of Gabriel songs; Read about it here; Vinyl; MP3) (Real World)

MUSIC BOOKS

The Beatles – “TIME – The Beatle Invasion: The inside story of the two-week tour that rocked America [Hardcover]” (author: Bob Spitz) (Time)

Howard Goodall – “The Story of Music: From Babylon to the Beatles: How Music Has Shaped Civilization [Hardcover]” (available on the Kindle) (Time)

Angélique Kidjo – “Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music [Hardcover]” (co-author: Rachel Wenrick; foreword by Desmond Tutu; available on the Kindle) (Harper Collins)