In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Hos, Hookers, Call Girls & Rent Boys collects stories, poems, and essays by sex workers. Full Article at largehearted boy

"There's one thing I still haven't done in my life," my mother said. I glanced across her living room, from the piano where I'd been playing some old Broadway song, to the La-Z-Boy next to the window. Full Article at Chicago Tribune

One of my daughters posted this family photo on Facebook. It was taken back in those gone-but-not-forgotten days when my hair was a lot darker and the kids were a lot younger. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Blogs

Presented with near-arthroscopic intimacy by legendary producer Don Was (Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, etc.), this laid-back, whisper-in-your-ear valentine celebrates Pieta Brown's signing by indie-folk bellwether Red House. Full Article at Iowa City Press Citizen

in the megaflop "Heaven's Gate." The local music community is mourning the loss of harmonica hero Norton Buffalo, who died Oct. 30 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

Everyone has their own taste when it comes to music. What may be considered music to one’s ears, may be considered simply torturous to others. Full Article at GlossLip