Brett Callwood

1 week ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

Restall is known primarily as a historian of early Latin America, with a focus on Aztec and Mayan history. A gifted writer for sure, but not necessarily the first person you’d think would write a book about the Rocket Man, Elton John. That’s where the joy comes from though. On Elton John sees the author tackle the subject seriously and academically, without ever tipping over into dry territory.

1 week ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

Back in the '80s, Lisa Dominique was a metal queen in her native England, regularly appearing in publications such as Kerrang! alongside the likes of Lemmy. Nowadays, she’s living in Los Angeles with her husband, going by her full name, Lisa Dominique Machat, making wine at her Vampire Vineyards, and writing vampire novels. This is the 10th anniversary of A Walk in the Sun, the tale of “naïve young vampire” Nicholas Justine and his love for the mortal Elena.

1 week ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

Writer Reiss has clearly lived an interesting life, and he currently lives in Nyack, NY where he co-founded and runs a soup kitchen. One must wonder if his novel After Woodstock is at least semi-autobiographical, telling the tale as it does of two young men called Jack and Bryan who graduate high school in '69 and then see their summer climax with the Woodstock festival.

1 week ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

One might think that, at this point, there’s really nothing new to write about the living legend that is Bob Dylan. There are countless books about the man, and every word that Dylan has written and/or uttered has been analyzed to death. That said, noted journalist Egan has found a credible angle. He’s not treading completely new ground, but still, his approach to Dylan’s identity-shifting '60s period is fascinating.

1 week ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

It shouldn’t really be surprising that David J Haskins, commonly known as David J and one of the brains behind both Bauhaus and Love & Rockets, is a gifted poet. This, his new collection, serves as a companion to his album The Mother Tree. The word “threnody” is an interesting, and perhaps underused, one that means “a lament,” so that’s entirely appropriate. “The poems encompass a large array of experiences, places, relationships, infatuations and obsessions,” reads the press release.