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Library Journal called Backstage & Beyond "fascinating and entertaining" with "new insights into the genre's legends." We combined the classic rock of V1 with the new wave and post-punk of V2 and added eleven new chapters to create Backstage & Beyond Complete. eBook available now. www.trouserpressbooks.com JimSullivanInk Trouser Press Jim Sullivan

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Remembering Dean Johnson and Scott Alarik, two longtime stalwarts of Boston’s music journalism community Music writer Jim Sullivan reflects on his former Boston Globe colleagues and the impact they left on the music journalism scene.

Hey, It's Christmas-time and that means ...

Why Even Jon Bon Jovi Can't Kill "Fairytale Of New York" - Rock and Roll Globe Taking back a holiday classic for Shane MacGowan, turns 63 on December 25th

My latest for Experience. Rehabbing basketball courts and turning them into funky and functional spaces.

These artists use basketball courts as their canvas - Experience Magazine Symbolically powerful — and playable — murals are popping up around the country

It's long been on my turntable (or cassette deck, or CD player, or Spotify or YouTube), the ambient music of Brian Eno and, to a lesser extent, Robert Fripp. There's many other entries worth exploring in the ambient world, of course, but these guys were here at the onset and now Fripp is releasing a once a week release - "Music for Quiet Moments."

During Times Of Stress, Turn To Ambient Music "At its best, ambient music supplies a quiet constancy, a tranquility that can counter the disturbing currents running through our brains," writes ARTery contributor Jim Sullivan.