August 25, 2010 - A year ago, the "just published" rock 'n' roll memoirs shelf was looking a bit thin. Don Felder's falling out with the Eagles and the separate tales of decadence in Aerosmith from Joey Kramer and Steven Tyler were the new arrivals, while Nikki Sixx's chronicles of heroin addiction were a year old and still a top seller.
December 28, 2009 - In the song "Flirted With You All My Life," Vic Chesnutt wrote what he called a "break-up song with death": "When you touched a friend of mine I thought I would lose my mind, but I found out with time that really, I was not ready, no no, cold death. Oh death, I'm really not ready."
April 24, 2007 - Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh usually likes her music loose and fluid. But her latest solo effort, "Learn to Sing Like a Star," just wouldn't have it that way.
April 13, 2007 - Indie singer/songwriter Kristin Hersh will kick off a five-week headlining tour later this month to back her latest album, "Learn to Sing Like a Star."
November 17, 2005 - Throwing Muses singer/guitarist Kristin Hersh will temporarily shed herself of her various band-related projects and pick up the trail of her solo career with a number of upcoming shows over the next couple of months.
November 10, 2003 - Madonna's second book for children, titled "Mr. Peabody's Apples," was released on Monday (11/10). Her first, "The English Roses," debuted at No. 1 on the The New York Times' children's picture book best-seller list, where it has remained for six consecutive weeks.
June 5, 2001 - After touring U.S. bookstores, Kristin Hersh has returned to clubs for a series of dates in support of her latest album, "Sunny Border Blue."
February 21, 2001 - Throwing Muses founder Kristin Hersh kicks off a solo acoustic tour of Borders Books and Music stores on March 6 in Seattle in support of her forthcoming album "Sunny Border Blue" (4AD/Beggars Group), due out the same day.
A year ago, the "just published" rock 'n' roll memoirs shelf was looking a bit thin. Don Felder's falling out with the Eagles and the separate tales of decadence in Aerosmith from Joey Kramer and Steven Tyler were the new arrivals, while Nikki Sixx's chronicles of heroin addiction were a year old and still a top seller.
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