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  Up-And-Comers Meese Share Favorite Book

  November 20, 2009 – Denver rock band Meese has been relentlessly touring for the past few years, most recently since the release of their new album, Broadcast, in July. That means the four musicians and their crew spend a lot of time holed up in a moving van, often searching for ways to pass the time. …
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  Juliette Lewis Shares Her Favorite Book

  September 15, 2009 – You know Juliette Lewis as a movie actress and a musician, who released her first album, ...Like a Bolt of Lightening, in 2004 with then-band the Licks. …
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  Fischerspooner's Summer Reading Is Smack-tastic

  August 19, 2009 – New York electropop duo Fischerspooner know a thing or two about New York City's underground scene. They emerged as video, performance, and musical artists in the late-'90s at a variety of off-the-grid parties and events, before breaking out as a full-fledged band with their 2001 album, #1. …
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  Book of Fables Inspires New Mewithoutyou Music

  June 24, 2009 – Philadelphia rockers mewithoutyou are beloved for their introspective, thoughtful lyrics and the spiritual elements they imbue into their music. So it should come as no surprise that a book written by an actual guru deeply impacted their fourth album, It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! …
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  Alden Penner of Clues Loves 'Tao of Pooh'

  May 28, 2009 – Clues frontman Alden Penner reads a lot of books. And though he doesn't necessarily finish them all, the ex-Unicorns man says a wide variety of writing influenced the songs on Clues' self-titled debut. "[A] book I read recently was a history of the Mennonites in the Ukraine, because part of my background is Mennonite," Penner tells SPIN.com. …
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  Orenda Fink Talks About Her Favorite Book

  May 15, 2009 – Artists like Gang of Four and Bob Dylan have famously referenced the work of Flannery O'Connor in their songs. So it was only a matter of time before a musician in our ongoing Book Club series would praise the Southern Gothic author, whose short stories and novellas made her one of America's most critically admired writers before her death from lupus in 1964, at age 39. …
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  Thermals Drummer Talks About His Favorite Book

  April 9, 2009 – Usually the musicians talking about their favorite books in SPIN.com's ongoing Book Club series are lyricists and songwriters -- which makes sense because if you write the words, you're probably influenced by reading words. For this installment, we asked Westin Glass, drummer (and non-songwriter) for the Thermals, to recommend a novel. …
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  Saves the Day, Two Tongues Singer Shares Favorite Book

  March 17, 2009 – Chris Conley -- longtime frontman of emo pioneers Saves the Day and, more recently, part of Two Tongues, his collaboration with Say Anything's Max Bemis -- discovered a book last month that he says has caused him to rethink his life: Jack Kornfield's A Path with Heart. The California-based musician talked to SPIN.com about how the non-fiction tome has affected his life and his music, and why spirituality is important. …
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