Chrysler Town

With the Chrysler building's secret weapon in peril, G.I. Joe has more than their fair share of Cobra to deal with… but now that Destro and Baroness are in town, could this spell more trouble for the Joes? Meanwhile, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow and Billy find themselves among new allies that may hold some secrets. Don't miss the heart-pounding conclusions in this latest issue of Real American Hero!

The third and last of Bear Family's Everly box sets, Chained to a Memory 1966-1972, chronicles the final act of the Everly Brothers' prime years, beginning just after the duo started to shake their mid-'60s doldrums and documenting their subsequent revival as they shifted to country-rock, the sound they continued to mine until their acrimonious split in 1973. This is a weighty set, containing a hefty hardcover book and a bonus DVD in addition to ten CDs, but the extra length isn't merely Bear Family's modus operandi – it's needed to bring an end to a story this epic. Indeed, the music on Chained to a Memory is in some ways some of the most interesting the Everlys ever produced. As their star began to fade, the Everlys reconnected with their country beginnings, quite deliberately titling their 1968 makeover, Roots, finding a wealth of new sounds and sentiments within country-rock. They exhibited a keen ear for material from emerging songwriters, and they wrote some terrific new songs, songs that exhibited the widening chasm between the two brothers who shared a sound and continued to harmonize beautifully together even as their sensibilities began to drift apart.

Joe Middleton has always known his true calling. It's only taken 50 plus years to get there. After spending the better part of the 80s traveling up and down the eastern seaboard bar circuit, he left the road to settle into family life. Rock and Roll had always been his bread and butter, but deep down, he identified as a folk singer; a teller of tales through song. Then, in 1986, he had an epiphany. A friend gave him a homemade cassette of Steve Earle's breakthrough album, "Guitar Town." For Middleton, Earle’s songs literally changed the way he looked at songwriting. It was then that he decided to get serious about his craft.

A collection of sounds as big as the Chrysler, with the warmth of soft booth seating and the sweet melancholy of slightly peeling leatherette. Pancakes and coffee, maple syrup on the side, are the perfect accompaniment to this set from the golden Brill Building age of New York pop, compiled by Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs.

This is the epic saga of the American automobile industry’s rise and demise, a compelling story of hubris, missed opportunities, and self-inflicted wounds that culminates with the president of the United States ushering two of Detroit’s Big Three car companies—once proud symbols of prosperity—through bankruptcy. With unprecedented access, Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Ingrassia takes us from factory floors to small-town dealerships to Detroit’s boardrooms to the White House. Ingrassia answers the big questions: Was Detroit’s self-destruction inevitable? What were the key turning points? Why did Japanese automakers manage American workers better than the American companies themselves did?