Live Reviews       

I’ve always been fascinated by The Books “cut-and-paste” approach to music.  The duo, made up of vocalist/guitarist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong, scavenge thrift stores for recordings – archaic exercise videos, discarded TalkBoy tapes, and other untouchables left at the Salvation Army – for sounds and samples.  The …

 Interviews, Music News and MusicNOW       

In advance of their performance at the Music Now Festival this week, I had the opportunity to chat with Nick Zammuto, one half of experimental music duo The Books. It’s been a while since any news came out of The Books camp, as Zammuto and his musical counterpart Paul de …