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Will Hermes

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Hi there. I write about music and popular culture for Rolling Stone, The New York Times and other outlets, and am a regular contributor to National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." I co-edited "SPIN: 20 Years of Alternative Music" with my pal Sia Michel.

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Love Goes To Buildings On Fire exists

Well, at least as a bound reviewers proof. Just got one Wednesday; Mark Alan Stamaty's cover art looks pretty effing awesome! read more »

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Books by Will Hermes

Average rating: 3.91 · 253 ratings · 51 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever 3.90 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Spin: 20 Years of Alternative Music: Original Writing on Rock, Hip-Hop, Techno, and Beyond by Will Hermes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sia Michel (Editor) 3.96 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2005	My rating:

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The One: The Life and Music of James Brown

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Pity the Billionaire: The Unexpected Resurgence of the American Right

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Will Hermes gave to: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Will Hermes gave to: The One: The Life and Music of James Brown by R.J. Smith	My rating:
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Will Hermes gave to: A Small Hotel by Robert Olen Butler	My rating:
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Will Hermes gave to: The Book of Drugs: A Memoir by Mike Doughty read in January, 2012	My rating:
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Will Hermes gave to: Pity the Billionaire: The Unexpected Resurgence of the American Right by Thomas Frank	My rating:
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Will Hermes gave to: The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Dark, yes. But also pretty hilarious, if you have tween or teenage kids. Seems to me this must have born in part from the first-person frustrations of parenting. Wicked...
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Will Hermes gave to: The Last Holiday by Gil Scott-Heron	My rating:
Great musician, poet, cultural voice. Wish he was still around to do a book tour.
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Will Hermes gave to: Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music - The Definitive Life by Tim Riley (Goodreads Author) read in November, 2011	My rating:
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Will Hermes gave to: MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus by Art Spiegelman read in October, 2011	My rating:
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Will Hermes gave to: Beatles Discography.Com: Day By Day Song By Song Record By Record by Craig Cross read in October, 2011	My rating:
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