Auckland Libraries has recently subscribed to a new e-resource called Zinio. The Zinio subscription allows you to read a number of magazines in electronic form for free. There's definitely a lot of titles there, but I had a squizz specifically at the music ones and here's what they've got right now:

Billboard, Guitarist, Opera Canada, Guitar Techniques, Rhythm, Total Guitar, XXL, Guitar Player, Computer Music, Electronic Musician, Future Music, Recording and Music Production, Rolling Stone.

There's some good reading there. If you'd like to know how to download these to your computer or portable device then head over to the Auckland Libraries website and read the info under Zinio.

After suffering a stroke last week, Big Man Clarence Clemons, the iconic saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band, died on Saturday.

A former football player, and one of the few men to make saxophone cool, Clemons' characteristic sound helped Springsteen to create a number of rock music's greatest albums, especially Born To Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town.

Read a bit about him in this Rolling Stone interview.

There's an urban myth that Clemons' show rider frequently included a whole roast chicken. Who knows how true it is, but this might be proof.

So in Clarence's honour, here's a recommended list:

Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

Born to run : the unseen photos

Big man : real life & tall tales / Clarence Clemons and Don Reo