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- "Hear and Now" column, Entertainment Weekly
"Back in 1956, Chuck Berry dismissed the idea of writing a book as 'too much monkey business.' But some wordsmiths are apparently eager to monkey around with music, as attested to by Stranger Than Fiction . . . Pick hit: 'Alimony Blues,' [Norman] Mailer's debut as a singer. Asked when he wrote the tune, Mailer says: 'It was so many years ago that I can't really tell you the date, sometime in the late '60s or early '70s. The lyrics are funny, and it is sung with the unmatchable authority of a man whose voice has never been known to hit a single note on pitch.'" (Tom Sinclair, "Hear and Now" column, Entertainment Weekly, #448, September 4, 1998)
- News & Reviews, Book Passage
"You'd better hope that the authors who record for 'Don't Quit Your Day Job' Records don't quit because we might run out of things to read . . . all in all, a group that you would be delighted to have sing at your house party even if they haven't all graduated from Juilliard." (Book Passage, News & Reviews 1998, No. 5) Book Passage, News & Reviews 1998, No. 5)
- Where Did They Get This Idea?
Track by track reviews include:"'Bo Diddley' - Stephen King: Backed with the amazing guitar work of Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, 'Diddley' is a fast, fun opener. King's vocal skills may not be on par with Springsteen, but he's having a good time here, and it comes through on this well-sung lead-off.
'Tupperware Blues' - Dave Barry - Another Dave Barry original, this hilarious track praises the merits of Tupperware, that bastion of food freshness. ('Don't forget to burp the lid to make the seal secure' is just one of the lyrics.) Also a highlight is Warren Zevon's terrific lead guitar work - great as always. A keeper you'll continue to laugh with even after repeated listenings."
(Kevin Quigley, Creator and Maintainer, Charnel House website)
- 'Lit-Rock' a Novel Idea for Authors
(Cynthia Robins, San Francisco Examiner, April 1, 1996)