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Bill Flanagan reviews 5 new albums for the holidays: Ian mclagan & the Bump Band’s “Never Say Never” Charlie Haden’s “Rambling Boy” Sonny Rollins’ “Road Shows” The Hold Steady “Stay Positive” Toumani Diabate “Mande Variations” Bill Flanagan is a frequent contributor to the CBS Sunday Morning program (and has turned me on to some great music). Bill Flanagan is senior vice president and editorial director of VH1. Flanagan has written for Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, GQ, Esquire, Spy, and many other publications. He has also authored three books: “U2 At the End of the World” The most intimate and appreciative biography of the mega rock band U2 to date–by the author to whom the band gave complete access. When U2 took the stage for their three-year Zoo TV world tour in 1991, Bill Flanagan was there–in the bus, on the plane, in the recording studio and well after hours with the biggest… “A&R A Novel” The business of A&R (artists and repertoire) people at a record company is to sign new acts and nurture their careers, and lately no one in the industry has been hotter than Jim Cantone… “Written in My Soul: Conversations With Rock’s Great Songwriters” Out of Print –used copies available on Amazon