Jim also is the rock and pop critic of The Wall Street Journal. PET SOUNDS, his book on Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys' album “Pet Sounds,” was published in 2006 by Continuum and in 2009 by Audible.
In 2005, he served as Visiting Professor, Creative Writing, at the State University of New York, Binghamton.
He and his wife Diane live in Tribeca in New York City.
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