Innerviews: Music Without Borders is the first collection of work by long-respected journalist Anil Prasad, assimilating the cream of some of the material that has appeared on the Innerviews website since it was established in 1994. Very much a book for the serious music fan, this has been compiled with an admirable eye for the eclectic, with interviewees representing jazz, folk, hip-hop, classical, and countless other genres. When Prasad’s obvious respect, knowledge and enthusiasm for his subjects is displayed, there are some great results. Highlights include fascinating insights into Martin Carthy’s first exposure to Indian music; Chuck D’s revealing discourse on the state of hip-hop today (in which he sounds amusingly like the kind of grumpy old man he would once have treated with derision) and Björk’s memories of her childhood forays into a cappella composition. Revealing insights are scattered throughout, possibly making it a worthy purchase, especially if you hang to the jazz side of things.