Music: styles and genres Books
Rudolf Steiner Press Uncovering the Voice: The Cleansing Power of Song
Book Synopsis"This book is pure gold for the singer and singing therapist of today" - Mary Thienes Schunemann, founder, naturally you can sing! productions. "The life work of this Swedish artist is not so much the introduction of a new 'method' ...rather, this is the first adequate description in all music history of the western art of singing in terms of the human being's true nature." - Jurgen Schriefer, musicologist. Through experiential exercises and careful reasoning, Uncovering the Voice provides a new spiritually-enlivened interpretation of the processes involved in singing. It develops a knowledge of the essential nature of song, and summons us to work for the purity and preservation of true singing. First published in Germany in 1938, Uncovering the Voice disappeared under the weight of political events and the Second World War and was not republished until the 1970s. The new edition of this classic work has been re-edited and re-designed, and includes a biographical account of the author by Jurgen Schriefer as well as previously unpublished photographs. Afterword Dr E. Kolisko
£14.99
Reach plc Oasis Whats Their Story
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£9.50
Outskirts Press Len Trumper Presents Whatever Productions
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£24.26
Masala Noir Discotheque Stickers
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£18.52
Hofenberg Der Rosenkavalier: Komödie für Musik
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£26.91
Roli Books Pvt Ltd Master of the 7 Swars
Book SynopsisThrough the book you can see, touch and feel music as you discover the 7 Swars and create music with the Swar Tarang app while integrating activities and stories from the book.
£56.70
Aarhus University Press Harbingers of Twentieth-Century Neo-classicism
Book SynopsisIn this pioneering musicological study the Danish emeritus professor Finn Egeland Hansen proposes that the classical-romantic main current of the 19th century in fact represents two sub-currents, the one focusing on the romantic aspects, the other focusing on the classical aspects of its musical style. His thesis is discussed with excerpts from the standard musicological literature plus writings by Saint-Saëns, and Finn Egeland Hansen exemplifies his argument in readings of the music by three stylistically different composers – the French Camille Saint-Saëns and Charles Gounod and the Danish Niels W. Gade. Finn Egeland Hansen labels these harbingers’ style as retro-classicism.
£15.30
Titan Books Ltd Roxy Live: Under Exposed
Book Synopsis324 pages of never before seen Roxy Music photographs from one of the most high-profile Roxy Music fans celebrating the 50th anniversary of the band's debut album. A perfect gift for fans of 80s bands, Roxy Music and music photography. 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Roxy Music's eponymous debut album, which the band are celebrating with a North America and UK tour, their first in over a decade. To coincide with this milestone, we are proud to present a one-of-a-kind historical document and celebration of one of the most beloved and enduring bands of our times. Documenting the band from their heyday in 1973 right up to Roxy's last live performance in 2019 - more often than not from the photographer's pit - and punctuated by rare memorabilia, priceless memories and cheeky anecdotes, Roxy Live is the book Roxy fans have been waiting for.
£29.99
Hal Leonard Corporation The Disney Collection Pvg Piano Vocal Guitar
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£24.64
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc New Kids on the Block's Hangin' Tough
Book SynopsisHangin’ Tough, the second album by the New Kids on the Block, has sold more than seventeen million copies worldwide since it was released in 1988. But the album and the band have also been dismissed, derided and deemed uncool by the music establishment. Almost thirty years later, the New Kids still perform the songs from Hangin’ Tough.Hundreds of thousands of grown women still flock to their concerts to hear—and go bat-shit crazy for—the songs they first heard when they were teenagers. Is this mere nostalgia or can the science of music help explain the enduring success of Hangin’ Tough? What is it about this album that made it so special? Is the music any good or are there other factors at play too? Journalist and New Kids fan Rebecca Wallwork sets out to analyze the quality of Hangin’ Tough with the help of music cognition experts, critics, producers and music industry pros. This is not a story about crazy fans, boy bands and truckloads of cheesy merchandise; it is an exploration of a watershed album and moment in pop culture history. It is a glimpse into the brain of not just New Kids fans, but into the minds and hearts of anyone who loves music.Trade ReviewMaking the case for the slick-sounding album’s place in music history seems a considerable undertaking. Yet author Wallwork presents more than enough plausible evidence about the band’s place in pop culture through research and interviews with those who worked with the boys during its heyday. She aims to explain why this album still resonates with her and the band’s mostly female audience (now in their 40s), and she tackles her subject on multiple fronts: the science, particularly the psychology, of why music from people’s teen years sticks with them well into adulthood; the genius of the band’s creator, Maurice Starr, who was also responsible for its music; and the personalities, talents, and musical influences of the five band members. In some ways, this book is not so much a band biography or album history as it is a story about fandom. Even elitist rock fans who don’t remember the New Kids fondly will find that Wallwork’s work may crack their hard, cynical shells. * Kirkus Reviews *What makes Wallwork’s book so great is that you can use it to understand how YOU fell in love with ‘that band’ from your teenaged years, and why you can’t let them go, no matter how you think your tastes have changed. Wallwork refused to apologize for her fandom, and instead invited you along to understand why you feel the way you do about your version of New Kids on the Block. * Bearded Gentleman Music *With this book, Wallwork isn't trying to convince readers to like New Kids on the Block. Rather she just wants to understand her own fandom. She wants to make sure she's not looking at it through the lens of nostalgia, something everyone has questioned at least once with something they remember fondly. Hangin' Tough will remind fans why they love NKOTB and will make others think differently about the group. * Examiner *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Do You Remember? Chapter 2: It Starts With a Whisper Chapter 3: Rise N’ Grind Chapter 4: Listen Up, Everybody Chapter 5: Space Cowboy Chapter 6: Click, Click, Click Chapter 7: Let’s Get This Chapter 8: Put You in a Trance Chapter 9: BH Love Eternal Pose For Me (photos)
£9.49
Hofenberg Die Frau ohne Schatten: und andere Erzählungen
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£10.50
Princeton University Press Ways of Hearing
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Startling insights on every page."---Henrietta Bredin, Country Life Magazine"A provocative and beautiful collection of twenty-six often deeply personal essays. . . . The works in Ways of Hearing point to the magic in music . . . its ability to enrich and affirm life, to express depths that words cannot reach, to provide hope and healing, and perhaps most importantly, to connect us to other people, near and far, and to all that exists and moves around us. . . . The volume . . . is a pleasure."---Thomas M. Kitts, Popular Music and Society"Across the 26 easily digestible essays that span subjects from Olivier Messiaen to Charles Mingus, this book gives the reader a unique insight into the role music plays in the lives of some of the world’s great artists and thinkers."---Angus McPherson, Limelight Magazine
£13.29
University Press of Mississippi Do You Remember
Book SynopsisTaces the humble beginning of Maurice White, his development as a musician, and his formation of Earth, Wind & Fire. Earth, Wind & Fire stood apart from other soul bands with their philosophical lyrics and extravagant visual art, much of which is studied in the book, including album covers, concerts, and music videos.
£18.86
Canbury Press You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song
Book Synopsis‘If you want to know anything about how music surfaces today, how to find it, or how to create it, you will find what you need right here.’ Joseph Menn, Washington Post writer For the first time in history, almost every song ever recorded is available instantly. Everywhere. This book charts what music’s dazzling digital revolution really means for fans and artists. As a former data guru at the world’s biggest streaming service, Spotify, Glenn McDonald reveals: What the tech giants know about you How they serve up your next song Whether fans can cheat the algorithm Whether jazz is dead and ASMR is the new punk Your chances of becoming a rock star Having analysed the streams of 500 million people, McDonald explores what the data tells us about music and about ourselves, from the secrets of russelåter in Norway to Christmas in the Philippines. Statistically, you have not ye
£999.99
Faber Piano Adventures ShowTime Piano Disney: Level 2a - 8 Favorites
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£8.84
Omnibus Press Only you know I know
Book SynopsisFeaturing dozens of photographs-as well as guest contributions from family members and friends such as Bonnie Bramlett, Mick Fleetwood, and Graham Nash-one of rock's true heroes finally shares his colourful, unique, and ultimately triumphant journey through a life in music.
£17.00
HarperCollins Publishers Brothers
Book SynopsisIn this intimate and open account nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate. A remarkable memoir' Classic RockA highly emotional read' GuardianIn his rough yet sweet voice, Alex recounts the brothers' childhood, first in the Netherlands and then in working class Pasadena, California, with an itinerant musician father and a very proper Indonesian-born mother the kind of mum who admonished her boys to always wear a suit no matter how famous they became a woman who was both proud and practical, nonchalant about taking a doggie bag from a star-studded dinner. He also shares tales of musical politics, infighting, and plenty of bad-boy behaviour. But mostly his is a story of brotherhood, music, and enduring love.I was with him from day one, Alex writes. We shared the experience of coming to America and figuring out how to fit in. We shared a record player, an 800 square foot house, a mom and dad, and a work ethic. Later, we shared the back of a tour bus, alcoholism, the experience of becoming famous, of becoming fathers and uncles, and of spending more hours in the studio than I've spent doing anything else in this life. We shared a depth of understanding that most people can only hope to achieve in a lifetime.There has never been an accurate account of them or the band, and Alex wants to set the record straight on Edward's life and death.
£13.49
University of Texas Press Dwight Yoakam A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
Book SynopsisAward-winning music journalist Don McLeese offers the first musical biography of the electrifying artist who has most successfully bridged the disparate worlds of commercial country and alternative/Americana/roots music, Dwight Yoakam.Trade ReviewThis lovingly crafted and compulsively readable biography is essential for fans of Yoakam and lovers of good music writing. * Library Journal *Table of Contents Introduction: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere 1. How Far Is Heaven? 2. Readin', Rightin', Rt. 23 3. South of Cincinnati, West of Columbus 4. Corvette Cowboy 5. From Kentucky Bourbon to Babylonian Cowboys 6. Who You Callin' Cowpunk? 7. Honky-Tonk Man 8. "It's Jes' Ol' Hillbilly Stuff" 9. Hillbilly Deluxe 10. Streets of Bakersfield 11. Bonus Cut 12. "Well, I'm Back Again . . ." 13. Wild Ride 14. Gone, Real Gone 15. Act Naturally 16. The Same Fool 17. Playing Out the String 18. South of Heaven, West of Hell (and Off the Charts) 19. Splitsville 20. Produced by Dwight Yoakam 21. The Buck Stops Here 22. "I Wanna Love Again, Feel Young Again" Appendix. The Dwight Dozen: A Selected Discography Acknowledgments
£15.19
Seltmann Publishers GmbH The Art of Soundtrack Covers
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£999.99
Canongate Books Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven
Book SynopsisFrom his own adolescence, when his allegiance was to punk rock, to his work as one of the essential voices of our time on music and culture at the New York Times and the New Yorker, Kelefa Sanneh has made a deep study of how our popular music unites and divides us. Distilling a career's worth of knowledge, Sanneh explores the tribes music forms, and how its genres, shape-shifting across the years, give us a way to track larger forces and concerns.He debunks cherished myths, reappraises beloved heroes and upends familiar ideas of musical greatness, arguing that sometimes the best popular music isn't transcendent: it expresses our grudges as well as our hopes, and is motivated by greed as well as inspiration. Throughout, race is a powerful touchstone: just as there's always been a 'Black' audience and a 'white' audience (with some overlap) there is Black music and white music and a whole lot of expropriation.This is a book to shock and awe the deepest music nerd, and at the same time to work as a heady gateway drug for the uninitiated.Trade ReviewThe most elegant history of popular music ever written . . . Sanneh not only delivers a coolly dazzling overview of the battlefields of genre but also revels open-heartedly in the music itself, his taste unbound by dogma or prejudice. The operative word is keen: zealous in spirit, exact in execution, ferociously acute from the first sentence to the last -- ALEX ROSS * * author of The Rest is Noise * *Kelefa Sanneh has achieved the impossible. Major Labels somehow manages to unspool everything you need to know about 50 years of music, but more impressively, he makes you care about all of it. Even the stuff you don't care about. It's funny, it's personal, and as a piece of writing the book borders on poetry -- DAVID LETTERMANAn intellectually rigorous retelling of rock and pop history * * The Times, Best Books of the Year * *The most wide-ranging music book of the year . . . elegantly written * * Herald, Music Books of the Year * *Intriguing, controversial, personal . . . a unique and absorbing read * * Guardian * *The book is immensely readable, and full of rich detail * * Independent * *This is a long-haul read, yet charmingly conducted in that languid, laconic New Yorker style that makes such a mammoth undertaking even possible. Its kick is to sew into the stories some near hidden gems - and socking ones too -- ANNIE NIGHTINGALESanneh's hospitable prose makes understanding this labyrinthine history feel like an adventure * * Guardian * *Entertaining, diligent . . . His observations are always fresh and thought-provoking, and presented with clarity and wit * * MOJO * *Inside this big, ambitious hybrid book was a smaller, more personal and altogether more compelling exploration of belonging and identity through music * * Observer * *
£20.00
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Kiss at 50
Book Synopsis With this beautifully produced book, relive the extraordinary history of the of the hottest band in the land through 50 milestone events.Formed in New York City in 1973, Kiss became one of the most popular and best-selling bands in rock history with their inventive stage presence and heavy, hook-filled catalog, both ideally suited for packing hockey arenas and football stadiums. This richly illustrated book from prolific rock journalist Martin Popoff pays tribute to the band on the occasion of their 50th anniversary by curating and examining the 50 most significant milestones. This exquisite volume features: Sturdy hardcover format Stunning concert and candid offstage photography, much of it never before published Images of memorabilia, including gig posters, 7-inch picture sleeves, ticket stubs, and more Gatefold Kiss timeline Popoff covers everything down through the decades:Trade Review"...gets into the nitty gritty detail that a card-carrying member of the KISS Army can appreciate...what makes Popoff’s writing a bit refreshingly different here is that he seems to give voice to many varied and common opinions of fans about both the high and low points of KISStory." * Houston Press *"All the important stand out moments are covered here, making this a welcoming engagement for KISS fans to see how one of their own, found in Martin Popoff, offers explanations, and gets critical in his case studies." * Spill Magazine *"I would be remiss not to discuss how gorgeous this book is....you wanted the best, you got the best. Popoff and Motorbooks combine forces for a fine tribute to the hottest band in the land." * Metal-Rules.com *Table of ContentsContents Introduction Part 1: Kiss Major “Rock and Roll All Nite”: Kiss form, in New York City. “Sweet Pain”: Kiss sign with Casablanca Records. “Kissin’ Time”: Kiss issue their self-titled debut album. “See You in Your Dreams”: Kiss appear on ABC’s In Concert. Recording Kiss “C’mon and Love Me”: Gene Simmons is interviewed on The Mike Douglas Show. “Two Timer”: Kiss issue Hotter Than Hell, their second album. “A Million to One”: Two fans unofficially form the Kiss Army. “Great Expectations”: Kiss issue Dressed to Kill, their third album. “Hotter Than Hell”: Kiss issue Alive!, a double live album. “Baby Driver”: Kiss take over Cadillac, Michigan. “Strutter”: Alive! goes gold, representing the band’s first RIAA certification. “Heaven’s on Fire”: Kiss issue Destroyer. “Creatures of the Night”: Kiss appear on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. “Rockin’ in the USA”: Kiss issue Rock and Roll Over. “A World Without Heroes”: Kiss and Marvel Comics collaborate on a comic book. “Love’s a Deadly Weapon”: Kiss issue Love Gun. “Deuce”: Kiss issue Alive II. Part 2: Kiss Minor “Got to Choose”: Each member of Kiss issues a solo album. “Is That You?”: NBC airs a feature film called Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. Ace for the Win “I Was Made for Lovin’ You”: Kiss issue Dynasty. “When Your Walls Come Down”: Kiss’s appearance on the Tomorrow show doesn’t go well. “Two Sides of the Coin”: Kiss issue Unmasked. “Fits Like a Glove”: Eric Carr plays his first show with Kiss. “Dark Light”: Kiss issue a concept album called Music from the Elder. “I Love It Loud”: Kiss issue Creatures of the Night. Part 3: MTV, Hair Metal, and Kiss “Naked City”: Kiss issue Lick It Up, featuring new guitarist Vinnie Vincent. “Turn on the Night”: Kiss issue Animalize, featuring new guitarist Mark St. John. From Kiss to Disco: Larry Harris on Casablanca “Trial by Fire”: Kiss issue Asylum, featuring new guitarist Bruce Kulick. “While the City Sleeps”: Kiss issue Crazy Nights. “Firehouse”: Kiss issue Hot in the Shade. “Comin’ Home”: Longtime Kiss drummer Eric Carr succumbs to cancer. “Bang Bang You”: Kiss issue Revenge, featuring new drummer Eric Singer. “Shout It Out Loud”: Kiss issue Alive III. Part 4: Reunion “Get All You Can Take”: Kiss execute their first Official Worldwide Kiss Convention. “Any Way You Want It”: Kiss perform on MTV Unplugged. “Unholy”: Kiss issue Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions. “I Still Love You”: The classic-era Kiss lineup issue a reunion album called Psycho Circus. Bill Aucoin: A Kiss Goodbye from Head Office “Outta This World”: Kiss perform at Super Bowl XXXIII. “Cadillac Dreams”: New Line Cinema issue a Kiss-themed feature film called Detroit Rock City. “You Wanted the Best”: Kiss issue The Box Set. “Raise Your Glasses”: Kiss issue Kiss Symphony: Alive IV. “Hooligan”: Peter Criss tours for the last time as part of Kiss. Part 5: Legacy “King of the Night Time World”: Kiss are honored at the first VH1 Rock Honors show, held in Las Vegas. “Black Diamond”: Gene Simmons Family Jewels premiers on A&E. “Rocket Ride”: Kiss issue Sonic Boom, featuring new guitarist Tommy Thayer. “Getaway”: Kiss launch their first Kiss Kruise. Paul Stanley: Reflections on the Kiss Kast “Almost Human”: Kiss issue Monster, their last album to date. “All the Way”: Kiss are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “When Lightning Strikes”: Kiss set the record for most gold records by any American band. “100,000 Years”: Kiss embark on their final tour, entitled the End of the Road World Tour. Discography About the Author
£22.40
Red Planet Publishing Ltd The Dead Straight Pocket Guide To Ska
Book SynopsisSka originated in Jamaica in the late Fifties and combined Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and r 'n' b. Ska developed in the Sixties with artists such as Prince Buster, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, and Duke Reid who formed sound systems to play American rhythm and blues and then began recording their own songs. Ska was popular with British mods and was later adopted by many skinheads. As music changed in the US, so did ska. In 1965 and 1966, when American soul music became slower and smoother, ska changed its sound accordingly and developed into rocksteady before evolving again from 1968 into reggae.
£9.99
McNidder & Grace Frank Sinatra An Extraordinary Life
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£13.50
Red Planet Publishing Ltd 500 Lost Gems Of The Sixties
Book SynopsisA collection of true stories, gossip and details of 500 of the singles that failed to dent the Top 10, but which are still worthy of inclusion in a volume such as this. This book demonstrates just how much a melting pot of talent, creativity and energy the decade really was. It s not just in the groove, but between the grooves that you'll find the magic. Nuggets of information and connections between the artists, producers and songwriters offer a unique insight into the careers and development of key (and not so key) performers. The idea behind this book is simple to gather together a fantastic selection of 60s pop releases that are not nearly as well-known as they deserve to be. Packed full of beautiful glossy pictures of each and every disc featured, it is a colourful and quirky guide to records that you may never have heard of, but you will certainly want to listen to when you've finished.
£20.85
Taschen GmbH Gay Talese. Phil Stern. Frank Sinatra Has a Cold
Book Synopsis“Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel—only worse. For the common cold robs Sinatra of that uninsurable jewel, his voice, cutting into the core of his confidence.” — Gay Talese In the winter of 1965, writer Gay Talese set out for Los Angeles with an assignment from Esquire to write a major profile on Frank Sinatra. When he arrived, he found the singer and his vigilant entourage on the defensive: Sinatra was under the weather, not available, and not willing to be interviewed. Undeterred, Talese stayed, believing Sinatra might recover and reconsider, and used the meantime to observe the star and to interview his friends, associates, family members, and hangers-on. Sinatra never did grant the one-on-one, but Talese’s tenacity paid off: his profile Frank Sinatra Has a Cold went down in history as a tour de force of literary nonfiction and the advent of New Journalism. In this illustrated edition, Frank Sinatra Has a Cold is published with an introduction by Talese, reproductions of his manuscript pages, and correspondence. Interwoven are photographs from the legendary lens of Phil Stern, the only photographer granted access to Sinatra over four decades, as well as from top photojournalists of the ’60s, including John Bryson, John Dominis, and Terry O’Neill. The photographs complement Talese’s character study, painting an incisive portrait of Sinatra in the recording studio, on location, out on the town, and with the eponymous cold, which reveals as much about a singular star persona as it does about the Hollywood machine.Trade Review“Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel—only worse. For the common cold robs Sinatra of that uninsurable jewel, his voice, cutting into the core of his confidence.” * Gay Talese *“One of the greatest celebrity portraits ever written.” * GQ *
£42.50
Hal Leonard Corporation The Very Best Of Michael Schenker Guitar Tab
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£21.95
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Phish's A Live One
Book SynopsisTwenty years after its release, Phish’s double-CD collection A Live One has something rare and precious going for it: it still doesn’t sound like anybody else. Oversized, perverse, requiring an unusual amount of listener background knowledge? Yes to all. Yet the collective improvisations it captures, unprecedentedly coherent yet freewheeling and open-ended, are unique in rock ‘n’ roll. This book considers the music and moment of Phish's ecstatically inventive 1995 live document, a mix of weirdo acid-psych, ambient moonscapes, vaudevillian Americana, and riotous arena-rock energy, all filtered through bandleader Trey Anastasio's screwball compositional sensibility and the band’s idiosyncratic approach to spontaneous group creativity. It places Phish and their fandom in historical and cultural context, and picks apart the mechanics of their extended group jams. And it examines the mystery of how a quartet of nice boys from Burlington, VT could have been, all at once, one of America’s biggest touring acts and one of its best-kept secrets.Table of ContentsPreparatory to Anything Else You Can Feel Good Quiet Rebels The Method, Part 1 Average White Band Finally the Punks Are Taking Acid Long Time Can’t This Wait ‘til I’m Old The Method, Part 2 Twenty Years Later All of the Places and People Belong Afterword Selected Sources Next Steps Deepest Gratitude
£12.17
Taylor & Francis Music in Cyprus
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£39.99
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Bjorks Homogenic
Book SynopsisIn recent years, Björk's artistry has become ever more ambitious and ever more respected. With the release of her conceptual app-album Biophilia in 2011, and a huge retrospective exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art coinciding with her most recent album, Vulnicura, in 2015, her status as artpop auteur has been secured. The album that made all this possible, though is 1997's Homogenic, a turning point in Björk's career and still among her finest musical achievements. Produced under great strain, it moves beyond the stylistic magpie rush of Debut and the urbanophile future-pop of Post, to something darker, stronger and braver, full of dramatic assertions of independence, sharp, stuttering beats, rich strings and raw outbursts of noise. It created, as the Alexander McQueen designed sleeve clearly asserted, a new Björk, one who would never stop hunting.Trade ReviewPositively bursting at the seams with information and fresh insight, Emily Mackay’s ‘Homogenic’ is perhaps the pick of the bunch [of all 33 1/3s in 2017], a continually entertaining reading of one of Björk’s most vital, enduring albums ... As Björk primers go, this is certainly one of the best. * CLASH *A scholarly but thoroughly readable analysis ... Strongest of all are the in-depth dissections of Homogenic's heady blend of patriotism and cosmopolitanism, the traditional and tech savvy, nature and technology. * Record Collector *Table of ContentsIntroduction: I’m going hunting 1 State of emergency: Björk’s crisis 2 I want to go on a mountain top: Björk’s escape 3 The marvellous web: Björk’s friends 4 Excuse me, but I just have to explode: Björk’s noises 5 You just didn’t know me: Björk’s characters 6 Home, what’s been found: Björk’s national anthems 7 I dare you to take me on: Björk’s loves 8 Brand new tomorrow: Björk’s images 9 Game we’re playing is life: Björk’s virtual realities
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Elvis: Roots, Image, Comeback, Phenomenon
Book SynopsisElvis Presley remains the single most important figure in twentieth century popular music. To many commentators, however, he has simply embodied the benefits and problems of uncritically embracing capitalism. By 2005 the 'Memphis Flash' sold over a billion records worldwide, yet his cultural significance cannot be measured by these extraordinary sales figures alone. He cannot quite be reduced to a placeholder for the contradictions of commerce. As the most prominent performer of the rock'n'roll era, then as a charismatic global superstar, Elvis fundamentally challenged the established relationship between White and Black culture, drew attention to the social needs of women and young people, and promoted the value of Southern creativity. He functioned as a bridge figure between folk roots and high modernity, and in the process became a controversial symbol of American unity. Elvis interprets the image and music of Elvis Presley to reveal how they have evolved to construct a particularly appealing and powerful myth. Following broad contours of Presley's rollercoaster career, the book uses a range of analytical frames to challenge established perspectives on an icon. Its shows that the controversy around Elvis has effectively tested how far a concern for social equality could be articulated through the marketplace, and ultimately challenged how popular music itself should be assessed.
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Wallflower Press Popular Music and Film
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£17.09
Hachette Books I Aint Studdin YA
Book Synopsis Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush.This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his first real guitar and started playing in juke joints in Little Rock, Arkansas, donning a fake mustache to trick club owners into thinking he was old enough to gain entry. He led his first band in Arkansas between Little Rock and Pine Bluff in the 1950s. It was there he first had Elmore James play in his band. Rush later relocated to Chicago to pursue his musical career and started to work with Earl Hooker, Luther Allison, and Freddie King, and sat in with many of his musical heroes, such as Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and Little Walter. Rush eventually began leading his own band in the 1960s, crafting his own distinct style of funky blues, and recording a succession of singles for various labels. It wasn't until the early 1970s that Rush finally scored a hit with 'Chicken Heads.' More recordings followed, including an album which went on to be listed in the Top 10 blues albums of the 1970s by Rolling Stone and a handful of regional jukebox favorites including 'Sue' and 'I Ain't Studdin' Ya.'And Rush's career shows no signs of slowing down now. The man once beloved for performing in local jukejoints is now headlining major music/blues festivals, clubs, and theaters across the U.S. and as far as Japan and Australia. At age eighty-six, he is still on the road for over 200 days a year. His lifelong hectic tour schedule has earned him the affectionate title 'King of the Chitlin' Circuit,' from Rolling Stone. In 2007, he earned the distinction of being the first blues artist to play at the Great Wall of China. His renowned stage act features his famed shake dancers, who personify his funky blues and his ribald sense of humor. He was featured in Martin Scorcese's The Blues docuseries on PBS, a documentary film called Take Me to the River, performed with Dan Aykroyd on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and most recently had a cameo in the Golden Globe nominated Netflix film, Dolemite Is My Name, starring Eddie Murphy. He was recently given the highest Blues Music Award honor of B.B. King Entertainer of the Year. His songs have also been featured in TV shows and films including HBO's Ballers and major motion pictures like Black Snake Moan, starring Samuel L. Jackson.Considered by many to be the greatest bluesman currently performing, this book will give readers unparalleled access into the man, the myth, the legend: Bobby Rush.
£22.50
Reach plc Black Sabbath End of an Era
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£7.99
Wymer Publishing A Dangerous Meeting
Book SynopsisSong-by-song,album-per-chapter book looking at the exemplary catalogue of King Diamond'sdevilish original band. The King Diamond catalogue gets a more informal look-inalong the way, but most of this is about the hard, spooky work that went intoone of the classiest metal catalogues of all time.
£999.99
Oxford University Press Inc Astaire by Numbers Time the Straight White Male
Book SynopsisAstaire by Numbers offers a complete re-assessment of a twentieth-century icon of American popular culture through a new looks at every second of dancing Fred Astaire committed to film in the studio era. Author Todd Decker provides a deep examination of this towering straight white male figure from the ground up by digging deeply into questions of race, gender, and sexuality.Trade ReviewIn wonderfully engaging prose, Decker demonstrates how and why both musical and computational numbers count in Astaire's films, and he is also enviably good at describing the qualitative dimension of those numbers. This book will be a delight for Astaire enthusiasts and a must-read for devotees and students of dance on film, while also providing a sobering account of the systemic racism and careful, career-long self-regulation that sustained his successful dancing performance of straight white masculinity. * Raymond Knapp, Distinguished Professor of Musicology and Humanities, UCLA *Todd Decker's Astaire by Numbers deftly pairs quantitative analysis with archival research to examine both the material labor of Fred Astaire's dancing body and his position of power within the Hollywood studio era. Through a novel and careful parsing of musical choreography and production practices, Decker illustrates how Astaire's identity as a cisgender, heterosexual white male allowed him to dominate the Hollywood Studio era's film musicals in a way no other musical star has. * Colleen T. Dunagan, California State University, Long Beach *Astaire by Numbers provides an in-depth look into the fastidious creative processes of Fred Astaire and how the dancer's work and persona shaped the concept of the male dancer during his time... Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction One: Numbers Two: Shots Three: Days, Hours, Minutes Midpoint: "I just / Won't / [don't?] Dance" Four: Frames, Sets, Cuts Five: Partners Six: Noisy Masculinity Conclusion Appendix One: Astaire films corpus Appendix Two: Astaire dancing corpus by number Appendix Three: Astaire dancing corpus by shot Acknowledgements Notes
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Oxford University Press Inc Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in
Book SynopsisGaston Crunelle (1898--1990) was a remarkable flutist and a beloved teacher, yet his name is hardly known today. Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France restores Crunelle''s place in the pantheon of flutists while revealing details of musical life in France during his lifetime. Crunelle was Professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatory from 1941 to 1969--the longest tenure of any flute professor in the Conservatory''s history--and taught an entire generation of the world''s leading flutists, including Michel Debost, James Galway, Christian Lardé, Maxence Larrieu, and Jean-Pierre Rampal. He took an active interest in the annual commissions of morceaux de concours or contest pieces--including works by Dutilleux, Jolivet, Messiaen, and Sancan--which the book discusses in detail. As a performer, Crunelle was principal flutist of the Opéra-Comique and the Pasdeloup Orchestra and a member of the Quintette Instrumental de Paris, an ensemble of flute, harp, and string trio that left a rich legacy of about fifty commissioned works. His recordings of solo and chamber music of Bach, Mozart, and Baroque and twentieth-century French composers are among the best of the 78-rpm and early LP eras. In following Crunelle''s early development through to his storied career as performer and pedagogue, Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France also chronicles the evolution of musical life in France during the twentieth century, covering music during the silent film era, the interruptions of World War I, the apogee of Paris as a musical center between the wars, the German Occupation of 1940--1944, and the many changes in music and education after May 1968, including the increased participation by women. Through thorough archival research Garrison reveals previously unknown details about the relationships between Crunelle and other French flutists of his time, especially Marcel Moyse and René LeRoy. Oral histories showcase Crunelle''s pedagogy, and discographies cover Crunelle and the Quintette Instrumental de Paris. From these rich resources emerges the sympathetic figure of flutist Gaston Crunelle, unjustly forgotten until now.
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Dover Publications Inc. Bel Canto A Theoretical and Practical Vocal
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc LCD Soundsystems Sound Of Silver
Book SynopsisWhen LCD Soundsystem broke up in 2011, they left behind a small but remarkable catalog of music. On top of the genius singles and a longform composition for Nike, there was a trilogy of full-length albums. During that initial run, LCD Soundsystemand the project''s mastermind, James Murphywere at the center of several 21st century developments in pop culture: indie music''s growing mainstream clout, Brooklyn surpassing Manhattan as an epicenter of creativity in America, the collision and eventual erosion of genre perceptions, and the rapid and profound growth and impact of digital culture. Amidst this storm, Murphy crafted Sound Of Silver, the centerpiece of LCD''s work.At the time of Sound Of Silver's creation and release, Murphy was a man closing in on 40 while fronting a critically-adored band still on the ascent. This album was the first place where he earnestly grappled with questions of aging, of being an artist, and the decisions we make with the time we have left. Trade ReviewLeas is an excitable ... host, and his love for the music ... shines. ... As the first LCD book per se, it's peerless. * Record Collector *Now in this book Ryan Leas has written down in detail the story of the album, and fans of LCD Soundsystem or anyone looking for more information will have come to exactly the right place. * OX Fanzine (Bloomsbury translation) *Table of Contents1. I Was There 2. Fashion 3. Living On Repeat 4. The Ways We Show Our Age 5. Borrowed Nostalgia For The Unremembered '80s 6. New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down 7. We Can Still Come Home To This
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Backstage Books VINCE DEPECHE MODE
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Sonicbond Publishing Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication Rock
Book SynopsisIn great detail, this book discusses the Californication album's writing and recording processes, the stories behind every song- including the B-sides and unreleased material, the ensuing world tour, and the legacy the record has left behind.
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Masala Noir Punk Logos 1970 2020
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Pan Macmillan Mr.S. The Last Word on Frank Sinatra
Book SynopsisGeorge Jacobs is generally considered ''the last of the Rat Pack'', a member of the exclusive club that has fascinated us for decades. He was Sinatra''s valet and confidant from 1953, when Ava Gardner had just left him, until the end of his marriage to Mia Farrow in 1968. Racy and revealing, this is a record of one of the longest and most outrageous mid-life crises ever as George helped Sinatra juggle his many mistresses - women like Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly and Peggy Lee. Hollywood stars and Mafia bosses, the Kennedys and European royalty also all had a major part to play in Frank''s glory years. But above all there was the Rat Pack who accepted George as one of their own. Dean Martin tried his comedy routines out on him and Peter Lawford did his drugs in front of him. MR S gives an insider''s view of the highs and lows of life with the Rat Pack - the spectacle, the sex, the unrecounted brawls, violence, tensions and hatreds among the revellers at the wildest movea
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McGill-Queen's University Press Red Stars Personality and the Soviet Popular
Book SynopsisTraces the history of Soviet popular song since 1955, through the careers of seven famous performers. This book delves into influential and widely disseminated songs that had a profound social significance in the Soviet Union. It discusses each singer's life, showing what it was that made them famous.Trade Review"An original, well-informed, and beautifully written overview of post-Stalinist culture. MacFadyen draws together a wealth of material and presents it in a meaningful, lucid way. His command over the vast body of information on which he draws is impressive and enables the reader to connect in a significant way with what might otherwise have been an embarrassment of riches." Olga Hasty, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Princeton University
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Hal Leonard Corporation Rowlfs Very Own First Piano Book National
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Cambridge University Press Music and the Sonorous Sublime in European Culture 16801880
Book SynopsisA historically situated study of the relationship between music, sound and the sublime, this book embraces familiar works and composers, such as Handel, C. P. E. Bach, Haydn and Wagner, but also explores less familiar repertory and source material. Performers and audiences are also considered as agents and sites of sublime experience.Trade Review'... carefully presented ...' Agathe Sueur, translated from Revue de musicologieTable of ContentsSonorous sublimes: an introduction Sarah Hibberd and Miranda Stanyon; 1. Thunder or celestial harmony: French theological debates on the sonorous sublime Sophie Hache; 2. 'A pleasing rape': John Dennis, music and the queer sublime Matthew Head; 3. The idea of the past in eighteenth-century British music Suzanne Aspden; 4. C. P. E. Bach and the neoclassical sublime: revisions of a concept Keith Chapin; 5. Cherubini's Médée and sublime vengeance Sarah Hibberd; 6. When does the sublime stop? Cavatinas and quotations in Haydn's Seasons Elaine Sisman; 7. Counterfeits, contraltos and consonance in De Quincey's sublime Miranda Stanyon; 8. The consecration of sound: sublime musical creation in Haydn, Weber and Spohr Benedict Taylor; 9. Commanding performances: opera, surrogation and the royal sublime in 1848 Dana Gooley; 10. Wagner's sublime effects: bells, cannon and the perception of heavy sound David Trippett.
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Cambridge University Press Benjamin Britten in Context
Book SynopsisBenjamin Britten, pianist, conductor, educator, composer of a wide range of music from large-scale operas and choral works to string quartets and songs, is acknowledged as a pivotal figure in mid-twentieth-century Britain. This volume explores the contexts for his multi-faceted career and his engagement with his contemporaries in music, art, literature, and film, British musical institutions, royal and governmental entities, and the church, as well as his ground-breaking projects, philosophical and ideological tenets. The book is thematically structured in five parts: Britten''s relationships with Peter Pears, his close friends, mentors, and colleagues; musical life in Britain; his interactions with previous and contemporary generations of composers; his professional work with choreographers, librettists, stage designers, and directors; and his socio-cultural, religious, and political environment. The chapters shed light on the many opportunities and challenges of post-war British musical life that shaped Britten''s creative output.Trade Review'informative and thought-provoking' Nigel Simeone, GramophoneTable of ContentsPrologue: Positioning Britten Vicki P. Stroeher and Justin Vickers; Part I. The Britten Circle(S): 1. Early mentors: The bridges, the Auden set, and the mayers of long Island Arnold Whittall; 2. Peter Pears Justin Vickers; 3. The open secret Nicholas Clark; 4. Britten's circle Lucy Walker; 5. Britten's musical assistants Christopher Scheer; 6. Britten's publishers as advance and rear guard Philip Reed; Part II. British Musical Life: 7. Composing in England Eric Saylor; 8. Britten and Film Mervyn Cooke; 9. Britten and the radio Alison Garnham; 10. Television and the composer Danielle Ward-Griffin; 11. Music critics and the press Philip Reed and Vicki P. Stroeher; 12. Britten and English opera: Myths and a (Chequered) history Mervyn Cooke; 13. Festival culture in the British Isles Justin Vickers; 14. Concert life in Britain Philip Reed; 15. Benjamin Britten and folksong Julian Onderdonk; 16. Educating the Nation: Britten's music for young people Kate Guthrie; Part III. Britten and Other Composers: 17. The compositional context: creating a voice Christopher Mark; 18. Responding to a British musical past Michael Burden; 19. Britten and the English musical renaissance Alain Frogley; 20. Responding to the continent Arved Ashby; 21. An English tradition? Christopher Mark; 22.'An exciting time with all Russians': Anglo-Soviet musical contacts Cameron Pyke; 23. The Avant-Garde Philip Rupprecht; Part IV. Wordsmiths, Designers, and Performers: 24. W. H. Auden Vicki P. Stroeher; 25. Eric Crozier Justin Vickers; 26. Two librettists: Montagu slater and Ronald Duncan Ian Patterson; 27. The wise, queer heart of Englishness: E. M. Forster Hanna Rochlitz; 28.William Plomer's poetics of exile at home Kevin Salfen; 29.'Don't colour them, the music will do that': Myfanwy Piper and Britten's marriage of words and music Frances Spalding; 30. Designing and dancing Britten Kevin Salfen and Lucy Walker; 31.Pears as illuminator, interpreter, and inspiration Justin Vickers; 32. Britten's singers Roger Vignoles; 33. Britten's performers: those most 'Instrumental' Thomas Schuttenhelm; Part V. British Socio-Cultural, Religious, and Political Life: 34. English and British national identity in the Arts Irene Morra; 35. Britten's landscapes Charlotte de Mille; 36. Monarchy, royalty, and arts patronage Matthias Range; 37. Literary leanings Nicholas Clark; 38. Faith, spirituality, and the church Margaret Lane; 39. The politics of the closet J. P. E. Harper-Scott; 40. Communism, socialism, and pacifism in British politics: From the 1930s to the cold war Joanna Bullivant; Epilogue: Britten's Legacy Arnold Whittall; Topical bibliography for further reading; Works cited; Index.
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Little, Brown Book Group Cruel To Be Kind
Book SynopsisCruel to Be Kind is the definitive account of Nick Lowe''s uncompromising life as a songwriter and entertainer, from his days at Stiff Records, to becoming the driving force behind Rockpile, to the 1979 smash hit ''Cruel To Be Kind''.Nick''s original compositions have been recorded by the best in the business, from enfant terrible of the New-Wave, Elvis Costello, to ''The Godfather of Rhythm and Soul'', Solomon Burke; from household names, including Engelbert Humperdink, Diana Ross, and Johnny Cash, to legendary vocalists such as Curtis Stigers, Tom Petty, and Rod Stewart.His reputation as one of the most influential musicians to emerge from that most formative period for pop and rock music is cast in stone. He will forever be the man they call the ''Jesus of Cool''.''Nick''s poise as a singer, his maturity, and his use of tone is beautiful. I can''t believe it''s this guy I''ve been watching since I was a teenager'' Elvis Costello, 20
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Hal Leonard Corporation Disney Songs: Easy Instrumental Duets - Two
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