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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays critically engages with factors relating to black urban life and cultural representation in the post-civil rights era, using Ice-T and his myriad roles as musician, actor, writer, celebrity, and industrialist as a vehicle through which to interpret and understand the African American experience. Over the past three decades, African Americans have faced a number of new challenges brought about by changes in the political, economic and social structure of America. Furthermore, this vastly changed social landscape has produced a number of resonant pop-cultural trends that have proved to be both innovative and admired on the one hand, and contentious and divisive on the other. Ice-T's iconic and multifarious career maps these shifts. This is the first book that, taken as a whole, looks at a black cultural icon''s manipulation of (or manipulation by?) so many different forms simultaneously. The result is a fascinating series of tensions arising from Ice-T's abiliTrade Review’Metcalf and Turner have assembled an impressive collection of essays regarding one of hip-hop's most controversial and important figures. Covering a vast range of cultural fields, from reality television to film, crime drama acting to politics, video games to entrepreneurship, ageing and masculinity, the book embraces the Renaissance Man spirit that makes Ice-T, and hip-hop culture, so complex and valuable.’ Justin Williams, University of Bristol, UK ’These wide-ranging and analytically sharp essays speak to the maturity of hip-hop studies as a field and bring home the reach of contemporary hip-hop culture through the career of one iconic individual. Ice-T’s success captures the immense creative and commercial versatility of hip-hop culture, and crystallizes trends in the conglomerated cultural industries - the power of rap celebrities to build and sustain their careers in a corporate-dominated media environment.’ Eithne Quinn, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction “It’s got to feel real but not be real” (Ice-T), Josephine Metcalf, Will Turner; Part 1 Hip-Hop Contexts; Chapter 1 Ice/Age: Experience, Achievement, and Transformations of an OG, Murray Forman; Chapter 2 Ice-T at the Movies: The Hip-Hop Film Cycle and the On-Screen Gangsta in Flux, Keith Corson; Chapter 3 Voices of the Gods: Definition, Diegesis, and Discourse in Ice-T’s The Art of Rap, James Braxton Peterson; Part 2 Genre Hustling; Chapter 4 Crossing Police Lines: Body Count and the Politics of Intercultural Miscommunication, Will Turner; Chapter 5 Member of an Elite Squad: Ice-T and the Imagining of “Fin” Tutuola, Mark D. Cunningham; Chapter 6 Ice Loves Coco: Reality TV, Hip-Hop, and the Articulation of Neo-Liberal Family Values, Barry Shanahan; Chapter 7 Writing “on the Rilla” with Ice-T: from Autobiography to Avatar in Kings of Vice, Jonathan Munby; Part 3 Activist, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur; Chapter 8 Gaming the System: Ice-T as Neoliberal Hustler and Entrepreneurial Philanthropist, Greg Dimitriadis, Justin De Senso; Chapter 9 The Peacemaking Producer of LA: Negotiating and Representing Gangs on Reality TV, Josephine Metcalf; Chapter 10 Ice-T’s Sense of Redemption and the Gangbanger Autobiography, H. David Brumble; Chapter 11 Getting “A Message Through to the Red, White, and Blue”: Ice-T in the Age of Obama, Halifu Osumare; Part 4 Interview; Chapter 12 Living by Your Word: An Interview with Ice-T; afterword Afterword Ice-T’s “-ish” and The Power of Street Knowledge, Travis L. Gosa;

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking work, specially designed for the music classroom, combines traditional and popular literature in a method that both teaches the ukulele and develops music literacy. Assuming no prior knowledge, the leveled content allows students to track their progress and teachers to reward benchmark achievements. Many popular pieces are written in the same key as their common recordings, allowing students to play along if they wish, and no singing parts use notation symbols that have not already been formally introduced. The book teaches students both how to read and write music on the treble staff but also offers opportunities to follow chord charts, improvise, and play by ear. By encouraging the development of these transferrable skills, Uke Can Do It 2 provides a solid foundation for lifelong music-making!Table of ContentsLevel 1 Notes Chords Musical Symbols Songs Level 2 Notes Chords Musical Symbols Songs Level 3 Notes Chords Musical Symbols Songs Level 4 Notes Chords Musical Symbols Songs

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Book SynopsisYOU DON'T OWN ME: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LESLEY GORE

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Book SynopsisTells the story of one of the most notorious figures in the history of popular music, Morris Levy (1927-1990). At age nineteen, he cofounded the nightclub Birdland in Hell's Kitchen, which became the home for a new musical style, bebop. In 1957, he founded a record label, Roulette Records. Roulette featured many of the significant jazz artists who played Birdland but also scored top pop hits.Trade ReviewOne of Steven van Zandt’s picks for his ten favorite music books of 2016""[A] colorful account of that sinister svengali, Morris Levy. . . . Carlin’s concise narrative successfully arcs Levy’s rags to riches rise."" - Mike Jurkovic, Elmore""Scrupulously even-handed, Carlin eschews the sensational in favor of sober business history, meticulously detailing key aspects of Levy’s forty-year career."" - Jonathan Karp, Jewish Review of Books""Four stars. Richard Carlin’s brilliant research digs up intriguing stories. . . . Totally fascinating."" - Fred Dellar, Mojo""Richard Carlin has written an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes study of jazz and popular music through the fascinating (and checkered) career of Morris Levy. Digging deep into a variety of sources, Carlin has added fascinating, often highly personal, details to the history of popular music during the latter half of the twentieth century. This is a messy and revealing story, with an assortment of criminal types and sprinkled with many interesting photos."" - Ronald D. Cohen, editor of Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge: The Library of Congress Letters, 1935–1945, published by University Press of Mississippi""The FBI always figured Morris Levy was the front man for the syndicate in the record business. This beloved, feared music man finally gets the epic biography he deserves in Richard Carlin’s fascinating Godfather of the Music Business."" - Joel Selvin, author of Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues

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Book SynopsisTells remarkable and wildly entertaining anecdotal stories told through the lens of an entertainment industry insider. Bambi Moe’s fascinating true stories provide a rare insight into the creative process associated with music in animation and give readers a historical reference to the Walt Disney Company’s burgeoning direct-to-video empire.Trade ReviewWhat makes Part of the Magic so marvelous is Bambi’s resilient sense of wonder despite working for decades in a decidedly cynical industry. Her candid recollections of some of Hollywood’s greatest luminaries are the stuff of legends. Part of the Magic makes you feel as if you are traveling hand-in-hand with your very own Disney heroine bestie—and the adventure is a thrill." —Susan Egan, Broadway and animation actress and producer"The most beautiful thing about Part of the Magic is that it is a labor of love, a testimony of Bambi’s passion for her work. In the end, we’ll all say that WE were the ones who had the fortunate brush with greatness, the greatness of Bambi Moé." —Heather Headley, Tony and Grammy Award–winning performer"Part of the Magic reveals the lovely, talented people whose collaborations made the music behind some of Disney Studios’ great film projects. Bambi Moé reminds readers of the relationships, the research, and the hard work that go into producing successful results. Disney Studios was lucky to have her, and readers are lucky to share in these stories." —Shannon Farnon, the original voice of Wonder Woman"Part of the Magic is a one-of-a-kind self-portrait of a woman whose dedication to bringing talented artists together resulted in game-changing, landmark works that stand the test of time. Never-before-heard insights abound, answering those two most tantalizing insider questions: ‘What was it like to create this?’ and the ever-compelling, ‘What were they like?’" —Greg Ehrbar, entertainment writer, commentator, and coauthor of Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records

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Book SynopsisRachel Lee Rubin is Professor of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, USA, where she directs the Center for the Study of Humanities, Culture, and Society. She has authored and edited numerous books on American popular culture including Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture, American Identities: An Introductory Textbook, American Popular Music: New Approaches to the Twentieth Century, and an upcoming title for Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series, Okie from Muskogee. She is a regular commentator on public radio and frequently quoted as a popular culture expert in the mainstream media.Trade ReviewThere is a wonderfully useful group of contemporary thinkers assembled here. I am glad it exists. * Samuel R. Delany, author of Babel-17 (1966) and Dhalgren (1975) *Featuring an extraordinary range of artists and voices, Creative Activism is an indispensable compilation of oral histories—and an often-exhilarating exchange of ideas on the roles of artists on the front lines of activism today. As an instructive and evocative guide, Rachel Lee Rubin allows us to re-envision how we view the world, redefine the limits of change, and reconsider the role of artists in shaping our lives. The great oral historian Studs Terkel often reminded us that reading a book should not be a passive exercise, but rather a raucous conversation. As an essential resource, Creative Activism offers one of the most important and raucous conversations of our times. * Jeff Biggers, author of Resistance: Reclaiming an American Tradition (forthcoming 2018) *Table of ContentsIntroduction SECTION 1: Coal 1. “I'll Throw This Apple Atcha”: The Meaning of Mining According to Billy Edd Wheeler 2. “Visible, Horrible, Ugly”: Toxicity According to John Sabraw 3. “The Baby Needed Milk”: Collectivity According to Diane Gilliam Fisher SECTION 2: War and Peace 4. “It's a Great American Tradition”: War and Industry According to John Sayles 5. “Revolution by Tricks and Clowning”: Trips According to Maxine Hong Kingston 6. “Part of My Being”: Politics and Poetics According to Keorapetse Kgositsile SECTION 3: Borders 7. “I Sing about Cesar Chavez in Gold Lamé Hot Pants”: Revolution and Celebration According to El Vez 8. "I’m Not Some Fucking Gadjo!": Migration According to Eugene Hutz 9. “Gaps We Cross with Technology”: Solidarity and Surveillance According to Cory Doctorow 10. “What It’s Like to Be Stuck”: Interruption According to Julio Salgado SECTION 4: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality 11. “It’s Like Walt Whitman Gave Me a Blow Job”: Action According to Abe Rybeck 12. “Simultaneity of Actions”: Liberation According to Sarah Schulman 13. “Wigs and Skin”: Colonialism According to Ama Ata Aidoo SECTION 5: Economic Justice 14. “Hey, I See You”: Revolution According to Boots Riley 15. “Power and Powerlessness”: Detecting History According to Sara Paretsky 16. “Sometimes I Get Political, Sometimes I Get Offensive”: Pushing Back According to Dallas Wayne SECTION 6: Prisons 17. “The Anti-Slavery Act of 2002”: Private Prisons and Social Justice According to Si Kahn 18. “Politics through Artistic Eyes, and Art through Political Eyes”: Prison Rebellion According to Raúl Salinas 19. “From My 6 x 9 Cell”: Prison and Painting According to Anthony Papa SECTION 7: Transformations 20. “It’s All Connected”: Service According to Betye Saar 21. “I’m a Bit of a Threat”: Immortality According to Roz Kaveney 22. “Folklore, Fakelore and Fucklore”: Metamorphosis According to Emma Bull and Will Shetterly Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Bloomsbury Handbook of the Anthropology of Sound presents the key subjects and approaches of anthropological research into sound cultures. What are the common characteristics as well as the inconsistencies of living with and around sound in everyday life? This question drives research in this interdisciplinary area of sound studies: it propels each main chapter of this handbook into a thoroughly different world of listening, experiencing, receiving, sensing, dreaming, naming, desiring, and crafting sound. This handbook is composed of six sections: sonic artifacts; sounds and the body; habitat and sound; sonic desires; sounds and machines; and overarching sensologies. The individual chapters explore exemplary research objects and put them in the context of methodological approaches, historical predecessors, research practices, and contemporary research gaps. This volume offers therefore one of the broadest, most detailed, and instructive overviews on current research in this Trade ReviewHolger Schulze is the foremost conductor of sonic anthropology. For this handbook, Maestro Schulze has assembled a chorus of many of the leading voices in Sound Studies and a range of emergent voices—junior scholars who are just breaking in on (and up) the scene, or score. There are chapters that will tantalize the listener, like Melissa Van Drie’s chapter ‘The Food,’ and other chapters that will jar you, rock you, soothe you, or leave you wondering what it was you just heard, like Tobias Ewé’s ‘The Unheard.’ The aim of The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Anthropology of Sound is to decolonialize, idiosyncratize, and sensualize our hearing as ‘humanoid aliens’ in a more-than-human world. With its sections on ‘Living with Sonic Artifacts,’ ‘Sounding Flesh,’ ‘Sonic Desires,’ and ‘Sensologies,’ this volume is as polyphonic as it is interdisciplinary, and will definitely leave the reader with the impression that the anthropology of sound is BOOMING. * David Howes, Professor of Anthropology and Co-Director of the Centre for Sensory Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada *Table of ContentsContributors What is an Anthropology of Sound? Holger Schulze Part I Living with Sonic Artifacts Pulse Michael Bull 1 The Headphone Naomi Smith & Anne-Marie Snider 2 The File Jens Gerrit Papenburg 3 The Instrument Rolf Großmann 4 The Software Katrine Wallevik Coda Sebastian Schwesinger Part II Sounding Flesh Pulse Salomé Voegelin 5 The Voice Ulrike Sowodniok 6 The Food Melissa Van Drie 7 The Intimate Holger Schulze 8 The Dance Inger Damsholt Coda Astrid Ellehøj Maaløe Part III The Habitat in Sound Pulse Jean-Paul Thibaud 9 The Plaza Sam Auinger & Dietmar Offenhuber 10 The Home Jacqueline Waldock 11 The Street Juhana Venäläinen, Sonja Pöllänen & Rajko Muršic? 12 The Workplace Andi Schoon Coda Marcel Cobussen Part IV Sonic Desires Pulse Marie Thompson 13 The Admiration Marcus S. Kleiner 14 The Entertainment Macon Holt 15 The Consonance Annemette Kirkegaard 16 The Quietude Tore Tvarnø Lind Coda Jordan Lacey Part V The Listening Machines Pulse Jens Gerrit Papenburg 17 The Recording Toby Seay 18 The Amplification Carla J. Maier 19 The Studio Matthew Barnard 20 The Reproduction Anders Bach Coda Jessica Thompson Part VI Sensologies Pulse Holger Schulze 21 The Model Gabriele de Seta 22 The Everyday Jacob Kreutzfeldt 23 The Unheard Tobias Linnemann Ewé 24 The Ear Marc Couroux Coda Sam Auinger References Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisDon Armstrong is retired Associate Professor of Architecture and an independent scholar specializing in music journalism history. During his tenure at Tuskegee University, USA, he published on African American architecture and socially responsible design, which led to an interest in Ralph J. Gleason, who was devoted to social justice and championing Black musicians. Don administers the Facebook group Music Journalism History, whose members include leading music journalists. He and his wife, Jessica, live in Florida. Visit https://don-armstrong.com.

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Book SynopsisModern low brass instrumentstrombone, euphonium, and tubahave legions of ancestors, cousins, and descendants in over 500 years of history. Prominent scholar and performer Douglas Yeo provides an accessible reference guide that addresses a broad range of relevant topics and brings these instruments to life with clear explanations. Brief biographies of many path-changing people highlight their influence on instrument development and use. The book's inclusive scope also recognizes many artists whose important contributions have been overlooked in the mainstream telling of music history. Extensive illustrations by Lennie Peterson provide insight into many of the entries.An Illustrated Dictionary for the Modern Trombone, Tuba, and Euphonium Player is a unique, single source for low brass players and teachers of all levels and serves as a quick and accessible reference guide for personal, high school, and college libraries and studios.

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Book SynopsisNative Americans supplied the maracas, African slaves brought drums and ritual music, and Spaniards brought guitars, brass instruments, and clarinets along with European ballroom dancing. The advent of blues and jazz gave new forms to styles of songs, notably feeling songs, which joined the more traditional styles of trova and bolero. Cuban culture represents a convergence of these diverse backgrounds, and the musical heritage presented in this book reflects these traditions as well. In colonial times, African ritual sounds mixed with Catholic liturgies and brass bands of the Spanish military academies. Ballroom dances, including French music from Haiti popular in 18th-century Havana society, existed side by side with the cabildos (guilds and carnival clubs) and the plantations. The son, considered the expression of Cuban musical identity, had its origins in a rural setting in which African slaves and small farmers from Andalusia worked and played music together, developing many variations over the years, including big band music. Cuban music is now experiencing a major renaissance, and is enjoyed throughout the world.

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Book SynopsisEXPLORING HAYDN A LISTENER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC'S BOLDEST INNOVATOR

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Book SynopsisWhy and how do music and abstract art pack such universal appeal? Why do they often have 'therapeutic' efficacy?Between Couch and Piano links well-established psychoanalytic ideas with historical and neurological theory to help us begin to understand some of the reasons behind music's ubiquity and power. Drawing on new psychoanalytic understanding as well as advances in neuroscience, this book sheds light on the role of the arts as stimulus, and as a key to creative awareness. Subjects covered include:* music in relation to the trauma of loss* music in connection with wholeness and the sense of identity* the ability of music to jump-start normal feelings, motion and identity where these have been seemingly destroyed by neurological disease* the theory of therapeutic efficacy of music and art. Between Couch and Piano is a comprehensive overview that will be of interest to all those intrigued by the interrelation of psychoanalysis and the creative arts.www.psychoanalysisarena.comTrade ReviewBetween Couch and Piano is an enjoyable read, both for its insights correlating psychoanalysis and art - especially music, which the author thinks is inherant to all art - and because of its jargon-free clarity. The book is at once a meditation on the power of music and the summary of a life's work in psychoanalysis. - Donald Kuspit, Professor of Art History and Philosophy, State University of New York at Stony BrookThe developmental scope of his inquiry is no less that cradle-to-grave Dr Rose again reveals himself as both humanist and master clinician. - Stuart Feder, The New York Psychoanalytic Institute and Juilliard, New YorkTable of ContentsKramer, Foreword: A Musician Listens to a Psychoanalyst Listening to Music. Preface. Between Words and Music. On the Shores of Self: Beckett's Molloy (1973). Whence the Feelings From Art: Communication or Concordance? The Music of Time in Faulkner's Light in August (1980). Music as Temporal Prosthesis. In Pursuit of Slow Time: Modern Music and a Clinical Vignette (1987). The Birth of Music in the Context of Loss: Music and Affect Regulation. The Power of Implicit Motion: It Goes Straight Through. A Psychoanalyst Listens to a Musician Listening to Himself Composing. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisA giant of American music pays tribute to the vanishing Appalachian culture that gave him his voice.

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