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Legare Street Press Méhul Sa Vie Son Génie Son Caractère
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Legare Street Press Briefe Von Hector Berlioz an Die Fürstin Carolyne SaynWittgenstein
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Legare Street Press Cenni Storicocritici Intorno Alla Vita Ed Alle Opere Del Cel. Compositore Di Musica Gio. Adolfo Hasse Detto Il Sassone...
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Legare Street Press Attilio Ariosti in Berlin 16971703
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Legare Street Press Selected Letters of Mendelssohn
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Legare Street Press Weber biographie critique
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Legare Street Press Edgar Tinel essai biographique par J.L.G
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Legare Street Press J.S. Bach le musicienpoète
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Legare Street Press Souvenirs traduits de lallemand pour la première fois par Camille Benoit
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Legare Street Press Erinnerungen Aus Fünfzig Jahren 18391889
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Legare Street Press Thematisches Verzeichniss Sämmtlicher Im Druck Erschienenen Werke Von Johannes Brahms
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Legare Street Press Selections From the Music Dramas of Richard Wagner
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Legare Street Press Fedora
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Legare Street Press Life of Robert Schumann
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Legare Street Press Mendelssohn Sa Vie Et Ses Oeuvres Son Influence Philosophique Sur Le Judaïsme Moderne...
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Legare Street Press Stories Of Great Musicians
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Legare Street Press Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung XVII. Jahrgang
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Legare Street Press Sämtliche Briefe und Aufzeichnungen Volume 4
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Legare Street Press Rossini Sa Vie Et Ses Oeuvres. Par Les Frères Escudier Avec Une Introd. De M. Méry
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Legare Street Press The The Life of Handel Tr. by J. Lowe
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LEGARE STREET PR Piano Compositions By Ludwig Van Beethoven Volume 1
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Legare Street Press Puccini a Critical Biography
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Legare Street Press Tomaso Albinoni
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Palgrave MacMillan Us The Cultural Impact of Kanye West
Book SynopsisThrough rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. Examining the moral and social implications of Kanye West's art in the context of Western civilization's preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how West both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates them.Trade Review"Provocateur, egotist, sage, and artist, no figure in the past decade of popular culture has reflected and defined the zeitgeist better than Kanye West. This collection lays bare the tangle of complexities and contradictions that have made the artist and the art indispensable to our era and proves that if game recognizes game, wisdom does too." - Jelani Cobb, author of The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress "If Julius Bailey was a song, he would be that surprise banger DJ Red Alert drops around one in the morning as the party is at its peak. He is humbly one part scholar and two parts philosopher, yet all hip-hop. Respected for his integrity as a cultural critic and archivist, it's no surprise that, like a master beat maker finding the perfect sample, he was ahead of the curve when he proposed to explore the cultural impact of Kanye West . . . but right on time." - Toni Blackman, US Hip Hop Ambassador "The Cultural Impact of Kanye West is a much-needed addition in today's diluted hip-hop cultural criticism. By deeming West, his chameleon persona, and iconic brand worthy of scholarly examination, this book takes us on a philosophical odyssey like no other in the modern academy." Rahiel Tesfamariam, founder and Editor-in-Chief, Urban CuspTable of ContentsForeword; Davey D Preface ; Julius Bailey PART I: REVISITING THE PHARMAKON: ARTISTIC GIFTS/HUMAN COMPLEXITIES 1. Now I Ain't Saying He's a 'Crate Digger': Kanye West and the Soul Archive; Mark Anthony Neal 2. Kanye West: Asterisk Genius?; Akil Houston 3. Afrofuturism: The Visual Imagery of Kanye West; Reynaldo Anderson and John Jennings 4. You got Kanyed: Seen But Not Heard; David J. Leonard 5. 'An Examination of the Kanye West Higher Education Trilogy; Heidi R. Lewis PART II: UNPACKING HETERO-NORMATIVITY AND COMPLICATING RACE AND GENDER 6. 'By Any Means Necessary': Kanye West and the Hypermasculine Construct; Sha'Dawn Battle 7. Kanye West's Sonic Cosmopolitanism; Regina Bradley 8. 'Hard to Get Straight' Kanye West, Masculine Anxiety, Dis-identification; Tim'm West 9. You Can't Stand the Nigger I See!: Kanye West's Analysis of Anti-Black Death; Tommy Curry PART III: THEORIZING THE AESTHETIC, THE POLITICAL, AND THE EXISTENTIAL 10. When Apollo and Dionysus Clash: A Nietzschean perspective on the work of Kanye West"; Julius Bailey 11. The God of the New Slaves or Slave to a Religion and a God?; Monica Miller 12. Trimalchio From Chicago: Flashing Lights & The Great Kanye in West Egg; A.D. Carson 13. Confidently (Non)cognizant of Neoliberalism: Kanye West and the Interruption of Taylor Swift; Nick Krebs 14. Kanye Omari West: Visions of Modernity; Dawn Boeck
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St. Martins Press-3pl Never Fade Away
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St Martin's Press I Found My Friends
Book SynopsisRecreates the short times of Nirvana through the musicians and producers who played and interacted with the band. This book relives Nirvana's meteoric rise from the days before the legend to through their increasingly damaged superstardom.
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St. Martin's Griffin Petty
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Draft2digital 1000 Ariana Grande Facts
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Read Books Claude Debussy His Life and Works
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Read Books Elgar
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Simon & Schuster Ltd Miss ODell
Book SynopsisThe ultimate fly-on-the wall rock memoir by the tour manager, friend, lover and confidante to some of the most revered rock iconsTrade Review“If there were such a thing as a female Forrest Gump of rock ‘n’ roll, Chris O’Dell would be it.” --High Times"One of the most rollicking and enjoyable classic rock memoirs of recent years…don’t mistakenly file this book under Groupie Lit." --Houston Press“Nick Carraway to classic rock’s Gatsbys…brisk and excellent.” --The New York Times Book Review
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AuthorHouse The Black Mozart
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AuthorHouse It Shined
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AuthorHouse The Lives of Ingolf Dahl
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Continuum Publishing Corporation Jerry Lee Lewis
Book SynopsisA superb new study of Jerry Lee Lewis that''s as intense and fast paced as the life of The Killer himself, from the height of fame to the bumpy road that followed.The category in which Jerry Lee Lewis truly belongs is ''Jerry Lee Lewis.'' The Killer is as big as Mount Rushmore, and he''s also as American, as revered, as clichéd, as misunderstood, as corny, and as taken for granted as that monument. The curse of iconoclastic American success. Elvis felt it, so does Dylan. So will others who haven''t been born yet.The story of Louisiana hellcat Jerry Lee Lewis and his 1958 wedding scandal-it was discovered that at 22 he had married his 13-year old second cousin, Myra, before he was divorced from his second wife-long ago took precedence over the man himself and the music he makes. In Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found, author Joe Bonomo lets others focus on the scandal and delves more deeply into the accidental intersection between fading American Rockabilly and ascendingTrade Review"The compelling story behind the greatest live record ever! Thoroughly researched and beautifully written. They should teach this book in schools." (Blaine Cartwright, Nashville Pussy) "Joe Bonomo manages to tell the (fascinating) back story while capturing the excitement of what may be the greatest live album ever recorded." (James "The Hound" Marshall) "Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found is the greatest book ever written on the making of an album. It also dispels any lingering doubt about the profound musical impact of Jerry Lee Lewis." (Josh Alan Friedman, author of Tales of Times Square) "Besides "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," the best-known fact anent Jerry Lee Lewis is that marrying his 13-year-old second cousin scuttled his rocketing young career. Bonomo launches his appreciation of Lewis from that event, homing in on Lewis' first British tour, at the beginning of which the news was broken. A mass cancellation followed, and back home it became hard to get new Lewis records airplay. Lewis hit the road heavily to maintain his lifestyle (which came to include hitting booze and pills pretty hard, too) and eventually scored big time on the country charts in the late 1960s. Between rock and country stardom, however, he returned to Britain in 1962 and 1963 and, concluding the '63 jaunt in Hamburg, Germany, recorded one of the acknowledged greatest live albums ever. Accounting for every aspect of that record is the loving heart of Bonomo's tribute, and he continues to thoughtfully evaluate Lewis' country albums." (Booklist) "Way back in the early 1960s, Hunter S. Thompson established what came to be known as gonzo journalism. Popular music journalists such as Lester Bangs and Nick Tosches adapted the form to fit their needs. Bonomo channels their styles in this three-part study about rock and 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis's fall from grace owing to his marriage with a teenage second cousin; his return to artistic and commercial viability in 1964 when, in Hamburg, Germany, he recorded one of the greatest live rock 'n' roll albums; and, finally, his turn toward country music in the late 1960s. Writing in a no-holds-barred style, Bonomo is at times vulgar, intriguing, controversial, insightful, and inciting.... Those willing to take a chance on this nonstandard biography, complete with graphic sexual allusions, musings on commercialism, and shots of raw emotion, is recommended for pop culture hounds." (Library Journal) "...it's hard to imagine [Jerry Lee Lewis] will ever find himself championed by a more enthusiastic and persuasive advocate." (Washington Post Sunday, December 2009) "Particularly convincing in capturing the thrill of live performance." Joe Muggs, The Word, February 2010. (9 stars out of 10) "The book is flush with a passion for music and life, all further enhanced by Bonomo's keen understanding of the human impulse to create, the quest for honesty and commitment, and the unshakable fallibilities that dog us all. One needn't even be conversant in that album in particular or Lewis in general to be captivated the common threads that tie us to music, or anything that we care about deeply. Between this and his 2007 book on the Fleshtones (Sweat), Bonomo has earned permanent shelf space in any vital music library." (Blurt Magazine) "Bonomo has managed a thoroughly exciting and thoughtful story that should delight both Jerry Lee Lewis fans and anyone who's had their world shook up by a live performance." (Country Standard Time) "I've read most of the books about him and will now put Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found on the indispensable list. It's one of the best books about the man and his music." (Lincoln Journal Star) 'The contentiousness of [this book] is refreshing, and a welcome alternative to merely rehashing facts and figures.' (Record Collector Terry Staunton) "Bonomo doesn't shy away from the gory details, but he doesn't bury his subject in myth either. A welcome rarity among books about rock legends, Bonomo lets the music and the history do the actual talking." (Country Roads Magazine) "When dealing with the career of rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, the star's marriage to his 13-year-old second cousin overshadows the years that led up to one of his most important recordings: his album Live at the Star-Club. In this meaty volume, Joe Bonomo looks in depth at how this amazing performance came to be, examining the improbable intersection of rockabilly's tail end and the first stirrings of British Beat on stage in Hamburg. The book includes new interviews with album producer Sigi Loch, members of the Nashville Teens (who backed Lewis during the performance), and musicians and fans who were there at the Star-Club that night. An essential guide to Lewis' "lost years" and later career, this book will be devoured by readers interested in Jerry Lee Lewis and the history of rock." (Eithne O'Leyne, BOOK NEWS, Inc.)"Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Lost; 2. Found; 3. Down the Line; 4. Longing for Home; Sources.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Brian Eno
Trade ReviewSpecialists in English, media, film and television have also been invited to take part in this conversation, which feels authentic to the spirit of Eno ... The book mulls over those necessary questions that anyone thinking about Eno must eventually face. * The Wire *Contributions include meticulous descriptions of compositions; a chapter about Eno’s ambient oeuvre (which quirkily compares him to Tolkien at great length) ... Albiez contributes to the best piece on precursors to Eno’s use of the studio to create new sounds. ... Intellectually stimulating. * Record Collector *The collection’s standouts are Martin James’ pithy, pacy account of Eno’s years in New York (1978-84) … and Hillegonda Rietveld’s coolly attentive reading of the soundtrack to the film The Lovely Bones, in which his “oblique music seems like a ghostly call from the ‘in-between’”. * Times Higher Education *For quite some time, Brian Eno has been jokingly referred to as the ‘professor of pop’. It’s about time, then, that real academics caught up with a body of work that is as perplexing as it is complex. ... Essential reading for all academic listeners. * Times Higher Education ('What are you reading?') *This much needed book explores the many trajectories of Eno’s varied career, and it will engage and excite any music lover, regardless of your opinion of Eno’s work. It’s a richly rewarding collection that deftly explores and unpacks the work of one of popular music’s pioneering figures. ... Oblique Music does an outstanding job of critically capturing both the well-known and less familiar elements of Eno’s work ... [It] provides some thought-provoking material on broader issues such as collaboration, composition, creativity, experimentation, musicianship, technology and more, and as such will stimulate the interest of anyone engaged in music creation and production. This is a book that you will return to time and again — like Eno’s best work, its rewards make themselves most evident after repeated visits. * Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture *Meticulously written, rich in detail and factually argued ... Anyone who wants to know Eno from the beginning, to understand his experimental strategies in the studio or to study his eternal movement between pop music and free sound, will not be disappointed. * Groove (Bloomsbury translation) *[T]he essays or chapters in this anthology are thoughtful, thought-provoking, informed and interesting ... [and] they come at their subject from an appropriately wide-ranging and inter-disciplinary number of fields ... It’s a lively and varied collection, that leaves room for even more consideration of the elusive, enigmatic and influential Eno. * International Times *[A] series of essays by academics each focussing on an aspect of Eno's work and ideas. ... There's even a chapter about Devo. A fascinating [read]. * Electronic Sound *As producer, musician, theorist, facilitator and more, Brian Eno has left significant traces across popular culture since the 1970s and this wide-ranging volume skillfully brings to light both well-known and more obscure aspects of his work and legacy. * Alexei Monroe, Cultural theorist and author of Interrogation Machine: Laibach & NSK *Few figures in the history of modern music stand up to the kind of wide-ranging, detailed and careful treatment meted out in this brilliant collection. Eno’s expansive repertoire – from glam rock icon to avant-garde composer - constitutes the fertile grounds for what is a learned and lively intervention. Deigned to be a benchmark collection for anyone interested in process-oriented creativity and experimental musicianship, the collection shines a light on Eno’s dynamic craftsmanship. It fills a crucial gap in the field, bestowing on the reader a unique insight into Eno the polymath, singer, collaborator, composer, avant-gardiste, intellectual and self-defined “non-musician”. A richly-informed, lucidly written and rigorously compiled collection that provides new insights with every turn of the page. * Nick Prior, Senior Lecturer and Head of Sociology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Brian Eno: A problem of organization - David Pattie and Sean Albiez PART ONE - Eno: Composer, musician and theorist 1 The Bogus Men: Eno, Ferry and Roxy Music - David Pattie 2 Brian Eno, non- musicianship and the experimental tradition - Cecilia Sun 3 Taking the studio by strategy- David Pattie 4 Between the avant- garde and the popular: The discursive economy of Brian Eno’s musical practices - Chris Atton 5 Yes, but is it music? Brian Eno and the definition of ambient music - Mark Edward Achtermann 6 The Lovely Bones: Music from beyond - Hillegonda C. Rietveld 7 The voice and/of Brian Eno - Sean Albiez PART TWO - The University of Eno: Production and collaborations 8 Before and after Eno: Situating ‘The Recording Studio as Compositional Tool’ - Sean Albiez and Ruth Dockwray 9 Control and surrender: Eno remixed – collaboration and Oblique Strategies - Kingsley Marshall and Rupert Loydell 10 Avant-gardism, ‘Africa’ and appropriation in My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - Elizabeth Ann Lindau 11 Eno and Devo - Jonathan Stewart 12 Another Green World? Eno, Ireland and U2 - Noel McLaughlin 13 Documenting no wave: Brian Eno as urban ethnographer - Martin James Select Discography
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