Popular music Books

Book SynopsisIn This Is All a Dream We Dreamed, two of the most well-respected chroniclers of the Dead, Blair Jackson and David Gans, reveal the band's story through the words of its members and their creative collaborators, and a number of diverse fans, stitching together a multitude of voices into a seamless oral tapestry.

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Book SynopsisVinyl: A History of the Analogue Record is the first in-depth study of the vinyl record. Richard Osborne traces the evolution of the recording format from its roots in the first sound recording experiments to its survival in the world of digital technologies. This book addresses the record''s relationship with music: the analogue record was shaped by, and helped to shape, the music of the twentieth century. It also looks at the cult of vinyl records. Why are users so passionate about this format? Why has it become the subject of artworks and advertisements? Why are vinyl records still being produced? This book explores its subject using a distinctive approach: the author takes the vinyl record apart and historicizes its construction. Each chapter explores a different element: the groove, the disc shape, the label, vinyl itself, the album, the single, the b-side and the 12 single, and the sleeve. By anatomizing vinyl in this manner, the author shines new light on its impact and appeal.Trade ReviewA Yankee Book Peddler US Core Title for 2013 Special Mention, 2013 IASPM Book Prize. '...this book is actually one of the best and most engaging books on phonography and/or recording formats in recent years.' IASPM Book Prize Jury Finalist, 2013 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, Best Historical Research on General Recording Topics. A Yankee Book Peddler UK Core Title for 2012 Classified as 'Research Essential' by Baker & Taylor YBP Library Services 'Hats off to the excellent Richard Osborne for producing a thoroughly engaging and enjoyable romp through the musical history of polyvinyl chloride... The author has produced a valuable collection of sound bites and snapshots of what the 20th century sounded like.' Times Higher Education '... a well-written and thoroughly engaging précis of vinyl’s journey from its origins to its constantly shifting presence throughout the 20th Century.' Record Collector '... Richard Osborne has just released the most perfect book: a history of vinyl that does not neglect aesthetic or interpretative considerations, but focuses also on hard facts, and pays attention to technology, and economics... Osborne’s book proves a fascinating and essential read, and an elegant one at that.' InMedia 'Richard Osborne has produced a concise, readable, and well-researched historical study of the vinyl record. The text is not overloaded with scholarly apparatus, although Osborne supports his argument with quotations from primary sources... Vinyl would be an excellent addition to large public libraries as well as academic institutions that teach popular music and the history of recorded music.' CAML (Canadian Association of Music Libraries) Review '... a thoughtful discussion of the relationship between human senses and the physical aspect of records that makes them enduring objects of cultural interest... a fine introduction to both the history of recorded sound and the cuTable of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1 The Groove; Chapter 2 The Disc; Chapter 3 The Label; Chapter 4 Vinyl; Chapter 5 The LP; Chapter 6 The 45; Chapter 7 The B-Side and the 12” Single; Chapter 8 The Sleeve; conclusion Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisThis biography reveals the life story, musical style, personality, lyrics, and fashion of Katy Perrythe elements that have catapulted her to stardom and made her a 21st-century pop music icon.Katy Perry: A Biography examines who the young woman behind the hit songs, explicit lyrics, racy album covers, unconventional dress, and sometimes odd behavior really is. Through this nine-chapter narration of Perry''s life, readers will gain insight into all stages of her development as a person and as a performer, from her early childhood, to her attempts to break out within the Christian music genre, to her pop music stardom and acting career.The book can be used as both a source of information for an essay or report, and as an easy-to-use guide to find answers to specific questions. It will also be of great interest to any reader who appreciates pop music and wants to know more about Katy Perrywhere she came from, who she is today, and the fascinating journey and inspirational tale of hTable of ContentsSeries Foreword Overview Acknowledgments Introduction Timeline: Events in the Life of Katy Perry Chapter 1 "California Gurl" Chapter 2 "Teenage Dream" Chapter 3 Coming to Life Chapter 4 A Style of My Own Chapter 5 "One of the Boys" Chapter 6 The Actress Chapter 7 Giving Back Chapter 8 Controversy Chapter 9 Beyond the Music Appendices Discography Filmography Awards and Nominations Interpretation of Lyrics Bibliography Index

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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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Book SynopsisMichael Goddard is Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Salford, UK. He has published research in media and aesthetic theory, Eastern European film and visual culture and anomalous forms of popular music.Ben Halligan runs the Graduate Programme for the School of Media, Music and Performance at the University of Salford, UK, teaching in the areas of Critical Theory, Media Studies and Performance at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.Nicola Spelman is Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at the University of Salford, UK.Trade ReviewResonances offers a conceptually diverse yet simultaneously minutely detailed investigation of noise that draws a line between popular music, cultural and sound studies. … [Reverberations and Resonances] are a significant achievement, a comprehensive collection of thinking to date about where noise fits into our cultural lives, pointing forward towards a fertile development of the field. -- Adam Behr, University of Edinburgh, UK * Popular Music *From overviews of specific artists--Lou Reed, Einsturzende Neubaten, Diamanda Galas, Filthy Turd--to theorizing about the sonics of feminism, computer sounds, turntablism, and composition, this timely book resituates noise not as Jacques Attali’s societal 'herald of change' but as a vital and everyday part of the new media landscape. It’s a great addition to any serious sound scholar’s library. * Gina Arnold, Adjunct Professor of Rhetoric at University of San Francisco and author of Route 666: On The Road To Nirvana * The collection itself is a diverse mix...Resonances is fairly highbrow. The book’s language is intensively scholarly, and its appeal mostly academic. -- Guy Crucianelli * Pop Matters! *The value of this anthology lies in its attempt to be as complete as possible, and its inclusion of perspectives that often go unconsidered. -- Aurelio Cianciotta * Neural (Bloomsbury translation) *In the decade since, a stunning range of new offerings from a variety of publishers has become readily available, and sound studies is a far more expansive discipline. This fact is nowhere more evident than in Bloomsbury Academic’s excellent sound studies catalog ... the scholarship here shows how adept the cultural study of sound can be at unearthing the thorny political and social tensions that define contemporary culture. -- Nicholas C. Laudadio, University of North Carolina Wilmington * Journal of Popular Music Studies *Resonances carries its readers from the ideas of Theodor Adorno to 'Hi-Fi Wives,' Russian punk and 60s rock. If you want to know what Iannis Xenakis, Eric Clapton, and the 'Filthy Turd aesthetic' have in common, this is the book for you! Handsomely illustrated and extensively documented, Resonances is a must-read volume for modernists and postmodern cultural critics alike. -- Michael Saffle * Endorsement *'That’s not music, it’s noise!' The contributors to this book ask us to think again. They reveal that noise can prove as stimulating a part of sonic organization as melody and harmony—the distorted rock guitar being one example among many. These engrossing essays cover a remarkable variety of musical practices, exploring noise as both accident and deliberate design, and building theories about noise that set the agenda for future debate. -- Derek B. Scott, author of Sounds of the Metropolis (2008) and Musical Style and Social Meaning (2010).This collection is a massive achievement in laying the groundwork for a new way of thinking about things musical. Its scope is large - Hendrix, Xenakis, deafness, production aesthetics, pleasure, Russian punk - and essays impress in both their attention to detail and the breadth of their conceptual scope as we move from questions of aesthetics to detailed close reading. It is a study which succeeds as both music scholarship and cultural contextualization, particularly in relation to artists in other media (Ballard, Artaud) and key scholars (Attali, Adorno, Benjamin). And although it is hard to photograph noise, the book's photos find some excellent visual analogues. -- Allan F Moore, Professor of Popular Music, University of Surrey, author of Rock: the Primary Text and Song MeansTable of Contentspart one Noise, Rock and Psychedelia 1 ‘Kick Out the Jams’: Creative Anarchy and Noise in 1960s Rock Sheila Whiteley 2 Recasting Noise: The Lives and Times of Metal Machine Music Nicola Spelman 3 Shoegaze as the Third Wave: Affective Psychedelic Noise, 1965–1991 Benjamin Halligan 4 To Be Played at Maximum Volume: Rock Music as a Disabling (Deafening) Culture George McKay part two Punk Noise: Prehistories and Continuums 5 Sounds Incorporated: Dissonant Sorties into Popular Culture Stephen Mallinder 6 Stairwells of Abjection and Screaming Bodies: Einstürzende Neubauten’s Artaudian Noise Music Jennifer Shryane 7 Make a Joyous Noise: The Pentecostal Nature of American Noise Music Seb Roberts 8 Roars of Discontent: Noise and Disaffection in Two Cases of Russian Punk Yngvar B. Steinholt 9 Noise from Nowhere: Exploring ‘Noisyland’s’ Dark, Noisy and Experimental Music Michael Goddard Archive: Indestructible Energy: Seeing Noise Julie R. Kane part three Noise, Composition and Improvisation 10 Xenakian Sound Synthesis: Its Aesthetics and Influence on ‘Extreme’ Computer Music Christopher Haworth 11 Sound Barriers: The Framing Functions of Noise and Silence Alexis Paterson 12 Listening Aside: An Aesthetics of Distraction in Contemporary Musi David Cecchetto and eldritch Priest 13 Using Noise Techniques to Destabilize Composition and Improvisation Eric Lyon 14 Noise as Mediation: Adorno and the Turntablism of Philip Jeck Erich Hertz part four Approaching Noise Musics 15 Noise as Music: Is There a Historical Continuum? From Historical Roots to Industrial Music Joseph Tham 16 Noise as Material Impact: New Uses of Sound in Noiserelated Movements Rafael Sarpa 17 Into the Full: Strawson, Wyschnegradsky and Acoustic Space in Noise Musics J.-P. Caron 18 Gossips, Sirens, Hi-Fi Wives: Feminizing the Threat of Noise Marie Thompson 19 Beyond Auditive Unpleasantness: An Exploration of Noise in the Work of Filthy Turd James Mooney and Daniel Wilson Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhy is music so important to most of us? How does music help us both in our everyday lives, and in the more specialist context of music therapy? This book suggests a new way of approaching these topical questions, drawing from Ansdell''s long experience as a music therapist, and from the latest thinking on music in everyday life. Vibrant and moving examples from music therapy situations are twinned with the stories of ''ordinary'' people who describe how music helps them within their everyday lives. Together this complementary material leads Ansdell to present a new interdisciplinary framework showing how musical experiences can help all of us build and negotiate identities, make intimate non-verbal relationships, belong together in community, and find moments of transcendence and meaning. How Music Helps is not just a book about music therapy. It has the more ambitious aim to promote (from a music therapist''s perspective) a better understanding of ''music and change'' in our personTrade Review’How Music Helps represents a fascinating and thought-provoking investigation into the importance of music in the lives of people. With a philosophical orientation that will resonate with many of us who are advocates of the social-cultural impact of music and music making, Ansdell expertly weaves person-centered narratives and theoretical reflection. A first rate book from an author who is continuing the legacy of Nordoff and Robbins by always thinking musically within the music therapy context’. Lee Higgins, Boston University, USA ’With ecological sensitivity as subject and method, Gary Ansdell has produced an exquisite guide to the exploration of music’s help in music therapy and in everyday life. The question of how music helps is approached by elaborations of where and when music helps, for people in specific situations. This is food for our theoretical imagination and a stimulating invitation to interdisciplinary work.’ Brynjulf Stige, University of Bergen, Norway ’Ansdell's newest music therapy book is not a research study, a theory or practice handbook, or a textbook for music therapists. It is instead an eco-phenomenology of the benefits of music, exploring where, when, and how music helps people make connections in order to heal and grow ... Ansdell provides useful diagrams, an appendix about his method, and extensive scholarly apparatus. For anyone in the healing professions, this book demonstrates that all musicians can benefit from the experiences of healing that come from making music for themselves and with other people. ...Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.’ Choice ’... a complex and thoroughly enriching, challenging and inspiring reading experience. I highly recommend this book to any music therapist, musician and music lover. Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music EducationTable of ContentsMusic's Help; I: Musical Worlds; 1: Musical Ecologies; 2: Musical Lifeworlds; II: Musical Experience; 3: The Music of Experience; 4: Aspects of Musical Experience; 5: Helpful Musical Experiences; III: Musical Personhood; 6: Musical Recognition; 7: Core Musicality; 8: Musical Identities; 9: Musical Performances; IV: Musical Relationship; 10: Musical Connection; 11: Musical Companionship; 12: Musical Dialogue; 13: Musical Meeting; V: Musical Community; 14: Musical Togetherness; 15: Musical Hospitality; 16: Musical Belonging; 17: Musical Ritual; VI: Musical Transcendence; 18: Musical Epiphany; 19: Musical Thresholds; 20: Musical Hope; Musical Flourishing

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Book SynopsisBob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, the Itals, the Ethiopians-they all dropped dazzling proverbs into their best known reggae tunes. ""What come bad in the morning, can't come good in the evening."" ""They love to give you a basket to carry water."" ""The harder the battle be, ago sweeter the victory."" In Reggae Wisdom: Proverbs in Jamaican Music Swami Anand Prahlad looks at the contexts and origins of these proverbs, using them as a cultural sheet music toward understanding the history of Jamaican culture, Rastafari religion, and the music that is that culture's worldwide voice. Prahlad's fieldwork in Jamaica is extensive. For him, the study of Jamaican sayings and music is not only an academic endeavor. It is also a personal and poetic exploration. Prahlad says, ""I am writing not only as a folklorist but also as a member of the international reggae community, a group of people around the globe who look to this music for its joy, wisdom, and strength."" His unique, groundbreaking study argues that contemporary reggae artists are self-styled Rastafari priests for an international community of listeners and devotees. These ""warrior/priests"" serve as educators, healers, prophets, advisers, and social critics. Their proverbs become sources of strength and inspiration for members of the reggae community. Several chapters in Reggae Wisdom offer important insights into Rastafari ideology, the history of reggae, the life and folk culture of Jamaican communities, and the recording scene that gave rise to roots reggae. One chapter, based on the author's fieldwork in Jamaica, considers the use of proverbs by ordinary individuals in Jamaican society. Other chapters focus on proverbs used by musical artists such as Bob Marley. Chapters also explore the contexts of album cover art, promotional materials, concert venues, and performance styles and conventions. As Prahlad says, ""What better way to enter this rich and powerful, eclectic world of sound and sense than through the magical world of proverbs?"" Swami Anand Prahlad is an associate professor of English and anthropology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is the author of African American Proverbs in Context (University Press of Mississippi).

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Book SynopsisWhen Elvis Presley first showed up at Sam Phillips's Memphis-based Sun Records studio, he was a shy teenager in search of a sound. Phillips invited a local guitarist named Scotty Moore to stand in. Scotty listened carefully to the young singer and immediately realized that Elvis had something special. Along with bass player Bill Black, the trio recorded an old blues number called ""That's All Right, Mama."" It turned out to be Elvis's first single and the defining record of his early style, with a trilling guitar hook that swirled country and blues together and minted a sound with unforgettable appeal. Its success launched a whirlwind of touring, radio appearances, and Elvis's first break into movies. Scotty was there every step of the way as both guitarist and manager, until Elvis's new manager, Colonel Tom Parker, pushed him out. Scotty and Elvis would not perform together again until the classic 1968 ""comeback"" television special. Scotty never saw Elvis after that.With both Bill Black and Elvis gone, Scotty Moore is the only one left to tell the story of how Elvis and Scotty transformed popular music and how Scotty created the sound that became a prototype for so many rock guitarists to follow. Thoroughly updated, this edition delivers guitarist Scotty Moore's story as never before

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Book SynopsisThe DJ stands at a juncture of technology, performance and culture in the increasingly uncertain climate of the popular music industry, functioning both as pioneer of musical taste and gatekeeper of the music industry. Together with promoters, producers, video jockeys (VJs) and other professionals in dance music scenes, DJs have pushed forward music techniques and technological developments in last few decades, from mashups and remixes to digital systems for emulating vinyl performance modes. This book is the outcome of international collaboration among academics in the study of electronic dance music. Mixing established and upcoming researchers from the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Australia and Brazil, the collection offers critical insights into DJ activities in a range of global dance music contexts. In particular, chapters address digitization and performativity, as well as issues surrounding the gender dynamics and political economies of DJ cultures and practices.Trade ReviewWhat is enjoyable about the Attias, Gavanas, and Rietveld collection is that it not only draws on perspectives from academics associated with musicology but also includes specialists in social anthropology, cultural studies, communication studies, and media practice. Not only are the local scenes discussed diverse, but the academic perspectives and disciplines represented include multiple views … for this reason, it should be on the radar of scholar’s associated with popular music, and certainly those interested in EDM. Selections from this book would also be well-suited for introductory courses in popular music or music technology. -- Eva J. Egolf * Women and Music *DJ Culture in the Mix offers not only a much broader picture than the standard monolithic account, but a refreshingly different type of picture - a cubist approach, with a dozen viewpoints thrown unpredictably together . . . A timely representation of just how broad the subject is - and should be -- Adam Harper * The Wire *A merit of the book consists of its insights into particular scenes, which is in itself a characterising trait of DJ cultures. Valuable field research, historical research and interviews with scene operators and participants spot light on various contexts...Overall, this makes for a kaleidoscopic look at DJ culture. -- Carlo Nardi, Rhodes University * Dancecult.net *There are good books on dance clubs and dance music, but this is the first volume on the figure of the dance music DJ and it is most welcome. DJ Culture in the Mix is well-organized, up-to-date and genuinely international, and brings together many of the leading figures in dance music studies. Highly recommended. * Will Straw, Ph.D Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and Professor, Department of Art History and Communications Studies, McGill University, Canada *Like a good DJ set, DJ Culture in the Mix is an invigorating, well-conceived collection that leaves us both satisfied and eager for more. Many thanks to this excellent group of scholars for a multifaceted exploration of the rich, but little understood world of the electronic dance music DJ. * Mark Katz, author of Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ *Exploring everything from the fractious taste politics of New York gay clubland during the post-disco Eighties to the cult of speed in 21st Century drum ‘n’ bass, DJ Culture In the Mix is a collection of probing, insightful essays that will provide stimulation and enlightenment for dance music scholars and dance music fans alike. * Simon Reynolds, author of Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture *DJ Culture in the Mix fills a long overdue void in DJ and electronic dance music literature. Interdisciplinary in focus and approach, the essays within raise thoughtful questions and offer a range of critical insights into the complexities of DJ cultures and practices around the world. * Rebekah Farrugia, Oakland University, US *One of the strongest points of this collection is the attention it pays to issues of gender in relation to DJs, their careers, and their representations in EDM scenes. … Gavanas and Reitsamer refuse to content themselves with merely observing that the DJ profession is male-dominated, instead striving to understand how this has come to be, how it persists, and what efforts are being made to change it. … DJ Culture in the Mix is an original, valuable, and much-needed contribution to the scholarship of DJS and their activities in the EDM scene. -- Luis-Manuel Garcia * The World of Music (New Series) *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Hillegonda C. Rietveld Chapter 2: Subjectivity in the Groove: Phonography, Digitality, and Fidelity Bernardo Alexander Attias Chapter 3: DJ Technologies, Social Networks, and Gendered Trajectories in European DJ Cultures Anna Gavanas and Rosa Reitsamer Chapter 4: ‘Journey to the Light’? Immersion, Spectacle, and Mediation Hillegonda C. Rietveld Chapter 5: The DJ as Electronic De-Territorializer Mirko M. Hall and Naida Zukic Chapter 6: ‘It’s Not the Mix, It’s the Selection’: Music Programming in Contemporary DJ Culture Kai Fikentscher Chapter 7: Electronic Dance Music and Technological Change: Lessons from Actor-Network Theory - Jonathan Yu Chapter 8: DJ Culture and the Commercial Club Scene in Sydney Ed Montano Chapter 9: DJs and the Aesthetic of Acceleration in Drum ‘n’ Bass Chris Christodoulou Chapter 10: The Forging of a White Gay Aesthetic at the Saint, 1980-84 Tim Lawrence Chapter 11: DJs as Cultural Mediators: the Mixing Work of São Paulo’s Peripheral DJs Ivan Paolo de Paris Fontanari Chapter 12: War on the Dance Floor: Synthscenen’s Military Power Games Johanna Paulsson Chapter 13: DJ-Driven Literature: A Linguistic Remix Simon A. Morrison Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisEmpire of Funk: Hip Hop and Representation in Filipina/o America gives long overdue attention to the most popular cultural art form practiced by recent generations of Filipina/o American youth. A pioneering work, the anthology features the voices of artists, scholars, and activists to begin a dialogue on Filipina/o American youth culture and its relationship to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class. The text also offers the opportunity to question the future of Hip Hop itself.Chapters in Empire of Funk explore Filipina/o American Hip Hop aesthetics, community-building, the geography of Hip Hop in Filipina/o America, sexuality and power, activism and praxis, visual culture, and navigating the Hip Hop industry.This text gives readers a thoughtful introduction to an often-overlooked aspect of American society and culture. It can be used in courses dealing with race and ethnicity, American youth culture, popular culture in America, and immigrant communities.Trade ReviewHip hop has long been a culture that has brought together different types of people. But what many do not know is the incredible and powerful contributions of the Asian community to hip hop, the most dominant youth culture on the planet since the late 1970s. Empire of Funk: Hip Hop and Representation in Filipina/o America is a very necessary and spectacular contribution to correcting that great omission." —Kevin Powell, President/CoFounder, BK Nation"Moving, historical, and powerful, the stories, the rhymes, the beats, the moves, the politics, the language, and the love all shine through and gives voice to a critical part of Hip Hop's history—a must read!" —JLove Calderón, activist, social entrepreneur, and transmedia producer

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Book SynopsisTransatlantic Roots Music presents a collection of essays on the debates about origins, authenticity, and identity in folk and blues music. These essays originated in an international conference on the Transatlantic paths of American roots music, out of which emerged common themes and questions of origins and authenticity in folk music, be it black or white, American or British. While the central theme of the collection is musical influences, issues of national, local, and racial identity are also recurring subjects. Were these identities invented, imagined, constructed by the performers, or by those who recorded the music for posterity?The book features a new essay on the blues by Paul Oliver alongside an essay on Oliver's seminal blues scholarship. There are also several essays on British blues and the links between performers and styles in the United States and Britain. And there are new essays on critical figures such as Alan Lomax and Woody Guthrie.This volume uniquely offers perspectives from both sides of the Atlantic on the interplay of influences in roots music and the debates about these subjects. The book draws on the work of eminent, established scholars and emerging, young academics who are already making a contribution to the field. Throughout, contributors offer the most recent scholarship available on key issues.

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Book SynopsisGlobal Punk examines the global phenomenon of DIY (do-it-yourself) punk, arguing that it provides a powerful tool for political resistance and personal self-empowerment. Drawing examples from across the evolution of punk – from the streets of 1976 London to the alleys of contemporary Jakarta – Global Punk is both historically rich and global in scope. Looking beyond the music to explore DIY punk as a lived experience, Global Punk examines the ways in which punk contributes to the process of disalienation and political engagement. The book critically examines the impact that DIY punk has had on both individuals and communities, and offers chapter-length investigations of two important aspects of DIY punk culture: independent record labels and self-published zines. Grounded in scholarly theories, but written in a highly accessible style, Global Punk shows why DIY punk remains a vital cultural form for hundreds of thousands of people across the globe today.Trade ReviewGlobal Punk is filled with people I know, contemporary punk bands I like (or at least have heard of), and theoretic models I respect. It feels intimate. I believe that anyone actively involved in DIY punk rock will experience this intimacy…it will be the book I buy for friends, and revisit for years to come. Highly recommended. -- Matthew Hart * Razorcake *During my time reading Global Punk, I was surprised at how uplifted and empowered I felt. I’d guess that Dunn wasn’t thinking he was writing a self-help book, but reading stories of how punk has given agency to people—and continues to do so—of all sorts of backgrounds throughout the world gave this reader some hope in the midst of an all too depressing world. -- Kurt Morris * Razorcake *Kevin Dunn has produced a very good and much-needed book ... [I]t offers an enjoyable and interesting read which researchers can build upon in the future. * Popular Music *I’ve been waiting a long time for a book that tackled punk in all its complexity both on a global and local level and finally, Kevin Dunn has done it. In Global Punk, Dunn doesn’t come across as a dispassionate observer, but an active participant in a very real and living resistant subculture, one that still resonates across the world. By reminding us how vital punk still is on a day to day basis, Dunn has created a book that truly inspires and reminds us why punk still matters and why we should never give up the hope of positive change. * Brian Cogan, Associate Professor, Department of Communications, Molloy College, USA, and author of The Encyclopedia of Punk (2010) *So, you think you know something about punk? Well, maybe you do, but Kevin Dunn has forgotten more about punk than you and I will ever know. Global Punk is a book about this punk planet, alright, and it succeeds because of Dunn's intercontinental range. He takes us to punk scenes past and present, from basements to beaches, all around the globe, where punks have drawn from their DIY toolkit to build and sustain communities fueled by music and dedicated to resistance and empowerment. He captures punk's political potency with nuance and passion, and makes it accessible. The result is something of a punk public service announcement—so pay attention! * Michael Stewart Foley, Professor, Department of American Studies, The University of Groningen, Netherlands, and author of Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (2015) *More than music, deeper than fashion, broader than mere subculture, DIY punk is a way of being; it offers resources for positing alternative spaces and resistant modes of inhabiting the world. This delightfully accessible book melds punk history and global scene reports with an introduction to fundamental ideas about the self, the social, and what politics can mean and be. * Sara R. Marcus, English and Interdisciplinary Humanities, Princeton University, USA *Dunn’s brilliant, demanding, delightful text draws you in, pulls and pushes you in new and different ways of thinking, makes you want to do something/anything. This is smart, accessible, committed, passionate work—this informative, interesting, challenging book has a heart every bit as powerful as its head. Per Patti Smith, Dunn proceeds with abandon, to the benefit of us all. This work joins a small and select group of texts, academic and not, which are upending longstanding conventions. It should be read and will resonate wide, deep, and far in Cultural Studies, Music History, Anthropology, Sociology, International Studies, Urban Studies, Feminist Studies, Queer Studies, Comparative Literature, and more, not least everyday folks who care and are committed to music and the way(s) in which it shapes our lives. Dunn dazzlingly locates, explicates, and explores borders, personhood, collectivities, space(s), and place(s). The shift is away from (but conscious of) the “big, large, huge” social science project to one where the cultural is the political and we engage the “small worlds” which are our world(s) (and hence matter most for most of us most of the time) and encounter webs in which in which life and movements are ineluctably produced in and through ever dynamic relations. This heady concoction and concatenation brings to mind Tsing’s metaphorical “zones of awkward engagement” a space/place/time elsewhere and elsewhen where things may begin to “happen,” where we manufacture “meaning,” and (im)possibilities abound. And does it all in a way which is legible for mere mortals. Global Punk changed how I understand and exist in the world(s). * Eric Selbin, Professor, Department of Political Science, Southwestern University, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue Punk Won: A Conversation with Ian MacKaye 1. Punk Matters: DIY punk and the politics of resistance 2. You’re Not Punk and I’m Telling Everyone: Oppositional identities and disalienation 3. Fuck Your Scene, Kid: The power of local scenes 4. Punk Goes the World: Global networks, counter-hegemony and the contradictions of globalization 5. If It Ain’t Cheap, It Ain’t Punk: Punk record labels and DIY as a (anti-)business model 6. Satan Wears a Bra while Sniffin’ Glue and eating Razorcake: Punk zines and the politics of DIY self-publishing 7. Total Resistance to the Fucking System: Anarcho-punk and resistance in everyday life Postscript Punk Rock Won’t Change the World, It Already Has Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisWhen LA musicians Russell and Ron Mael moved to Britain in 1973, they hit the pop world as Sparks and looked like Oddballs, even in the context of the Glam Rock movement that made them welcome. Soon defined by their weird and wonderful 1974 single This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us from the Kimono My House album, Sparks went on to release 21 albums over four decades, each record inhabiting a bizarre world of it's own. Their songs were peppered with puns and pop culture nods, as well as nostalgia and jokey images, all mixed up in a kaleidoscope of musical references ranging from rock to glam to disco. The paperback edition of the critically acclaimed biography. The Sparks story is now celebrated in this book, Daryl Easlea's exploration of their extraordinary career drawing on hours of new interviews and research. Talent is an Asset comes as close as possible to pinning down the quicksilver nature of two gifted musicians who have gone out of their way to remain unpredictable and elusive, forever entrenched behind a dazzling gallery of jokes, impersonations and musical eccentricities.Trade Review'[Easlea's] mastery of the story makes Talent is an Asset that rare kind of page turning biography that nips along like any bestselling novel. ' Record Collector 'The early exploits are the most interesting.' Mojo ****

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Book SynopsisBruce Springsteen is one of the most important and controversial rock stars of our times: this is the story of the man - a complex, poetic loner whose albums went on to sell 18 million copies - and the band that gave his inner vision a punch and a swagger. Clinton Heylin has written the most factually accurate, informative book on Springsteen to date. As in Heylin's definitive Bob Dylan title Revolution in the Air, E Street Shuffle will focus on Bruce Springsteen and his work: the songs he's written, the way they were recorded, how they sounded live. Heylin also has unparalleled access to the people around Springsteen: current and former members of the E Street Band; CBS A&R personnel; Springsteen's 'New Dylan' contemporaries, as well as fellow Asbury Park musicians and scenesters, and rock critics. This is the essential book for any fan of the Boss.Praise for Clinton Heylin:"Arguably the world's greatest rock biographer." - The Irish Independent."The only Dylanologist worth reading." - The New York Times.Trade ReviewAn impressive feat of rock scholarship. * Sunday Telegraph *Heylin traces Springssteen's development from the bars of the Jersey Shore to the stadiums of the world in compelling fashion. * Catholic Herald *

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Book SynopsisPatti Smith is one of pop culture's true originals. The 1975 release of her debut album Horses signalled the start of a career full of passionate commitment, abrupt gear changes and unlikely collaborations which continues to flourish well into the 21st century.Nick Johnstone, respected music journalist and long time fan, unravels the story of the girl from Chicago who mixed poetry, underground theatre, jazz and rock, and who played a key role in shaping the New York punk scene of the mid-Seventies. From the home town experimental poems through street performance in Paris to high times in New York's Chelsea Hotel, from the quiet years in suburban Detroit with husband Fred 'Sonic' to her ascension to iconic status, the Patti Smith story is full of unexpected twists and turns. Nick Johnstone makes fascinating sense of a complex creative and produces a compelling insight into the life and times of a woman who has always refused to compromise. Arthur Rimbaud, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sam Shepherd and Bruce Springsteen are just a few who have become associated with the Patti Smith legend. She has toured with Bob Dylan, opened for the New York Dolls and duetted on record with R.E.M., written songs for movies and still produces albums off arresting originality.

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Book SynopsisMillion Dollar Quartet' is the name given to recordings made on Tuesday December 4, 1956 in the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The recordings were of an impromptu jam session among Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.The events of the session. Very few participants survive. Includes interviews with the drummer and the sound engineer. A detailed analysis of the music played - and its relevance to subsequent popular music. The early lives and careers of the quartet - where they were in 1956. Relevant social and economic factors which meant that a massive audience of young people were keenly looking for a new kind of music they could call their own. The "reunions" of surviving members of the quartet. The emergence of the tapes, first on bootleg and then on legitimate CDs. The genesis of the stage show and its reception - the enduring appeal of the music.

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Book SynopsisThe indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Led Zeppelin. An album by album, track by track, run-down of every song released by Led Zeppelin, from their classic first album to their best selling albums of the seventies and beyond. Also includes details of their remastered recordings, compilation albums, live albums and Led Zeppelin on DVD. Features include...*An album by album, track by track analysis *Information on when and where the music was recorded *A track index for easy reference *16 pages of colour pictures

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Book SynopsisThe paperback edition of the bestselling biography. The Kinks are the quintessential British sixties band, revered for an incredible series of classic songs ('You Really Got Me', 'Waterloo Sunset' and 'Lola' to name but a few) and critically acclaimed albums (The Village Green Preservation Society). Featuring original interviews with key band members Ray Davies, his brother Dave and Mick Avory, as well as Chrissie Hynde and many others close to the group, every stage of their career is covered in fascinating detail: the hits, the American successes of the 1970s and the legendary band in-fighting. Nearly 50 years after they formed, The Kinks influence is still being felt today as strongly as ever.Trade Reviewnew interviews with both Dave and Ray are particularly revealing.' MOJO ' - journalist Hasted has delivered the most complete and satisfying biography ever published on the band.' Record Collector

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Book SynopsisAn updated edition of the bestselling biography to include details of her sixth studio album The Truth About Love which was a worldwide number one hit and the birth of her first child in 2011.

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Book SynopsisAn updated edition of this bestselling biography that features details of her second album Born This Way and her subsequent tour as well as the release of her long-awaited third album in spring 2013, ARTPOP. Includes her numerous controversies such as that meat dress, her many collaborations with everyone with Elton John to Cher and Tony Bennett, and her movie acting debut in Machete Kills in early 2013. This is the story of her high-speed rise in the fame game, told with a mix of admiration and sharp journalistic insight. Packed with full-colour photographs complete this portrait of one of the biggest names in modern music.

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Book SynopsisDanny O'Donoghue is loved by millions around the world as the frontman of The Script. A cheeky Irish charmer, he is blessed with rugged good looks and a voice that pours every drop of emotion into heartfelt lyrics. But success did not come quickly for the Dubliner - it took years of hard grafting to hit the big time. Youngest of a musical family, Danny was born to be a rock star. With no interest in education, his long path to stardom began after a chance meeting with would-be guitar hero Mark Sheehan. Little did the two youngsters know that they would ultimately find fame together as one of Ireland's most successful bands. But Danny would spend a decade in musical purgatory in the US, stealing bags of ice just to fill his bath and making tea in the recording studios for the likes of Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears, before the two triumphantly struck out on their own. With years of learning from the best, they knew the recipe for success. the Script exploded onto the scene in style, with hit singles turning them into worldwide stars. With Paul McCartney, Take That and U2 all clamouring for their support, they were soon headlining arenas themselves. And in 2012, Danny's career reached new heights as a judge on hit show The Voice. His journey from tea boy to TV star, music hero and household name was complete.

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Book SynopsisBruno Mars has sold over 115 million records worldwide as a singer, producer and songwriter. This book documents his childhood in Honolulu and how he found fame from the age of four.

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Book SynopsisThis updated edition of the bestselling biography now includes new interviews with the band conducted by the author between 2010 and 2012, including many extremely personal, never-before-seen passages. Alongside this is a detailed new chapter to the book, covering the extensive world tour for 'The Resistance' and the relationship break-ups, wild LA rock'n'roll parties, alcohol addictions and recoveries that led to the writing and recording of Muse's most recent album 'The 2nd Law'. Exploring the meanings behind the songs themselves, the chapter concludes with first-hand accounts of several up-close-and-personal live shows and looks forward to the huge stadium tour of the summer.Trade ReviewObsessively observed, nicely paced. Includes plenty of previously unpublished interviews. [This book] makes you appreciate how far this band has come.' Record Collector (5 stars) 'Mark Beaumont does a compelling job taking you to the heart of the band.' Classic Rock

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