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Omnibus Press Tales of the Smiths Graphic
Book SynopsisTales of The Smiths is a comic book retelling of the band members' teenage years, before the group was famous, and includes fascinating digressions about their influences (the New York Dolls, Nico, Sex Pistols, NY punk, Patti Smith, etc) and the times in which they were growing up. The story reaches its climax with the meeting of Morrissey and Marr, the formation of the band in 1982 and their first gig as The Smiths. With an introduction by Simon Wolstencroft, The Smiths' first drummer and the former drummer with The Fall, Patrol and Freak Party, which featured Andy Rourke and Johnny Marr.
£21.25
Hal Leonard Europe Limited ABBA Gold: Flute Playalong
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£14.99
Equinox Publishing Ltd Rufus Wainwright
Book SynopsisCanadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright (b. 1973) is famous around the world for his multi-faceted musical style, shown through both his recorded output and his engaging live performances. In this book, Katherine Williams combines aspects of his life story with scholarly readings drawn from several methodologies. Popular music studies, opera, queer studies, music and geography, the sound-box: all combine to give a rich biographical and interpretative overview of Wainwright's life and music. Williams brings together close musical analysis with such varied disciplinary perspectives with a tone that is both in-depth and scholarly, and accessible. The book is a must-read for fans, students and scholars alike.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Family 2. Western Art Music and Pop: Conflict and Coherence 3. Opera, Gender and Sexuality 4. Place and Space 5. The VoiceConclusion
£23.70
Louisiana State University Press A Hound Dog Tale
Book SynopsisThe release of the song ‘Hound Dog’ in 1953 marked a turning point in American popular culture, and throughout its history, the hit ballad bridged divides of race, gender, and generational conflict. Ben Wynne’s A Hound Dog Tale discusses the stars who made this rock ‘n’ roll standard famous.Trade ReviewThis well-written book offers a glimpse into the tangled world of early rock 'n' roll and those who were part of the perfect storm that produced the song 'Hound Dog.' Ben Wynne addresses the complicated matter of cultural appropriation by white artists using African American musical forms, and he shows how the young Jewish songwriters who penned the lyrics add an intriguing factor that is typical of a hybrid American culture. A Hound Dog Tale is for fans of the music but also for anyone interested in American society at a galvanizing musical moment." - Charles Reagan Wilson, author of Judgment and Grace in Dixie: Southern Faiths from Faulkner to Elvis"[This book is] very well-researched. Wynne tells us the saga of 'Hound Dog' and, in doing so, contributes to the fact that Big Mama Thornton's role in this story deservedly shines again in the public eye." - Michael Spörke, author of Big Mama Thornton: The Life and Music
£24.65
Chicago Review Press Prince on Prince: Interviews and Encounters
Book SynopsisPrince on Prince gets behind the controversies to tell the Prince story in his own words. Prince is among the most respected and influential entertainers of the twentieth century, breaking sexual, racial, and creative barriers throughout his almost forty years in the spotlight. He was a multitalented studio artist, a master songwriter who produced and performed almost all of his own music on yearly LPs and countless singles and videos. He was one of the most dynamic live performers ever to hit the stage, a world-class dancer, and musician who’s still remembered for the best Super Bowl halftime performance in history. He fought for artists’ rights, changed his name to a glyph, and took a star turn in the Oscar-winner Purple Rain. But for all this, he was a quiet and private individual, reluctant to talk about the work he felt should speak for itself. This volume offers a chronological look at some of Prince’s most entertaining and revealing interviews, from 1978 and the release of his debut LP, For You, to a 2015 interview conducted only months before his untimely death at the age of fifty-seven. Prince’s memoir was left incomplete, but this volume offers a view of the man as he sought to portray himself in his own words to journalists of every status throughout his career.Table of ContentsMay / June 1978 Prince: Touch of Magic Insider Jeff Schneider Mar-80 That Mysterious Prince: He Talks About Himself! Soul Teen J. Randy Taraborrelli 21 Dec. 1980 Prince: More than just a ‘Dirty Mind’ Los Angeles Times Dennis Hunt 25 Feb. 1981 Prince in the afternoon Aquarian Night Owl – supplement Gene Kalbacher Jun. 1981 Prince. Mom’s favorite freak Rock & Soul Ed Ochs 6 Jun. 1981 Strutting With The New Soul Monarch New Musical Express (NME) Chris Salewicz Nov. 21 1982 The Renegade Prince Los Angeles Times Robert Hillburn Sep. 1983 Mixed Emotions: Prince on the Music Musician Robert Hillburn Sep. 1983 Prince: Strange Tales from Andre’s Basement... and other fantasies come true. Musician Barbara Graustark September 12 1985 Prince Talks Rolling Stone Jun 7 1986 Radio Interview Power96 WHYT Electrifying Mojo Jan. 1992 Prince Invites Black Beat to Paisley Park Black Beat Steven Ivory 11 Mar. 1995 New Gold Dream Echoes Adam Mattera Nov. 12 1996 Press Conference Portrait of The Artist as a newly free man Nick Krewen Jan. 1997 Den Siste Artisten (The Last Artist) Pop Andres Lokko Apr. 1997 Portrait of the Artist Musician Robert L. Doerschuk June 24 1997 World Healing Project Press Conference Aug. 1998 18 Questions for THE ARTIST (still generally known as Prince) Mojo (#57) Ben Edmonds Oct./Nov. 1999 The ARTIST Formerly known as PRINCE... An Exclusive Interview OK! Jesse Nash Dec. 1999 O(+>: Portrait of The Artists as a Free Man Notorious Dimitri Ehrlich Mar-00 An Interview with the Prince formerly known as The Artist MOJO Barney Hoskyns May 16 2000 NYC Press Conference Jun. 2001 Prince Yahoo! Internet Life Bilge Ebiri Jun. 12 2004 Prince of Paradox Daily Telegraph Mick Brown Sept. 12 2004 "Where's My Interview?" Gallery of Sound Gary Graff December 13 2005 Press Conference - Los Angeles 11 Jan. 2009 My night with Prince L.A. Times Ann Powers October 12 2009 Hotel Costes Press Conference 24-Jun-10 ‘Ik word steeds beter’ ("I'm getting better") Het Nieuwsblad Hans-Maarten Post 23-Jun-11 "I'm a musician. And I am music" The Guardian Dorian Lynskey 3 Jul. 2013 Everlasting Now: Prince V Vanessa Grigoriadis Apr-14 All The Critics Love You In . . . London? Mojo Will Hodgkinson 22 Dec. 2015 Prince Hits N Runs N Talks! Ebony Miles Marshall Lewis
£16.16
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ESGs Come Away with ESG
Book SynopsisESG were one of the first bands to sign to British indie label Factory Records, working with famed producer Martin Hannett on their early EPs. The band''s signature guitar sound from iconic single UFO' has been sampled in hundreds of hip hop records, and everyone from Karen O to Kathleen Hanna lists the South Bronx group as a direct influence. So why do the Scroggins sisters appear as nothing more than a footnote in the 1980s music scene? Through interviews with founding member Renee Scroggins, alongside cult-figures from 1980s New York and North England, this book follows the story of a group of sisters who made it out of the New York projects and into the heart of the dancefloor. Come Away With ESG repositions ESG in their rightful place as punk pioneers and explains howtheir primal beats have paved the way for modern dance music today.Trade ReviewThe book gives ESG their rightful place as "funk punk pioneers" and describes how their original beats paved the way for the modern dance music of today. * Ox-Fanzine: Magazine for Rock'n'Roll (translated) *A superb addition to the series. . . . Percy skilfully guides the reader through the ESG story which is, unsurprisingly, often exasperating. . . . This is also a story of survival, a belief in a sound and ultimately a celebration of an album that ‘will sound out for years to come–omnipresent, unstoppable, and finally making sense to those that hear it.’ . . . A cautionary, compulsive tale, brilliantly told. * The Crack *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The South Bronx Story 2. From Downtown Manhattan to Up North Manchester: Come Away with ESG 3. Sample Credits Don’t Pay Our Bills 4. Keep On Moving 5. 40 Years of Dancing: ESG’s Decade-Spanning Legacy Notes
£9.49
Ventil Verlag Dead Moon: Off The Grid
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£29.75
University Press of Florida Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern Rock
Book SynopsisBlends eyewitness detail with in-depth history to tell the story of how Jacksonville, Florida bred a generation of legendary musicians. This book offers vivid journey into a crucible of American music, and shines a light on the artists and songs that powered a phenomenon.Trade Review[An] enjoyable book that's part memoir and part music history. . . . Offers entertaining glimpses into the development of a music scene and music style." - No DepressionTable of Contents Preface: Jacksonville Blues Introduction: What Is Southern Rock? 1. Gram Parsons: A Walking Contradiction 2. The Bitter Ind/31st of February 3. The Allman Brothers Band 4. Cowboy 5. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Bad-Boy Chic 6. Blackfoot: Southern Metal 7. 38 Special: Holding on Loosely 8. Molly Hatchet: Southern Spinal Tap 9. Derek Trucks: Channeling Duane 10. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£20.66
WW Norton & Co The Lyrics 1956 to the Present
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Washington Post Notable Book Excerpted in The New Yorker A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through his most meaningful songs.Trade Review"To read over the words to these 154 songs is to be impressed not merely with McCartney’s productivity but with the fertility of his imagination and the potency of his offhand, unfussy style.... The Lyrics makes clear that McCartney has written on a high level long past his Beatles years, and even the weakest lyrics in the books have a character all their own: a feeling of giddy playfulness and unguarded experimentation. They’re a joy to read because they exude the joy their maker took in their making.... Over and over, McCartney shows how deeply he is steeped in literary history and how much his output as a songwriter has in common with the works of the likes of Dickens and Shakespeare." -- David Hajdu - New York Times Book Review"The Lyrics is a triumph. It is hugely readable, devoid of rock cliché, and full of fresh stories and opinions that even devoted fans won’t have encountered before. The pictures of McCartney and of handwritten lyrics, many of them never previously published, are worth the entry ticket on their own and the quality of the boxed product makes it a tactile pleasure and fun to possess.... The Lyrics is McCartney at his best." -- David Finklestein - The Times (UK)"Reading The Lyrics is like standing in a master chef’s kitchen as he prepares a dish, adding a dash of this and a spoonful of that and talking to us so winningly.... The Lyrics is able to cram in much more — show posters, set lists, handwritten notes, group photos both staged and casual.... There’s nothing like listening to Macca (as McCartney was known in his Liverpool days) talk about the rise of a band composed largely of working-class teens who changed the world forever.... Almost 60 years later, it’s still an amazing story.... Muldoon interviewed him for hours and coaxed out these charming commentaries." -- David Kirby - Washington Post"Careening from decade to decade, and invoking John Lennon on the regular, it is likely the closest thing to a memoir McCartney will ever publish, with lyric sheets and a hefty number of unseen personal photos of his family and The Beatles." -- Kim Willis - USA Today"Indeed, The Lyrics easily represents the finest collection of illustrations associated with McCartney's life and work. And it's beautifully rendered, to boot. Drop-dead gorgeous as books go, The Lyrics rivals the finest art imprints." -- Kenneth Womack - Salon"With a gravity, reverence and sense of occasion that hasn't been seen since the Levites rolled out the Ark of the Covenant, the complete lyrics of Paul McCartney are published at last." -- John Walsh - Sunday Times"An unparalleled look at [McCartney's] creativity process... The breadth of his influences is astonishing." -- Jordan Runtagh - People
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Oxford University Press Inc The Gerry Mulligan 1950s Quartets OXFORD STUDIES
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAlyn Shipton has produced a well-researched, excellently detailed study of Mulligan's quartets. A very enjoyable read. * Bill Crow, author of From Birdland to Broadway: Scenes from a Jazz Life and bassist in the Mulligan quartet *Mulligan's brainy but playful artistry gets the attention it deserves in this valuable study by Alyn Shipton. His writing teems with clear, meticulous scholarship, musical understanding, and a desire to make his subject appealing and accessible to everyone from casual jazz lovers to musicians. With Shipton's book in hand, readers will set forth on a beautiful voyage of discovery. * James Gavin, award-winning music journalist and author of Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker *Highly recommended. * Lance Liddle, bebop spoken here *With forensic attention to detail Alyn Shipton reveals fresh and original material about a group that created a totally new ensemble sound. Famously pianoless the quartet was dominated by Gerry Mulligan's baritone saxophone not only as a soloist but also as an accompanying voice. In his Preface, the author makes it clear to being "fascinated by Mulligan's playing, writing and band-leading" since his schooldays. The research he undertook in 2002 for a four-part series on Mulligan's music for BBC Radio 3 allowed him to meet many "musicians and associates from all periods of his career". His "comprehensive sweep through newspaper and magazine reports" uncovers much that is new in the quartet's evolution. * Gordon Jack, The Jazz *Meticulously detailed but intensely readable analysis of the baritone sax giant's creative heyday. * Ben Thompson, Mojo magazine *The book places Gerry Mulligan's 1950s pianoless quartet in its historical and musical context by a detailed discussion of its recordings. * Gordon Jack, Jazz Profiles *This becomes the most useful book on Mulligan so far, and an appropriate celebration of his unique contribution. * Brian Priestley, Jazzwise *A worthwhile addition to the literature on Gerry Mulligan and a valuable aid to understanding a transformative period of modern jazz. * Ian Patterson, All About Jazz *The jazz world has not been blessed with many books about Gerry Mulligan that are commensurate with his stature as one of the most important jazz musicians and composers. Shipton's book is an exception: it is excellent and essential. * Jack Kenny, Jazz Views *Table of ContentsSeries Preface Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Antecedents Chapter 2. The First Quartet, 1952 Chapter 3. The Second Quartet from 1954 Chapter 4. The Quartet with Art Farmer Chapter 5. The Aftermath and Legacy Discography Bibliography Index
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Bloomsbury Handbook of Hip Hop Pedagogy
Book SynopsisThe Bloomsbury Handbook of Hip Hop Pedagogy is the first reference work to cover the theory, history, research methodologies, and practice of Hip Hop pedagogy. Including 20 chapters from activist-oriented and community engaged scholars, the handbook provides perspectives and studies from across the world, including Brazil, the Caribbean, Scandinavia, and the USA. Organized into four topical sections focusing on the history and cultural roots of Hip Hop; theories and research methods in Hip Hop pedagogy; and Hip Hop pedagogy in practice, the handbook offers theoretical, analytical, and pedagogical insights emerging across sociology, literacy, school counselling and youth organizing. The chapters reflect the impact of critical Hip Hop pedagogies and Hip Hop-based research for educators and scholars interested in radical, transformative approaches to education. Ultimately, the many voices included in the handbook show that Hip Hop pedagogy is a humanizing and emancipatory approach Trade ReviewThis handbook represents a tremendous breakthrough in the field of education. Like Hip Hop culture itself, which began as a niche subculture and is now the most consumed genre of music and culture in the world, this project comprises the foundation for an education future in which historically marginalized students can find home and belonging within the classroom. -- Shuaib Meacham, Associate Professor in Literacy Education, University of Northern Iowa, USAAs an educator and artist whose work happens inside academia and in community spaces, this handbook beautifully considers and invites perspectives from scholars and practitioners who are as diverse and dope as Hip Hop. -- Aysha Upchurch, Director of Hiphopex Research Initiative, Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, USATable of ContentsForeword, Dave Stovall (University of Illinois- Chicago, USA) Introduction, Lauren Leigh Kelly (Rutgers University, USA) and Daren Graves (Simmons University, USA) Session I: Roots and Routes of Hip Hop Pedagogy Side A Interlude: The Hip Hop Summer School, Mikal Lee (Brooklyn Academy of Music, USA) 1. Revolutionary Youth Culture: A Brief History of Hip Hop for Educators, Michael B. Lipset (McGill University, High School for Recording Arts and 4 Learning, Canada) & David “TC” Ellis (High School for Recording Arts, Studio 4, 4 Learning, Canada) 2. The Breaks, Authentic Archives and the OG Algorithm: The DJ as The Connective Healer and Curatorial Cornerstone – A Selected Experience, Todd Craig (Medgar Evers College, USA) 3. Aumente o Volume: Community Pedagogies of Rap Music in Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti, Charlie D. Hankin (Colby College, USA) 4. An Overview of Pedagogies and Perspectives on Hip Hop Education, Kelly R. Allen (Augusta University, USA) Session II: Theories of Hip Hop Pedagogy Side B Interlude: The Team is Crucial, Find Your People, Vera Naputi (Mukwonago Area School District, USA) 5. “How You Gon’ Win When You Ain’t Right Within?”: Hip Hop Pedagogy and Racial Healing, Jamila Lyiscott (University of Massachusetts, USA) 6. Reading the World with Black Girls: Journeying to Human Rights via Liberatory Pedagogy, Elaine Richardson (The Ohio State University, USA) 7. “There’s Levels to This Sh*t!”: Contributions, Additive, Transformative, and Social Action Approaches to Hip Hop Content Integration, H. Bernard Hall (Drexel University, USA) 8. Hip Hop Development Theory within Hip Hop Praxis Pedagogy, P. Thandi Hicks Harper (Youth Popular Culture Institute, Inc., USA) 9. A Hip Hop Pedagogy Framework for the Advancement of Science Education, Edmund Adjapong (Seton Hall University, USA) 10. Teaching as a Way of Life – On Hip Hop as the Essence of Nordic Bildung, Johan Soderman (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Session III: Research Methods in Hip Hop Pedagogy Side C Interlude: Methodologies of Authenticity in Hip Hop Based Research, Tasha Iglesias (Hip Hop Association of Advancement and Education, USA) 11. Thinking with Hip Hop Sound: Aesthetics in Research Methods, Emery Petchauer (Michigan State University, USA) 12. Towards Hip Hop Informed Research Methodologies, Ian Levy (Manhattan College, USA), Edmund Adjapong (Seton Hall University, USA), and Brian Mooney, (Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA) 13. Blackout Poetic Transcription: A Decolonial Hip Hop Method for Qualitative Research, Tony Keith Jr. (Ed Emcee Academy, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, USA) 14. When I Tell My Story: Exploring Hip Hop Education as a Culturally Responsive Teaching Tool Within K-12 Schools, Naomi Filipiak, (Brown University, USA) Session IV: The Practice of Hip Hop Pedagogy Side D Interlude: Reflections, Connections, and Directions: A Hip Hop Educator Memoir, Timothy Jones (Hip Hop Ed, Inc., USA) 15. The Beauty of Black Literacies: Liberated (Re)memberings of Black Heritage through Hip Hop Curriculum, Bianca Nightengale Lee (Florida Atlantic University, USA) 16. “The Main Ingredient”: Building Learning Communities through Trust, Love, and Collaboration, Semaj Eric Skillings (University of Connecticut, USA) 17. Hip Hop as “Artivism” in the Anti-Black City of São Paulo, Brazil, Derek Pardue (Aarhus University, Denmark), Cristiane Correia Dias “B-Girl Cris” (University of São Paulo, Brazil) and Nany Vieira (University of São Paulo, Brazil) 18. Living Hip Hop: The Community-based Organization as a Space for Educational Liberation, Ijeoma Ononuju (Touro University of California, USA), Shaun de Vera, (California State University, Sacramento, USA) and Vajra Watson (California State University, Sacramento, USA) 19. “When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong”: Enacting Critical Pedagogies of Hip Hop in Mainstream Schools, Lauren Leigh Kelly (Rutgers University, USA) and Don C. Sawyer III (Quinnipiac University, USA) 20. Hip Hop Mentality: Empowering Teachers to Develop a Mindset to Recognize Hip Hop and Youth Culture as an Asset to the School Community, John Robinson (Ohio University, USA) and Jason Rawls (Ohio University, USA) Outro: A Call to Teachers and Researchers from a Young Scholar, Hector Cruz (Fordham University, USA) Index
£123.50
Hachette Books Mc5
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Art of Metal
Book SynopsisSpanning the 50-year history of metal, this book showcases the finest examples of art defining the genre!
£32.79
Penguin Books Ltd Watford Forever
Book SynopsisThe Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year A Times Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the Year''The heartwarming story of the collaboration and friendship between English football's oddest couple, Elton John and Graham Taylor'' The Times '' A wonderful, feel-good account of an ultimately English provincial story'' Simon Kuper_____________________ An unforgettable British underdog story from one of our greatest narrative nonfiction writers, John Preston, and the international musical icon and bestselling author, Sir Elton John.Britain in the 1970s was beset by unrest and unemployment, as inflation soared, fuel was scarce, and hooliganism was on the rise. And for Watford FC, the outlook was even gloomier. Rundown and rat-infested, Watford were an ailing side with holes in their kit and barelyTrade ReviewIf John Preston hasn’t already sold the film rights to this book, he surely will soon. Watford Forever is the heartwarming story of the collaboration and friendship between English football’s oddest couple, Elton John and Graham Taylor -- Robert Crampton * The Times *A wonderful, feel-good account of an ultimately English provincial story -- Simon Kuper * The Spectator *A rollicking period tale of footballing success . . . Watford Forever teems with unforgettable images . . . from first to last, this is an ever-entertaining telling of a remarkable sporting fairy-tale -- Declan Ryan * Daily Telegraph *Entwining sport, music and social history, the absorbing Watford Forever is masterfully judged, saccharine-free, true-life fairy tale, which showcases another side of Elton John -- John Aizlewood * iNews *A warm and redemptive tale . . . packed with anecdotes, moments that skewer the times with economy and prevision. Plus endless laugh-out-loud yarns…as Preston tells [Elton John and Graham Taylor’s] story, it rattles along at page-turning pace….it reads, indeed, like the script of a movie -- Jim White * Independent *It is hard to read Watford Forever without becoming overwhelmingly nostalgic . . . Preston burrows to the heart of what for a while Watford got so right -- Simon Burnton * Observer *John bought his beloved Watford FC when it was near the bottom of English football, then carried it to glory in alliance with manager Graham Taylor — his polar opposite. The rock star collaborated with Preston, a skilled and versatile writer, for this English-odd-couple feelgood story * Financial Times *The original football fairytale of a small club rising from the bottom to the top * Watford Observer *You don't have to be a Watford fan to enjoy this terrific book. It is about much more than the unlikely friendship between one of the most famous stars on the planet, who as a boy had loved being taken to Watford matches by his distant father, and the fiercely ambitious son of a sports editor who wanted, in his managerial achievements, to make up for an undistinguished playing career * Daily Mail *
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HarperCollins Heartbreak Is the National Anthem
Book Synopsis***The Instant New York Times Bestseller!***An intimate look at the life and music of modern pop?s most legendary figure, Taylor Swift, from leading music journalist Rob Sheffield.A cultural phenomenon. A worldwide obsession. An agent of emotional chaos. There?s no parallel to Taylor Swift in history: a teenage girl who turns into the world?s favorite pop star, songwriter, storyteller, guitar hero, live performer, changing how music is made and heard. An all-time great on the level of The Beatles, Prince, or David Bowie.Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Musicis the first book thatgoes deep on the musical and cultural impact of Taylor Swift.Nobody can tell the story like Rob Sheffield, the bestselling and award-winning author ofDreaming the Beatles,On Bowie, andLove Is a Mix Tape.The legendary Rolling Stone journalist is the writer who has chronicled Taylor for every step of her long career, from her early days to the Eras Tour. Sheffield gets right to the heart of Swift and her music, her lyrics, her fan connection, her raw power.At once one of the most beloved music figures of the past two decades and one of the most criticized, Taylor Swift is known as much for her life beyond her music as she is for her hits?the most public of stars, yet also the weirdest and most mysterious. In the tradition of Sheffield?sDreaming the Beatles,Heartbreak Is the National Anthemwill inform and delight a legion of fans who hang on every word from Taylor and every word Rob writes on her.
£20.99
Little, Brown Book Group The Rejects
Book SynopsisImagine you''ve made it. You and your friends have hit the big time in music and you''re going to be a star. But then, quite suddenly, it''s over. Your best friends don''t want you anymore, and you''re on the outside. Perhaps they''re tired of your bad habits, they think you''re not good enough, or they sense you just don''t want it as much as they do. Whatever the cause, you''re a reject. So, what do you do next?Featuring a player rejected by both Nirvana and Soundgarden who became a decorated special forces soldier, Britpoppers who spiralled into addiction before becoming novelists and missionaries, the terrifying story of Guns N'' Roses'' first drummer, super-rejecting band leaders, self-destroying rappers, troubled hard rock bassists and girl-band burnouts, The Rejects takes an intimate, thoughtful look at people who''ve been kicked out of bands, what they experienced and what came afterwards.Coming from a writer with twenty years'' music industry experien
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Sonicbond Publishing Billy Joel On Track: Every Album, Every Song
Book Synopsis‘In the beginning,’ Billy Joel entertained Long Island locals, with The Hassles and Attila, prior to forging a solo career in 1971. One year later, the singer-songwriter-pianist captivated college students when ‘Captain Jack’ dominated the Philadelphia airwaves. ‘And so, it goes…’ Cold Spring Harbor was rife with barrelhouse piano and tear-stained balladry but with Turnstiles Joel realised his dream of forming a stellar band. The success of The Stranger led to sold-out arenas and 52nd Street honoured the heyday of American jazz, while The Nylon Curtain highlighted socio-economic inequities and wartime brotherhood. 1993’s River of Dreams fused reggae and world music. Then, in the early 2000’s, his celebration of classical works ushered in a sea change. Unquestionably, Billy’s catalogue has thrived, despite constantly changing trends in the music industry. Over a fifty-plus year span, many of his relatable songs have become standards, covered by countless artists. The third best-selling solo artist in the U.S. has continued to attract multi-generational audiences across the planet, so if you’re ‘all in the mood for a melody,’ read on. Billy Joel On Track contains behind-the-scenes stories and an analysis of Joel’s extensive studio recordings, many of which became top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. ...
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Bucknell University Press,U.S. Women and Music in the Age of Austen
Book SynopsisWomen and Music in the Age of Austen highlights the central role women played in musical performance, composition, reception, and representation, and analyzes its formative and lasting effect on Georgian culture. This interdisciplinary collection of essays from musicology, literary studies, and gender studies challenges the conventional historical categories that marginalize women’s experience from Austen’s time. Contesting the distinctions between professional and amateur musicians, public and domestic sites of musical production, and performers and composers of music, the contributors reveal how women’s widespread involvement in the Georgian musical scene allowed for self-expression, artistic influence, and access to communities that transcended the boundaries of gender, class, and nationality. This volume’s breadth of focus advances our understanding of a period that witnessed a musical flourishing, much of it animated by female hands and voices. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press. Trade Review“Women and Music in the Age of Austen offers an expansive, lively, colourful view of the gendered musical practices of the eighteenth century and the Romantic period. These essays enrich our knowledge of the musical world of Jane Austen and Frances Burney while shining a spotlight on little-known female performers, critics, composers, consumers, collectors, fans, and musical entrepreneurs of the preceding decades.” -- Angela Esterhammer * author of Print and Performance in the 1820s: Improvisation, Speculation, Identity *“Finding inspiration in a broad range of sources, the volume reflects on women and their musical activities in Georgian England. A focus on Jane Austen and her novels moves in and out of the picture, amplified and receding against historical figures known and unknown. Through these essays by musically-informed literary scholars and musicologists, readers get a sense of the possibilities and desires of women engaged with music over a historical period that brackets the life of our beloved Jane.” -- Maribeth Clark * coeditor of Musicology and Dance: Historical and Critical Perspectives *“Music was important to Jane Austen, as her novels and letters attest, and women played a hitherto undervalued part in the musical world of her time. This sparkling and substantial collection of interdisciplinary essays illuminates Austen’s fiction and her age in many original and surprising ways.” -- Peter Sabor * coeditor of Jane Austen's Manuscript Works *Table of ContentsIllustrations Table Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: “It was all in harmony”: Musical Women in Austen’s Culture Linda Zionkowski with Miriam F. Hart Part I: Representing the Female Performer Chapter 1: A Musical Room of Her Own: Musical Spaces in Jane Austen’s Novels Pierre Dubois Chapter 2: “Prima la musica”: Gentry Daughters at Play in Town, Country, and Continent, 1815-1825 Kelly M. McDonald Chapter 3: Stage Fright: Female Musicians Crossing Musical Borders in Thicknesse’s The School for Fashion and Burney’s The Wanderer Danielle Grover Part II: Women and the Market in Music Chapter 4: Women on the Title Page: Celebrity Endorsement of Musical Scores Penelope Cave Chapter 5: The Lady’s Choice: Women and the Purchase of Music through Subscription Simon D. I. Fleming Chapter 6: Female Musical Entrepreneurship in the Eighteenth Century Alison C. DeSimone Part III: Women as Critics and Fans Chapter 7: Women as Quiet Critics Jane Girdham Chapter 8: Femininity and Foreignness in George Colman’s Farce, The Musical Lady Leslie Ritchie Chapter 9: Georgian Fangirls: Women and Castrati in Eighteenth-Century London Jeffrey A. Nigro Part IV: Women and the Bardic Tradition Chapter 10: Anna Gordon and the Ballad Collectors Ruth Perry Chapter 11: Antiquaries, Female Harpists, and the Survival of the Bardic Tradition Devon R. Nelson Part V: Revisiting the Age of Austen Chapter 12: “That Ecstatic Delight”: Gender and Performance in Adaptations of Sense and Sensibility Gayle Magee Chapter 13: “Here’s harmony!”: Music and Gender in Kirke Mechem’s Pride & Prejudice (2019) and Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park (2011) Juliette Wells Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index
£39.95
Independently Published Hamilton and the New Revolution: Broadway
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Blues
Book SynopsisFeaturing blues artists of every era, from pioneers like Ma Rainey, through legends such as Muddy Waters and B. B. King, to new stars like Keb' Mo' and Shemekia Copeland.
£29.59
Hachette Books Come from Away Welcome to the Rock
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£34.00
Bazillion Points I'm Not Holding Your Coat: My Bruises-and-All
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£13.46
University of California Press Why Jazz Happened
Book SynopsisRich with the voices of musicians, producers, promoters, and others on the scene during the decades following World War II, this book views jazz's evolution through the prism of technological advances, social transformations, changes in the law, economic trends, and more.Trade Review"A highly engaging, thoroughly researched book." All About Jazz "'Why Jazz Happened' Makes Its Points Like a Snazzy Lawyer in the Courtroom: Zip, Zam, Zot... Students and fans of jazz will come away enlightened about a huge part of the jazz story that has been mostly untold, before this otherwise intelligent and well-reported book was published." -- Will Layman Popmatters.com "A needed historical overview... Myers presents his argument of 'why jazz happened' in a concise, powerfully convincing style... Highly recommended." -- G. A. Akkerman, University of South Carolina Upstate Choice "Myers has managed to come up with a fresh take on the [history of jazz's evolution]." -- Willard Manus LivelyArts.com "Excellent new jazz history... A refreshingly concrete volume on a genre that stubbornly, sometimes proudly, refuses to be defined." The New York City Jazz Record "Why Jazz Happened contains a treasure trove of insider information ... a valuable addition to readings in jazz history." -- Mark C. Gridley NotesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Record Giants Blink 2. DJs, Promoters, and Bebop 3. G.I. Bill and Cool 4. Speed War, Tape, and Solos 5. Suburbia and West Coast Jazz 6. BMI, R&B, and Hard Bop 7. Bias, Africa, and Spiritual Jazz 8. Invasion and Jazz-Pop 9. Alienation and the Avant-Garde 1. Lights, Volume, and Fusion 11. Jazz Hangs On Notes Index
£27.00
Equinox Publishing Ltd Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie
Book SynopsisIn his short life, Parker was one of the most influential musicians in jazz, and together with Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, he was the main architect of the modern jazz revolution of the 1940s known as bebop. Addicted to drugs and alcohol, and with a tangled private life, Parker died young, and a legend grew up about his tragic genius. "Chasin' the Bird" is a completely revised and expanded edition of the short biography of Charlie Parker by Brian Priestley, first published in 1984, which quickly established itself as the most succinct, accurate and readable book on Parker. This edition, which is twice the length of the original, incorporates material which has come to light since the first edition was published. It also provides an expanded discussion of performances and recordings, with a complete discography, notes and bibliography.Trade Review'Brian Priestley is one of the most accomplished jazz historians, critics, and biographers, and Chasin' the Bird is an indispensable gem--an ideal introduction to a major figure in 20th century music and an inventive interpretation of Parker's life and art that will also engage veteran jazz lovers. The comprehensive discography is a major bonus, making this a handbook every Bird chaser will relish.' Gary Giddins, author of Weather Bird and (forthcoming) Tain't What You Do Brian Priestley has not just chased but captured the elusive Bird, illuminating the turbulent life and marvelous music with human and musical insight.' Dan Morgenstern, Director, Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies, author, Living with Jazz 'Brian Priestley's Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker serves as the best overall book on Parker since Gary Giddens' photo-driven Celebrating Bird of 1987.' New York SunTable of ContentsChapter One - Birdland Chapter Two - Body And Soul Chapter Three - The Jumpin' Blues Chapter Four - Now's The Time Chapter Five - Parker's Mood Chapter Six - Celebrity Chapter Seven - I Remember You Chapter Eight - The Song is You Chapter Nine - Confirmation Discography
£19.00
Cherry Red Books Rockdetector: A To Z Of '80s Rock
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£17.09
Jeremy Siskind Playing Solo Jazz Piano
£17.09
WW Norton & Co Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records,
Book SynopsisWhen he died suddenly at the age of twenty-six, Otis Redding (1941–1967) was the conscience of a new kind of soul music. Berry Gordy built the first black-owned music empire at Motown but Redding was doing something as historic: mainstreaming black music within the whitest bastions of the post-Confederate south. As a result, the Redding story—still largely untold—is one of great conquest but grand tragedy. Now, in this transformative work, Mark Ribowsky contextualises Redding’s life within the larger cultural movements of his era. What emerges in Dreams to Remember is not only a triumph of music history but also a reclamation of a visionary who would come to define an entire era.Trade Review"...lively and judicious account of the life of Otis Redding…" -- The Telegraph"His [Ribowsky's] understanding of the music is exemplary…" -- Mojo"A lot of familiar ground is inevitably covered, but Ribowsky is largely equal to the task of making it seem fresh again...He's especially good at the way the music business at the time was run…" -- Uncut"Ribowsky tackles his subject matter with conviction and aplomb, reaffirming Redding's seismic role in Southern soul music…" -- Record Collector
£13.29
Reaktion Books Heroes: David Bowie and Berlin
Book SynopsisIn 1976 David Bowie left Los Angeles and the success of his celebrated albums Young Americans and Station to Station and settled in Berlin, where he would work on his 'Berlin Triptych', the albums Low, 'Heroes', and Lodger, which are now considered some of the most critically acclaimed and innovative of the late twentieth century. But Bowie's time in Berlin was about more than producing new music. As explained in this fascinating account of the Berlin years, Bowie moved to that city - the capital of his childhood dreams and the home of Expressionist art - to repair his body and mind from the devastation of drug addiction, delusions and mania. In the course of this rehabilitiation he became an artist of extraordinary brilliance and originality. Tobias Ruther describes Bowie's friendships and collaborations with Iggy Pop, Brian Eno and Tony Visconti, and paints a vivid picture of his life in the city's Schoneberg area. Here Bowie started to paint again, and would cycle to the Die Brucke museum as well as explore the nightlife of the city - its wild side and gay scene. He also became close friends with Romy Haag. At Hansa Studios, a stone's throw from the Berlin Wall, Bowie recorded his groundbreaking song 'Heroes'. He even landed the part of a Prussian aristocrat in Just a Gigolo, starring alongside Marlene Dietrich. Berlin was then a divided city at a turning-point: at that time West Berlin began to redefine itself as a cultural metropolis, establishing its new role in Germany and the world. Neutralized politically due to the Cold War, Berlin turned to the arts to start its history anew. This book is the story of an artist and a city - the story of the music of the future arising from the spirit of the past.
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Urban Space Identity and Postmodernity in 1980s Spain
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£33.14
University of Minnesota Press My Life in the Purple Kingdom
Book SynopsisFrom the young Black teenager who built a bass guitar in woodshop to the musician building a solo career with Motown Records—Prince’s bassist BrownMark on growing up in Minneapolis, joining Prince and The Revolution, and his life in the purple kingdom In the summer of 1981, Mark Brown was a teenager working at a 7-11 store when he wasn’t rehearsing with his high school band, Phantasy. Come fall, Brown, now called BrownMark, was onstage with Prince at the Los Angeles Coliseum, opening for the Rolling Stones in front of 90,000 people. My Life in the Purple Kingdom is BrownMark’s memoir of coming of age in the musical orbit of one of the most visionary artists of his generation. Raw, wry, real, this book takes us from his musical awakening as a boy in Minneapolis to the cold call from Prince at nineteen, from touring the world with The Revolution and performing in Purple Rain to inking his own contract with Motown.BrownMark’s story is that of a hometown kid, living for sunny days when his transistor would pick up KUXL, a solar-powered, shut-down-at-sundown station that was the only one that played R&B music in Minneapolis in 1968. But once he took up the bass guitar—and never looked back—he entered a whole new realm, and, literally at the right hand of Twin Cities musical royalty, he joined the funk revolution that integrated the Minneapolis music scene and catapulted him onto the international stage. BrownMark describes how his funky stylings earned him a reputation (leading to Prince’s call) and how he and Prince first played together at that night’s sudden audition—and never really stopped. He takes us behind the scenes as few can, into the confusing emotional and professional life among the denizens of Paisley Park, and offers a rare, intimate look into music at the heady heights that his childhood self could never have imagined.An inspiring memoir of making it against stacked odds, experiencing extreme highs and lows of success and pain, and breaking racial barriers, My Life in the Purple Kingdom is also the story of a young man learning his craft and honing his skill like any musician, but in a world like no other and in a way that only BrownMark could tell it.Trade Review"A story of low notes and high stakes, of Revolution and of evolution, of bands and fans and best-laid plans, of pills and thrills and daffodils. Hang tough, children, and read it."—Questlove, from the Foreword"This is not a tell-all book. It is simply a candid, honest, heartfelt story about a young kid who goes on to achieve his dream of making it in the music industry, and the price that he pays along the way. It’s an uplifting tale about working with Prince, and it is an enjoyable read that serves as another piece of the puzzle that is Prince."—The Great Song Traveler"This page-turning memoir... will appeal to BrownMark’s fans and general music enthusiasts."—Library Journal"Those looking for a memoir awash in sex, drugs, and the seamier sides of Prince’s private life will instead discover hard work and rigid discipline under a stern taskmaster, an artist who became what he was through minute attention to detail as well as genius. A memoir of vivid detail and understandable ambivalence."—Kirkus Reviews"If you want to get to know Mark Brown, the human, I would say this book is a good way to go."—Insight News"The profound life lessons BrownMark learned while playing in the Revolution, as well as his experiences touring the world with Prince, forever changed his life. And BrownMark proudly carries those memories with him as he continues to blaze new trails while keeping Prince’s legacy alive."—City Pages"Simultaneously poignant and inspiring."—The Arts Fuse"By turns a reflective examination of his own place in the Paisley world over those years and a straight-shooting account of the less beautiful side of Prince’s modus operandi at his commercial zenith."—SoulTracks"An arresting piece of social history, often interesting and original."—Moving the River"Enlightening."—Chicago Review of Books"This memoir could be a real inspiration to someone with dreams."—The Bookworm Sez"My Life in the Purple Kingdom makes it clear anyone who thinks BrownMark was handed phenomenal success at a young age on a platter can think again."—Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder "Seemingly overnight, BrownMark was thrown into an entirely different reality, sharing the stage with The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and more. With Prince & The Revolution, he’d tour the world in one of the most iconic bands in history, perform some the greatest hits in popular music and experience an overwhelming level of fame."—Forbes Magazine Table of ContentsContentsForewordQuestlovePrologueRadio DaysDiscovery YearsChain ReactionsThe Skin I’m InNew Look, New SoundOff to See the WizardPrimping for PrnControversy, SexualityThreshold of a NightmareControversy TourMojo1999The ShadowLet’s Go CrazyThe Carrot and the Hat TrickThe Bitter TasteMoving OnEpilogue
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Sonicbond Publishing Dire Straits Every Album, Every Song (On Track )
Book Synopsis1979 was an amazing time for UK post-punk pop. t the end of March, a fresh new sound entered the British top 20. 'Sultans of Swing', a very wordy song with lots of driving guitar, a tight rhythm section and some killer musicianship. Dire Straits, unlikely pop stars led by a balding 29-year-old Geordie who could play guitar brilliantly, had finally arrived. Six years later, they were, for a time, the biggest band in the world. Brothers in Arms sold by the truckload, one of the first massive sellers on CD. Since then, however, their star has fallen. Over exposure as the safe, boring champions of the CD age, has resulted in Dire Straits becoming, to many, the embodiment of a certain sort of benign, homogenised music. Mark Knopfler, their singer, guitarist, producer and songwriter, became a caricature of the middle-aged rocker in the minds of many. Their music remains stubbornly unfashionable, but retains its huge fanbase. Dire Straits On Track revisits, re-evaluates and contextualises the band's six studio albums and two live albums, as well as EPs and archive releases. Seven ex-members of Dire Straits have been interviewed for this book, providing fresh perspective and insight. The band made a lot of good music. It's time we remembered why.
£14.99
University of North Texas Press,U.S. Classic Keys: Keyboard Sounds That Launched Rock
Book SynopsisClassic Keys is a beautifully photographed and illustrated book focusing on the signature rock keyboard sounds of the 1950s to the early 1980s. It celebrates the Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, the Vox Continental and Farfisa combo organs, the Hohner Clavinet, the Mellotron, the Minimoog and other famous and collectable instruments. From the earliest days of rock music, the role of keyboards has grown dramatically. Advancements in electronics created a crescendo of musical invention. In the thirty short years between 1950 and 1980, the rock keyboard went from being whatever down-on-its-luck piano awaited a band in a bar or concert hall to a portable digital orchestra. It made keyboards a centerpiece of the sound of many top rock bands, and a handful of them became icons of both sound and design. Their sounds live on: Digitally, in the memory chips of modern keyboards, and in their original form thanks to a growing group of musicians and collectors of many ages and nationalities.Classic Keys explores the sound, lore, and technology of these iconic instruments, including their place in the historical development of keyboard instruments, music, and the international keyboard instrument industry. Twelve significant instruments are presented as the chapter foundations, together with information about and comparisons with more than thirty-six others. Included are short profiles of modern musicians, composers, and others who collect, use, and prize these instruments years after they went out of production. Both authors are avid musicians, collect and restore vintage keyboards, and are well-known and respected in the international community of web forums devoted to these instruments.Trade ReviewThe story of keyboard development, the people who built them, and the part they played in our musical history has never been fully told up until now. This book is a must for all who love keyboards and their history and indeed, music in general. It should be on every music lover's bookshelf."--Rick Wakeman, keyboard player for Yes, solo artist and session player"Classic Keys tells you everything you always wanted to know about vintage keyboards. It's not for squares."--Donald Fagen, keyboard player, singer and co-founder of Steely Dan"A 'dream book' for us keyboard players. Beautiful depictions of classic instruments, both in pictures and text. Accurate and well-written histories of these vintage pieces that we all love and respect. I'm still drooling over each page!"--Chuck Leavell, keyboard player for The Allman Brothers Band and musical director of The Rolling Stones"A true gem. It contains information that even an avid fan with deep knowledge of the subject will find rewarding... I am stunned by the depth and detail in this wonderful tome, and the wealth of photographs. Everything is chronicled with care and love."--Steve Nieve, keyboard player for Elvis Costello and the Attractions, session player and composer"An extremely thorough and informative book that reveals the evolution and inner workings of keyboard instruments that changed contemporary music for the good, forever. As an educator, I feel that this book should be required reading for every contemporary keyboardist."--Dave Limina, Piano Department Chair, Berklee College of Music, and author of Hammond Organ Complete"Needed, brilliant and timeless. Thank you!"--John Novello, Hammond B-3 player for jazz fusion trio Niacin
£48.00
Chicago Review Press Dancing with Muddy
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£17.20
Rizzoli International Publications Phoenix Libert galit Phoenix
Book SynopsisThe first book from the French band Phoenix, who helped define the sound of an era.With one foot in the French electronic music sound of the late 1990s and the other in the world of indie Rock, Phoenix have evolved from an edgy French band to one of the most influential and beloved indie acts of the last twenty years.The book draws on the band's personal archives, including photography of everything from their instruments to the notebooks in which every lyric and chord change were carefully notated. Accompanying this is an oral history of the Phoenix's journey in their own words. The book is a superfan's chronicle of the evolution of a band.Published to coincide with a series of anniversaries for the band -- thirty years since their formation as teenagers in 1989; twenty since the release of their debut record in 1999; and ten since Grammy Award-winning Best Alternative Album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, in 2009 -- and with original interviews conducted witTrade Review"If there was ever a time to release a Phoenix book, it’s now. Band members Laurent Brancowitz, Christian Mazzalai, Thomas Mars, and Deck d’Arcy collaborated with journalist Laura Snapes to create Phoenix: Liberté, Égalité, Phoenix!, an oral history and archive that arrives 30 years after the band’s inception, about 20 years since their first album United and 10 years after their commercial breakthrough Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. When one of the best music journalists/critics around gets together with one of the best rock bands around, the result could only be something close to magic." —PASTE MAGAZINE "Phoenix: Liberte, Egalite, Phoenix! is a told-by-the-band history that summarizes the career of a group with numerous links to cinema, from spouses (Sofia Coppola) to soundtracks (Marie Antoinette, most notably)." —THEFILMSTAGE.COM
£32.00
University of Minnesota Press Bring That Beat Back: How Sampling Built Hip-Hop
Book SynopsisHow sampling remade hip-hop over forty years, from pioneering superstar Grandmaster Flash through crate-digging preservationist and innovator Madlib Sampling—incorporating found sound and manipulating it into another form entirely—has done more than any musical movement in the twentieth century to maintain a continuum of popular music as a living document and, in the process, has become one of the most successful (and commercial) strains of postmodern art. Bring That Beat Back traces the development of this transformative pop-cultural practice from its origins in the turntable-manning, record-spinning hip-hop DJs of 1970s New York through forty years of musical innovation and reinvention.Nate Patrin tells the story of how sampling built hip-hop through the lens of four pivotal artists: Grandmaster Flash as the popular face of the music’s DJ-born beginnings; Prince Paul as an early champion of sampling’s potential to elaborate on and rewrite music history; Dr. Dre as the superstar who personified the rise of a stylistically distinct regional sound while blurring the lines between sampling and composition; and Madlib as the underground experimentalist and record-collector antiquarian who constantly broke the rules of what the mainstream expected from hip-hop. From these four artists’ histories, and the stories of the people who collaborated, competed, and evolved with them, Patrin crafts a deeply informed, eminently readable account of a facet of pop music as complex as it is commonly underestimated: the aesthetic and reconstructive power of one of the most revelatory forms of popular culture to emerge from postwar twentieth-century America. And you can nod your head to it.Trade Review"The rise of digital sampling is one of the most important musical development of the late twentieth century. Nate Patrin’s Bring That Beat Back is a rollicking, wide-ranging, and immensely readable history of sample-based music-making: its origins, its golden ages, and its enormous role in shaping modern popular music. This book is a must-read for hip-hop obsessives and casual listeners alike."—Jack Hamilton, author of Just around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination"Much like the art of sampling itself, Nate Patrin deftly weaves pieces of history and criticism together to create a compelling new message. Bring That Beat Back is a masterful, scholarly analysis that illustrates just how essential sampling has been to the development of hip-hop and lifts up the oft-overlooked DJs and producers who paved the way for our genrefluid future."—Andrea Swensson, author of Got to Be Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound"The painstaking attention to detail and droves of obscure yet essential information will make this book hard for the beat obsessive and music history buff to put down. The wealth of information won't deter the casual music fan, though—Bring That Beat Back is a fascinating read for anyone with a remote interest in hip-hop, breakbeat culture, the tug-of-war between instrumentalists and technology, or how the politics of the music business affects all three. A true breakbeat bonanza extravaganza!"—J-Zone, drummer, funk enthusiast, producer, author"If sampling is the most successful form of alchemy ever realized, Nate Patrin's meticulous prose and crate-digging research mirror the dazzling ingenuity of hip-hop's best producers. Breaks and loops are artfully recontextualized into a head-nodding slipstream of history, chronicled in a way to make classic rhythms seem fresh again. A necessary read for anyone who seeks to better understand the last half-century of future sound."—Jeff Weiss, founder and editor of POW (Passion of the Weiss)"Patrin conveys the drama of successive generations of musicians all questing for new ways to tap into the thing that makes hip-hop’s language unique—moments sourced from music’s past that somehow point the way forward, expressing both nostalgia and renewal in equal measure."—Library Journal"Could there a better argument for the artistry of sampling, its potential for beauty?"—The Arts Fuse"A must-read for any hip hop fan—Patrin clearly understands the artform of sampling and hip hop production, and he does a great job of not just discussing these different artists and eras in the four sections, but also showing how the sections overlap and inform each other and push the culture forward."—Scratched Vinyl"Patrin's book is packed with leaps, connections, and knowledge transfusions almost as dense as a Madvillain beat... though it proceeds in a somewhat more orderly manner. It functions on multiple levels: it's a history of hip-hop, it's an argument for that genre as a wholly distinctive art form with sampling technology at its root, and it's a map from hip-hop out to a wildly diverse set of artists connected to the genre by way of samples."—The Current"Patrin has an encyclopedic knowledge of his subject, packing each chapter with manic attention to detail."—4Columns"A truly postmodern endeavor that creates conversations between music originating in many eras and genres."—Shepherd Express"This musicological study is never dry, always enthusiastic and appreciative, and groundbreaking in its analysis of the art of sampling as just that: art. Featuring plenty of entertaining cultural history, this is a significant contribution to hip-hop studies."—Rolling Stone "Patrin’s work is thoroughly engaging from first needle drop to last. "—Kirkus ReviewsTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: The Art of the LoopPart I. The Grandmaster1. Wheels of Steel: How Djs Became Artists2. Change the Beat: Hip-Hop’s First Crossover3. Funky Drummer: Sampling Reaches the PeoplePart II. The Prince4. Synthetic Substitution: A New Medium Finds Its Canon5. Talkin’ All That Jazz: The Legitimization of an Art Form6. Constant Elevation: Hip-Hop’s Rising UndergroundPart III. The Doctor7. Funky Enough: How the West was Made8. G Thang: The Producer as Superstar9. Aftermath: Auteurism in a Post-Gangsta WorldPart IV. The Beat Konducta10. The Loop Digga: Sampling Preserves History (and Itself)11. The Illest Villains: High Concepts and New Voices12. Survival Test: Hip-Hop as a CommunityEpilogue: Breaks and EchoesAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographySelected DiscographyIndex
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Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Hallowed By Their Name The Unofficial Iron Maiden
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£170.99
Oxford University Press Inc Rhythm Man
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive biography of the Swing Era''s pioneering virtuoso drummer and bandleaderWilliam Henry Chick Webb (1905-39) was one of the first virtuoso drummers in jazz and an innovative bandleader dubbed the Savoy King, who reigned at Harlem''s world-famous Savoy Ballroom. Along with the likes of Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, and Cab Calloway, Webb helped create the popular dance and music culture, known as Swing, that swept the United States during and after the Great Depression and left an indelible impact on American culture. Having moved to Harlem from Baltimore during the Harlem Renaissance, Webb''s creativity, charisma and persistence enabled him to navigate the harsh realities of racism and show business, lifting not only himself to stardom but also bringing other future legends-namely vocalist extraordinaire Ella Fitzgerald and R&B trailblazer Louis Jordan-along with him. But at the peak of his fame, at just 34 years of age, his life was cut short by the chronicTrade ReviewThis propulsive biography places the drummer and bandleader Chick Webb at the epicenter of the early Swing Era. * The New Yorker *Rhythm Man captures Webb's spirit and humanity, his musical achievement and significance, as well as providing a portrait of the community of Black musicians in Harlem who developed the most innovative and swinging music of the era. * Karen Campos McCormack, National Jazz Archive *Chick Webb now has a first-rate biography-long overdue but effectively filling a gap in jazz scholarship. * Ted Gioia, The Honest Broker *Essential... Crease's book is an expertly narrated story of Webb's life, detailing his career within the Black music world of the 1920's and 30s, presenting a nuanced, rounded portrait of the master drummer. * Vinnie Sperrazza, Chronicles *Rhythm Man is a surprisingly comprehensive book on Chick Webb that will hopefully restore his important place in history. * Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene *Nothing comes close to the easy yet majestic sweep of this book....Page after page of Rhythm Man blossoms with new stories. * Michael Steinman, Jazz Lives *Thanks to Stephanie Stein Crease's new biography of virtuoso drummer Chick Webb, the Baltimore-born band leader and popular music legend, we now have a detailed and nuanced picture of his amazing life. * Jacques Kelly, The Baltimore Sun *Stephanie Stein Crease, author of a previous biography of another elusive but crucial figure in jazz history, the arranger and bandleader Gil Evans, has finally given us a much-needed cradle-to-grave narrative of this most essential of all jazz drummers. * Will Friedwald, The New York Sun *A sympathetic, extensively researched biography of an often-neglected swing-era pioneer that jazz fans will find compelling. * Dr. Dave Szatmary, Library Journal *The jazz biography of the year! A clear, fast-paced tracking of the rise of virtuoso drummer and bandleader William "Chick" Webb, Crease mobilizes exciting new archival research to reveal the rich cultural history of Black Baltimore and of Harlem itself—when jazz was in vogue up and down the streets of Upper Manhattan and then all over the globe...This critical biography dives deep, offering surprise after surprise. Crease offers fresh vignettes of Webb's fellow jazz-star Baltimoreans Blanche and Cab Calloway, Eubie Blake, and Billie Holiday. And we learn how a physically challenged man, hump-backed and standing four feet tall, could drive an all-star orchestra from his brightly lit drumkit throne, make a city-block size ballroom bounce under thousands of dancers' feet, and still play his role as the family man who supported relatives and friends... * Robert G. O'Meally, author of Antagonistic Cooperation: Jazz Collage, Fiction and the Shaping of African American Culture *Like Andrew Delbanco's work on Melville, Stephanie Stein Crease's Rhythm Man is sweeping, probing cultural history not to be mistaken for mere biography. Missing nothing worth knowing, Crease explores the whole world around the drummer and bandleader Chick Webb—the world that made him and the world he remade with his still dazzling, still under-appreciated musical art. * David Hajdu, author of Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn and Love for Sale: Pop Music in America *Chick Webb is arguably the greatest of big band drummers because he was an incredible technician, orchestrator, and bandleader; he created the template for what came after him. However, there is so little written about him in totality, and the passion and love that Stephanie Crease pours into this book will allow it to become the missing link to understanding the magnitude of Chick's contribution to the world of jazz big band drumming and beyond. Thanks to this book, we get to understand how and why Chick Webb was one of the greatest to ever play a drum set in the configuration of a big band, which is foundational to the creation of jazz music. * Ulysses Owens Jr., Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer, educator, creative entrepreneur *Though he was one of the true kings of the Swing Era, drummer and bandleader Chick Webb has never properly received his due. That wrong has definitively been righted thanks to the groundbreaking research uncovered in Stephanie Crease's Rhythm Man. In addition to being a world-class researcher, Crease is an expert storyteller with the uncanny ability to make worlds come alive, smartly relying on the words of those who were there to help tell the story. In the process, readers will be transported from the streets of Baltimore to the battles at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem and all places in between, all in incredible detail like no previous telling of Webb's story. This is a major work and exactly what Webb deserves. * Ricky Riccardi, Director of Research Collections at the Louis Armstrong House Museum and Grammy Award-winning author of Heart Full of Rhythm: The Big Band Years of Louis Armstrong *Fiction couldn't have created a better hero than Chick Webb, and Stephanie Crease is the writer to tell the tale. A Black artist with a disability, in constant pain, Webb let nothing stop his momentum—the modernization of jazz drumming. Deeply researched and lovingly told, Crease places Webb at the center of American popular culture of the Swing Era. A fascinating read. * Linda Dahl, author of Morning Glory: A biography of Mary Lou Williams and An Upside-Down Sky *Jazz, above all, is about rhythm, and in this unique biography, Stephanie Crease has taken the time and pulse of Chick Webb's short but impactful life and made it swing. She is to biographers what Webb was to drummers—a shining light! * Loren Schoenberg, Senior Scholar and Founding Director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem *Get into the literary swing with the little-remembered titan of the '30s- Chick Webb, one of the first jazz drum virtuosos. This nationally famous Harlem bandleader held sway at the Savoy Ballroom and helped launch Ella Fitzgerald and the Swing era. And he packed a lot of living into the 34 years of his short life! Author Stephanie Crease has penned his first full biography with previously unpublished material that sheds new light on the early jazz and dance scene in Baltimore (his birthplace) and NYC. * New York City Jazz Record *Table of ContentsTable of Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Baltimore Beginnings 2. Baltimoreans in the Music World 3. Scuffling in Heaven 4. A Bandleader's Beginnings 5. Savoy: "The World's Finest Ballroom" 6. Harlem Stompers 7. Former Baltimore Newspaper Boy 8. Ol' Man Depression 9. On the Road with Louis 10. A Bandleader's Rise 11. Showtime in the Theater Wars 12. Spinnin' the Webb 13. Sing Me a Swing Song 14. Chasin' the Blues Away 15. Jumping the Fence 16. Vote for Mr. Rhythm 17. Battling It Out in Swingtime 18. The Last Grooves 19. Have Mercy Epilogue Notes Sources Bibliography Selected Discography Index
£999.99
Faber Music Ltd TwentyFive For The Loyal
Book SynopsisA matching songbook of the first of the 3-CD set from George Michael's album "Twenty-Five". It features songs that are arranged for piano, voice and guitar with pages of colour photographs.Table of ContentsUnderstand; Precious Box; Roxanne; Fantasy; Cars and Trains; Patience; You Know That I Want To; My Mother had a Brother; If You Were There (Wham!); Safe; American Angel; My Baby Just Cares For Me; Brother Can You Spare a Dime? (performed at Pavarotti & Friends); Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song); Through.
£999.99
Faber Music Ltd UpGrade Pop Piano Grades 34
Book SynopsisOffers Pam Wedgwood's own take on songs such as "Take That"'s "Back For Good", "ABBA"'s "Money Money Money", and "Diamonds are Forever" as well as her own specially composed pieces.Table of ContentsMeet The Flintstones; Patience (Take That); A Whole New World (Aladdin); Summer Nights (Grease); Mamma Mia (ABBA); Reach (S Club 7); Hey There Delilah (Plain White T's); How To Save A Life (The Fray); Circle Of Life (Lion King)
£8.50
Faber Music Ltd A Moon Shaped Pool
Book SynopsisA Moon Shaped Pool is an art rock album by British rock band Radiohead. This official album-matching songbook contains all songs from the album arranged for piano and voice with guitar chords, and features four pages of artwork from Radiohead's long-time collaborator and artist Stanley Donwood.Table of ContentsBurn the Witch; Daydreaming; Decks Dark; Desert Island Disk; Full Stop; Glass Eyes; Identikit; The Numbers; Present Tense; Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief; True Love Waits
£15.19
Faber Music Ltd Annie
Book SynopsisThis songbook of 14 songs from the much-loved Broadway musical and classic motion picture, Annie has been expertly arranged for piano and voice. Including all-time favourites from Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin such as Tomorrow and It’s The Hard-Knock Life.Table of ContentsAnnie; Easy Street; I Don’t Need Anything But You; I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here; It’s The Hard-Knock Life; Little Girls; Maybe; A New Deal For Christmas; N.Y.C; Something Was Missing; Tomorrow; We’d Like To Thank You, Herbert Hoover; You Won’t Be An Orphan For Long; You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
£14.24
Faber Music Ltd Standing Like Statues The Enter Shikari
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£25.20
Ebury Publishing Before We Was We The Making of Madness by Madness
Book SynopsisNew Foreword by Irvine Welsh.In Before We Was We Madness tell us how they became them. A story of seven originals, whose collective graft, energy and talent took them from the sweaty depths of the Hope and Anchor''s basement to the Top of the Pops studio.In their own words they each look back on shared adventures. Playing music together, riding freight trains, spraying graffiti and stealing records. Walking in one another''s footsteps by day and rising up through the city''s exploding pub music scene by night. Before We Was We is irreverent, funny and full of character. Just like them.Trade ReviewA rollicking oral history of Madness’s early years ... a goldmine of quirky anecdotes * Q Magazine *[One of] the best books to buy music fans for Christmas * The Telegraph *Brilliantly assembled by journalist Tom Doyle as an oral history featuring the voices of all the members … tells you more about how a band becomes a band than any number of anecdotes about life in the studio * Financial Times *As much as anything, the book is a social history of growing up on the edges of criminality * Financial Times *An amazing book … one of the best books about a band I have ever read. I've been raving about it to everyone I meet
£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones
Book SynopsisAs the 1970s ended, Waits felt trapped by his persona and career. But at his low point: Francis Ford Coppola asked Tom to write the score for "One From the Heart". He cleaned up, and met Kathleen Brennan. This work tells the story of a man creating that elusive American second act, and also about finding the prefect collaborator in his wife.Trade ReviewAnother bodice-ripper in the 33 1/3 series. -- Cory Frye * Under the Radar Magazine *Smay acts as a side-mouth talking tour guide leading us through the darkness, giving us flashlights so we can illuminate the parts to love the whole we never quite see. -- Matthew Fiander * Popmatters.com *Intelligent discussion of Tom Waits is a rare bird, and this volume is welcome addition. * The Big Takeover *
£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Flying Burrito Brothers The Gilded Palace of Sin
Book SynopsisUses the Seven Deadly Sins as a structuring device to look at the album, "The Gilded Palace of Sin", that plays as fast and loose with its religious images as it does with its genre-borrowing.Trade Review"It was only a matter of time before a clever publisher realized that there is an audience for whom Exile on Main Street or Electric Ladyland are as significant and worthy of study as The Catcher in the Rye or Middlemarch... The series, which now comprises 29 titles with more in the words, is freewheeling and eclectic, ranging from minute rock-geek analysis to idiosyncratic personal celebration--The New York Times Book Review Ideal for the rock geek who thinks liner notes just aren't enough - Rolling Stone One of the coolest publishing imprints on the planet - Bookslut These are for the insane collectors out there who appreciate fantastic design, well-executed thinking, and things that make your house look cool. Each volume in this series takes a seminal album and breaks it down in startling minutiae. We love these. We are huge nerds. - Vice A brilliant series...each one a word of real love - NME (UK)"
£9.49
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd Songs of Ireland 37 Favourite Songs for Voice and Piano
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£999.99
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Rock Pop 2018 Keyboards
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£18.95
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Rock Pop 2018 Vocals
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£22.28
