Popular music Books
Plexus Publishing Ltd Coldplay
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Plexus Publishing Ltd The White Stripes
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Plexus Publishing Ltd The Killing of Tupac Shakur
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Plexus Publishing Ltd Manic Street Preachers
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Plexus Publishing Ltd Cemetery Gates
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Plexus Publishing Ltd Hammered
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Plexus Publishing Ltd Metallica
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Plexus Publishing Ltd Tupac Shakur
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Canongate Books Giant Steps Bebop And The Creators Of Modern Jazz
Book SynopsisGiant Steps examines the most important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, Giant Steps subsequently delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz and free jazz. The music of each of these great masters is examined in detail and will provide both a fine introduction for the large audience newly attracted to the music but unsure of their direction through it, as well as an entertaining and informative read for those with a more substantial background.
£14.40
Last Gasp,U.S. The Overrated Book
Book SynopsisBrilliant combination of graphic design, cartoon art and music journalism.
£21.21
Last Gasp,U.S. Shut Up You Animals The Pope is Dead A
Book SynopsisAn autobiography from San Francisco's legendary Pope of Punk.
£16.16
Mercer University Press The Road Goes on Forever
Book SynopsisUtilizes history, personal interviews, and collected documents to aid in the telling of the story of the humble beginnings and career of the original Southern rock band. Michael Buffalo Smith spoke with former Allman Brothers members, producers, engineers, roadies, and fans to create this tribute to Macon, Georgia's greatest rock and roll export.
£22.95
Music Sales Ltd The Ultimate Jazz Fake Book Fake Books C Edition
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Warner thewizardofoz
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Country Music Foundation Press,U.S. Western Edge
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Feral House,U.S. Lexicon Devil
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John Blake Publishing Ltd Mc5 Sonically Speaking
Book SynopsisOften considered a 'post-punk' band, their influence reaches far and wide, with everyone from Green Day, The White Stripes, Motorhead, Ramones, Rage Against The Machine and Bad Brains citing them.
£13.49
Zidane Press Jims Very Large Handbook of Rock n Roll
Book SynopsisAnother Hedgehog guide that intelligently and accessibly explores popular culture.
£6.83
Abstract Sounds Books Ltd The Who Cant Explain
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Whale & Star Press XX
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Bazillion Points Sheriff McCoy
Book SynopsisOfficial candid biography of legendary Hanoi Rocks guitarist Andy McCoy.
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Bazillion Points Touch and Go
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TAOC Art of Conversation Rock n Roll 8 The Art of
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Flood Gallery Publishing Wonderous Stories
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Inkandescent AutoFellatio A Memoir
Book SynopsisPopstar and polymath James Maker's Polari Prizewinning memoir, remastered with new chapters and photographs. If you hadn't heard of Raymonde or RPLA - fronted by James in the 80s and 90s - you might mistake AutoFellatio for fiction, its facts more fantastical than any novel as we follow him from Bermondsey enfant terrible to Valencian grande dame.Trade Review"Glitteringly epigrammatic, it’s a glam-rock Naked Civil Servant in court shoes. But funnier. And tougher." – Mark Simpson; "Pistol sharp, loaded with witty one-liners and peppered with Maker’s scatter gun observations on life, music and the meaning of good hair." – Paul Burston
£9.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Women in Vinyl
Book SynopsisWomen in Vinyl: The Art of Making Vinyl provides a comprehensive guide to the world of vinyl, with a focus on empowerment, diversity, and inclusion, designed to both demystify the vinyl community and highlight the vital role women and minority groups play in shaping the industry.Divided into each step of the process, the book provides a detailed overview of the vinyl manufacturing process, from lacquer cutting, electroplating, and record pressing, to the roles of record labels, distribution, DJs, and more. With interviews and profiles from global professionals throughout, the book is a first-of-its-kind guide to the vinyl industry and the women who are blazing trails within it. Women in Vinyl is an essential resource for professionals, hobbyists, and students interested in the process of making vinyl, including those who want to deepen their understanding of the vinyl medium and its role in shaping the music industry, as well as for those interested in
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Random House USA Inc Playing Changes
Book SynopsisOne of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, GQ, Billboard, JazzTimesIn jazz parlance, “playing changes” refers to an improviser’s resourceful path through a chord progression. In this definitive guide to the jazz of our time, leading critic Nate Chinen boldly expands on that idea, taking us through the key changes, concepts, events, and people that have shaped jazz since the turn of the century—from Wayne Shorter and Henry Threadgill to Kamasi Washington and Esperanza Spalding; from the phrase “America’s classical music” to an explosion of new ideas and approaches; from claims of jazz’s demise to the living, breathing scene that exerts influence on mass culture, hip-hop, and R&B. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, packed with essential album lists and listening recommendations, Playing Changes takes the measure of this exhilarating moment—and the shimmering possibilities to come.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music
Book SynopsisIn the contemporary world, the role of the commercial composer has grown to include a wide range of new responsibilities. Modern composers not only write music, but also often need to perform, record, and market their own works. The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music prepares today's music students for their careers by teaching them to compose their own music, produce it professionally, and sell it successfully.The textbook integrates three areas of concentrationmusic theory and composition, audio engineering, and music businessallowing students to understand and practice how to successfully navigate each stage of a score's life cycle from concept to contract. Students will learn how to: Translate musical ideas into scores utilizing music theory and composition techniques Transform scores into professional audio through the production stages of tracking, sequencing, editing, mixing, mastering, and bouncing Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: The Contemporary Commercial Composer and the Digital Audio Workstation I. Fundamentals of Music and Audio Ia: Fundamentals of Music Chapter 1: Introduction to Pitch Chapter 2: Introduction to Rhythm Chapter 3: Introduction to Harmony Chapter 4: Melody and Counterpoint Ib: Fundamentals of Audio Engineering and Sequencing Chapter 5: Introduction to Audio and MIDI Chapter 6: Manipulating Rhythm in the DAW Environment Chapter 7: Introduction to Acoustics Chapter 8: Melodic Sequencing II. Music Production Essentials IIa. Composition Essentials Chapter 9: Functional Diatonic Harmony Chapter 10: Expanding Your Harmonic Vocabulary Chapter 11: Form and Development Chapter 12: Basic Orchestration IIb. Audio Engineering Essentials Chapter 13: Introduction to Mixing Chapter 14: Recording and Editing Live Instruments Chapter 15: Mixing and Processing Chapter 16: Final Mix Considerations III. Producing Music for Media Chapter 17: The Client/Composer Relationship Chapter 18: Scoring for Short-Form Media Chapter 19: Scoring for Longer-Form Media IV. The Business of Music Composition Chapter 20: The Business of Music Composition Appendix A: List of CC Messages and Their Associated Functions Appendix B: Glossary Permission Acknowledgments Index
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St. Martin's Griffin Petty
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St Martin's Press 1965 The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
Book SynopsisA lively chronicle of the year that shaped popular music forever, with an all new Spotify appendix!More than half a century ago, friendly rivalry between musicians turned 1965 into the year rock evolved into the premier art form of its time and accelerated the drive for personal freedom throughout the Western world. The Beatles made their first artistic statement with Rubber Soul. Bob Dylan released Like a Rolling Stone, arguably the greatest song of all time, and went electric at the Newport Folk Festival. The Rolling Stones''s Satisfaction catapulted the band to world-wide success. New genres such as funk, psychedelia, folk rock, proto-punk, and baroque pop were born. Soul music became a prime force of desegregation as Motown crossed over from the R&B charts to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Country music reached new heights with Nashville and the Bakersfield sound. Musicians raced to innovate sonically and lyrically against the backdrop of seismic cultu
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St Martin's Press Promise That You Will Sing About Me
Book SynopsisA stunning, in-depth look at the power and poetry of one of the most consequential rappers of our time.Kendrick Lamar is one of the most influential rappers, songwriters and record producers of his generation. Widely known for his incredible lyrics and powerful music, he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. In Promise That You Will Sing About Me, pop culture critic and music journalist Miles Marshall Lewis explores Kendrick Lamar?s life, his roots, his music, his lyrics, and how he has shaped the musical landscape. With incredible graphic design, quotes, lyrics and commentary from Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alicia Garza and more, this book provides an in-depth look at how Kendrick came to be the powerhouse he is today and how he has revolutionized the industry from the inside.
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St Martin's Press Elvis and the Colonel
Book SynopsisA fresh biography of legendary entertainment manager Colonel Tom Parker, with a contrarian and corrective point of view.Colonel Tom Parker, often reviled in his time, led the strategy from the earliest days of Elvis''s career. Together, they built the most legendary partnership in show business. For the first time, Colonel Parker''s story is told by an insider, Greg McDonald, who worked under Parker for years. Never-before-heard stories of Parker''s collaboration with Elvis reveal the man behind the legend and the strategies that made Elvis a commercial groundbreaker.Ingrained lore has it that Parker took advantage of poor country boy Elvis to sign the singer who became The King. But Elvis and the Colonel shows that Elvis was not foolish when it came to business arrangements. This book is full of stories of innovations Parker made with his star client, including:--ingenious merchandising (eg, selling both I love Elvis and I hate Elvis buttons)<
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St Martin's Press Killing the Legends
Book SynopsisNow in paperback: In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O''Reilly and Martin Dugard tell the larger-than-life stories of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali.In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O''Reilly and Martin Dugard tell the larger-than-life stories of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali.The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more.Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than lifeuntil their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted.In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard explore the lives, legacies, and tragic deaths of three of the most famous people of the 20th century. Each experien
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St. Martin's Griffin Long Train Runnin
Book SynopsisFor the first time, the incredible true story of the legendary band, the Doobie Brothers, written by founding members Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston.Only a very few rock bands have had the longevity, success, and drama of the Doobie Brothers. Born out of late 1960s NorCal, and led by Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston, they stood alongside their contemporaries the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers, and many others as an iconic American rock band. The train was rolling along, hits were flowing like wine, and arenas were packed with fans who wanted to see them live...then Tom Johnston, the band's front man and lead guitarist, became ill and had to leave.The Doobies'' train came to a screeching halt. All of a sudden the band started contemplating the end of the road only seven years into their career, just as things were taking off. But Pat Simmons made sure they were far from the end and began the process of keeping the band together through most of the next decade.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Religion and Popular Music
Book SynopsisAndreas Häger is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.Trade ReviewThe articles are in-depth and interesting ... The first chapter is a marvellous article by Eloisa Martin. Well-grounded in research, engaged and a really good topic about the Argentine cumbia singer Gilda who has a cult following that equals that of Elvis in its religiously coloured language and practices. * Nordic Journal of Religion and Society *[I]n moments of close attention to [the] evolving relationships and frontiers between social, cultural, and religious spheres that this book is most productive – both in contributing to the formation of a field of study, and as a topical theorization of an oft-overlooked cluster of contemporary cultural practices. * Swedish Journal of Music Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of contributor biographies Introduction, Andreas Häger Part One: Artists 1. Metaphors and symbols in popular music as exemplified in Katy Perry’s music and music videos, Adrian-Mario Gellel (University of Malta, Malta) 2. CeCe Winans, Black Gospel music and the ambivalence of stardom, Angela M Spence Nelson (Bowling Green State University, USA) 3. Judas Priest and the Fury of Metal Redemption, Brian Froese (Canadian Mennonite University, Canada) 4. The Art of Darkness: On Biblical Language in Ozzy Osbourne’s Solo Albums 1980-2010, Michael J. Gilmour (Providence University College, Canada) Part Two: Fans 5. Consecrating an extraordinary being: Fan culture among Gilda’s followers in Argentina, Eloisa Martin (Federal Universityof Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 6. God is in the House: Nick Cave, Religion, and Serbian Fandom, Sabina Hadžibulic (Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden) 7. I'm your Messiah and you're the Reason why: Para-religiosity in the fandom around Prince, Carla Schriever (University of Oldenburg, Germany) Part Three: Cultures 8. My Pravoslavnye: Russkii rok, Orthodoxy and nationalism in post-Soviet Russia, David Emil Wickström (Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany) 9. “Can I Take My Dog With Me To Heaven?” Swedish Country music and religion, Thomas Bossius (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) 10. Punk and religion in Indonesia, Jim Donaghey (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) 11. Dylan goes to church: The use of Bob Dylan’s music in Protestant churches, Andreas Häger (Åbo Akademi University, Finland) 12. Theatre in Search of a Storyline: The DJ As “Technoshaman” in the digital age of EDM, Melanie Takahashi (independent scholar) Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pussy Riot
Book SynopsisBoth more and less than a band, Pussy Riot is continually misunderstood by the Western media. This book sets the record straight. After their scandalous performance of an anti-Putin protest song in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the imprisonment of two of its members, the punk feminist art collective known as Pussy Riot became an international phenomenon. But, what, exactly, is Pussy Riot, and what are they trying to achieve? The award-winning author Eliot Borenstein explores the movement's explosive history and takes you beyond the hype.Trade ReviewIn just over a hundred sparkling and witty pages, [Borenstein] takes readers inside the remarkable evolution of Pussy Riot... Along the way, Pussy Riot offers crisp insights into Russian feminism, performance art in the media age and the problem of anonymity in a world in thrall to celebrity. * Times Literary Supplement *This is recommended reading for anyone interested in history, feminism, politics and art movements. * Europe-Asia Studies *Eliot Borenstein takes readers trough the fascinating discussion triggered by the Pussy Riot in and after their famous ‘punk prayer’. Does contemporary protest have to be spectacular? What happens when protesters become celebrities? How feminist Pussy Riot eventually are? And what lessons can we learn from ‘speaking punk to power’? A must read for everyone interested in art and politics. * Ivan Gololobov, Lecturer in Politics and Russian Studies, University of Bath, UK *Eliot Borenstein succinctly explains what made Pussy Riot a global phenomenon. He uncovers the complex context of the affair which builds off the interplay between political protest, prank and parody, language taboos, post-modernist art activism, performance, dissidence, punk, the subversive politics of the female body, religion, and church. * Elena Gapova Professor of Sociology, Western Michigan University, USA *Borenstein shows the need to understand Pussy Riot not just as activists, but transgressive actionists, who played with meaning, context, and syntax to say no to the Putin regime's authoritarian performance. Unmasking the layers of meaning, the book takes the analysis through their improvisational, multivocal, and sometimes problematic transformation and ends with its own radical claim that Masha and Nadya continue to speak punk to power. * Janet Elise Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Brooklyn College CUNY, USA *Unlike other accounts that have tried to unmask Pussy Riot, Eliot Borenstein sets a radically different agenda. Comfortable with the complexities and inconsistencies of the Pussy Riot phenomenon, he evaluates what it takes to fight the oppressive political regime in Russia. Borenstein’s unique blend of wit, compassion and critical analysis makes this a highly engaging and enjoyable read. * Marina Yusupova, Postdoctoral Researcher, Newcastle University, UK *Table of ContentsList of Images Introduction: Foolish Inconsistency 1. Penis Riot: Pussy Riot's Pre-Feminist Roots 2. Inciting a Pussy Riot 3. When is a Church not a Church? 4. Like a (Punk) Prayer 5. Hurting Believers' Feelings 6. Pussy Riot and Political Speech 7. Performance vs. Archive 8. Feminism and Other Dirty Words 9. Anonymity and Glamour: Does the Camera Love Pussy Riot? Conclusion
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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 approachTrade 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
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pied Piper
Book SynopsisWinner of Best Theatre for Young Audiences Music/Sound at the Offies Awards 2023Sometimes they eat cheeseSometimes they eat breadThey even eat the tiny crumbs that fall under the bedThey eat jellyThey eat egg!They eat peasAnd stinky old brie.A rat will eat anything anything anything.It's the eve of the mayoral election, and the kids of Hamelin aren't happy. The mayor and owner of the local pie factory has imposed a music ban, and to make matters worse, there's a serious rat problem. But, there have been whispers of a mysterious rat catcher in town people listen to the powerful message created by his singing his pipes... Can this curious stranger help Hamelin to find its voice once more? Conrad Murray''s Pied Piper is a raucous musical re-imagining of a medieval fairy-tale. The original production featured a hugely talented cast of beatboxers, musicians and special guest performances from the local community.A
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HarperCollins Focus Adversity for Sale
Book SynopsisTo Jeezy’s legion of fans, his name is synonymous with hustle, grit, and the integrity to go out there and achieve your dreams. In his first book, Jeezy shares never heard stories of what it took for him to beat the odds and get out of the streets, his mindset he carefully honed to get an edge, and the lessons that changed his life and business.
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Little, Brown & Company Who Is That Man
Book Synopsis Now in paperback and with a new foreword, a kaleidoscopic look at the many faces of Bob Dylan, legendary folk singer-songwriter and winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.For almost half a century, Bob Dylan has been a primary catalyst in rock''s shifting sensibilities. Few American artists are as important, beloved, and endlessly examined, yet he remains something of an enigma. Who, we ask, is the real Bob Dylan? Is he Bobby Zimmerman, yearning to escape Hibbing, Minnesota, or the Woody Guthrie wannabe playing Greenwich Village haunts? Folk Messiah, Born-Again Bob, Late-Elvis Dylan, Jack Fate, or Living National Treasure? In Who Is That Man? David Dalton--cultural historian, journalist, screenwriter, and novelist--paints a revealing portrait of the rock icon, ingeniously exposing the three-card monte games he plays with his persona.Guided by Dalton''s cutting-edge insights and myth-debunking point of view, Who Is That Man? follows Dylan'
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Free and Easy
Book SynopsisA History of the American Musical narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research. The most up-to-date text on the subject, with uniquely comprehensive coverage and employing the very latest concepts and research Surveys centuries of music history from the music and dance of Native Americans to contemporary music performance in streaming media Examines the different ways the film musical genre has been defined, what gets counted as a musical, why, and who gets to make that decision The text is written in an accessible manner for general cinema and musical theatre buffs, whilst retaining theoretical rigour in research Describes the contributions made to the genre by marginalized or subordinated identity groups who have helped invent and shape the musical <Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1 Overture: Musical Traditions before Cinema 11 2 You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet: The Sound Revolution 35 3 Face the Music and Dance: The Depression 67 4 Singing a Song of Freedom: World War II 97 5 There’s Beauty Everywhere: MGM and the Freed Unit 125 6 Something’s Gotta Give: The Postwar Musical 147 7 Bustin’ Out All Over: The Rise of the Musical Blockbuster 175 8 In a Minor Key: The B Musical and Beyond 197 9 The Sound of Money: Musicals in the 1960s 225 10 Whistling in the Dark: A Genre in Crisis 251 11 Can’t Stop the Music: Musicals and the New Hollywood 279 12 Just Like Scheherezade: Reviving the Musical Film Genre 307 Index 335
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Penguin Books Ltd A Different Stage
Book SynopsisHead behind the curtain in the refreshingly honest and intimate story of Gary Barlow''s life''Warm, wise . . . A never-before-seen insight into one of Britain''s greatest songwriters'' Woman''s Own''I just wanted to share my personal journey through the last five decades - the highs and lows, the ups and downs. So in A Different Stage, this is me opening the curtains and sharing moments nobody has heard or seen before . . .''__________In this warm, intimate and humorous book, rich with nostalgia and unexpected intimate detail, Gary Barlow unpacks the people, music, places, things and cultural phenomena that have made him the man that he is.From the working men''s club where it all began through to the sold out stadium tours, this is the story of Gary''s life told through music. Filled with a mixture of brand new photography from Gary''s current one-man show and incredibly personal unseen photos and notebooks,Trade Review Warm, wise . . . A never-before-seen insight into one of Britain's greatest songwriters * Woman's Own *Think you know everything there is to know about the Take That megastar? Think again . . . Gary is as refreshingly honest about his career 'failures' as he is about his successes, which reveals a different side to the showman many of his fans know and love * Woman & Home *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Starting At Zero
Book SynopsisIt didn't take long after Jimi Hendrix's death for the artist to become a myth of music. He has been surrounded by a shroud of intrigue since he first came into the public eye, and the mystery has only grown with time. Much has been written and said about him by experts and fans and critics, some of it true and some of it not; Starting at Zero will set the record straight. This is Hendrix in his own words.The lyricism and rhythm of Jimi Hendrix's writing will be of no surprise to his fans. Hendrix wrote prolifically throughout his life and he left behind a trove of scribbled-on hotel stationary, napkins and cigarette cartons. Starting at Zero weaves the scraps and bits together fluidly with interviews and lyrics revealing for the first time a continuous narrative of the artist's life, from birth through to the final four years of his life. The result is a beautifully poetic, charming and passionate memoir as smooth and memorable as Hendrix's finest songs.The pieces of
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Patti Smith Collected Lyrics 19702015
Book SynopsisA revised and updated version of the artist's collected lyricsAn American original, Patti Smith is a multi-disciplined artist and performer. Her work is rooted in poetry, which infused her 1975 landmark album, Horses. A declaration of existence, Horses was described as three chords merged with the power of the word'; it was graced with the now iconic portrait by Robert Mapplethorpe, the subject of her award-winning memoir Just Kids. Initially published in 1998, Patti Smith's Complete Lyrics was a testimony to her uncompromising poetic power. Now, on the fortieth anniversary of the release of Smith's groundbreaking album, Collected Lyrics has been revised and expanded with more than thirty-five additional songs, including her first, ''Work Song'', written for Janis Joplin in 1970, and her most current, ''Writer's Song'', to be recorded in 2015. The collection is liberally illustrated with original manuscripts of lyrics from Smith's extensTrade ReviewThis book is so honest and pure as to count as a true rapture Joan Didion Patti Smith has graced us with a poetic masterpiece, a rare and privileged invitation to unlatch a treasure chest never before breached Johnny Depp A tender, harrowing, often hilarious portrait of young lovers forging their paths in an eccentric milieu of Beat poets, Warhol socialites, and transvestites, rock stars and artists Vogue The most beautiful, incredible autobiography - it will make you ache for a time and a place that you probably never knew, New York in the 1970s Nick Hornby She was once our savage Rimbaud, but suffering has turned her into our St John of the Cross, a mystic full of compassion Edmund White
£21.25
Orion Publishing Co Last of the Giants
Book Synopsis''Last Of the Giants is the mad, funny, dark and often painful story of a lost band from a now-distant time'' CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINEINCLUDES BRAND NEW CHAPTER COVERING GUNS N'' ROSES EPIC WORLD TOUR''Any story about Guns is worth reading. But when the author is Mick Wall it''s absolutely essential'' KERRANGMany millions of words have already been written about Guns N'' Roses, the old line-up, the new line-up. But none of them have ever really gotten to the truth. Which is this: Guns N'' Roses has always been a band out of time, the Last of the Giants. They are what every rock band since the Rolling Stones has tried and nearly always failed to be: dangerous. At a time when smiling, MTV-friendly, safe-sex, just-say-no Bon Jovi was the biggest band in the world, here was a band that seemed to have leapt straight out of the coke-smothered pages of the original, golden-age, late-sixties rock scene.''Live like a suicide'',Trade ReviewLast Of the Giants is the mad, funny, dark and often painful story of a lost band from a now-distant time.Any story about Guns is worth reading. But when the author is Mick Wall it's absolutely essential. * Kerrang! *After years of writing from their inner circle - with some accounts more controversial than others - Mick Wall has penned the ultimate biography that sets out to tell the true story. * Huffington Post *
£13.49
Taylor & Francis Ltd Music and Identity Politics
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together for the first time book chapters, articles and position pieces from the debates on music and identity, which seek to answer classic questions such as: how has music shaped the ways in which we understand our identities and those of others? In what ways has scholarly writing about music dealt with identity politics since the Second World War? Both classic and more recent contributions are included, as well as material on related issues such as music''s role as a resource in making and performing identities and music scholarship''s ambivalent relationship with scholarly activism and identity politics. The essays approach the music-identity relationship from a wide range of methodological perspectives, ranging from critical historiography and archival studies, psychoanalysis, gender and sexuality studies, to ethnography and anthropology, and social and cultural theories drawn from sociology; and from continental philosophy and Marxist theories of class to a raTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Gender and Sexuality: Sic ego te dilegebam: music, homoeroticism and the sacred in early modern Europe, Todd M. Borgerding; On a lesbian relationship with music: a serious effort not to think straight, Suzanne G. Cusick; Introduction: voice, queer, technologies, Freya Jarman-Ivens; Masculine discourse in music theory, Fred Everett Maus; Introduction: a material girl in Bluebeard’s castle, Susan McClary; Negotiating masculinity in an Indonesian pop song: Doel Sumbang’s ’Ronggeng’, Henry Spiller. Part II Race: Dancing with the enemy: Cuban popular music, race, authenticity, and the world-music landscape, Deborah Pacini Hernandez; The Yiddish are coming, Josh Kun; ’Are you afraid of the mix of black and white?’ Hip hop and the spectacular politics of race, Russell A. Potter; Béla Bartók and the rise of comparative ethnomusicology: nationalism, race purity, and the legacy of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Katie Trumpener. Part III Social Identities: The final borderpost, Philip V. Bohlman; Social stratification and cultural consumption: music in England, Tak Wing Chan and John H. Goldthorpe; ’At the twilight’s last scoring’, Anahid Kassabian; That’s my blood down there, George Lipsitz; ’Losing...my religion: music, disability, gender and Jewish and Islamic law, Alex Lubet; Politics, identity, and nostalgia in Nigerian music: a study of Victor Olaiya’s highlife, Bode Omojola; The Qur’ân in Indonesian daily life: the public project of musical oratory, Anne K. Rasmussen; Music and the global order, Martin Stokes; Name index.
£454.91
Abrams Bun Bs Rap Coloring and Activity Book
Book SynopsisBun B.'s Rap Coloring and Activity Book is a 48-page fully interactive book of colouring pages, unbelievably clever activities and smart plays on rap culture bring Hip-Hop right into your living room.
£11.87
Abrams Rhyme Book A lined notebook with quotes playlists
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