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Rutgers University Press Bridge and Tunnel Boys: Bruce Springsteen, Billy
Book SynopsisBorn four months apart, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel both released their debut albums in the early 1970s, quickly becoming two of the most successful rock stars of their generation. While their critical receptions have been very different, surprising parallels emerge when we look at the arcs of their careers and the musical influences that have inspired them. Bridge and Tunnel Boys compares the life and work of Long Islander Joel and Asbury Park, New Jersey, native Springsteen, considering how each man forged a distinctive sound that derived from his unique position on the periphery of the Big Apple. Locating their music within a longer tradition of the New York metropolitan sound, dating back to the early 1900s, cultural historian Jim Cullen explores how each man drew from the city’s diverse racial and ethnic influences. His study explains how, despite frequently releasing songs that questioned the American dream, Springsteen and Joel were able to appeal to wide audiences during both the national uncertainty of the 1970s and the triumphalism of the Reagan era. By placing these two New York–area icons in a new context, Bridge and Tunnel Boys allows us to hear their most beloved songs with new appreciation. Trade Review“Jim Cullen is a wide-ranging historian with unusual insight into American pop culture. In Bridge and Tunnel Boys, he turns his focus to two giants of rock and roll, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen, a winning combination resulting in an entertaining and provocative book that will appeal to anyone interested in pop music and its relationship to the historical currents that influence its creation.”— Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children “A thoughtful and probing look at the work and careers of two artists born just months apart, Bridge and Tunnel Boys lends highly readable context as to where Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen overlap—in terms of geography, musical approach, and audience—and where they diverge. Not solely for fans, this is a work that evokes a broader sense of the time and place in which the music was made, and how that music continues to influence the wider culture.”— Fred Schruers, author of Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography “Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are epic figures who have been listened to, loved, and finally understood by Jim Cullen’s Bridge and Tunnel Boys. Long an astute observer of American popular culture, Cullen provides a radiant analysis of both artists’ music that is right on the money: perceptive and smart.”— Peter Ames Carlin, author of Bruce "Historian Cullen (1980) tracks in this meticulous study how Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel ascended to fame...[T]his is an engrossing take on two music legends who documented the glory and melancholy of 'ordinary American life.'"— Publishers Weekly "It’s always a pleasure to read a new Jim Cullen book. This one is no exception as Cullen finds striking parallels in the music and lives of two very different—yet similar—musicians: Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. A fascinating cultural history of late twentieth century American popular music."— June S. Sawyers, author of We Take Care of Our Own: The Faith-Based Politics of Bruce SpringsteenTable of ContentsPreface: You See? I Was Right! Author's Note I: Gauging Success Author's Note II: Historical Records INTRODUCTION Margin and Center 1 NEW YORK STATE OF MIND The Emergence of the Metropolitan Sound in Popular Music 2 HARD TIMES, BOOM YEARS Social Mobility and Its Discontents, 1949-1971 3 POINTS OF DEPARTURE Finding Their Way, 1972-1974 4 ARRIVALS Movin' Out––and Back, 1975-1977 5 THROUGH GLASS, DARKLY Years of Growth and Uncertainty, 1978-1982 6 RIGHT TIME The Stars Align, 1983-1986 7 FAMILY FEUDS Domestic Politics, 1986-1995 8 HOMING Legends Take Root, 1996-Present CONCLUSION Swift Currents Acknowledgments Notes Index
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Simon & Schuster Share My Life
Book SynopsisGrammy Award-nominated artist Kem shares his life in this “breathtaking” (Michael Eric Dyson, New York Times bestselling author) and revealing memoir tracing his transformative journey from homelessness to gold-selling artist.Known for his smooth, affecting crooning and dapper style, Kem’s journey to the stage is nothing short of inspiring. In Share My Life, Kem goes back to the very beginning before his time to introduce his grandmother, who worked as a sharecropper in the South and had thirteen children. As Kem’s family rises from the sharecropping and ultimately lands in Detroit, there is an unspoken mantra of “hard things are better left unsaid,” which has devastating consequences down the line. And so, Kem grows up in the midst of an impenetrable silence. His mother is never without a beer in her hand, and his relationship with his father is oddly tense. Emotionally starved, Kem internalizes harmful feelings, eventua
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Papillote Press Riff: The Shake Keane Story
Book SynopsisRiff explores the turbulent life of the Caribbean musician and poet Shake Keane (1927-97). A wanderer, he absorbed many of the themes of the 20th century - colonialism, migration and masculinity. Each of them found expression in his work. Born in St Vincent, he migrated to London in the early 1950s where he became an important figure in the free form jazz scene. A return to his birthplace was blighted by politics, and his last decades were spent in New York City and Norway where he experienced a degree of emotional peace despite financial difficulties. This biography reveals the many features of the life of this trend-setting but troubled Caribbean icon.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town
Book SynopsisThe Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town is the first critical history of one of the most legendary and influential bands in American popular music. Locating The B-52s in the intellectual climate of their hometown of Athens, GA and following the band from New York’s downtown scene in the early 1980s to their upcoming farewell tour, the book argues that The B-52s are much more significant political and musical influences on American society than their reputation as a silly party band suggests, and that their ongoing commitment to values including cooperation, mutual support, and using disruptive fun as a form of social change are an antidote to the neoliberalization sweeping both Athens and the rest of the Western world. For example, the book shows how the band synthesized influences from the modern artists displayed at the University of Georgia art museum, early queer activism on campus in the 1970s, and their experiences as queer people living through the AIDS crisis to create music that continues to be artistically and politically influential today. The authors are active members of the Athens, GA music scene, and the book includes original interviews with a range of number close to the band.Trade Review“The Story of The B-52s is an accessible, thoroughly-researched and joyous ode to such a significant group deserving of analysis; it’s a book that colourfully captures the vibrancy and compelling eccentricity of a group who masterfully made being in a band look effortless.” (buzz, buzzmag.co.uk, June 29, 2023)“Profiles of Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, and Keith Strickland are all given respectful and immense credit in a book that B-52s fans will consider a must-have addition to their libraries.” (Jim Piechota, The Bay Area Reporter, ebar.com, June 20, 2023)Table of Contents1: Neon2: Athens: Pre-52s3: Deadbeats4: NYC5: The B-52s6: Wild Planet7: Mesopotamia8: Whammy9: Satellites10: Cosmic Thing11: Good Stuff12: Aftershocks
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Edition Olms AG The Silver Beatles A Story of Struggle Luck and
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Im Taumel der Zwanziger: 1923: Musik in einem
Book SynopsisIn den 1920er-Jahren gerät nicht nur die Welt, sondern auch die Musik und das Musikleben ins Taumeln: zwischen Krise und Krieg, Abschottung und Austausch, dem resignativen Blick zurück und neuer Dynamik. Wie eng Musik und Gesellschaft miteinander verflochten sind, zeigt das Jahr 1923. Geprägt ist es durch Geschehnisse, Debatten und Entwicklungen, die uns auch heute noch beschäftigen.Im besetzten Ruhrgebiet wird Musik zu einem Mittel des politischen Kampfes; in der von der Hyperinflation erschütterten Weimarer Republik verschärft sich die Krise des Konzertlebens und der Kartenpreis steigt im Herbst auf 200 Milliarden Mark; in den USA machen afroamerikanische Blues- und Jazz-Größen wie Bessie Smith, oder Louis Armstrong im Rahmen der sogenannten „race records“ ihre ersten Schallplattenaufnahmen; In Wien vollendet Arnold Schönberg seine ersten zwölftönigen Werke; In Paris schockiert Igor Strawinsky die Avantgarde mit seinem neoklassizistischen Bläseroktett und in Budapest setzt Béla Bartók mit seiner Tanz-Suite ein musikalisches Zeichen gegen den Nationalismus. Im Berliner Voxhaus wird mit der Ausstrahlung der ersten Funkstunde auf dem Höhepunkt der politischen und ökonomischen Krise das Zeitalter des öffentlichen Rundfunks in Deutschland eingeläutet.- Das Buch von Tobias Bleek erzählt auf faszinierende Weise, wie die Musik in das kulturelle, gesellschaftliche und politische Leben dieses Jahres der Extreme eingebettet ist.Trade Review“... Wie vielfältig und dramatisch die politischen Ereignisse in Europa um das Jahr 1923 waren und wie heterogen gleichzeitig künstlerische Strömungen, Trends und Erfindungen, das weiß dieses Buch beeindruckend zu schildern.” (Hans Georg Nicklaus, in: OE1, oe1.ORF.at, 22. September 2023)“... Tobias Bleek hat diese belangvollen Ereignisse und wegweisenden Innovationen sorgfältig und gründlich untersucht und bis aufs Einzelne zu Papier gebracht. Doch damit nicht genug. Denn darüber hinaus setzt er sie in einen Kontext zu den politischen, gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Geschehnissen als da sind etwa Migration, Antisemitismus, Rassismus und Militarismus. Des Weiteren zeigt er auf, welche Wirkung sie auf die Musiker, Komponisten und deren Kompositionen ausübten. … Flüssig und allgemeinverständlich ist der Band verfasst und ist somit eine fesselnde Lektüre.” (Hartmut Sassenhausen, in: O-Ton, o-ton.online, 18. August 2023)“... Das anregende, elegant geschriebene Buch legt die erhebliche Wechselwirkung zwischen Musik, Gesellschaft und Politik dar. Diese Fundgrube für musik- wie historisch Interessierte mit Literaturverzeichnis, zahlreichen Anmerkung und einem Register wird dringend empfohlen.” (Johannes Vesper, in: Musenblätter, musenblaetter.de, 15. August 2023)“... Bleeks Buch liest sich nicht nur wie ein (dazu präzise mit historischen Aufnahmen bebilderter) Roman, sondern ist darüber hinaus pointiert und witzig. … Der Zoom von «allgemeiner» Geschichte im Großen zur Musik im Kleinen»: Er funktioniert an jeder Stelle dieses vergnüglich zu lesenden und doch intensiv immersiven Buches. Dabei holt Bleek den Leser immer von der Haltestelle richtig vermuteten Vorwissens ab ...” (Arno Lücker, in: Opernwelt, August 2023)“Noch ein Band zu den Zwanzigern? – ja, diesen gern! … eine sehr lebendige Kulturgeschichte zu einer Zeit, die nicht nur musikalisch in alle denkbaren Richtungen explodierte.” (Michael Wackerbauer, in: Neue Musikzeitung, Juni 2023) “... Endlich gibt es eines der beliebten „Jahresbücher“ auch für die Musik. ... Bleek behandelt das krisenhafte Umbruchsjahr zum einen sehr strukturiert ... Zum enorm sinnlichen Erlebnis wird die Lektüre zum anderen durch „eine Vielzahl historischer Quellen: Briefe, Tagebücher und andere private Aufzeichnungen, Artikel aus Zeitungen und Journalen, Fotografien und Bilder. Schallplatten, historische Notendrucke und Musikmanuskripte, Programmzettel, Annoncen, Eintrittskarten ...” (Ingo Hoddick, in: das Orchester, Heft 12, 2023)“... Bewundernswert ist ... sein Buch sowohl für eine Leserschaft ohne spezielle Fachkenntnis oder Studium als auch für ein wissenschaftlich gebildetes Publikum zu schreiben, weshalb es für alle Musik- und Kulturinteressierten lesenswert ist. Ein Anhang mit Hunderten von Anmerkungen, einem ausführlichen Literatur- und Quellenverzeichnis sowie Register runden dieses überaus spannend geschriebene, sehr empfehlenswerte Buch ab.” (Michael van Gee, in: Jazz ´n´ More, Das Schweizer Jazz & Blues Magazin, Heft 6, 2023)Table of ContentsSelbsterneuerung eines Migranten: Igor Strawinskys Metamorphosen.- Komponieren in Zeiten des Nationalismus: Béla Bartóks Tanz-Suite im kulturpolitischen Kontext.- „deutsche Treue … und deutscher Sang“: Die Nationalhymne und Musik in Zeiten der Ruhrbesetzung.- Black Music Matters – Bessie Smith erobert den Tonträgermarkt.- Von der Peripherie ins Zentrum – Louis Armstrong, Joe Oliver, Lilian Hardin und die Creole Jazz Band.- Arnold Schönberg und die „Hegemonie der deutschen Musik“: Die Entwicklung der Zwölftontechnik als Kompositionsverfahren und kulturpolitisches Projekt.- Eine Konzertkarte für 200 Milliarden Mark – Musikleben in Zeiten der Hyperinflation – „Start up“ am Küchentisch: Karl Vötterle gründet den Bärenreiter-Verlag.- Fritz Kreisler im Äther – Medienwelten 1923.
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Taschen GmbH The Rolling Stones Aktualisierte Ausgabe
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Transcript Verlag Its How You Flip It
Book SynopsisThe cultural practices of hip-hop have been among people's favorite forms of popular culture for decades. Due to this popularity, rap, breaking, graffiti, beatboxing and other practices have entered the field of education. At the intersection of hip-hop and music education, scholars, artists, and educators cooperate in this volume to investigate topics such as representations of gangsta rap in school textbooks, the possibilities and limits of working with hip-hop in an intersectional critical music pedagogy context, and the reflection of hip-hop artists on their work in music education institutions. In addition, the contributors provide ideas for how research and theory can be transferred and applied to music educational practice.
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Ventil Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise
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Ventil Verlag M_dokumente: Mania D., Malaria!, Matador
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Ventil Verlag Omniverse: Sounds, Sights and Stories
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Ventil Verlag Dreamworld: The fabulous life of Daniel Treacy
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Halvmall Verlag Times Sounds Germanys Journey from Jazz and Pop
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Tuttle Publishing K-POP Now!: The Korean Music Revolution
Book Synopsis"This is the book on K-pop everybody has been waiting for.…A must-read!" —Charlotte Naudin, PR Manager, Torpedo ProductionsK-Pop Now! examines Korea's high-energy pop music and is written for its growing legions of fans. Pop culture expert Mark Russell features the most famous groups and singers and takes an insider's look at how they have made it to the top.In 2012, Psy's song and music video "Gangnam Style" took the world by storm. But K-Pop, the music of Psy's homeland of Korea, has been winning fans with its infectious melodies and high-energy fun since long before that. Featuring talented singers and eye-catching visuals, K-Pop is the music of the moment.Although K-Pop is a relatively new phenomenon in the West, it is rapidly gaining traction and reaching much larger audiences —thanks in large part to social media like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram — the Girls Generation single "Gee" has almost three hundred million views!K-Pop Now! includes:Profiles of current K-Pop artists and their hits.A look at Seoul's trendiest hangout spots.Interviews with top artists like Kevin from Ze:A and Brian Joo from Fly to the Sky.A look at the K-Pop idols of tomorrow.You'll meet the biggest record producers, the hosts of the insanely popular "Eat Your Kimchi" website, and K-Pop groups like Big Bang, TVXQ, 2NE1, Girls Generation, HOT, SES, FinKL Busker Busker, and The Koxx. The book also includes a guide for fans who plan to visit Seoul to explore K-Pop up close.Join the K-Pop revolution today!Trade Review"It's an enjoyable and informative read which strikes a good balance between out-and-out fandom and critique, and can be warmly recommended." --London Korean Links"This book provides rare insights into the personalities and inner workings of the fascinating world of K-Pop. Mark Russell not only explores and explains this vibrant musical phenomenon--he provides a window onto a trend that is shaping popular youth culture throughout Asia and the world. K-Pop Now! is an essential read for everyone who wants to understand the evolving popular tastes in this vital part of the globe." --Gwen Robinson, Financial Times Southeast Asia correspondent"Mark Russell understands popular Korean music as well as anyone, Korean or foreign, and his latest effort doesn't disappoint. K-Pop Now! gives an honest, fascinating account of the development of the K-pop machine, and is written with obvious enthusiasm for the subject. Mr. Russell goes beyond the boy bands and girl groups, and is as comfortable discussing Cho Yong-pil as he is 2PM. Korea's star is rising, thanks in part to its music industry. If you want to know how that industry works, who the main players are, and what the future holds for them, look no further than this book." --Daniel Tudor, former Korea correspondent for The Economist and author of Korea: The Impossible Country
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Dokument Forlag Shirt Kings: Pioneers of Hip Hop Fashion
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Rogan House Byrds Requiem For The Timeless Volume 2
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LMH Publishing Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Definitive
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LMH Publishing Reggae: From Mento To Dance Hall
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LMH Publishing Lmh Official Dictionary Of Jamaican Reggae &
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LMH Publishing Bob Marley: Reggae King of the World
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Salsa
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Indie Post Magazine Kartier Conway August 5
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Indie Post Magazine Michael J. Calhoun August
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Rudiments to Grooves
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Tin Whistle Songbook 15 Songs by Robert Johnson
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Indie Post Magazine Jesse JTJazz Thompson
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp I grandi del Rock
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Indie Post Magazine Amanda Cole September 20
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Independently Published The Indie Post Magazine Titus Maz September 25
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Indie Post Magazine Victor Orlando October 1
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Independently Published Andrew Weatherall: La quintaesencia de la
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Independently Published Con el rock en las venas: Historias asombrosas de
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Bloomsbury Publishing USA Krautrock
Book SynopsisMarshall Gu is a music writer and has written for Pitchfork, Tone Glow, Bandcamp, and Resident Advisor. He lives in Toronto.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dylans Visions of Sin By Ricks Christopher July
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Punk Rock Dad
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Lost Beatles Photographs
Book SynopsisIncludes behind-the-scenes, intimate, and unguarded shots that have been unearthed after spending 45 years in a duffel bag of The Beatles and Rolling Stones' former tour manager, Bob Bonis. This collection captured a pivotal time in the bands' career.Trade Review"Striking in their intimacy." -- Rolling Stone
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Lost Rolling Stones Photographs
Book SynopsisFeatures the photos of the Rolling Stones band, showing band members in intimate shots on stage, in rehearsal, in concert, backstage (tuning up, waiting to go on stage and clowning around), dressing and relaxing, on vacations or en route to shows or cities, getting haircuts, bowling, recording in the studio, and at press events.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Streets of Fire Bruce Springsteen in Photographs
Book SynopsisAn author's collection of photographs of the early days and life of one of the world's most legendary performers Bruce Springsteen that span from an afternoon spent in Holmdel at Telegraph Hill Road, drives on Highway 9, afternoons spent in the author's studio, to the days goofing around playing softball with the rest of the E Street Kings.Trade Review"Eric Meola's new book of Bruce Springsteen photographs is visually stunning...his mastery of black and white photography is very evident between the covers of this new work. Prepare to view a young and vibrant Bruce in all his glory at an important time in the artist's life." -- Frank Stefanko, photographer/author of Days of Hope and Dreams: An Intimate Portrait of Bruce Springsteen "In Streets of Fire--photographs from the Darkness on the Edge of Town era--we see a young Springsteen in all his bluster, doubt and resilience. In these portraits of a man still struggling for his identity, we get soul-piercing glimpses into the heart of a true American icon." -- Peter Ames Carlin, author of BRUCE "For anyone under the misimpression that Eric Meola's work with Bruce Springsteen begins and ends with his iconic Born to Run image, Streets of Fire is a revelation. For those of us well aware that their collaboration continued, the photographer's new book is a long-awaited treasure." -- Christopher Phillips, editor of Backstreets Magazine and Backstreets.com
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Underground Is Massive How Electronic Dance
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Its Only Rock n Roll
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Lightning Striking
Book Synopsis“We have performed side-by-side on the global stage through half a century…. In Lightning Striking, Lenny Kaye has illuminated ten facets of the jewel called rock and roll from a uniquely personal and knowledgeable perspective.” -Patti SmithAn insider’s take on the evolution and enduring legacy of the music that rocked the twentieth centuryMemphis 1954. New Orleans 1957. Philadelphia 1959. Liverpool 1962. San Francisco 1967. Detroit 1969. New York, 1975. London 1977. Los Angeles 1984 / Norway 1993. Seattle 1991.Rock and roll was birthed in basements and garages, radio stations and dance halls, in cities where unexpected gatherings of artists and audience changed and charged the way music is heard and celebrated, capturing lightning in a bottle. Musician and writer Lenny Kaye explores ten cro
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Beatles 66 Large Print
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc On Bowie
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Rock Critic Law
Book SynopsisStraight out of his beloved Twitter feed @RockCriticLaw, acclaimed rock journalist and author of the classic books Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana and Our Band Could Be Your Life, Michael Azerrad turns his trenchant eye to the art of rock writing itself, hilariously skewering 101 of the genre’s seemingly endless litany of hackneyed phrases and tropes.One of the finest music writers today, Michael Azerrad has catalogued the shortcuts, lazy metaphors and uninspired prose that so many of his beloved colleagues all too regularly rely on to fill column inches. In 2014, he began his wickedly droll Twitter feed @RockCriticLaw to expose and make fun of this word-hash. Now, he consolidates these Laws into one witty, comprehensive and fully illustrated volume.Rock Critic Law includes timeless gems such as: If a band pioneered something, you must say they are seminal. That is the Seminal Law of Rock Criticism. If a recordi
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Backstage Pass The Starchilds AllAccess Guide to
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Be Bad Be Bold Be Billie
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Charlies Good Tonight
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Pearson Education Jazz Demonstration Disc for Jazz Styles
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