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Book SynopsisAutobiography by the singer and creative force of 70s rock group The Stranglers.

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Book SynopsisA triumph' Time OutTransformer is the only complete and comprehensive telling of the Lou Reed story.Legendary songwriter and guitarist Lou Reed passed away on the 27th October 2013, but his musical influence is assured. Now discover the true story of the Velvet Underground pioneer in this update of Bockris's classic biography.Transformer: The Complete Lou Reed Story follows the great songwriter and singer through the series of transformations that define each period of his fifty year career. It opens with the teenage electroshock treatments that dominated his memories of childhood and never stops revealing layer after layer of this complex and often anguished artist and man. Transformer is based on Lou's collaborations with the hardest and most romantic artists of his times, from John Cale, Andy Warhol, and Nico, through David Bowie, Robert Wilson, Laurie Anderson and the ghost of Edgar Alan Poe. Rippling underneath everything he did are Lou's relationships with his various muses, froTrade Review“Bockris’s new work is instantly recognizable as the heavyweight psychological powerplay Lou Reed’s legend deserves…Reed is effectively pinned like a butterfly” – Q Magazine “Transformer depicts the singer’s life as a series of death-defying second acts” – New York Times Book Review “A very readable portrait…Blending informed biographical narrative with abundant quotes and a dishy, conversational style, Bockris captures the many moods – and mood swings – of a true rock and roll chameleon” – Entertainment Weekly “Transformer is an even more staggering brief than Wired (about John Belushi)” – Spin “Bockris provides insight into the private life that led Reed to create many of rock’s memorable songs, including “Heroin” and “Walk on the Wild Side” – Publishers Weekly “One of the funniest and most memorable time-lined rock documents around” – Philadelphia City Paper

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Book Synopsis''A roadmap for a new generation'' VOGUE''Radical, funny and fearless' VANITY FAIRTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAn electric, searing memoir by the original Riot Grrrl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le TigreKathleen Hanna's rallying cry to feminists echoed far and wide through the punk scene of the 1980s, '90s, and beyond. Her band, Bikini Kill, embodies this iconic time, and today their gutsy, radical lyrics of anthems like Rebel Girl' and Double Dare Ya' are more powerful than ever. But where did this transformative voice come from?In Rebel Girl, Hanna's raw and insightful new memoir, she takes us from her tumultuous childhood home, to her formative college years in Olympia, Washington, and on to her first years on tour, fighting hard for gigs and for her band. As Hanna makes blindingly clear, being in a girl band', especially a punk girl band, in those years was not a simple or a safe prospect. Male violence and antagonism threatened at every turn, and surviving as a band took limitless amounts of grit and bravery.But the relationships she developed during those years buoyed her including with her bandmates Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, and Billy Karren; her friendship with Kurt Cobain; and her introduction to Joan Jett and they were a testament to how the true punk world nurtured and cared for its own.Hanna opens up about falling in love with Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys and her debilitating battle with Lyme disease, and she brings us behind the scenes of her later bands, Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin. She also writes candidly about the Riot Grrrl movement and its decline, documenting with love its grassroots origins but critiquing its later exclusivity.In an uncut voice all her own, Hanna reveals the darkest, hardest times along with the most joyful and how it all fuelled her revolutionary art, from the 1980s to today.

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Book SynopsisAs lead singer and extraordinary frontman of SLADE, Noddy Holder was one of the most successful musicians of the ''70s and ''80s. The epitome of the Glam Rock look and lifestyle, they released anthem after anthem as they mixed pure pop madness with football chant choruses. Seemingly on a mission to corrupt the spelling of a generation, the hits are songs we still hold dear today: MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW, LOOK WOT YOU DUN, CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE. . . In a short few years they had 12 top five hits, 6 of them making #1 spot. Their albums also topped the charts and their huge Christmas anthem MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY has entered the top twenty over 7 times. In the ''80s Slade made a brilliant revival with even more hits, especially RUN RUN AWAY and the classic MY OH MY. Today Noddy is as loved by the British public as he has ever been and in this hilarious autobiography he will tell us his complete life story, from growing up in the Midlands, to performing in the working men''s clubs. The

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Book SynopsisFrom Jubilee to Hip Hop includes 36 reading selections that underscore the breadth and variety of African American musical culture. Each of these selections relates something notable and interesting about African American musical culture since the Emancipation, whether it is Marian Anderson's recollection of the legendary 1939 DAR Constitution Hall debacle, or John Chilton's story of the impact of Louis Jordan's song, Caldonia.Table of Contents1) "Adrift on Stormy Seas: The Jubilee Singers and Their Songs" by J.B.T. Marsh 2) "Richards and Pringle's Original Georgia Minstrels and Billy Kersands, 1889-1895" by Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff 3) "The Virginia Jubilee Singers in Bourke, Australia" (Anonymous) 4) "Conclusion", African Banjo Echoes in Appalachia: A Story of Folk Traditions by Cecelia Conway 5) "War on Ragtime" & "Suppression of 'Ragtime'" (Anonymous) 6) "Of The Sorrow Songs," from the Souls of Black Folks by W.E.B. Du Bois 7) "The Nineteenth Century Origins of Jazz" by Lawrence Gushee 8) "Marshall Lullaby" by Kip Lornell and Charles Wolfe 9) "The Scene and the Players in New York" by Tom Riis 10) "Jelly Roll Blues" by Jelly Roll Morton 11) "William Marion Cook" by Cary B. Lewis 12) "Ma Rainey and the Minstrels" by Charles Edward Smith 13) "Black Sacred Harp Singing in Southeast Alabama" by Hank Willett 14) "A Negro Explains 'Jazz'" (Anonymous) 15) "Paul Robeson, Musician" by Doris McGinty and Wayne Shirley 16) "Conflict and Resolution in the Life of Thomas Andrew Dorsey" by Michael Harris 17) "Fats Waller (Comedy Tonight)" by Gary Giddins 18) "'Dean of Afro-American Composers' or 'Harlem Renaissance Man': The New Negro and the Musical Poetics of William Grant Still" by Gayle Murchison 19) "Easter Sunday" by Marian Anderson 20) "Caldonia" by John Chilton 21) "Elder Beck's Temple" by William Russell 22) "T-Bone Blues: T-Bone Walker's Story in His Own Words" by T-Bone Walker 23) "The Impact of Gospel Music on the Secular Music Industry" by Portia K. Maultsby 24) "Singing in the Streets of Raleigh, 1963: Some Recollections" by Clyde Appleton 25) "Motown Calls 'The Rock & Roll Kid'" by Dennis Coffey 26) "Respect: 1964-1965" by Rob Bowman 27) "Clifton Chenier: 'They Call Me The King'" by Ben Sandmel 28) The Art of The Muscle: Miles Davis as American Knight and American Knave" by Gerald Early 29) "Evaluating Ellington" by Mark Tucker 30) "The P-Funk Empire" by Rickey Vincent 31) "Hip-Hop, Puerto Ricans and Ethno-racial Identities in New York" by Raquel Rivera 32) "Daughters of the Blues" by Cheryl Keys 33) "Media Interventions" by Maureen Mahon 34) "Black Artistic Invisibility: A Black Composer Talking 'bout Taking Care of the Souls Of Black Folks While Losing Much Ground Fast" by William Banfield 35) "Stepping Out an African Heritage" by Elizabeth Fine 36) "Rhythm and Bullshit?: The Slow Decline of R & B" by Mark Anthony Neal

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Book SynopsisDevoted to the history of this jazz movement, the study combines a narrative of the evolution of hard bop - from its beginnings as an amalgam of bebop and rhythm and blues to its experimental breakthroughs in the 1960s - with close analyses of the musicians' styles and recordings.Trade Review'very good overview of the genesis and development of that music which flourished from 1955 to 1965' Peter Hepple, Stage & Television Today

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Book SynopsisA seasoned jazz critic draws on his interviews of forty musicians, from Slide Hampton and Bucky Pizzarelli to Dee Dee Bridgewater and Diana Krall, illuminating their lives, careers, and art.Trade Review"W. Royal Stokes has contributed invaluably to jazz history from the inside. Living the Jazz Life is particularly unique because it focuses on how these diversified players became jazz musicians."--Nat Hentoff "Like a long jam session."--Kirkus Reviews "W. Royal Stokes has contributed invaluably to jazz history from the inside. Living the Jazz Life is particularly unique because it focuses on how these diversified players became jazz musicians."--Nat Hentoff "A pleasing...collection of generally insightful conversation, spawned by a nicely modest interlocuter."--Kirkus Reviews "Like a long jam session."--Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisThis revised edition of Jazz Anecdotes comes with 150 new anecdotes about jazz musicians both classic and contemporary.Trade ReviewA scintillating omnium gathering of jazz talk. * Washington Post *Guarantees up to a thousand laughs...recommended without reservation. * Los Angeles Times *The intense sociological hothouse that was the jazz and commercial music world has cooled down greatly over the years, but it's important to have books like this to remind us how exciting and invigorating those days were....Don't let it slip by. * Allegro *Read this somewhere where you're not afraid to be seen laughing out loud....Everyone should be able to find something to like in this rich collection. * Library Journal *

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Book SynopsisLove Goes to Buildings on Fire by Will Hermes - Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever''A must-read for any music fan'' (Boston Globe)Crime was everywhere, the government was broke and the city''s infrastructure was collapsing, but between 1974 and 1978 virtually all forms of music were being recreated in New York City: disco and salsa, the loft jazz scene and the Minimalist classical composers, hip hop and punk. Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith arrived from New Jersey; Grandmaster Flash transformed the turntable into a musical instrument; Steve Reich and Philip Glass shared an apartment as they experimented with composition; the New York Dolls and Talking Heads blew away the grungy clubs; Weather Report and Herbie Hancock created jazz-rock; and Bob Dylan returned with Blood on the Tracks.Recommended by Nick Hornby, this fascinating and hugely inspiring book will be loved by readers of Just Kids by Patti Smith,Trade ReviewCan literature change your life? Yes ... along came Will Hermes, who cost me several hundred pounds on iTunes and ruptured my relationship with guitars -- Nick Hornby * Believer magazine *It was the best of times, it was the best of places: Will Hermes captures the creative incandescence of New York in those five years that changed music -- Richard WilliamsBrings depth and discernment and an eye for odd detail, making his book an essential work of cultural history -- Luc Sante

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Book SynopsisDavid Foster Wallace, who died in 2008, was the author of the acclaimed novels Infinite Jest and The Broom of the System. His final novel, The Pale King, was published posthumously in 2011. He is also the author of the short-story collections Oblivion, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men and Girl with Curious Hair. His non-fiction includes several essay collections, including Both Flesh and Not, which was published in 2012, and the the full-length work Everything and More.Mark Costello is the author of two novels, including the National Book Award Finalist Big If. He lives in New York City.

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Book SynopsisThis is the only jazz history written by a musician that is not strictly autobiographical. Rex Stewart, who played trumpet and cornet with Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington, knew personally all the giants of jazz in the 1930s and thus his judgments on their achievements come with unique authority and understanding. As a good friend, he never minimizes their foibles yet he writes of them with affection and generosity. Chapters on Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins, Red Norvo, Art Tatum, Big Sid Catlett, Benny Carter, and Louis Armstrong mix personal anecdotes with critical comments that only a fellow jazz musician could relate. A section on Ellington and the Ellington orchestra profiles Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Tricky Sam Nanton, Barney Bigard, and Duke himself, with whom Rex Stewart was a barber, chef, poker opponent, and third trumpet. Finally, he recounts the stories of legendary jam sessions between Jelly Roll Morton, Willie the Lion Smith, and James P. Johnson, all vying forTable of Contents* The Jean Goldkette Band * Smack! Memories of Fletcher Henderson * The Business of Recording * Boy Meets King (Louis Armstrong) * The Father of Swing Trombone (Jimmy Harrison) * Coleman Hawkins, The Father of Tenor Saxophone * Red Norvo: A Tale of a Pioneer Ellingtonia * The Days with Duke * Sketches in a Ducal Vein * Duke Ellington: One of a Kind * Tribute to Tricky Sam * Illustrious Barney Bigard * The Frog and Me (Ben Webster) * Harry Carney: Boss Baritone * Getting to Europe--and Getting Out * The Cutting Sessions * Flow Gently, Sweet Rhythm (John Kirby) * My Man, Big Sid (Sidney Catlett) * The Benny Carter I Knew * Genius in Retrospect (Art Tatum) * Appendix I: Count Basie by Hsio Wen Shih * Appendix II: Rex William Stewart, Jr., by Francis Thorne

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Book SynopsisAmong the few truly experimental composers in our cultural history, Harry Partch''s life (1901-1974) and music embody most completely the quintessential American rootlessness, isolation, pre-civilized cult of experience, and dichotomy of practical invention and transcendental visions. Having lived mostly in the remote deserts of Arizona and New Mexico with no access to formal training, Partch naturally created theatrical ritualistic works incorporating Indian chants, Japanese kabuki and Noh, Polynesian microtones, Balinese gamelan, Greek tragedy, dance, mime, and sardonic commentary on Hollywood and commercial pop music of modern civilization. First published in 1949, Genesis of a Music is the manifesto of Partch''s radical compositional practice and instruments (which owe nothing to the 300-year-old European tradition of Western music.) He contrasts Abstract and Corporeal music, proclaiming the latter as the vital, emotionally tactile form derived from the spoken word (like Greek, C

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Book SynopsisIn The Heart of Rock & Soul, veteran rock critic Dave Marsh offers a polemical guide to the 1,001 greatest rock and soul singles ever made, encompassing rock, metal, R&B, disco, folk, funk, punk, reggae, rap, soul, country, and any other music that has made a difference over the past fifty years. The illuminating essays,complete with music history, social commentary, and personal appraisals,double as a mini-history of popular music. Here you will find singles by artists as wide-ranging as Aretha Franklin, George Jones, Roy Orbison, the Sex Pistols, Madonna, Run-D.M.C., and Van Halen. Featuring a new preface that covers the hits,and misses,of the''90s, The Heart of Rock & Soul remains as provocative, passionate, and timeless as the music it praises.

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Book SynopsisGary Giddins, winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, has a following that includes not only jazz enthusiasts but also pop music fans of every stripe. Writing here in a lyrical and celebratory style all his own, Giddins dazzlingly shows us,among many other things,how performers originally perceived as radical (Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Elvis Presley) became conservative institutions ... how Charlie Parker created a masterpiece from the strain of an inane ditty ... how the Dominoes helped combine church ritual with pop music ... and how Irving Berlin translated a chiaroscuro of Lower East Side minorities into imperishable songs.

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Book SynopsisBest known for his Oscar-nominated song Miss Misery from the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, Elliott Smith was catapulted to the status of indie rock star after performing at the 1997 Academy Awards. Some of his albums, XO and Either/Or among them, would become''90s classics, helping to define an understated aesthetic that owed as much to the melodic emphasis of The Beatles as it did to punk. In the afterglow of the success of Miss Misery, Smith''s fame grew- alongside his struggles with depression and substance abuse. First relocating to Brooklyn, and then finally to L.A., he fell into a downward spiral evident to friends and fans alike, even as he continued to write such beautifully realized songs as Waltz #2 ( XO ). Drawing on new interviews with those who knew and loved Smith, and focusing on the crucial interplay between Smith''s life and music, Ben Nugent compellingly and sympathetically portrays an enormously gifted, yet troubled, artist.

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Book SynopsisIn 1978, Greil Marcus asked twenty writers on rock-including Dave Marsh, Lester Bangs, Nick Tosches, Ellen Willis, and Robert Christgau-a question: What one rock-and-roll album would you take to a desert island? The resulting essays were collected in Stranded , twenty passionate declarations to such albums as The Rolling Stones'' Beggars Banquet , the Ramones'' Rocket to Russia , Something Else by the Kinks, and more. Universally revered as the ur-text of rock journalism, Stranded is an indispensable classic.Trade Review"(This) collection of essays (is) by turns thoughtful, compelling, sexy, hilarious, quirky - and surprisingly true to the basic impulse of rock and roll." New York Review of Books "Each chapter of Stranded is thoughtful, superbly focused, precisely written. There exist very few comparable efforts." Washington Post"

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Book SynopsisDecibel magazine is regarded as the best extreme music magazine around. Precious Metal gathers pieces from Decibel''s most popular feature, the monthlyHall of Fame&rdquo which documents the making of landmark metal albums via candid, hilarious, and fascinating interviews with every participating band member. Decibel''s editor-in-chief Albert Mudrian, has selected and expanded the best of these features, creating a definitive collection of stories behind the greatest extreme metal albums of all time. Black Sabbath''s Heaven and Hell * Diamond Head''s Lightning to the Nations * Slayer''s Reign in Blood * Napalm Death''s Scum * Repulsion''s Horrifed * Morbid Angel''s Altars of Madness * Obituary''s Cause of Death * Entombed''s Left Hand Path * Paradise Lost''s Gothic * Carcass'' Necroticism- Descanting the Insalubrious * Cannibal Corpse''s Tomb of the Mutilated * Eyehategod''s Take as Needed for Pain * Darkthrone''s Transilvanian Hunger * Kyuss''s Welcome tTrade ReviewForeWord Magazine, Sept/Oct "Mudrian manages to collect some important interviews from a variety of artists in the United States and Europe...The true story behind creating these masterpieces is thoroughly documented...Fans of this musical genre will undoubtedly enjoy reading how their favorite metal albums were constructed." AntiMusic.com "There's plenty of good reading here doled out in chapters that are just the right length for visits to the porcelain throne." Trademark of Quality blog, 9/13 "The chapters in Precious Metal provide a lot more insight and information into each album than was originally presented in the magazine...All of the interviews are interesting, and many are downright enlightening, and the Decibel staff do a uniformly good job at coaxing the story behind each album out of the musicians...The enthusiasm and knowledge shown by the writers is infectious...If you're a fan of any form of heavy metal, you'll like Precious Metal." Campus Circle, 9/23 "Delivers the kind of quality analysis that can turn a clueless metalhead into music genius deity." In Utah This Week, 8/31 and Salt Lake Tribune, 9/3 "Stands as the newest doctrine for headbanger worship...A fact-packed textbook fit to inform even the most well-read metalhead, and one skull-crushing way to spice up your library." Illinois Entertainer, September "Awesome." DCMetalMusicExaminer.com, 9/5 "Most of the interviews have been expanded from their original print form, so that is a bit of a refresh for avid Decibel readers. If you are a metal nut, or just a music geek who loves to learn about the struggles in the recording process, then the book is an exceptional read." GuitarNoize.com, 9/7 "There was enough to have me reading way later into the night than someone with a 7 month old daughter should!...I skipped a few albums that didn't interest me but that is the good thing about this book, you can read it in a non-linear fashion. It has some pretty informal interviews where the band members really open up and aren't afraid to talk about band conflicts during the production process which is what makes the book interesting." San Francisco Book Review, October issue "For heavy metal and/or death metal fans, Precious Metal is a must read...Metal enthusiasts, particularly those who are musicians, will find this book to be enlightening and entertaining...The influence that classic rock musicians had and how they perpetuated the heavy metal genre, along with music that came after it, is clearly seen when reading through the interviews. Thus, music lovers would certainly enjoy The Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces." Tucson Weekly, 11/19/09 "For the semi-literate metalhead in your midst, we gently ask you to crank up the literary volume to '11' with the excellent Precious Metal...Mudrian uncovers the hidden stories behind some of the greatest death-metal, grind-core and doom releases of the last three decades...Once you read this fantastic series of interviews with the artists responsible for all of this top-notch noise pollution, you'll know why even the snobbiest rock critics have no choice but to throw up devil horns to these imaginative, if violent, works of sonic art." Booklist, 7/1/09 "Skimming the cream of 'extreme' metal--death metal, black metal, thrash metal, and such-is a grisly task, but the gang at Decibel Magazine is on top of it. Their picks are landmarks of their kind, and each is presented here with accompanying interviews of all band personnel involved...What's here is all dark, all bombastic, all great music." Record Collector, August 2009 "The choice of inclusion of albums by Botch, Converge, Down and The Dillinger Escape Plan indicate the breadth of tastes which underpins the book." Austin Chronicle, 7/17/09 "[Precious Metal's] impressive scope covers every facet of the genre...The roundtable, oral-history approach leads to interesting contradictions and revelations." Blogcritics.org, 7/21/09 "The bookends are Black Sabbath's Heaven And Hell to Converge's Jane Doe. And there are some worthy stories in between...Precious Metal is a great book on its own terms." New York Post's "Required Reading" column, 7/26/09

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Book SynopsisMike Doughty first came to prominence as the leader of the band Soul Coughing then did an abrupt sonic left turn, much to the surprise of his audience, transforming into a solo performer of stark, dusky, but strangely hopeful tunes. He battled addiction, gave up fame when his old band was at the height of its popularity, drove thousands of miles, alone, across America, with just an acoustic guitar. His candid, hilarious, self-lacerating memoir, The Book of Drugs -- featuring cameos by Redman, Ani DiFranco, the late Jeff Buckley, and others -- is the story of his band''s rise and bitter collapse, the haunted and darkly comical life of addiction, and the perhaps even weirder world of recovery.

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Book SynopsisA collection of lyrics and autobiographical commentary by singer Mark Lanegan, with a preface by John Cale and a foreword by Moby With a voice that Pitchfork has called as scratchy as a three-day beard yet as supple and pliable as moccasin leather, former Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age vocalist Mark Lanegan draws frequent comparisons to masters like Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. Lanegan''s voice is one of the most distinct and recognizable in rock, but his talents aren''t limited to his vocal skills. Lanegan''s lyrics are on par with the best of them, exploring with Blake-like insight the stark and scorched emotional terrain that exists somewhere beyond sadness, addiction, trauma, and spiritual longing. With a body of work that now includes seven albums with the Screaming Trees, eleven acclaimed solo albums, three albums of duets with Belle and Sebastian''s Isobel Campbell (including the Mercury Prize-shortlisted Ballad of the Broken Seas), and collaborative albums and singles with the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, Moby, Soulsavers, Twilight Singers, and countless others, Mark Lanegan occupies a singular space in rock music. Now, for the first time ever, the reclusive singer presents a comprehensive look at his lyrics, the stories behind them, and the making of his albums. I Am the Wolf is a rare and candid glimpse into the inner workings and creative process of a legend.

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Book SynopsisStreaming Music examines how the Internet has become integrated in contemporary music use, by focusing on streaming as a practice and a technology for music consumption. The backdrop to this enquiry is the digitization of society and culture, where the music industry has undergone profound disruptions, and where music streaming has altered listening modes and meanings of music in everyday life. The objective of Streaming Music is to shed light on what these transformations mean for listeners, by looking at their adaptation in specific cultural contexts, but also by considering how online music platforms and streaming services guide music listeners in specific ways. Drawing on case studies from Moscow and Stockholm, and providing analysis of Spotify, VK and YouTube as popular but distinct sites for music, Streaming Music discusses, through a qualitative, cross-cultural, study, questions around music and value, music sharing, modes of engaging with music, and the way that contemporary music listening is increasingly part of mobile, automated and computational processes. Offering a nuanced perspective on these issues, it adds to research about music and digital media, shedding new light on music cultures as they appear today. As such, this volume will appeal to scholars of media, sociology and music with interests in digital technologies.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Fields of research 1. Music, the Internet, streaming: Ongoing debates Part I Practices2. Music, the Internet and everyday life: Contexts and practices 3. Experiencing music as part of connectivity culture4. Clouds, streams, materiality: Perceptions of musical value in the age of abundancePart II Platforms5. Spotify: Encountering music in the customized archive 6. VK: An expression of a post-recorded culture 7. Music on YouTube: Participation, intermediation and spreadability 8. Phones, applications, mobility: Framing music use on the go Conclusions

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Book SynopsisAn unorthodox musician from the start, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell''s style of composing, performing, and of playing (and tuning) the guitar is unique. In the framework of sexual difference and the gendered discourses of rock this immediately begs the questions: are Mitchell''s songs specifically feminine and, if so, to what extent and why?Anne Karppinen addresses this question focusing on the kind of music and lyrics Mitchell writes, the representation of men and women in her lyrics, how her style changes and evolves over time, and how cultural context affects her writing. Linked to this are the concepts of subjectivity and authorship: when a singer-songwriter sings a song in the first person, about whom are they actually singing? Mitchell offers a fascinating study, for the songs she writes and sings are intricately woven from the strands of her own life. Using methods from critical discourse analysis, this book examines recorded performances of songs from MitcheTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 11. Sexual Difference, Texts and Discourses 2. Will you take me as I am? Subjectivity, Autobiography and Authorship3. Women in Rock and Other OxymoronsPart 24. The Early Period (1968-1970)5. The Self-Conscious Period (1971-1974)6. The Socially Conscious Period (1975-1977)Part 37. A Soprano Has No Credibility? Joni Mitchell and the Rock Press 8. The Singer-Songwriter and the Making of the Canon Conclusion Appendix: Tunings.BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to talk about musical coherence at the end of a century characterised by fragmentation and discontinuity? How can the diverse influences which stand behind the works of many late twentieth-century composers be reconciled with the singular immediacy of the experiences that they can create? How might an awareness of the distinctive ways in which these experiences are generated and controlled affect the way we listen to, reflect upon and write about this music? Mark Hutchinson outlines a novel concept of coherence within Western art music from the 1980s to the turn of the millennium as a means of understanding the work of a number of contemporary composers, including Thomas AdÃs, Kaija Saariaho, TÅru Takemitsu and GyÃrgy KurtÃg, whose music cannot be fitted easily into a particular compositional school or analytical framework. Coherence is understood as a multi-layered phenomenon experienced, above all, in the act of listening, but reliant upon a variety of other aspeTable of Contents1 Introduction: beyond the delta?2 ‘A here that is gone, or is going’: Adès’s Arcadiana3 Connections 1: interaction, analysis, energy4 Pulling inwards, pushing onwards: Saariaho’s Solar5 Connections 2: shape, continuity, development6 Strolling through a formal garden: Takemitsu’s How slow the Wind7 Connections 3: expression, moment, meaning8 Ruined artefacts: Kurtág’s ΣΤΗΛΗ9 Conclusions: three statements, three questions

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Book SynopsisActing in Musical Theatre remains the only complete course in approaching a role in a musical. It covers fundamental skills for novice actors, practical insights for professionals, and even tips to help veteran musical performers refine their craft. Educators will find the clear structure ideal for use with multiple courses and programs. Updates in this expanded and revised third edition include: A comprehensive revision of the book's companion website into a fully online Resource Guide that includes abundant teaching materials and syllabi for a range of short- and long-form courses, PowerPoint slide decks and printable handouts for every chapter. Updated examples, illustrations, and exercises from more recent musical styles and productions such as Hamilton, Waitress, and Dear Evan Hansen. Revision of rehearsal and performance guidelines to help students and teachers at all levels thriveTrade Review International Praise for Acting In Musical Theatre ACTING IN MUSICAL THEATER helps me to figure out many questions that have bothered me for years about performing and teaching. It gives me not only a better understanding of musical theater, but also insights guiding my own career. In China, I have recommended this must-read book to my students, colleagues and friends in this circle, believing that this comprehensive and enlightening book would give them great help too. HE Mijiang, Instructor - Communications University of China (Beijing) Deer and Dal Vera have put forth a process where every step is connected, making the student consistently understand the emotional journey of the character. The result is more truthful, coherent and powerful scenes. The most valuable moment in this process is when the actor gains their own autonomy by understanding the character in depth. Consequently, the result is acting where the actor’s soul overflows in the scene and the art, itself. Without soul, this artform says nothing to me. Reiner Tenente, director and founder - CEFTEM (Center for Studies and Training in Musical Theater), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil You have in your hands an extraordinary tool for the vocational training of anyone, anywhere in the world, who wishes to approach American musical theatre in all its various styles. We have achieved incredible results by teaching the techniques and methods set out by Joe Deer and Rocco Dal Vera to young students of Opera, also. Marco Iacomelli, Artistic Director - Scuola del Teatro Musicale, Novara, Italy Joe Deer and Rocco Dal Vera’s Acting in Musical Theatre is a cornerstone of actor training in musical theatre, comprehensive in its scope, current in its examples, and practical at every turn. Unique among practitioner’ texts is the accessibility of the prose; both authors are great communicators, obviously joyful and caring about performance craft and artistic well-being. Dr. Zachary Dunbar - Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne (Australia) Joe Deer’s insight as a Broadway professional and his in-depth experience in higher education, alongside Rocco Dal Vera’s expertise make this a must-have book for anyone involved in musical theatre. The new edition updates content to the last five years and provides an invaluable resource for those wanting to know about how to approach musical theatre from the perspective of its place of birth. Paul Barker, composer and Professor of Music Theatre - University of London Royal Central School of Speech and Drama A highly informed work. A complete guide to musical theatre training that can be fully understood and appreciated by the foundation student at a basic level. But, for those with more experience, it could be viewed as a guide to the psychology that traces the journey of the actor. Gerry Tebbutt Head of Musical Theatre and Performance Guildford School of Acting Surrey, England Academic Praise for ACTING IN MUSICAL THEATRE: A Comprehensive Course I predict that this book will serve as the textbook for the next generation of students across the nation – perhaps as useful for the training of opera theatre students as it if for musical theatre students. The pedagogy is sound; the exercises are practical and the progression of learning systematic and no-nonsense. David Alt, DMA - Former Chairman Department of Vocal Performance Frost School of Music University of Miami, Florida USA This book successfully addresses one of the major needs in musical theatre training and is destined to be used by every serious training program in the country. Gregory Kunesh, Founding Chair and Regents’ Professor Weitzenhoffer Department of Musical Theatre University of Oklahoma, USA At last, a book that assists us in guiding our students to inhabit characters in musicals organically! A major milestone in musical theatre pedagogy. Robert Barton, Professor Emeritus Former Head of Acting University of Oregon Author of Acting: Onstage and Off Acting in Musical Theatre covers it all - acting, musical terminology, style and auditions. It is a must-have resource for all teachers and students of performing in musical theatre. Mary Jo Lodge, Professor of Theatre Lafayette College, USA With clearly delineated chapters and units, Deer and Dal Vera break down the complex terrain of musical theatre into digestible bits. Whether you are a fledgling musical theatre artist or a seasoned professional, this book offers an array of insights, suggestions, guideposts and exercises which you will find invaluable. Michael Ellison, Head of Musical Theatre Bowling Green State University, USA A great handbook for the serious student. Relevant for all stages of development. Kathleen Savage, Performer's College, Essex, UK A lively, engaging read that, as a comprehensive guide to acting in musicals, fills a heretofor empty niche. Judith A. Sebesta, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA I have found it to be a source quite unlike any other, both in its comprehensive scope and its spot-on perspective. I have no doubt that your methodology would greatly enhance the BFA training that we are doing at Missouri State. Michael Casey, Missouri State University, USA Indeed a terrific book! Mary Rawson, Point Park College, USA Professional Praise for ACTING IN MUSICAL THEATRE: A Comprehensive Course "This is the book we have all been waiting for! This book makes the textured work involved in the technique of acting in a musical more of a game and exploration than a chore. Whether for the beginner or the experienced professional, the student or the teacher, the fan or the critic, this text is a must-have and a must-read." Victoria Clark, Tony Award-winning actress, The Light In The Piazza A comprehensive and thought-provoking guideline to the study of performing on the musical stage. I found it fascinating and functional, and I am sure you will, as well. Tom Jones, Tony Award-winning author/lyricist of The Fantasticks, 110 In The Shade and I Do, I Do! I’m sure this book will be a valuable resource in nurturing the development of many actors. Lynn Ahrens, Tony & Olivier Award winning author/lyricist - Ragtime, Anastasia, Once On This Island Finally! THE method for acting in a musical has finally arrived! Beautifully articulate and no-nonsense. Deer and Dal Vera have de-mystified with articulate clarity a fully internalized, assimilated, and yet somehow flexible approach to the actual method of rehearsing, performing, and auditioning for the musical theatre. From the fundamentals of acting in musical theatre, through a sound unearthing of an easy-to-use analysis and structure for the score and libretto, all the way to how to maintain a "winning attitude" about oneself and their craft--Deer and Dal Vera have said it all (and then some) in this gift of a text for musical theatre. This book is a must have! Lara Teeter, Tony Award Nominee On Your Toes Head of Musical Theatre, Webster University, USA This book helps those of us who’ve been doing this SO long really have a comprehensive way of breaking down the ideas to share with students. In fact, it’s a wonderful tool for both the teacher and actor side of me. The numerous examples and exercises help support the ideas as they are presented, and the content is so thorough that it allows one to fully immerse themselves in our very special and complex art form. Kristy Cates, Broadway Actress – Wicked, Finding Neverland Creative Director - Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre at NYFA (New York Film Academy), USA Critical Praise for ACTING IN MUSICAL THEATRE: A Comprehensive Course Deer and Dal Vera provide a thorough treatment of the nuts and bolts of being an actor in musical theater. The authors offer an amazing compilation of musical theater styles--from European operetta to rock musicals--including examples and research resources. … this is a great resource for musical theatre acting… E. C. Skiles, Choice Book Reviews . . . they guide the reader through their solid technique with a fun and witty approach. Any questions you may have about musical theatre--artistic or practical--are likely to be answered here. Evan Pappas American Theatre Magazine Presents innovative approaches that will inform the work of teachers and directors of musical theatre and are highly recommended for students and professional performers alike. Kate Arecchi Theatre Topics Deer and Dal Vera provide a very detailed, clearly structured programme of work, with a good range of contextual information to support the practical enterprise. Kate Napier Studies In Musical Theatre Table of Contents Introduction Part One: Fundamentals of Acting in Musical Theatre 1. Acting Basics – The Foundation 2. Acting Basics – Step-by-Step 3. Making It Matter Part Two: Score and Libretto Analysis and Structure 4. Musical Analysis – Listening for Clues 5. Working with Words – The Language of the Lyric and Libretto 6. Elements of storytelling 7. Character Analysis Part Three: The Journey of the Song 8. The Journey Begins 9. Working with Relationships 10. Intensifiers Part Four: Making it a Performance 11. Discovering Your Phrasing 12. Staging Your Song 13. Rehearsal into Performance Part Five: Style in Musical Theatre 14. What is style? 15. Style Tags 16. Style Overviews Part Six: The Profession 17. Do You Have the Stuff? 18. Auditioning 19. A Winning Attitude

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Book SynopsisThis book examines three years of Beyoncé's career as a pop mega star using critical race, feminist and performance studies methodologies.The book explores how the careful choreography of Beyoncé's image, voice and public persona, coupled with her intelligent use of audio and visual mediums, makes her one of the most influential entertainers of the 21st century. Keleta-Mae proposes that 2013 to 2016 was a pivotal period in Beyoncé's career and looks at three artistic projects that she created during that time: her self-titled debut visual album Beyoncé, her video and live performance of Formation, and her second visual album Lemonade. By examining the progression of Beyoncé's career during this period, and the impact it had culturally and socially, the author demonstrates how Beyoncé brought 21st century feminism into the mainstream through layered explorations of female blackness.Ideal for scholars and students of performance in the social and politiTable of ContentsChapter 1. Teaching BeyoncéChapter 2. Self-Titled, 2013Chapter 3. Formation, 2016 Chapter 4. Lemonade, 2016 Chapter 5. LongevityIndex

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Book SynopsisReimagining Sample-based Hip Hop: Making Records within Records presents the poetics of hip-hop record production and the significance of sample material in record making, providing analysis of key releases in hip-hop discography and interviews with experts from the world of Hip Hop and beyond.Beginning with the history of hip-hop music making, this book guides the reader through the alternative techniques deployed by beat-makers to avoid the use of copyrighted samples and concludes with a consideration of the future of Hip Hop, alongside a companion album that has been created using findings from this research. Challenging previous theoretical understandings about Hip Hop, the author focuses on deconstructing sonic phenomena using his hands-on engineering expertise and in-depth musicological knowledge about record production.With a significant emphasis on both practice and theory, Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop will be of interest to adTrade Review"This book needed to be written. We’re lucky the job was done by such a creative soul, expert engineer, and insightful scholar. The gift we’re left with is a penetrating exposition of the poetic fabric of contemporary music recording practice and culture."Albin Zak, Professor of Music Emeritus, University at Albany"Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop is a tour de force and the best example I have seen of theory and practice coming together in hip-hop studies to date. Not only does this book provide a useful template for practice-as-research based methods, but it is rich in theorizing sampling, remix and beatmaking cultures. Exarchos has combined a number of worlds in ways that we were all waiting for someone to do expertly."Justin A. Williams, Associate Professor of Music, University of Bristol"Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop provides deep insight into the rich tapestry of underlying layers that embody sample-based Hip-Hop. Michail Exarchos meticulously and clearly poses alternative practices to Hip-Hop production and to beat-making, using originally constructed source material rather than previously released phonographic content. The reader will benefit from the strong coverage of authenticity and mechanical borrowing as applied to a great breadth of music and production approaches that define the style’s unique sonic signature of material ‘play’ with phonographic objects. This is a must read for anyone interested in the workings of or creation of Hip-Hop."William Moylan, Professor of Music and Sound Recording Technology, University of Massachusetts LowellTable of Contents0. Sample-based Hip Hop as metamodern phonographic practice (An autoethnography of oscillating between—and beyond—analogue nostalgia and digital futurism) Part 1: (Inter-stylistic) Composition, and Tools 1. Sonic necessity, mother of compositional invention (Making Blues for sample-based Hip Hop) 2. Boom-bap aesthetics and the machine Part 2: (Reverse) Engineering 3. Sonic pasts in Hip Hop’s future Part 3: (The magic of sample-based) Production 4. Phonographic ghosts and meta-illusions in contemporary beat-making Part 4: Mixing (records within records) 5. Manufacturing phonographic ‘otherness’ for sample-based Hip Hop Part 5: (Exponential) Re/Mastering 6. ‘Past’ masters, present beats

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Book Synopsis The Stooges have come to be considered one of the most important rock bands, especially in regard to the formation of punk. By emphasizing their influence on later developments, however, critics tend to overlook the significance of the band in their own context and era. The Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71 addresses such oversights. Utilizing the lenses of cultural criticism and sound studies (drawing on the thinking of Theodor Adorno, Jacques Attali, and Pierre Bourdieu, among others), as well as contemporary and archival texts, this extensively researched study analyzes the trajectory and musical output of the original Stooges. During the late 1960s and early 70s, a moment when the dissonant energy of rock'n'roll was more than ever being subsumed by the record industry, the Stooges were initially commercial failures, with the band's noisy music and singer Iggy Pop's bizarre onstage performances confusing their label, Elektra Records. As Begnal argues, thTrade Review“…[Begnal] frames the Stooges’ output and achievement in terms of cultural and literary criticism and sound studies…most interesting is Begnal’s contextual analyses of the group as products of ‘60s social and political upheaval, who as scholars of jazz and blues were heavily steeped in the racial and cultural dialogues of the time. Within this he also dissects the relationship between market forces and the avant garde, and the record industry’s role as agents of capitalism and commodification.”Mojo“…author Michael S. Begnal has dredged up some surprising and provable influences on the band’s intentions to smelt their initial psychy improvisation into tangible riffs and steadily solidified albums…this is a fresh reminder of those intriguing early days, adding smarts back into a story that is often lazily wound down into a bunch of memes about Iggy not wearing shirts…the investigation into the words and sounds of ‘Loose’ along will keep most uber-fans engrossed…there are useful [interviews] from old articles throughout that you might not ever have come across before.”Ugly Things, 64“This ain’t just any ol’ Stooges book but one which really deals with the deep down whys and wherefores of just what the group was up to during their original pre-RAW POWER romp…TONS of pertinent information, a whole load of it unknown even to me…that is presented here along with the insight and workings of what was so unique and downright special about the Stooges…Begnal put[s] it into heady but understandable terms..really, this is worth the while.”Blog to Comm (blogsite of Black to Comm)Table of ContentsIntroduction: "A Strange Type of Life"1 Becoming the Stooges2 Action, Reaction, Advance3 The Making of Fun House4 Fun House in the World5 The Third Elektra Album That Never WasConclusion: Becoming "Classic"BibliographyDiscographyFilmography

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Book SynopsisMade in Thailand: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, culture, and musicology of twentieth- and twenty-first century popular music in Thailand. The volume consists of essays by local experts and leading scholars in Thai music and culture, and covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of popular music in Thailand. Each essay provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance.Discussing musical development and shift of sociocultural spheres of Thai popular music among nationhood, media platforms, and identity politics from the early years to the present, these scholars explore and rethink the connections between the development of Thai popular music and politics of music genres in Thailand. Made in Thailand includes a general introduction to Thai popular music, followed by essays organized into four thematic sections: Histories, Contemporary Issues, Politics of Sound, and Region and Cultural Politics. Offering a comprehensive look at popular music phenomena in the country, Made in Thailand is an essential resource for scholars and students in the fields of popular music studies, ethnomusicology, popular musicology, Asian studies, and Thai studies.

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Book SynopsisTo date there has been a significant gap in existing knowledge about the social history of music in Britain from 1950 to the present day. The three volumes of Live Music in Britain address this gap and do so through a unique prismthat of live music. The key theme of the books is the changing nature of the live music industry in the UK, focused upon popular music but including all musical genres. Via this focus, the books offer new insights into a number of other areas including the relationship between commercial and public funding of music; changing musical fashions and tastes; the impact of changing technologies; the changing balance of power within the music industries; the role of the state in regulating and promoting various musical activities within an increasingly globalised music economy; and the effects of demographic and other social changes on music culture. Drawing on new archival research, a wide range of academic and non- academic secondary sources, participant observaTable of ContentsPreface1. Introduction: New Times2. We are The World 3. Taking Care of Business Bristol 20074. Live Music and the State 5. The Political Economy of Music Festivals 6. Festival Worlds Glasgow 20077. DJ Business 8. Moving to a Different Beat: Jungle, Bhangra, Garage and Grime 9. Making a Musical Living Sheffield 200710. Live Music Experience in the Digital Age 11. The Live Music Ecology Rolling Stones 2006-712. Conclusion: The Value of Live Music

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Book SynopsisThe Live Music Business: Management and Production of Concerts and Festivals, Third Edition, shines a light on the enigmatic live music business, offering a wealth of inside advice and trade secrets to artists and bands looking to make a living in the industry.Trade Review"Part business book, part career development plan, The Live Music Business is full of practical advice and information."—Adam Moujahid, Artist Manager, 285 Group (Maribou State, George FitzGerald)"I encourage anyone interested in getting into the live music business to read this book."—Geoff Meall, Booking Agent, Paradigm Agency (Muse, My Chemical Romance, Sum 41, Super Furry Animals) "The Live Music Business is a MUST READ for anyone wanting to enter the live industry. Andy Reynolds is one of very few qualified to give such an experienced and insightful description of such a complex industry."—Ben Bushell, Course Leader, London College of Music "There are few people who have combined industry experience with academic process. Andy is one of them. Any information he presents in a book should be taken seriously by students studying the live music business."—Steve Melhuish, CEO, Music Business School"Andy has years of experience of both working in the live music business and teaching. He has laid out his vast knowledge in a clear, concise way. Any student studying the wider music business should buy and read this book."—Jamie Johnston, Label Owner, Physical Education Recordings"The Live Music Business is an insightful new guide that simplifies and demystifies the business of concerts and music festivals. Read this book!"—Danny Hagan, Senior Lecturer and Head of Subject: Music Technology, Music Management and Popular Music Performance, University of West London Table of ContentsIntroduction / Part One: Live Music Management / 1. THE ARTISTS / 2. ARTIST MANAGEMENT / 3. BOOKING AGENTS / 4. CONCERT PROMOTERS / 5. CREATING THE DEALS / 6. THE CONTRACT / 7. THE CONTRACT RIDER / 8. REVENUE STREAMS FROM LIVE MUSIC – ARTISTS / 9. REVENUE STREAMS FROM LIVE MUSIC –PROMOTERS AND ORGANISERS / 10. MARKETING AND PROMOTION / 11. FESTIVALS / 12. STRATEGY / Part Two: Live Music Production / 13. PLANNING A TOUR / 14. BUDGET / 15. WAGES / 16. TRANSPORT / 17. ACCOMMODATION / 18. PRODUCTION / 19. OTHER PRODUCTION CONSIDERATIONS / Appendix 1: Concert Production Personnel / Appendix 2: A Performance Contract / Appendix 3: Contract Rider / Appendix 4: Tour Budget Sheet / Appendix 5: Day-to-Day Schedules

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Book SynopsisBlack Studies is a hugely important, and yet undervalued, academic field of enquiry that is marked by its disciplinary absence and omission from academic curricula in Britain. There is a long and rich history of research on Blackness and Black populations in Britain. However Blackness in Britain has too often been framed through the lens of racialised deficits, constructed as both marginal and pathological.Blackness in Britain attends to and grapples with the absence of Black Studies in Britain and the parallel crisis of Black marginality in British society. It begins to map the field of Black Studies scholarship from a British context, by collating new and established voices from scholars writing about Blackness in Britain. Split into five parts, it examines: Black studies and the challenge of the Black British intellectual; Revolution, resistance and state violence; Blackness and belonging; exclusion and inequality in education; experiences of Black women and the gendering of Blackness in Britain. This interdisciplinary collection represents a landmark in building Black Studies in British academia, presenting key debates about Black experiences in relation to Britain, Black Europe and the wider Black diaspora. With contributions from across various disciplines including sociology, human geography, medical sociology, cultural studies, education studies, post-colonial English literature, history, and criminology, the book will be essential reading for scholars and students of the multi- and inter-disciplinary area of Black Studies.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Black Studies and the Challenge of the Black British Intellectual 1. The Absence of Black Studies in Britain 2. The Invisible Outsider: Reflections from Beyond the Ivory Tower Part II: Revolution, Resistance and State Violence 3. The Case of the Two Williams: Black Revolutionists in Nineteenth Century Britain 4. Black Is a Country: Black People in the West as a Colonised Minority 5. Old and New Violence: From Slavery to Serco Part III: Blackness and Belonging 6. Black British Writing and an English Literary Belonging 7. Grime Central! Subterranean Ground-In Grit Engulfing Manicured Mainstream Spaces 8. Is David Starkey Right or Has the Jamaican Bible Movement Lost Its Mind?: Language and Atonement Part IV: Exclusion and Inequality in Education 9. The Ties That Bind: Questions of Empire and Belonging in Black British Educational Activism 10. The British School-To-Prison Pipeline 11. The Black Mixed-Race British Males and the Role of School Teachers: New Theory and Evidence Part V: Black Women and the Gendering of Blackness in Britain 12. Managing Diversity: Professional And Managerial Black African Women’s Work Lives in the UK Private Sector 13. Young Black British Women: Defining a Sense of Self In Relation to Hip Hop and Dancehall Musical Genres 14. Learning from the Liminal: Conducting Health Research in African Caribbean Communities Conclusion 15. Changing the Nature, Not Just the Face of the Academy

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding and Crafting the Mix, 3rd edition provides the framework to identify, evaluate, and shape your recordings with clear and systematic methods. Featuring numerous exercises, this third edition allows you to develop critical listening and analytical skills to gain greater control over the quality of your recordings. Sample production sequences and descriptions of the recording engineer's role as composer, conductor, and performer provide you with a clear view of the entire recording process. Dr. William Moylan takes an inside look into a range of iconic popular music, thus offering insights into making meaningful sound judgments during recording. His unique focus on the aesthetic of recording and mixing will allow you to immediately and artfully apply his expertise while at the mixing desk. A companion website features recorded tracks to use in exercises, reference materials, additional examples of mixes and sound qualities, and mixed tracks.Table of ContentsIntroduction- Overview of Organization and Materials Establishing an Accurate Playback of Recordings- Part One. Defining the Art of Recording: The Sound Characteristics and the Aesthetic Qualities of Audio Recordings Chapter 1. The Elements of Sound and Audio Recording Chapter 2. The Aesthetic and Artistic Elements of Sound in Audio Recordings Chapter 3. The Musical Message and the Listener Part Two. Learning to Listen, Beginning to Hear: Acquiring Fundamental Listening Skills and Establishing an Effective Approach to Listening Chapter 4. Listening and Evaluating Sound for the Aspiring Audio Professional Chapter 5. Fundamental Listening Skills Chapter 6. A System for Evaluating Sound Chapter 7. Evaluating Pitch in Audio and Music Recordings Chapter 8. Evaluating Loudness in Audio and Music Recordings Chapter 9. Evaluating Sound Quality Chapter 10. Evaluating the Spatial Elements of Two Channel Sound Chapter 11. Evaluating the Spatial Elements of Surround Sound Chapter 12. Complete Evaluations and Understanding Observations Chapter 13. The Roles of the Recordist and the Aesthetics of Recording Production Chapter 14. The Sounds of Recordings: Shaping Musical Ideas and Musical Expression Chapter 15. Preproduction and Preliminary Stages: Embracing Reality and Defining the Materials of the Project Chapter 16. Recording and Tracking: Capturing and Shaping the Performance Chapter 17. Crafting the Mix, and Finalizing the Production

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Book SynopsisWhat is the relationship between music and culture? The first edition of The Cultural Study of Music: A Critical Introduction explored this question with groundbreaking rigor and breadth. Now this second edition refines that original analysis while examining the ways the field has developed in the years since the bookâs initial publication. Including contributions from scholars of music, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology, and psychology, this anthology provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of music and culture. It includes both pioneering theoretical essays and exhaustively researched case studies on particular issues in world musics. For the second edition, the original essays have been revised and nine new chapters have been added, covering themes such as race, religion, geography, technology, and the politics of music. With an even broader scope and a larger roster of world-renowned contributors, The Cultural Study of Music is certain to remain a canonical text in the field of cultural musicology.Trade Review"The strength of the text is its breadth of analysis: the essays are brief, pithy, and thought-provoking. Recommended." --ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: Music Studies and the Idea of Culture Richard Middleton Part 1: When? Musical Histories 1. Music and Biocultural Evolution Ian Cross 2. Music and Culture: Historiographies of Disjuncture, Ethnographies of Displacement Philip V. Bohlman 3. Historical Musicology: Is It Still Possible? Rob C. Wegman 4. Social History and Music History Trevor Herbert 5. Musicology, Anthropology, History Gary TomlinsonPart 2: Where? Locations of Music 6. Textual Analysis or Thick Description? Jeff Todd Titon 7. Comparing Music, Comparing Musicology Martin Clayton 8. The Destiny of “Diaspora” in Ethnomusicology Mark Slobin 9. Globalization and the Politics of World Music Martin Stokes 10. Contesting Difference: A Critique of Africanist Ethnomusicology Kofi Agawu 11. What a Difference a Name Makes: Two Instances of African-American Popular Music David Brackett 12. Music, Space, and Place: The Geography of Music Adam Krims 13. Music and Everyday Life Simon FrithPart 3: How? Processes, Practices, and Institutions of Music 14. Music, Culture, and Creativity Jason Toynbee 15. Musical Autonomy Revisited David Clarke 16. Music as Performance Nick Cook 17. The Cultural Study of Musical Instruments Kevin Dawe 18. Music Education, Cultural Capital, and Social Group Identity Lucy Green 19. Music Technology, or Technologies of Music? Bennett Hogg 20. Music and Material Culture Will StrawPart 4: Whose? Social Forces and Musical Belongings 21. Music and Social Categories John Shepherd 22. Music and Mediation: Toward a New Sociology of Music Antoine Hennion 23. Music and the Social Georgina Born 24. Locating the People: Music and the Popular Richard Middleton 25. Music and the Market: The Economics of Music in the Modern World Dave Laing 26. Music, Sound, and Religion Jeffers Engelhardt 27. Music, Race, and the Fields of Public Culture Ronald Radano 28. Music, Gender, and Sexuality Fred E. MausPart 5: Who? Musical subjectivities 29. What’s Going On: Music, Psychology, and Ecological Theory Eric F. Clarke 30. Musical Materials, Perception, and Listening Nicola Dibben 31. Music, Experience, and the Anthropology of Emotion Ruth Finnegan 32. Towards a Political Aesthetics of Music David Hesmondhalgh 33. Music and the Subject: Three Takes John Mowitt 34. Of Mice and Dogs: Music, Gender, and Sexuality at the Long Fin de Siècle Ian Biddle 35. Subjectivity Unbound: Music, Language, Culture Lawrence Kramer

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Book SynopsisIssues in African American Music: Power, Gender, Race, Representation is a collection of twenty-one essays by leading scholars, surveying vital themes in the history of African American music. Bringing together the viewpoints of ethnomusicologists, historians, and performers, these essays cover topics including the music industry, women and gender, and music as resistance, and explore the stories of music creators and their communities.Revised and expanded to reflect the latest scholarship, with six all-new essays, this book both complements the previously published volume African American Music: An Introduction and stands on its own. Each chapter features a discography of recommended listening for further study. From the antebellum period to the present, and from classical music to hip hop, this wide-ranging volume provides a nuanced introduction for students and anyone seeking to understand the history, social context, and cultural impact of African American music.Trade Review"With this latest edition of their landmark collection, Portia Maultsby and Mellonee Burnim have once again shown why they have been leading ethnomusicologists for decades. Deftly organized and updated with robust case studies, Issues in African American Music documents the fruit of the interpretive turn in African American music studies, joining historical inquiry with powerful, smartly argued opinion. This book will define the field for the next generation of scholars, activists, students, and fans."—Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., author of Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop "This indispensable anthology builds on the scholarship of Maultsby and Burnim's first volume, expanding its critical and theoretical scope and reach. By focusing on ways to approach reading multiple genres, as well as the intersecting politics of black music and mass culture, the impact of gender on black musicking, and the trajectories of black sonic activism, Issues in African American Music underscores the lasting influence, centrality, and historical depths of these expressive forms that sit at the heart of American culture."—Daphne Brooks, author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910Table of ContentsPART I: INTERPRETING MUSIC 1. Performing Blues and Navigating Race in Transcultural Contexts (Susan Oehler Herrick)2. New Bottle, Old Wine: Whither Jazz Studies? (Travis A. Jackson)3. The Politics of Race Erasure in Defining Black Popular Music Origins (Portia K. Maultsby)4. Negotiating Blackness in Western Art Music (Olly Wilson)PART II: MASS MEDIATION5. Crossing Musical Borders: Agency and Process in the Gospel Music Industry (Mellonee V. Burnim)6. Industrializing African American Popular Music (Reebee Garofolo)7. The Motown Legacy: Homegrown Sound, Mass Appeal (Charles E. Sykes)8. Stax Records and the Impulse Toward Integration (Rob Bowman)9. Uptown Sound—Downtown Bound: Philadelphia International Records (John A. Jackson)10. "And the Beat Goes On": SOLAR—The Sound of Los Angeles Records (Scot Brown)11. Tyscot Records: Gospel Music Production as Ministry (Tyron Cooper)PART III: GENDER 12. Voices of Women in Gospel: Resisting Representations (Mellonee V. Burnim)13. Are All the Choir Directors Gay? Black Men’s Sexuality and Identity in Gospel Performance (Alisha Lola Jones)14. Women in Blues: Transgressing Boundaries (Daphne Duval Harrison)15. Jazz History Remix: Black Women from "Enter" to "Center" (Sherrie Tucker)16. The Reception of Blackness in "women’s music" (Eileen M. Hayes)17. African American Women and the Dynamics of Gender, Race, and Genre in Rock ’n’ Roll (Maureen Mahon)18. "Ain’t Nuthin’ But a She Thang": Women in Hip Hop (Cheryl L. Keyes)PART IV: MUSICAL AGENCY—AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC AS RESISTANCE19. The Antebellum Period: Communal Coherence and Individual Expression (Lawrence W. Levine)20. Civil Rights Period: Music as an Agent of Social Change (Bernice Johnson Reagon) 21. The Post-Civil Rights Period: The Politics of Musical Creativity (Mark Anthony Neal)

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Book SynopsisBlues: The Basics offers a concise introduction to a century of the blues. Organized chronologically, it focuses on the major eras in the growth and development of this popular musical style. Material includes: a definition of the blues and the major genres within it key artists such as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson key recordings Complete with timelines and suggestions for further investigation, this fascinating overview is ideal for students and interested listeners.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Some Caveats, 1 The Roots of The Blues: 1619–1919, 2 The 1920s: Documented Beginnings of the Classic and Rural Blues, 3 The Folk Blues: 1920–1940, 4 Rhythm and Blues and the Beginning of Electric Blues: 1940–1960, 5 The Blues Revival: 1960–1980, 6 The New Generation of Blues Artists: 1980–Today, Appendix, Index

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Book SynopsisThe definitive biography of one of the most important songwriters and performers of the last three decades. Dave Marsh has traced Springsteen's career from its beginning, through careful documentation and critical description of Springsteen's work. Trade Review"Few books have expressed what rock 'n' roll is all about as well." -- Seattle Times"Marsh captures the excitement of Springsteen's live performances, but what comes through strongest is his portrait of Springsteen's integrity in an often corrupting rock world." -- Cleveland Plain DealerTable of ContentsOut in the Street Independence Day 1. The E Street Shuffle 2. It's My Life 3. Greeting from Asbury Park, New Jersey 4. The Punk Meets the Godfather 5. The Saint in the City 6. Wild and Innocent 7. Freeze Out 8. Thundercrack 9. The Future Delayed 10. Prisoner of Rock and Roll 11. Thunder Road 12. "Hype" 13. Killers in the Sun 14. East of Eden 15. Raising Cain 16. Darkness 17. The Promise 18. The Price You Pay 19. Bringing It All Back Home The Songs The Shows Acknowledgments About the Author

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays that situate queering within the discourse of sex and sexuality in relation to popular music, this investigation addresses the changing debates within gay, lesbian and queer discourse in relation to the dissemination of musical texts. It provides a discourse in the field of musicological research.Trade Review'Queering the Popular Pitch considers much more than a new gay and lesbian popular musicology. This new collection of essays applies the queer framework to popular music, musicians, nationalistic contexts, as well as film music and stage presence' - Popular Music'This collection is a recommended addition for both interdisciplinary scholars and (popular) musicologists alike' - Popular MusicTable of ContentsProposed Table of Contents: Introduction Queering Borders Stephen Amico Mi Casa es Su Casa: Latin House, Sexuality and the Formation of Place (p) Jeffrey Callen 'Gender Crossings : A Neglected History in African American Music' Freya Jarman-Ivens Queer constructions of masculinity in rap music (p) Vanessa Knights Big Boys Don't Cry? : Performances of Pleasure and Pain in the Bolero (p) Mario Rey Albita Rodgriguez: Sexuality, Imaging, and Gender Construction in Music of Exile (p) Queer Spaces Paul Attinello Closeness and Distance: Songs about AIDS (cp) Rachel Cowgill 'Music, Consumption, and the Lesbian Self' (p) Rachel Devitt Talk softly and carry a big...stick! Stealing the Spotlight and Building a Dyke Community with Seattle's All-Grrrl Queer Cabarets (p) Jason Lee Oakes (sc) Night of a Thousand Stevies: Queer strategies and the forging of femininity Jennifer Rycenga Is This Desire?: Queering Large-scale Form in Rock (p) Karen Tongson Tickle Me Emo: Lesbian Balladeering, Straight-Boy Emo and the Politics of Affect (p) Hidden Histories Judith Halberstrom What's That Smell: Queer Temporalities and Subcultural Lives. (p) Anno Mungen Anders als die Anderen, or Queering the Song. Construction and Representation of Homosexuality in German Cabaret Song Recordings before 1933 (p) Lloyd Whitesell Trans Glam: Gender Magic in the Film Musical (p) Mixed Media (how music/queering is mediated by visual culture and videos) Stan Hawkins Mediations on Queer Masculinity in Pop Videos (p) Sarah Kerton 'Too Much Tatu Young' (p) Emma Mayhew I am not a box of any Kind: Sinead O'Connor's Queer Outing (p) Gilad Padva Hey, Man, You're My Girlfriend! Poetic Genderfuck and Queer Hebrew in Eran Zur's Performance of Yona Wallach's Lyrics (sc) Sheila Whiteley Popular Music, Queering and the Dynamics of Desire (sc)

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Book SynopsisWhen the first edition of Queering the Pitch was published in early 1994, it was immediately hailed as a landmark and defining work in the new field of Gay Musicology. In light of the explosion of Gay Musicology since 1994, a new edition of Queering the Pitch is timely and needed. In this new work, the editors are including a landmark essay by Philip Brett on Gay Musicology, its history and scope. The essay itself has become a cause celebre, and this will be its first full appearance in print. Along with this new historical essay, the editors are contributing a new introduction that outlines the changes that have occurred over the last decade as Gay Musicology has grown.Table of Contents1. Queering the Pitch: A Posy of Definitions and Impersonations Part 1: Canons and Arias 2. Musicality, Essentialism, and the Closet 3. Sapphonics 4. On a Lesbian Relation with Music: A Serious Effort Not to Think Straight 5. A Conversation with Ned Rorem Part 2: Chronicles 6. Henry Lawes's Setting of Katherine Philips's Friendship Poetry in His Second Book of Ayres and Dialogues, 1655: A Musical Misreading? 7. Unveiled Voices: Sexual Difference and the Castrato Joke Dame 8. "Was George Frideric Handel Gay?": On Closet Questions and Cultural Politics 9. Constructions of Subjectivity in Schubert's Music 10: Eros and Orientalism in Britten's Operas 11. Queer Thoughts on Country Music and k.d. lang Part 3: Consorts 12. Lesbian Compositional Process: One Lover-Composer's Perspective 13. Growing up Female(s): Retrospective Thoughts on Musical Preferences and Meanings 14. Authority and Freedom: Toward a Sociology of the Gay Choruses Part 4: Coda Preface 15. Lesbian and Gay Music

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