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  • Joe Belk

    A Fan's Calendar

    A Fan's Calendar is a fun ride through popular culture throughout the 20th century and up to the present day. The book reflects the enthusiasms of author Joe Belk, who has enjoyed and often written about music, film, and other forms of art and...
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    Emma Robertson

    Breakthrough: 20 Artists on the Album That Changed Everything

    Reflecting on 20 albums that have shaped the electronic music field through irradiating artist interviewsAcross 20 interviews conducted by music journalist Emma Robertson, Breakthrough asks electronic artists to discuss the album that, garnering critical and public acclaim, transformed their life trajectories. From idea to...
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  • Tim Sommer

    Dispatches from the Kingdom of Outsiders: Writing on Music, Culture and More 1979-2025

    In the first collection of his essays, Tim Sommer challenges some conventional beliefs about rock and explores how left-of-the-dial music in the '80s turned a generation of awkward loners into a cultural community.Sommer is a musician, journalist, record producer and radio DJ. He was...
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  • Craig Dworkin

    The Sound of Thinking: A Listener's Companion to Conceptual Music

    A lively compendium of musical practices and compositions that upend notions of creativity and expressivity while diversifying our sense of the musical canon. An artist draws two octaves of pitches randomly from a hat, just enough to set each syllable of the dictionary definition...
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    Grant McPhee

    Postcards from Scotland: Scottish Independent Music 1983-1995

    An oral history chronicling Scotland's vibrant and transformative indie music scene from 1983 to 1995By 1983, many of Scotland's post-punk bands had broken up or moved south to chase the major labels in London. That vacuum was filled by an influx of young musicians...
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  • Women and Femme Voices in Metal Music, Culture, and Scholarship: Feminist Strategies of Resistance by Shadrack, Jasmine Hazel
    Jasmine Hazel Shadrack

    Women and Femme Voices in Metal Music, Culture, and Scholarship: Feminist Strategies of Resistance

    Where are the women and femmes in metal music, culture, and scholarship? What are the modes of address and engagement when, as Laina Dawes stated, 'you love a music form that doesn't love you back'? This interdisciplinary edited collection focuses on centring women and...
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  • Chasing Bruce by Krein, Lori
    Lori Krein

    Chasing Bruce

    Lori's obsession with Springsteen began in the summer of 1981, when she hid in the bathroom stall of a seaside bar for four hours because she heard Bruce might show up. That experience kicked off a journey of music, mayhem, and magic that's lasted...
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  • Misc 7 Quomodo Cantabimus Canticum? Studies in Honor of Edward H. Roesner, Edited by David Butler Cannata, Gabriela Ilnitchi Currie, Rena Charnin Muel by Cannata, David
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    David Cannata

    Misc 7 Quomodo Cantabimus Canticum? Studies in Honor of Edward H. Roesner, Edited by David Butler Cannata, Gabriela Ilnitchi Currie, Rena Charnin Muel

    Edward Roesner forged a career in musicology that placed him at the forefront of the discipline. This collection of thirteen essays entitled Quomodo Cantabimus Canticum? taking its name from an important motet text in the Roman de Fauvel, and written and edited by a...
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  • Collaborative and Distributed Processes in Contemporary Music-Making by Glover, Richard
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    Richard Glover

    Collaborative and Distributed Processes in Contemporary Music-Making

    Author: Richard GloverISBN-10: 152751398XISBN-13: 9781527513983Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/02/2018Pages: 234Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.90w x 0.70d
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  • Taking a Stand: Essays in Honour of John Beckwith by McGee, Timothy
    Timothy McGee

    Taking a Stand: Essays in Honour of John Beckwith

    As Timothy McGee says in his introduction, 'It is not an exaggeration to say that John Beckwith has been the single most important influence on Canadian music over the past forty years.' Beckwith's career as a composer, performer, teacher, administrator, author, editor, and promoter...
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  • 250 random music facts by Watkins, A. C.
    A. C. Watkins

    250 random music facts

    From prehistoric bone flutes to viral TikTok hits, 250 Random Music Facts takes you on a whirlwind tour through centuries of sound. Explore strange instruments, iconic moments, legendary artists, global traditions, and behind-the-scenes secrets from every corner of the music world.Whether you're a casual...
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  • Dervish at the Crossroads: A Soundquest Through the First Two Decades of the New Millennium Volume 73 by Waterman, Wanda
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    Wanda Waterman

    Dervish at the Crossroads: A Soundquest Through the First Two Decades of the New Millennium Volume 73

    A deep dive into the transformative power of music in the 21st century.Dervish at the Crossroads is an autobiographical exploration of music from 2000 to 2020, revealing how the digital age has revolutionized our relationship with sound. Wanda Waterman blends personal experiences, interviews, and...
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  • The Psychology of Singing by Taylor, David C. (David Clark)
    David C. (David Clark) Taylor

    The Psychology of Singing

    Explore the intricate connection between mind and voice in David C. Taylor's "The Psychology of Singing: A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern." This seminal work delves into vocal technique and voice culture through...
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  • A Year in the Life of Bottle the Curmudgeon by Tompkins, Paul
    Paul Tompkins

    A Year in the Life of Bottle the Curmudgeon

    Bottle of Beef, Book 1. The book of the blog of the facebook posts from September 2019 to June 2020. Somewhere below the Earth's surface, a man and his ragtag crew of imaginary minions run a media empire. This is not their story. Instead,...
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  • Heaven's Choir Part 1 by Jackson, Paulette C.
    Paulette C. Jackson

    Heaven's Choir Part 1

    "Heaven's Choir - Part 1", is a tribute dedicated to some of the Soul and R&B artists that we have unfortunately lost over the years. These are some of the artists I have admired, grew up listening to and sang along with on the...
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  • The Brat of Pop (Vol.1) Essays on Charli XCX by Rivieccio, Genna
    Genna Rivieccio

    The Brat of Pop (Vol.1) Essays on Charli XCX

    Author: Genna RivieccioISBN-10: 2488256161ISBN-13: 9782488256162Publisher: Opiate BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2026Pages: 376Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.94d
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  • Open Access Musicology: Volume Three by Barolsky, Daniel
    Daniel Barolsky

    Open Access Musicology: Volume Three

    Open Access Musicology (OAM) publishes peer-reviewed, scholarly essays primarily intended to serve students and teachers of music history, ethno/musicology, and music studies. The constantly evolving collection ensures that recent research and scholarship inspires classroom practice. OAM essays provide diverse and methodologically transparent models for...
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  • Misc 8. Medieval Music in Practice. Studies in Honor of Richard Crocker. Edited by Judith A. Peraino.: Volume 8 by Peraino, Judith A.
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    Judith A. Peraino

    Misc 8. Medieval Music in Practice. Studies in Honor of Richard Crocker. Edited by Judith A. Peraino.: Volume 8

    Richard Crocker once wrote "we understand many things about the history of music--specifically its development--better from the earlier periods." Since his first publications in 1958, Crocker pioneered a radically phenomenological and critical approach to the study of early music and musical style. Medieval Music...
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  • Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods by Wagner, Richard
    Richard Wagner

    Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods

    Experience the dramatic conclusion of Richard Wagner's epic "Ring of the Niblung" with this meticulously prepared print edition of "Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods." As the final two parts of the four-opera cycle, these librettos showcase Wagner's unparalleled ability to weave together...
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  • Music Education, Social Justice, and the Global South by Bruin, Leon de
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    Leon de Bruin

    Music Education, Social Justice, and the Global South

    Music Education, Social Justice, and the Global South provocatively explores the complex, multidimensional nature of social justice and the challenges adapted in educational music contexts around the world. The tensions created by critical engagement with its concepts and practices provide unique opportunities for music...
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  • Beyond The Riddle: Nik Kershaw's Radio Musicola and The Works by Shenton, Laura
    Laura Shenton

    Beyond The Riddle: Nik Kershaw's Radio Musicola and The Works

    What happens when the spotlight shifts? Following the extraordinary success of Human Racing and The Riddle, Nik Kershaw continued to craft the same intelligent, accessible pop music that had made him a household name. Yet somehow, the record-buying public had begun to look elsewhere.This...
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  • Rethinking Miles Davis by Fagge, Roger
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    Roger Fagge

    Rethinking Miles Davis

    What hasn't been said about Miles Davis? Much has been written about the jazz trumpeter and band leader, yet studies of Davis are often restricted to the groundbreaking acoustic jazz he produced between the 1940s and 50s. While more recent studies revisit his 1960s...
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  • How to Prepare for the Past: Travels in Music and Time by Cullman, Brian
    Brian Cullman

    How to Prepare for the Past: Travels in Music and Time

    Writer and musician Brian Cullman's rapturous evocation of life in the bike lane, before the world was digital, when music was everything and magic was everywhere, encompassing friendships with Lester Bangs, Nick Drake, Big Joe Turner, Tim Hardin, and Paul Bowles. When people asked...
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  • The Notes Will Carry Me Home: Writings On Music from Evansville and the Tri-State by Britton, Joshua
    Joshua Britton

    The Notes Will Carry Me Home: Writings On Music from Evansville and the Tri-State

    From the Evansville Tri-State, and for the benefit of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, comes this anthology on music from twenty-eight local authors-poetry inspired by Beethoven, Miles Davis, and Tchaikovsky; personal essays on Irish music, J. S. Bach, the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus, and choir music...
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  • Romantic Voices: Listening to Nineteenth-Century Music by Seaton, Douglass
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    Douglass Seaton

    Romantic Voices: Listening to Nineteenth-Century Music

    Illuminates how Romantic aesthetic principles manifest themselves through musical sound and structure.In Romantic Voices Douglass Seaton explores the underlying subjectivism whereby nineteenth-century musical works depend on and manifest the ideology and epistemology of Romanticism. Listeners and students have often imagined in a too-casual way...
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  • Elvis Dressed to Rock by Feder, Karan
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    Karan Feder

    Elvis Dressed to Rock

    For the first time, take an in-depth look at the fashion pieces that defined the King of Rock 'n' Roll's style and career, with more than 150 pieces from the archives at Graceland including early suits, jumpsuits, capes, belts, jewelry, original designer sketches, and...
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  • From Broadway to The Bronx: New York City's History through Song by Keller, Veronika
    Veronika Keller

    From Broadway to The Bronx: New York City's History through Song

    An intimate exploration of New York City through the music that defines it. From Broadway to the Bronx tells the history of New York City in song across a variety of different genres that the city has been home to and instrumental in developing,...
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  • Hip-Hop-O-Crit by Manley Hadley, Scott
    Scott Manley Hadley

    Hip-Hop-O-Crit

    hip-hop-o-crit is a bizarre exploration of adulthood, self-expression, and identity, found through a close analysis of the low quality hip-hop songs Hadley wrote, recorded and created music videos for during the period of his life when he was frequently making unsuccessful attempts at suicide....
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  • The Sound Philosophy by Mackey, Curse
    Curse Mackey

    The Sound Philosophy

    A practical system shaped through an audit of lived experience.A field manual for musicians and other independent artists, writers, or creators of all stripes, looking for clarity, discipline, and momentum instead of stagnation.A toolkit to overcome resistance, avoid distraction, and end procrastination.Curse Mackey calls...
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  • My Song to Sing by Brock, Adam
    Adam Brock

    My Song to Sing

    Music, physics, or ice hockey . . . or maybe all three?This singular question perplexes Adam Brock as he exits the stage at his high school graduation. Although he leaves home for college with a set of structured plans for the future, Brock faces...
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  • Stop Rewind Fast Forward: 1993: How Lollapalooza And Neil Young Got Us Where We Are by McGathey, Jason
    Jason McGathey

    Stop Rewind Fast Forward: 1993: How Lollapalooza And Neil Young Got Us Where We Are

    Neil Young, also known as The Godfather Of Grunge, acquires this title by releasing...a mellow, mostly acoustic album name-checking his most famous, middle of the road singer-songwriter effort from two decades earlier. Meanwhile, before almost anyone ever heard the term "grunge," a groundbreaking road...
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  • On Record: Vol. 12 - 1996: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music by Brown, G.
    G. Brown

    On Record: Vol. 12 - 1996: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music

    Remember 1996? Nintendo 64 and Sony's PlayStation ushered in the era of true 3D gaming. Saturday Night Live's Adam Sandler teed up his movie career with Happy Gilmore. Bill Clinton was re-elected for a second term as the incumbent US president. The Macarena was...
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  • Help! There's A Fire: Reflections on Nashville's '80s New Music Scene... by Gordon, Keith a.
    Keith a. Gordon

    Help! There's A Fire: Reflections on Nashville's '80s New Music Scene...

    Throughout the 1960s and '70s, Nashville was known as the "home" of country music. Although several significant rock 'n' roll albums were recorded in the 'Music City' by artists like Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and others, the growing metropolis had little or...
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  • Tastykakes, Soul Songs & Shining Stars: Affections and Reflections by McEwen, Joe
    Joe McEwen

    Tastykakes, Soul Songs & Shining Stars: Affections and Reflections

    Tastykakes, Soul Songs and Shining Stars is a rich and passionate record of a life-long obsession with soul music and Rhythm & Blues from music industry stalwart Joe McEwen, legendary A&R man for acts including Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, K.D. Lang, Wilco, Nick Lowe,...
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  • It Gets Me Home, This Curving Track by Penman, Ian
    Ian Penman

    It Gets Me Home, This Curving Track

    Legendary music critic Penman reaches for a vanished moment in musical history when cultures collided and a certain kind of cross-generational and "cross-color" awareness was born in these essays exploring the work of James Brown, Charlie Parker, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, and...
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  • For Every Music Lover by Moore, Aubertine Woodward
    Aubertine Woodward Moore

    For Every Music Lover

    "For Every Music Lover: A Series of Practical Essays on Music" by Aubertine Woodward Moore offers a comprehensive exploration of music history and criticism. Delve into the captivating world of musical forms, insightful composer analyses, and timeless discussions on music appreciation. This meticulously prepared...
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  • Accordions Fiddles Two-Step & Swing: A Cajun Music Reader by Brasseaux, Ryan
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    Ryan Brasseaux

    Accordions Fiddles Two-Step & Swing: A Cajun Music Reader

    Author: Ryan BrasseauxISBN-10: 1887366717ISBN-13: 9781887366717Publisher: University of LouisianaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2016Pages: 535Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d
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  • I'll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan by Kwon, Giaae
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    Giaae Kwon

    I'll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan

    Jia Tolentino's Trick Mirror meets Cathy Park Hong's Minor Feelings in a meditation that blends memoir and cultural criticism to explore how the author's love affair with K-pop has shaped her sense of self, charting K-pop's complex coming-of-age through some of its biggest idols....
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  • Critical and Historical Essays by MacDowell, Edward
    Edward MacDowell

    Critical and Historical Essays

    Explore the world of music through the insightful lens of "Critical & Historical Essays: Lectures delivered at Columbia University" by Edward MacDowell. This collection offers a fascinating journey through music history, theory, and criticism, presenting MacDowell's lectures in a meticulously prepared print republication. Dive...
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  • Maximum Clarity and Other Writings on Music by Johnston, Ben
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    Ben Johnston

    Maximum Clarity and Other Writings on Music

    Described by New York Times critic John Rockwell as "one of the best non-famous composers this country has to offer," Ben Johnston reconceives familiar idioms--ranging from neoclassicism and serialism to jazz and southern hymnody--using just intonation. Johnston studied with Darius Milhaud, Harry Partch, and...
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  • The Tooth That Nibbles at the Soul: Essays on Music and Poetry by Brown, Marshall
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    Marshall Brown

    The Tooth That Nibbles at the Soul: Essays on Music and Poetry

    The Tooth that Nibbles at the Soul brings together Marshall Brown's new and previously published writings on literature and music. These essays engage questions that are central to the development of literature, music, and the arts in the period from Romanticism at the end...
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  • A Beginner's Guide to the Violin - A Selection of Classic Articles on Violin Construction and Performance (Violin Series) by Various
    Various

    A Beginner's Guide to the Violin - A Selection of Classic Articles on Violin Construction and Performance (Violin Series)

    This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative...
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  • Unlocking The Muse: Fifty-Two Actions To Ignite Your Creativity by Mills, Mousa
    Mousa Mills

    Unlocking The Muse: Fifty-Two Actions To Ignite Your Creativity

    **Are you ready to unleash your inner artist?** Feeling creatively stifled? Do you long to tap into the wellspring of inspiration that lies dormant within you? Then "Unlocking the Muse: Fifty-Two Actions to Ignite Your Creativity" is the key you've been searching for. This...
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  • The Riddle Decoded: Nik Kershaw and the Art of Perfect Pop by Shenton, Laura
    Laura Shenton

    The Riddle Decoded: Nik Kershaw and the Art of Perfect Pop

    1984 was Nik Kershaw's year. From unknown to household name, his meteoric rise to fame epitomised eighties pop at its most thrilling. But beyond the snood, synthesizers, and that gravity-defying hair lay something more substantial: a songwriter crafting sophisticated pop music.This unofficial and unauthorised...
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  • Perspectives on Mendelssohn: Essays in Musicology for R. Larry Todd by Celenza, Anna Harwell
    Anna Harwell Celenza

    Perspectives on Mendelssohn: Essays in Musicology for R. Larry Todd

    New essays on the Mendelssohns and their circle, illuminating their lives, works, and influence.Perspectives on Mendelssohn presents newly commissioned essays by a group of distinguished international music historians on the Mendelssohns' life, work, and influence on their contemporaries. In four sections, the book addresses...
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  • Music Education, Social Justice, and the Global South by Bruin, Leon de
    Leon de Bruin

    Music Education, Social Justice, and the Global South

    Music Education, Social Justice, and the Global South provocatively explores the complex, multidimensional nature of social justice and the challenges adapted in educational music contexts around the world. The tensions created by critical engagement with its concepts and practices provide unique opportunities for music...
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  • Chasing Cohen by Festa, Thomas Achille
    Thomas Achille Festa

    Chasing Cohen

    My journey through modern Montreal in the footsteps of Leonard Cohen - retracing the poet's old haunts, navigating love and heartbreak, and discovering how his life, legacy, and art illuminate a path to self-discovery. Through the lens of Dante's Divine Comedy, Cohen's story becomes...
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  • Ariana Grande: Her Life and Music, Era by Era by Griffiths, George
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    George Griffiths

    Ariana Grande: Her Life and Music, Era by Era

    Author: George GriffithsISBN-10: 1398728497ISBN-13: 9781398728493Publisher: Seven DialsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/2026Format: Hardcover
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  • Neil Young: Reflections in Broken Glass (Updated and Revised) by Simmons, Sylvie
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    Sylvie Simmons

    Neil Young: Reflections in Broken Glass (Updated and Revised)

    Author: Sylvie SimmonsISBN-13: 9798989908998Publisher: Third Man BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/26/2026Pages: 268Format: Paperback
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  • Song Theory: Hidden Messages, Myths, and the Conspiracies Behind the Music by Hester, Darrell
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    Darrell Hester

    Song Theory: Hidden Messages, Myths, and the Conspiracies Behind the Music

    Decode the Myths Behind the MusicOne creator's viral deep dives become a definitive, thought-provoking tour through the music world's most persistent conspiracy theories--inviting readers to listen closer and decide for themselves.Bold, balanced, and wildly entertaining, Song Theory unpacks the myths, symbols, and hidden messages...
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