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Author:Theodor W. Adorno
Orpheus in the Underworld: Essays on Music
Delves into Theodor W. Adorno's lesser-known musical career and successful music criticism. Theodor W. Adorno is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most prominent social theorists. Though best known for his association with the Frankfurt School of critical theory, Adorno began his career...- $25.00
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Author:Dylan Jones
Biographical Dictionary of Popular
The Biographical Dictionary of Popular Music is an incredible and opinionated collection of celebrated cultural critic Dylan Jones's thoughts on more than 350 of the most important artists around the world--alive and dead, big and small, at length and in brief. This A to...- $32.00
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Author:Peter Kalkavage
Music and the Idea of a World
"Many people write about the meaning of music, but few can do it as well as Peter Kalkavage does in this marvelous, winsome, and often hauntingly beautiful book. He takes us on a deep dive into the philosophical dimensions of music, through a series...- $24.95
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Author:G. Brown
On Record - Vol 6: 1995: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music
Vol. 6 - 1995 of the comprehensive On Record series mines the explosion of alternative rock, ranging from big names (Alanis Morissette, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers) to up-and-comers (Radiohead, the Flaming Lips, Oasis), in addition to the year's top pop, classic rock,...- $45.00
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Author:Nancy November
Music, Society, Agency
Musicologists have increasingly taken a wide-angled lens on the study of music in society, to explore how it can be intertwined with issues of politics, gender, religion, race, psychology, memory, and space. Recent studies of music in connection with society take in a variety...- $119.00
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Author:Stark Hunter
Mind Tavern: Essential Music Playlists for the Headphone Generation
Author: Stark HunterISBN-10: 1633377741ISBN-13: 9781633377745Publisher: Mind Tavern BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2024Pages: 194Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d- $20.00
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Author:D. a. R. G.
Gradus ad Phlegethon
An exposition and interpretation of black metal music as art and communication from a Nietzschean nihilist standpoint.Author: D. a. R. G.ISBN-10: 0359402747ISBN-13: 9780359402748Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2019Pages: 228Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d- $33.00
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Author:Bernd Herzogenrath
A Sound Word Almanac
This almanac of sound words important to artists and scholars highlights words that expand the way we speak (and write) about sonic experiences.Why write about sound, and how? If sonic philosophy is the attempt "to think about sound by philosophical means," then a metaphilosophical...- $100.00
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Author:Simon Reynolds
Futuromania: Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines, and Tomorrow's Music Today
A collection of writing by Simon Reynolds, centered on music that seemed, in its moment, to prefigure the Future Simon Reynolds's first book in eight years is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow. Sounds that prefigure pop music's future--the...- $21.99
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Author:Dave Marsh
Kick Out the Jams: Jibes, Barbs, Tributes, and Rallying Cries from 35 Years of Music Writing
Selected writings on three decades of popular music from one of the most influential critics of his generation. Spanning three decades worth of astute, acerbic, and overall astounding music writing, Kick Out the Jams is the first large-scale anthology of the work of renowned...- $18.99
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Author:Ian Brennan
Missing Music: Voices from Where the Dirt Roads End
Missing Music: Voices from Where the Dirt Roads End details Grammy-winning music producer and author Ian Brennan's ongoing quest to provide musical platforms for underrepresented nations and populations around the world.In a compact and quick-read format, Missing Music collects the latest narratives from Brennan's...- $15.95
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Author:Edward Said
Said on Opera
One of the late twentieth century's most celebrated and influential public intellectuals, Edward W. Said was also a critic of astonishing range. This book presents his insightful and elegant analyses of four major operas--originally delivered as the Empson Lectures at Cambridge University in 1997--showcasing...- $80.00
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Author:Christian Adofo
A Quick Ting On: Afrobeats
Afrobeats is a fast-growing genre, one that has carved out a distinct and powerful Black identity rooted within the African continent.The first book of its kind, A Quick Ting On: Afrobeats chronicles the social and cultural development of the eponymous music genre, tracing its...- $18.95
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Author:Stephen Provizer
As Long As They Can Blow. Interracial Jazz Recording And Other Jive Before 1935
The overarching goal of As Long As They Can Blow is to show the mutual respect that black and white jazz musicians had for each other and how a shared love of the music and the relative privacy of the recording studio resulted in...- $14.99
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Author:María Andueza
Dirty Ear Report #3
Leading sound artists and researchers on sound as a medium for performing cartographyDirty Ear Report #3 documents a collective workshop by sound artists and researchers working in the fields of experimental dramaturgy, sonic social engagement and voice studies. Representing the sixth in the series...- $15.00
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Author:Brett Lashua
Popular Music in Leeds: Histories, Heritage, People and Places
The first academic collection dedicated to the histories, heritage, people and places of popular music in Leeds. It presents critical social and historical case studies exploring Leeds' music and musical spaces, central players - musicians and music industry figures, and key moments in diverse...- $149.95
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Author:Dave Haslam
Manchester, England
The definitive account of the pop cult capital of the UK by Dave Haslam, one of Manchester's top DJs and journalists. Manchester, a predominantly working-class city, away from the nation's capital, has been at the margins of English culture for centuries. The explosion of...- $19.99
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Author:Francis Nicholas Driscoll
Prince - The Concert Chronicles +
Author: Francis Nicholas DriscollISBN-10: 1958891150ISBN-13: 9781958891155Publisher: Booklocker.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2023Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d- $19.99
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Author:Edward Said
Said on Opera
One of the late twentieth century's most celebrated and influential public intellectuals, Edward W. Said was also a critic of astonishing range. This book presents his insightful and elegant analyses of four major operas--originally delivered as the Empson Lectures at Cambridge University in 1997--showcasing...- $20.00
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Author:Holly Tessler
The Journal of Beatles Studies (Volume 2, Issues 1 and 2)
The Journal of Beatles Studies is the first journal to establish The Beatles as an object of academic research, and will publish original, rigorously researched essays, notes, as well as book and media reviews. The journal aims are; to provide a voice to new...- $50.00
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Author:Edward Sarath
Music Studies and Its Moment of Truth: Leading Change Through America's Black Music Roots: CMS Emerging Fields in Music
Music Studies and Its Moment of Truth: Leading Change through America's Black Music Roots presents a new framework for racial justice discourse in the context of music studies and education. Centering on Black American Music, the book issues challenges to both the conventional music...- $64.95
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Author:Sylvia Patterson
Same Old Girl: Staying Myself When the Big Stuff Barged in
'There's no mistaking the writing of Sylvia Patterson' Sunday Times How does the big stuff in life truly change us? In late 2019, Sylvia Patterson was a celebrated pop journalist, still merrily writing about the musical greats. But with the diagnosis of a life-threatening...- $28.99
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Author:Jake Johnson
The Possibility Machine: Music and Myth in Las Vegas
Singular and star-studded writings on America's neon-lit playground At once a Technicolor wonderland and the embodiment of American mythology, Las Vegas exists at the Ground Zero of a reverence for risk-taking and the transformative power of a winning hand. Jake Johnson edits a collection...- $30.00
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Author:Jake Johnson
The Possibility Machine: Music and Myth in Las Vegas
Singular and star-studded writings on America's neon-lit playground At once a Technicolor wonderland and the embodiment of American mythology, Las Vegas exists at the Ground Zero of a reverence for risk-taking and the transformative power of a winning hand. Jake Johnson edits a collection...- $125.00
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Author:S. David Berry
How Music Moves Us: The Rule of 2 and Beyond
"Why and how does music make us feel emotions?" The author offers unique perspectives in this collection of music essays and lectures, which should appeal to people who have music training such as music courses, piano lessons, school band, orchestra or chorus participation. The...- $15.99
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Author:Ann Copeland
Keeping Time: A Life Making Music
Ann Copeland has lived a mountain of yesterdays as a teacher, fiction writer, vowed religious, wife, and mother. Throughout her rich and varied life, there has been one constant: Copeland's dedication to amateur music-making in its many forms -- composing, playing, arranging, partnering, studying,...- $22.95
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Author:Dean Birkenkamp
The Many Worlds of David Amram: Renaissance Man of American Music
In a career spanning 70 years, composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist David Amram is hailed today as the creator of symphonic works, chamber music, and two operas; as a brilliant jazz and vocal improviser; and the composer of memorable stage and film scores. He has...- $48.95
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Author:Thomas Sayers Ellis
Crank Shaped Notes
This book of photos, poems, and essays chronicles like never before the inner world of GoGo, Washington D.C.'s official music. Thomas Sayers Ellis masterfully captures the rhythms, beats, and souls of a culture which is ever expanding beyond the beltway of our nation's capital....- $22.00
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Author:Rich Hall
Nailing It
A collection of hilarious and often absurd epiphanies in the legendary comedian's life that defined him - more in a for worse than for better kind of way - and all delivered in his unique deadpan style. Growing up, Rich Hall aspired to be...- $17.99
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Author:John Robb
Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll?
"'John Robb is as punk rock as The Clash." -- Alan McGee Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll?--A history of alternative rock from music writer John Robb, with the music still ringing in his ears. This collection follows Robb's journey...- $22.95
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Author:Kristin Hersh
The Future of Songwriting
Throwing Muses frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo artist Kristin Hersh meditates on the future of her craft in this wry, existential and passionate addition to Melville House's new series, FUTURES. Over a long, hot Christmas in Australia, Throwing Muses frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo...- $16.99
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Author:Alison Cupp Relyea
Soundtrack: Liner Notes from a Pandemic Mixtape
Soundtrack: Liner Notes from a Pandemic Mixtape captures the full range of emotions, just like a favorite song. In twenty essays and two bonus tracks written during the heart of the COVID-19 crisis, Alison Cupp Relyea evokes the power of music to inspire, heal,...- $19.95
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Author:Matthew R. Anderson
Prophets of Love: The Unlikely Kinship of Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul Volume 15
Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul might be imagined as brothers with wildly different characters but a strong family resemblance. Paul, the elder sibling, was awkward, abrasive, and zealous. Leonard, the successful younger brother, was a smooth-talking romantic, prone to addiction and depression. Paul...- $25.95
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Author:Various
Violins at Cremona - A Selection of Classic Articles on the History and Development of Violins in Italy (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...- $32.99
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Author:Laura Pope
Stone Church Meeting House: Stories From the Early Years of Music Making on the Hill
Author: Laura PopeISBN-10: 1958729418ISBN-13: 9781958729410Publisher: MindStir MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/24/2023Pages: 182Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d- $14.99
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Author:John C. Hughes
Letters to a Young Conductor: Thoughts on Music and Life
Letters to a Young Conductor: Thoughts on Music and Life is written with a younger version of myself in mind. Over four sections, "Mindset," "In Rehearsal," "In Concert," and "Building A Career," I offer the advice I wish I had listened to when I...- $16.00
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Author:Julia Lee Barclay-Morton
Radio Art Zone
Musicians and artists from Adam Bohman, Chris Cutler and Haco to Felix Kubin and Otomo Yoshihide have explored the creative potential of the radio This anthology explores the themes, concepts and techniques of artist-made radio across more than 20 years. Interspersed with micro-essays on...- $49.95
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Author:David Allan
This Note's For You: Popular Music + Advertising = Marketing Excellence
This Note's For You talks of the people who created the campaigns with the songs we remember the most. This collection of award-winning music in advertising campaigns is not available together anywhere else. It shows where this art in advertising form has been, where...- $21.99
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Author:Valentina Osinski
What Have I Forgotten?: Musings, Magic, and Music
Author: Valentina OsinskiISBN-10: 8218958800ISBN-13: 9798218958800Publisher: Woohooya PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/04/2023Pages: 170Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.82lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.63d- $36.00
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Author:Alexander Billet
Shake the City: Experiments in Space and Time, Music and Crisis
What is the relationship between music and radical social change? This book explores their confounding and exciting interrelations in original and engaging ways. Beginning with how capitalism and empire have progressively twisted and atomized our aurally aesthetic experiences over the past century, Alexander Billet...- $15.99
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Author:Dave Marsh
Kick Out the Jams: Jibes, Barbs, Tributes, and Rallying Cries from 25 Years of Music Writing
Selected writings on three decades of popular music from one of the most influential critics of his generation.Spanning three decades worth of astute, acerbic, and overall astounding music writing, Kick Out the Jams is the first large-scale anthology of the work of renowned critic...- $39.99
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Author:Louis Epstein
Open Access Musicology: Volume Two
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...- $17.99
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Author:G. Brown
Red Rocks: The Concert Years
In 1906, Denver's Pietro Satriano and his 25-piece brass band became the first musical act to perform at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, then christened the Garden of the Titans. Over a century later, Denver is a must-stop for every nationally touring act, and Red Rocks,...- $50.00
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Author:G. Brown
On Record - Vol. 1: 1978: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music
Captures classic rockers from Journey to Bruce Springsteen to the Cars, nascent new wavers such as the Police, Talking Heads and the Clash, as well as the year's greatest releases from rock, R&B, country and jazz stars. The On Record series is an year-by-year,...- $40.00
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Author:Francis Nicholas Driscoll
The Quintessential Quadriplegic: From New Horizons to Las Vegas Twice!
Living with a severe spinal injury and paralysis is a difficult challenge. However, I didn't allow it to define my life. I've always loved music and music production - especially hip-hop. I was determined not to let even a devastating life change sink my...- $19.99
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Author:Rob Harvilla
Songs That Explain the '90s
A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90s takes readers through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefinable decade. The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of genres...- $30.00
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Author:G. Brown
On Record - Vol. 3: 1991: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music
Mines the grunge phenomenon from Nirvana to Pearl Jam, the explosion of rap (Public Enemy, Ice Cube), superstars from Garth Brooks to Paula Abdul to Metallica, and a full complement of one-hit wonders and underground sensations. The On Record series is an year-by-year, comprehensive...- $40.00
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Author:G. Brown
On Record - Vol. 2: 1984: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music
Reflects on the biggest artists of the MTV era--Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, and even "Weird Al" Yankovic--in addition to acts from Van Halen to Prince and the year's top R&B, alternative, country and jazz releases. The On Record series is an year-by-year, comprehensive...- $40.00
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Author:G. Brown
On Record - Vol. 4: 1981: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music
Chronicles the first stirrings of synth pop writ large (the Human League, Soft Cell), the gated reverb drum sound that became ubiquitous (Phil Collins), superstars from Stevie Nicks to Billy Joel to the Police, and a full complement of one-hit wonders and R&B, country...- $45.00
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Author:Marc Myers
Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop and Soul
Following his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed musicjournalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories oficonic songs from his popular Wall Street Journal column Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits becomesomething more--iconic recordings that...- $18.00
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