General

Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.

Danny Elfman is recognized as one of the most successful, interesting, and innovative figures in recent film music composition. He came to the fore in the late 1980s in connection with his collaboration with Tim Burton on his films including Pee-Wee's...

In a series of essays, "Undercurrents" identifies the key concepts and underlying themes that have been hardwired into the modern era's most radical musics, ever since Thomas Edison invented the record player. The phonograph, electronics, chance...

The official story of 25 years of the legendary Rough Trade Records.'An essential purchase for anyone who was involved in or influenced by the punk maelstrom of 1976, a riveting evocation of a period in musical history that becomes more important the...

33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispense with the standard biographical background that fans know already,...

Pianist George Shearing is that rare thing, a European jazz musician who became a household name in the US, as a result of the 'Shearing sound' - the recordings of his historic late 1940s quintet. Together with his unique 'locked hands' approach to...

Oasis's incendiary 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe managed to summarize almost the entire history of post-fifties guitar music from Chuck Berry to My Bloody Valentine in a way that seemed effortless. But this remarkable album was also a social document...

Once in a while a book is produced that captures the energy and spirit of the world of rock. Somebody Someday was published to massive popular and critical acclaim in September 2001. It shot straight to No 1 in the bestseller lists and proceeded to spend...

There has never been a band like Pearl Jam. The Seattle quintet has recorded eleven studio albums; sold some 85 million records; played over a thousand shows, in fifty countries; and had five different albums reach number one. But Pearl Jam's story is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576874974Author KRS-OneFormat HardbackPage Count 832Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 853g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872038148Author Abdal Hakim MuradFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Quilliam Press LtdPublisher Quilliam Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859090626Author Aretha FranklinPage Count 76Imprint International Music PublicationsPublisher Faber Music LtdWeight(grams) 294g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780793549153Author Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationPage Count 32Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Like no record before or since, "Gentlemen" is fraught with the psychological warfare, bedroom drama, Catholic guilt, reprehensible deception and the shame that coincide with relationships gone seriously wrong. This story explores what happens when...

Universally recognized as one of the greatest blues artists, Memphis Minnie (1897--1973) wrote and recorded hundreds of songs. Blues people as diverse as Muddy Waters, Johnny Shines, Big Mama Thornton, and Chuck Berry have acknowledged her as a major...

Curtis Mayfield. The Chi-Lites. Chaka Khan. Chicago's place in the history of soul music is rock solid. But for Chicagoans, soul music in its heyday from the 1960s to the 1980s was more than just a series of hits: it was a marker and a source of black...

This is a comprehensive biography of a brilliant musician and his lover who forever shaped the course of ska, reggae, and popular music worldwide despite poverty, class separation, mental illness, racial politics, exploitation, and sexism that resulted...

In The Naked Voice, W. Stephen Smith invites all singers to improve their vocal technique through his renowned and time-tested wholistic method. Focusing not only on the most important technical, but also on the often overlooked psychological and...

In Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, John Corabi recounts his life from the mean streets of Philadelphia to the Sunset Strip. Take a look behind the scenes at Corabi's time fronting Moetley Crue, Union, and The Dead Daisies, as well as his time playing...

Released in 1970, Workingman's Dead was the breakthrough album for the Grateful Dead, a cold-water-shock departure from the Acid Test madness of the late '60s. It was the band's most commercially and critically successful release to date. More...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423492689Author Jimi HendrixFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint Backbeat BooksPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 2250gDimensions(mm) 312mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859655194Author Mike EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd

In 1968, rock promoter Bill Graham launched the Fillmore East in New York City and the Fillmore West in San Francisco, changing music forever. For three years, every major rock band played the Fillmores, performing legendary shows: Jimi Hendrix, the...

Since she stepped onstage unannounced at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez has occupied a singular place in popular music. Within three years, she had recorded three best-selling albums and had embarked on a tour of southern US campuses, playing...

As a co-founder of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris Hillman is arguably the primary architect of what's come to be known as country rock. He went on to record and perform in various configurations, including as a member of Stephen...

In 1991, Metallica released their fifth studio album that would become known and beloved around the world as "The Black Album." Since its release, it has sold 30 million copies, and become a towering monument in the pantheon of rock's greatest records...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385318730Author Chuck DFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783955751555Author Beate BartelFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Ventil VerlagPublisher Ventil Verlag

Composer and peformer Alvin Lucier brings clarity to the world of experimental music as he takes the reader through more than a hundred groundbreaking musical works, including those of Robert Ashley, John Cage, Charles Ives, Morton Feldman, Philip Glass,...

Prior to new editions of legendary Man musician Deke Leonard's previous books Rhinos, Winos & Lunatics and Maybe I Should've Stayed in Bed? planned for 2020, we are happy to bring back his 3rd and 4th books in their original editions. This volume...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780897244824Author Green DayPage Count 64Imprint Warner Bros. Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher Warner Bros. Publications Inc.,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118517710Author Yngwie J. MalmsteenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company

Black British Music and the people who made it, from Tudor times to the mid '60s.This is a story of empire, colonialism and then the new energies released by the movements for freedom and independence of the post second-world-war years; of the movements...

One of the defining moments of College Rock in the USA, Let It Be (and the Replacments themselves) had an enormous impact on the lives of the fans who fell under its spell. For Colin Meloy, a daydreaming adolescent in the cultural wilderness of Montana,...

Born four months apart, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel both released their debut albums in the early 1970s, quickly becoming two of the most successful rock stars of their generation. While their critical receptions have been very different, surprising...

From One of the Greatest Bands in History Comes a Reminder to Never Give Up Hope. In this long-awaited memoir, complete with color photographs, songwriter and keyboardist Jonathan Cain takes us on an odyssey from center stage with Journey when all...

Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and as an enduring cultural icon. "Catch a Fire", now a classic of rock biography, delves into the life of the leader of a musical, spiritual, and political explosion that...

Of all the styles of jazz to emerge in the twentieth century, none is more passionate, more exhilaratingly up-tempo, or more steeped in an outsider tradition than Gypsy Jazz. And there is no one more qualified to write about Gypsy Jazz than Michael...

The iconic Black rock band Living Colour's Time's Up, released in 1990, was recorded in the aftermath of the spectacular critical and commercial success of their debut record Vivid. Time's Up is a musical and lyrical triumph, incorporating distinct forms...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576871065Author Jamel ShabazzFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 750g