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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399174964Author Peter BebergalFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Tarcher/Putnam,USPublisher Tarcher/Putnam,USWeight(grams) 1g

The life and career of Haitian American musician Jean Beauvoir, a member of the legendary New York City punk band the Plasmatics Jean Beauvoir joined the Plasmatics in 1979, playing bass and keyboards for the most notorious band to emerge out of the New...

This stunning book charts the rich history of the blues, through the dazzling array of posters, album covers, and advertisements that have shaped its identity over the past hundred years. The blues have been one of the most ubiquitous but diverse...

To what extent is it possible to do good work in music artist management? Drawing upon original research, this shortform book explores and evaluates motivation, remuneration and equity stakes within the music industries.The author ponders the apparent...

2023 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, Association for Recorded Sound Collections An insider's look at how Chicago's underground music industry transformed indie rock in the 1990s. In the 1990s, Chicago was at the center...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603094429Author JP AhonenFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Top Shelf ProductionsPublisher Top Shelf ProductionsWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 162mm...

Background Noise follows the development of sound as an artistic medium and illustrates how sound is put to use within modes of composition, installation, and performance. While chronological in its structure, Brandon LaBelle's book is informed by...

Technology and the Stylistic Evolution of the Jazz Bass traces the stylistic evolution of jazz from the bass player's perspective. Historical works to date have tended to pursue a 'top down' reading, one that emphasizes the influence of the treble...

Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence is one of five paperback books derived from the foundational two-volume Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Designed for music teachers, students, and scholars of music education, as well...

From the legendary singer-songwriter of Bad Religion comes a historical memoir and cultural criticism of punk rock's evolution.Greg Graffin is the lead vocalist and songwriter of Bad Religion, recently described as "America's most significant punk band."...

This sequel to How to Rap breaks down and examines techniques that have not previously been explained-such as triplets, flams, lazy tails, and breaking rhyme patterns. Based on interviews with hip-hop's most innovative artists and groups, including Tech...

A modern epic about the most consequential music culture today, Atlanta rap-a masterful, street-level story of art, money, race, class, and salvation from acclaimed New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli.From mansions to trap houses, office buildings to...

Barbershop singing is a distinctive and under-documented facet of Britain's musical landscape. Imported from the USA in the 1960s, it has developed into an active and highly organized musical community characterized by strong social support structures...

For his 2007 critically acclaimed 33 1/3 series title, Let's Talk About Love, Carl Wilson went on a quest to find his inner Celine Dion fan and explore how we define ourselves by what we call good and bad, what we love and what we hate. At once...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782906571761Author Professor Michel MaffesoliFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dis VoirPublisher Dis Voir

Crooners sing close to the mic in a soft, intimate style. In this book Alex Coles explores the crooner in popular music from the 1950s to the present. Each chapter focuses on one song and one singer – Frank Sinatra, Scott Walker, Barry White, David...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780465094400Author Adam BradleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Basic Civitas BooksPublisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES USWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061774188Author Peter DoggettFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper PaperbacksWeight(grams) 408g

Many listeners first heard "Hound Dog" when Elvis Presley's single topped the pop, country, and R&B charts in 1956. But some fans already knew the song from Big Mama Thornton's earlier recording, a giant but exclusively R&B hit. In Hound Dog Eric...

Before Bob Marley brought reggae to the world, before Jimmy Cliff and Peter Tosh, before thousands of musicians played a Jamaican rhythm, there were the men and women who created ska music, a blend of jazz, American rhythm and blues, and the indigenous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911346661Author Paul AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Red PlanetPublisher Red Planet Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781470632113Author Morton ManusPage Count 96Imprint Alfred Publishing Company IncPublisher Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.

This volume of memoirs chronicles the most exciting generation of British music the world has ever seen. Punk's initial firestorm kicked open the door for myriad other scenes. In rapid succession came Ska, New Mod, New Wave, anarcho-punk and...

In this "expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history" (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us "the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply informative and enjoyable to read" (Publishers Weekly,...

Following the outstanding success of book 1, Popular Voiceworks 2 is a second collection of jazzy and popular songs in the highly practical Voiceworks format. Packed with songs in a huge range of styles, the collection provides exciting new material...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528991605Author Gillian PerrinFormat HardbackPage Count 382Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783955751746Author Jimi TenorFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Ventil VerlagPublisher Ventil Verlag

Courtney Love has never been less than notorious. Her intelligence, ambition and appetite for confrontation have made her a target in a music industry still dominated by men. As Kurt Cobain's wife she was derided as an opportunistic groupie; as his widow...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954706845Author Paul "Sailor" VernonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Music Mentor BooksPublisher Music Mentor BooksWeight(grams) 382g

From his legendary 50s Sun recordings to his classic 'American' albums of the late 90s, Johnny Cash has always been the country voice of rock. This is his amazing story - Stephen Miller's vivid account of the life and times of a man who started out with...

More than 50 years after their breakup, the Beatles are still attracting fans from various generations, all while retaining their original fan base from the 1960s. Why have those first-generation fans continued following the Beatles and are now...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899855223Author Vernon JoynsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 896Imprint Borderline ProductionsPublisher Borderline Productions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906477066Author Chris BurtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Tangent BooksPublisher Tangent BooksWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 225mm *...

The book takes 45 chart toppers and writes their story. The music, the lyrics, the artists, producers and writers are all discussed, as well as any side or back stories to do with the single. For example, when and how “Release Me” by Engelbert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789388540278Author Najma Perveen AhmadFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint Manohar Publishers and DistributorsPublisher Manohar Publishers and Distributors

Get to know K-Pop's reigning superstars! With phenomenal talent and an edgy yet anthemic sound, Stray Kids have topped the Billboard charts, won over fans across the world, and proven they are here to STAY! This new book, featuring dozens of full-color...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915841483Author Paul ZolloFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Omnibus PressPublisher Omnibus Press

When Kurt Cobain died at his Seattle home on April 8, 1994 at the age of 27, music lost the idol of an entire generation. Ernesto Assante, renowned music journalist, guides the reader through the personal story of an artist and the discovery of an entire...

The J. Geils Band were the original Bad Boys from Boston, getting down to it and blowing your face out every night. With classic albums like Full House, Bloodshot, Love Stinks, and the massively successful Freeze-Frame, Geils have been nominated for the...

Working within the limits of a popular song, the songwriters of the Great American Songbook wrote with a combination of familiarity and freshness, sentiment, and wit. The songwriters were masters of craft who created a distinctively American popular...