A selection of poetry, essays, personal correspondence, and critical studies of music and musicians from the classical period to the present offer an incisive look into the world o...Bernstein, LeonardPocketjueves, 27 de diciembre de 2018
85% of a True StoryThe pop culture author of Fargo Rock City and Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs recounts his more than 6,500-mile journey across America, during which he visited the sites of famous rock...Chuck KlostermanScribnerjueves, 22 de noviembre de 2018
It Just Occurred to Me - : the Reminiscences & Thoughts of Chairman HumphThe legendary band leader and jazz trumpeter, broadcaster and humorist looks back at his extraordinarily rich and varied life and the many colourful characters he has known and pla...Humphrey LytteltonEditors Varismiércoles, 21 de noviembre de 2018
The Beatles' Records and the SixtiesAs dazzling as the decade they dominated, The Beatles almost single-handedly created pop music as we know it. Today, their songs are cited as seminal influences by stars like Oasis...Ian MacDonaldVintagemartes, 20 de noviembre de 2018
The Unknown PoemsSince his first recordings in 1955, Johnny Cash has been an icon in the music world. In his newly discovered poems and song lyrics, we see the world through his eyes. The poetry re...Johnny CashCANONGATEmartes, 20 de noviembre de 2018
Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is one of the great writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists of our time. Book of Longing i...Leonard CohenPenguinmartes, 20 de noviembre de 2018
The Life and Times of Woody GuthrieThe life and career of the most recognized and beloved folk musician of the twentieth century are recalled here, with details of his hobo days as well as his marriage, his "subvers...Ed CrayW. W. Norton & Companymartes, 6 de noviembre de 2018
The Life and Times of Dave Grohl'Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f''g lost it.' Dave GrohlFrom a bandmate's suicide to drug abuse, from Washington DC to California, Paul Brannigan gives an unparalleled,...Paul BranniganHarperCollins Publishers Ltdviernes, 26 de octubre de 2018
A Brief History of Ziggy StardustIt was the greatest invention in the history of pop music - the rock god who came from the stars - which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning bolt from the heavens. When Zig...Goddard, SimonEdbury Pressmartes, 23 de octubre de 2018
Approaches to His MusicMany books have been written about Beethoven. But it is rare to find one that seeks an alternative between the fragmentation found in most specialized studies and the superficial o...Carl DahlhausOxford University Pressmartes, 9 de octubre de 2018
A Life in MusicJohn Peel had a pioneering radio career that spanned almost forty years, inhich he championed left-field sounds from Captain Beefheart to Siouxsie andhe Banshees. When he died sudd...Michael Heatley,Michael Omarajueves, 4 de octubre de 2018
Serving the Emperor, 1788-1791Describes the composer's life after entering into the service of Emperor Joseph II of Austria, discussing the influence of imperial style on his major compositions from this time a...Christoph WolffW. W. Norton & Companymartes, 2 de octubre de 2018
A History of Pop in the Shape of a City'An exhilarating history of pop - a brilliant and joyous book' - GuardianPaul MorleyBloomsbury Publishing PLCviernes, 14 de septiembre de 2018
A Musical Biography"Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced in the last decade, ... jazz writer John Szwed considers how [Holiday's] life inflected her art, her influences, her unc...John SzwedVikingviernes, 6 de julio de 2018
Riots, Raves and Running a LabelAlan McGee's role in shaping British musical culture over the past thirty years is hard to overstate. As the founder of Creation Records he brought us the bands that defined an era...Alan McGeeSidgwick & Jackson Ltdmartes, 3 de julio de 2018
How Indie Rock Saved My LifeDespite vowing never to get caught up in music due to his father's overbearing Dylan-obsession (which haunts him to do this day) the young John Sellers found himself powerless to r...John SellersEditors Varislunes, 4 de junio de 2018
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