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Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 35.59Musik ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil des täglichen Lebens. Aktives Musikhören gehört zu den häufigsten Freizeitaktivitäten der deutschen Bürger. Auch im Alltag haben Menschen ständig Kontakt mit Musik, ob beim Einkaufen im Supermarkt oder bei einem Treffen mit Freunden im Cafe. Oftmals lassen Menschen auch bei anderen Aktivitäten Musik im Hintergrund... more...
Rechtsrock im Wandel: Eine Textanalyse von Rechtsrock-Bands
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 14.01"Rechtsrock im Wandel" gliedert sich in eine Bestandsaufnahme und einen Analyseteil. Der Autor, der zunächst die der Arbeit zugrundeliegenden Theoriekonstrukte des Rechtsextremismus definiert, zeichnet folgend Grundzüge der Geschichte der rechtsextremen Musikszene in Großbritannien und Deutschland nach. Hierbei wird die entscheidende Rolle des Frontmanns... more...
Media and Popular Music
Edinburgh University Press 2012; US$ 104.00This book analyses the relationships between music and contemporary media, both via the mediation of music, and music as mediator. It does so through a series of original interviews with key practitioners: musicians, writers, magazine editors, radio presenters and major and independent label bosses. Through these interviews, theory and practice are... more...
Beyond Talent
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 19.99This guide is a gold mine of detailed advice, real life examples and options for any musician serious about a career as a performing artist. Offering an entrepreneurial approach, this book covers artist management, publicity, recordings, websites, fundraising, and freelancing, plus how to manage money, stress and time. more...
Bandalism
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 11.99Bandalism [ban-d?l-i-z?m] n .: the willful or malicious destruction of, or damage to, the fabric of a rock/pop/indie group brought about by one or more of its members Axl Rose's monumental meltdowns . . . Kurt Cobain's tragic band-slaying suicide: The long history of platinum-selling überband implosions is more dramatic than a Russian novel. But... more...
This Business of Urban Music
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 24.95The first reference book all about the business side of gospel and urban music. Hip-hop and R&B hold 25 percent of the consumer music market. Another 20 percent is held by religious (gospel and Christian) music, soul, disco, dance, and jazz. Here?s the first reference book to offer sound business and legal advice specifically tailored to these areas... more...
Kidz Bop: Be a Pop Star!
F+W Media 2011; US$ 9.99So you want to be a Pop Star, huh? Well then you've picked up the right book! This first-ever guide from KIDZ BOP is sure to direct you into the spotlight and give you insight into what it takes to hit the big time! With tips from the KIDZ BOP Kids, you'll learn everything it takes to grab the musical world by storm--and then some! From writing... more...
Rock Star 101
Constable & Robinson 2006; US$ 5.82A successful rock guitarist shares with musicians at every level firsthand knowledge of how to endure and triumph in the music industry. Rock-and-roll dreams become realities with this guide?the only book on becoming a success in the business written by a successful, real-life rock star. more...
Western Music and Its Others
University of California Press 2000; US$ 15.95This innovative collection of articles offers a major comprehensive overview of new developments in cultural theory as applied to Western music. Addressing a broad range of primarily twentieth-century music, the authors examine two related phenomena: musical borrowings or appropriations, and how music has been used to construct, evoke, or represent... more...
Music and Youth Culture
Edinburgh University Press 2006; US$ 107.46Music and Youth Culture offers a groundbreaking account of how music interacts with young people?s everyday lives. Drawing on interviews with and observations of youth groups together with archival research, it explores young people?s enactment of music tastes and performances, and how these are articulated through narratives and literacies. An extensive... more...









