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Crosstown Traffic
Canongate Books 2012; US$ 15.82Jimi Hendrix 'transgressed many boundaries; both arbitrary musical definitions separating blues and soul or jazz and rock, and also those fundamental divides between the archaic and the avant-garde, between individualist and collectivist philosophies,between blacks and whites, between America and Britain, between passive acquiescence and furious resistance,between... more...
Ziggyology
Random House Group Ltd 2013; US$ 26.69He came from Outer Space... It 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 Ziggy the glam alien messiah fell to Earth, he transformed Bowie from a prodigy to a superstar who changed the face of... more...
The Mammoth Book of the Beatles
Constable & Robinson 2011; US$ 11.65Over 30 landmark interviews, accounts, and memoirs of The Beatles and their entourage, recording how they inadvertently became counter-culture's figureheads and changed society. The pieces include Paul Johnson's 'The Menace of Beatlism', Maureen Cleave's 'Beatles Bigger than Christ' feature, the News of the World feature suggesting The Beatles were... more...
Head First
Hamilton Books 2007; US$ 34.99Denes Striny's international singing career brought him to the major opera houses of the world in leading roles. At the same time, he was evolving his vocal technique in a quest to find his full vocal potential. This book documents his struggles and successes with himself, teachers, coaches, and other singers. Striny, while maintaining his singing... more...
The Bluffer's Guide to Rock Music
Bluffer's Guides 2013; US$ 7.28From 'Rock and Roll' to 'Post-Britpop', and from 'Lo-fi' to 'Led Zeppelin', The Bluffer's Guide to Rock Music contains everything you need to know to pass yourself off as a serious music enthusiast. more...
Song Means
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 34.95Allan F. Moore presents a study of recorded popular song, from the recordings of the 1920s through to the present day. Analysis and interpretation are treated as separable but interdependent approaches to song. Analytical theory is revisited, covering conventional domains such as harmony, melody and rhythm, but does not privilege these at the expense... more...
Understanding the Music Industries
SAGE Publications 2012; Not AvailableThis is a must-have textbook for students of popular music as it fully explains all levels of the music industries and demystifies management processes, from contracts to copyright. Packed with case studies, it equips students with the critical tools to track ongoing developments. more...
The Spanish Song Companion
Scarecrow Press 2006; US$ 46.99The Spanish Song Companion is an introduction to the rich heritage of Spanish song, providing the texts of over 300 songs with parallel translations in accurate and readable English. more...
Before Elvis
Scarecrow Press 2012; US$ 39.99An essential work for rock fans and scholars, Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock ?n? Roll surveys the origins of rock ?n? roll from the minstrel era to the emergence of Bill Haley and Elvis Presley. Unlike other histories of rock, Before Elvis offers a far broader and deeper analysis of the influences on rock music. Dispelling common misconceptions,... more...
Complicated Shadows
Canongate Books 2013; US$ 13.33Complicated Shadows paints a detailed and accurate portrait of an intensely private and complex individual. It draws on nearly 50 exclusive interviews with schoolmates, pre-fame friends, early band members, journalists as well as members of The Attractions, producers, collaborators and musicians from all stages of his life and career. Thomson also... more...









