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In her intense, brief life, Amy Winehouse's music spoke directly to millions. And since her death, her fans have only increased.Amy Winehouse is one of those pop stars that comes along so rarely we're not sure we knew what we had when we had her. Her story speaks to us...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2022-11-03
Collection :
Lives of the Musicians
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His name was Prince, and he was funky. He was also inspiring, infuriating, visionary and otherworldly. Channelling contradictions in search of his own unique truth, he eventually changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph that merged the male and female symbols in an...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
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2022-11-03
Collection :
Lives of the Musicians
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A relentless innovator, scoring chart hits while simultaneously incorporating radical and ground-breaking elements into his work.As with all great pop stars, Bowie's image changed with almost every new album release. This appetite for reinvention, both musically and...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
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2022-11-03
Collection :
Lives of the Musicians
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Insulting Music explores insult in and around music and demonstrates that insult is a key dimension of Western musical experience and practice. There is insult in the music we hear, how we express our musical preferences, as well as our reactions to settings and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-11-01
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A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022WITHA FOREWORD BY ROBERT SMITHThe definitive collection of renowned photographer Tom Sheehan's images of The Cure – with photographs seen here for the very first time.Spanning three decades, more than 20 sessions and hundreds of...
Editeur :
Welbeck
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2022-10-27
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Few musicians shaped Iberian jazz more than pianist Vicenç "Tete" Montoliu i Massana (1933-97). Fascinated by the modernist aesthetics of mid-century jazz, Montoliu was known for a carefully crafted mix of lyricism and dissonance, a penchant for discordant crashes,...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-10-18
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"Prince: All the Songs is a major achievement...[It] may be the definitive single-volume book about Prince for both its breadth and the way it views his life through the songs that were the true essence of his being." - PsychobabbleSpanning nearly 50 years of albums,...
Editeur :
Mitchell Beazley
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2022-10-13
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A Rough Trade Book of the Year'No one has captured the look of alternative UK music over the past half a century more tellingly than Kevin Cummins.' - Simon Armitage'Kevin Cummins is a true master in being able to capture the essence of music, the soul of the band....
Editeur :
Mitchell Beazley
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2022-10-06
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Der 26. Band des Jahrbuches zur Musik in Baden-Württemberg enthält aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge und populärwissenschaftliche Artikel zur reichen und vielfältigen Musikkultur des Landes. Die beiden thematischen Schwerpunkte des Jahrbuchs präsentieren eine Auswahl von...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2022-09-30
Collection :
Musik in Baden-Württemberg. Jahrbuch
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The monograph concerns one of the most important trends in contemporary classical Polish music.The ?new romanticism” represented the reaction to the crisis of the avant-garde in the 70s. It appeared in works by the ?1933 generation” (Penderecki, Górecki, Kilar), ?the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2022-09-29
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None of This Rocks is a memoir by Joe Trohman - lead guitarist and cofounder of Fall Out Boy - that reads like a double album full of revealing stories from his youth and his experiences of modern rock and roll stardom. With wit and wisdom, and maybe a little bit of...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2022-09-13
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An effective and inspiring guide to songwriting by prolific, iconic singer-songwriter Dar Williams.How to Write a Song That Matters is an invaluable guide to writing music by a woman who knows how to do it and do it well: iconic singer-songwriter, Dar...
Editeur :
Da Capo
Parution :
2022-09-06
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This book critically analyses Eminem’s studio album releases from his first commercial album release The Slim Shady LP in 1999, to 2020’s Music To Be Murdered By, through the lens of storytelling, truth and rhetoric, narrative structure, rhyme scheme and type,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-08-24
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"A wild ride of a life... Oakenfold's story is extraordinary" - The Times Follow Paul Oakenfold – world-renowned DJ and dance music pioneer – as he tells his incredible story of a phenomenal career at the beating heart of dance.Paul's journey takes him from a musical...
Editeur :
Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
Parution :
2022-08-18
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The definitive biography of Creedence Clearwater Revival, exploring the band's legendary rise to fame and how their music embodied the cultural landscape of the late '60s and early '70sFrom 1969 to 1971, as the United States convulsed with political upheaval...
Editeur :
Da Capo
Parution :
2022-08-09
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Without a doubt one of the most important, influential and acclaimed artists since the 1960s, Leonard Cohen is admired by fans, musicians and composers the world over. His death in 2016 at the age of 82 was front-page news globally. The deeply personal nature of his...
Editeur :
OH
Parution :
2022-08-04
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Discover the stories behind the songsTHE LIFE OF A SONG contains the stories of 100 songs exploring each song's biography and how they took on a new life following their release. Packed with intriguing factoids, these bite-sized essays will delight music fans and send...
Editeur :
Chambers
Parution :
2022-08-04
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'For all these years I've told stories. Sometimes these days I also tell them on the radio. I've met some amazing people and their stories need told too. The first time Deacon Blue ever played Wembley Arena I started to introduce a song only to hear, "Get on with...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2022-08-04
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For rock music and film buffs alike, this is the ultimate guide exploring the electrifying, entertaining, and often daring marriage of rock & roll and cinema.When the use of Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” turned 1955’s Blackboard Jungle...
Editeur :
Running Press Adult
Parution :
2022-07-26
Collection :
Turner Classic Movies
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There is simply no one like Cher. A mix of street smart, intelligence, talent and beauty, she's the celebrities' favourite celebrity and if you're not a Dolly Parton person, there's no doubt you're Cher obsessed. With six decades of No.1 hits, from Sonny and Cher days...
Editeur :
OH
Parution :
2022-07-21
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