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In 1973, the Allman Brothers Band were one of the most popular in America: they headlined the Watkins Glen Summer Jam, a......more

A unique journey into the legacy and afterlives of the artists who featured on the legendary NME C86 tape. In 1986, the ......more

The poetry in ’Grace Notes’ echoes instruments and moves from the intimacy of a pub singalong or an epiphany in a guitar......more

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Iannis Xenakis’ Persepolis stood as witness to one of the most important events in modern human history, the Iranian Rev......more

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Check out this guide to rock guitar technique If you’re ready to start playing some rockin’ tunes on the guitar, there’s......more

This first full biography of Edward J. Dent (1876-1957), Cambridge Professor of Music and foremost musicologist, tells t......more

It may have taken them a few years to achieve a stable line-up, but Faith No More did just that with the arrival of enig......more

"Tuning the World tells the unknown story of how the musical pitch A 440 became the global norm. Now commonly accepted a......more

Minimalism stands as the key representative of 1960s radicalism in art music histories--but always as a failed project. ......more

Minimalism stands as the key representative of 1960s radicalism in art music histories--but always as a failed project. ......more

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"Dave Davies is the co-founder and lead guitarist of epoch-defining band the Kinks, a group with fifty million record sa......more

Resistance is a relevant topic today, driven by recent global social movements such as Black Lives Matter, fourth-wave f......more

In Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles, Revised Edition, Kenneth Womack brings the band’s story......more

"Ethnomusicologist and vocalist Mark van Tongeren offers a fascinating insight into timeless and universal aspects of th......more

Stories of the secret underground Cold War-era Soviet music subculture that distributed forbidden music on used hospital......more

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"If you want to understand American history, listen to its popular music," writes renowned NPR host Rob Kapilow. "If you......more

There’s nothing like it in the Rush catalog--or, indeed, in the entire prog-rock canon. Stylistically expansive and inte......more

Jerusalem: The Story of a Song is a popular history of England’s unofficial national anthem, which began life as a poem ......more

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Few singers have been able to change with the times like Johnny Mathis. Although his fame rests on his massive popularit......more

How do we develop social inclusion through musical activities? What is the power of music in enhancing individual inclus......more

The human concerns for art and beauty have been expressed at the very beginning of philosophy both in the East and West ......more

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"Bob Dylan is an iconic American artist, whose music and performances have long reflected different musical genres and t......more

Bob Dylan is an iconic American artist, whose music and performances have long reflected different musical genres and ti......more

"The story of how record companies gained ownership of sound recording rights and examines the consequences of this owne......more

After 40 years in existence, the shorthand of critics of Tears for Fears has been to describe them as an 80s band. It is......more

A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng traces the twentieth- and twenty-first-century development of an important C......more

A techno-cognitive look at how new technologies are shaping the future of musicking. "Musicking" encapsulates both the m......more

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Set against the backdrop of the Beatles splintering over both business and creative issues, The McCartney Legacy: Volume......more

Unique among the various types of impersonation entertainers, a tribute artist concentrates on only a few of a famous si......more

Heart of the Crowd is an official oral history of Simple Minds, mixing over 800 fan anecdotes with those of band members......more

Sit back, relax, and relive the memories of over 90 more classic albums selected by Tim Burgess from his legendary Liste......more

A history of nineteenth-century New Orleans and the people who made it a vital, if unexpected, part of an emerging opera......more

In Cosmos, Liturgy, and the Arts in the Twelfth Century, Margot E. Fassler takes readers into the rich, complex world of......more

Following his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed music journalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histo......more

The Guide gathers input from 35 of the world’s foremost expert dealers, each of whom brings decades of experience in the......more

Dieser Band erforscht die prähistorischen Anfänge der chinesischen Kunst und ihre Entwicklung während der Xia-, Shang- u......more

This volume studies the evolution of Chinese art during the Qin and Han Dynasties, The Three Kingdoms, Eastern and Weste......more

As Canada’s punk poet laureate, Art Bergmann has been tearing up stages, and terrifying the music industry, for half a c......more

The untold story of a British institution ’Brilliant.’ Alan Johnson ’Compelling.’ David Kynaston ’The beer drinkers’ Bil......more

A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK’s most renowned concert pianists ......more

They pulled on their platform boots and slapped on the makeup when everybody else was discarding theirs. Their albums we......more

The first exhaustive English-language history and analysis of the Chinese opera genre, Kunqu. In Kunqu: A Classical Oper......more

"Kurt Cobain’s singing, songwriting, and guitar playing in his band Nirvana defined the soul of Generation X: fiercely c......more

Dorothea Link examines singers’ voices and casting practices in late eighteenth-century Italian opera as exemplified in ......more

"The Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll: 70 Years of Sun Records is the official history of this legendary label, and looks at its s......more

’A wholly successful endeavour carried along by waves of infectious enthusiasm’ Mojo ’Fascinating’ New Statesman The ’80......more

Turn On, Tune In, Drift Off: Ambient Music’s Psychedelic Past rethinks the history and socioaesthetics of ambient music ......more

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Featuring exclusive interviews with key figures, from Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway to guitarist Bill Steer of G......more

Beloved music critic Tom Breihan’s fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of game-changi......more

Spanning more than fifty years of modern music history, Peter Asher: A Life in Music highlights every turn in Peter Ashe......more

The Jordanaires were the premier studio backup group of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. From Elvis to Patsy Cline to Perry Com......more

Illuminating, enriching and wholly delightful, inside you’ll find more than 500 stirring quotes to inspire you, enrich y......more

"Addressing the phenomenal success of the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, acclaimed music journalist Mark Blake builds on the l......more

This study shows the importance of carolling in the celebrations and festivities of medieval Britain and demonstrates it......more

Brian Eno is arguably one of the most influential musicians working in rock music. Starting out as synthesizer peacock o......more

Not many artists can boast a career like Nick Cave, which has gone from strength to strength since the debut album from ......more

Pink Floyd are one of the most innovative, enduringly successful bands in history. Their influence is incalculable. 1973......more

In Los Angeles, from the early 1960s through the late 1980s, young musicians and singers formed tight-knit musical commu......more

Angie McCartney was part of the inner circle of Fab Fourdom in Liverpool in the ’60s, and as the step-mother to Sir Paul......more

Gateways to Understanding Music, Second Edition, explores music in all the categories that constitute contemporary music......more

This multidisciplinary volume celebrates the scholarship and career of Lawrence Earp, whose work has profoundly shaped t......more

An engaging blend of memoir and music history, Distant Melodies explores the changing ideas of home, displacement, and r......more

"Vinyl records are back-in a big way. Music lovers are turning back to vinyl for its pure sound and the fun of collectio......more