Category: New Release: Music

As Serious As Your Life: Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957?1977

By: Wilmer, Val

Price: $18.95

Publisher: Serpent's Tail : June 2018

Seller ID: 451098

ISBN-13: 9781788160711

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture. Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and social context, Wilmer evokes an era of extraordinary innovation and experimentation that continues to inspire musicians today. As vital now as when it was first published in 1977, As Serious As Your ...
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Be My Baby: A Memoir

By: Spector, Ronnie

Price: $27.99

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. : May 2022

Seller ID: 411950

ISBN-13: 9781250837196

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Between the Tracks: Musicians on Selected Electronic Music

Price: $20.00

Publisher: The MIT Press : September 2020

Seller ID: 384377

ISBN-13: 9780262539302

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Like New

A collection that goes beyond the canon to analyze influential yet under-examined works of electronic music.This collection of writings on electronic music goes outside the canon to analyze influential works by under-recognized musicians. The contributors, many of whom are composers and performers themselves, offer their unsung musical heroes the sort of in-depth examinations usually reserved for more well-known composers and works. They analyze music from around the world and across genders, race, nationality, and age, discussing works that range from soundscapes of rushing water and resonati...
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Between the Tracks: Musicians on Selected Electronic Music

Price: $18.98

Publisher: The MIT Press : September 2020

Seller ID: 476343

ISBN-13: 9780262539302

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Like New

A collection that goes beyond the canon to analyze influential yet under-examined works of electronic music.This collection of writings on electronic music goes outside the canon to analyze influential works by under-recognized musicians. The contributors, many of whom are composers and performers themselves, offer their unsung musical heroes the sort of in-depth examinations usually reserved for more well-known composers and works. They analyze music from around the world and across genders, race, nationality, and age, discussing works that range from soundscapes of rushing water and resonati...
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Black Moses: The Hot-Buttered Life and Soul of Isaac Hayes

By: Ribowsky, Mark

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Permuted Press : May 2022

Seller ID: 411948

ISBN-13: 9781642938869

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Charlie's Good Tonight: The Life, the Times, and the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts

By: Sexton, Paul

Price: $27.99

Publisher: Harper : October 2022

Seller ID: 457059

ISBN-13: 9780063276581

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup

By: Browne, David

Price: $18.99

Publisher: Hachette Books : April 2020

Seller ID: 379706

ISBN-13: 9780306922633

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

"In what is the most comprehensive biography of the group to date, Browne compiles a fun and fast-paced music history.... an authoritative chronicle." --Publishers Weekly The first and most complete narrative biography of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, by acclaimed music journalist and Rolling Stone senior writer David Browne Even in the larger-than-life world of rock and roll, it was hard to imagine four more different men. David Crosby, the opinionated hippie guru. Stephen Stills, the perpetually driven musician. Graham Nash, the tactful pop craftsman. Neil Young, the creatively restless l...
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Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs

By: Marcus, Greil

Price: $27.50

Publisher: Yale University Press : October 2022

Seller ID: 455458

ISBN-13: 9780300255317

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Freedom Moves: Hip Hop Knowledges, Pedagogies, and Futures (Volume 3) (California Series in Hip Hop Studies)

Price: $29.95

Publisher: University of California Press : January 2023

Seller ID: 456616

ISBN-13: 9780520382800

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues

By: Dann, David

Price: $34.95

Publisher: University of Texas Press : August 2021

Seller ID: 389476

ISBN-13: 9781477323670

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

This first comprehensive biography of the late, great Michael Bloomfield brings to life a dazzling electric-guitar virtuoso who transformed rock 'n' roll in the 1960s and made a lasting impact on the blues genre.
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Holy Ghost: The Life And Death Of Free Jazz Pioneer Albert Ayler

By: Koloda, Richard

Price: $24.95

Publisher: Jawbone Press : November 2022

Seller ID: 451084

ISBN-13: 9781911036937

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Jimi

By: Hendrix, Janie,McDermott, John

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Chronicle Chroma : November 2022

Seller ID: 451136

ISBN-13: 9781797220017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll

By: Kaye, Lenny

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Ecco : January 2022

Seller ID: 391629

ISBN-13: 9780062449207

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

"We have performed side-by-side on the global stage through half a century.... In Lightning Striking, Lenny Kaye has illuminated ten facets of the jewel called rock and roll from a uniquely personal and knowledgeable perspective." -Patti SmithAn insider's take on the evolution and enduring legacy of the music that rocked the twentieth centuryMemphis, 1954. New Orleans 1957. Philadelphia 1959. Liverpool, 1962. San Francisco 1967. Detroit 1969. New York, 1975. London 1977. Los Angeles 1984 / Norway 1993. Seattle 1991.Rock and roll was birthed in basements and garages, radio stations and dance ha...
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My Life in The Wings

By: Zonneville, Kim a,Spero, David

Price: $39.98

Publisher: Mumford House Publishing : May 2022

Seller ID: 420521

ISBN-13: 9781734433234

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

By: Myers, Marc

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Grove Press : November 2021

Seller ID: 382444

ISBN-13: 9780802157911

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Six-String Stories

By: Clapton, Eric

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Genesis Publications : November 2021

Seller ID: 382495

ISBN-13: 9781905662685

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

The Beatles: Get Back

By: Beatles, The

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Callaway Arts & Entertainment : October 2021

Seller ID: 381944

ISBN-13: 9780935112962

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

The most anticipated book in more than a decade by the legendary band, The Beatles: Get Back is the official account of the creation of their final album, Let It Be, told in The Beatles' own words, illustrated with hundreds of previously unpublished images, including photos by Ethan A. Russell and Linda McCartney. Half a century after the 1970 Let It Be album and film, this milestone book coincides with the global release of Peter Jackson's documentary feature film, The Beatles: Get Back.The book opens in January 1969, the beginning of The Beatles' last year as a band. The BEATLES (The White A...
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The Dylan Tapes: Friends, Players, and Lovers Talkin' Early Bob Dylan

By: Scaduto, Anthony

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press : April 2022

Seller ID: 411952

ISBN-13: 9781517908157

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico

By: Bickerdike, Jennifer Otter

Price: $31.00

Publisher: Hachette Books : August 2021

Seller ID: 379705

ISBN-13: 9780306922909

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

A new, definitive biography of the iconic and mysterious singer, Warhol superstar, Velvet Underground collaborator: influential solo artist Nico.YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU ARE ALONE is a new biography of Nico, the mysterious singer best known for her work with the Velvet Underground and her solo album Chelsea Girl. Her life is tangled in myth--much of it of her own invention. Rock and roll cultural historian Jennifer Bickerdike delivers a definitive book that unravels the story while making a convincing case for Nico's enduring importance. Over the course of her career, Nico was an ever-evolv...
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Category: New Release: Music

As Serious As Your Life: Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957?1977

Be My Baby: A Memoir

Between the Tracks: Musicians on Selected Electronic Music

Between the Tracks: Musicians on Selected Electronic Music

Black Moses: The Hot-Buttered Life and Soul of Isaac Hayes

Charlie's Good Tonight: The Life, the Times, and the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup

Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs

Freedom Moves: Hip Hop Knowledges, Pedagogies, and Futures (Volume 3) (California Series in Hip Hop Studies)

Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues

Holy Ghost: The Life And Death Of Free Jazz Pioneer Albert Ayler

Jimi

Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll

My Life in The Wings

Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

Six-String Stories

The Beatles: Get Back

The Dylan Tapes: Friends, Players, and Lovers Talkin' Early Bob Dylan

You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico

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