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From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as……続きを見る

Theory in popular music has historically tended to approach musical processes of rhythm, harmony, counterpoint, and form as abstractions, without very directly engaging the intimate connection betwe……続きを見る

In the 1960s and 1970s, a number of British musicians rediscovered traditional folk ballads, fusing the old melodies with rock, jazz, and blues styles to create a new genre dubbed "electric folk" or……続きを見る

What the hell is shoegaze? A scene? A movement? A sound? Back in the Nineties, many would have said the so-called genre was entirely fabricated. The term itself, an offensive piss-take given by the ……続きを見る

This book explores drag performance in London since 2009 via the pubs, bars and clubs that make LGBTQ+ communities thrive. It studies the complex relationship between drag performance, LGBTQ+ venues……続きを見る

Music Business: The Key Concepts, second edition, is a comprehensive guide to the terminology commonly used in the music business today. This updated second edition responds to the music industry's ……続きを見る

Early analysts of both punk and metal have shown their continuing popularity for segments of the public who were often considered in the 1970s and 1980s as “losers of globalization” despite the leve……続きを見る

Slut Narratives in Popular Culture explores representations of slut shaming and the term “slut” in U.S. popular media, 2000–2020. It argues that cultural narratives of intersectional gender identiti……続きを見る

De um livro de poemas escrito com o corpo todo, como este Quadril & Queda, de Bianca Gonçalves, não se deve deixar escapar nenhum detalhe. Qualquer deslize pode quebrar o ritmo a que a poeta nos con……続きを見る

It's 2013. You're a teenager squinting at your laptop in the dead of night, flicking between iTunes and YouTube and PirateBay. Endless reams of artists unspool at the click of a button. New forms of……続きを見る

Volcanic Tongue presents the first ever collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's music writings 'A thing of beauty' DAVID HOLMES 'A celebration of obsessives, misfits and single-minde……続きを見る

**She's stronger than she's ever been. From shooting to worldwide fame as a teenager to processing mental health, addiction and trauma, Over the Influence is the breathtakingly candid memoir from po……続きを見る

With her deeply personal songwriting, countless hit songs, and genre-bending yet unmistakable sound, Taylor Swift has cemented her status as one of pop music's most iconic and culture-defining voice……続きを見る

The Rock Quiz will test your knowledge of the history of rock and roll. Its roots, its stars, sex, drugs and rock and roll, the good the bad and the ugly from The Animals to ZZ Top. The format is si……続きを見る

The first half of the 1970s was an especially fertile period for British progressive rock, laying claim to classics such as Tarkus, Selling England by the Pound, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, The Dark Si……続きを見る

The late 1970s brought us an eclectic mix of popular music--everything from big hits (and even bigger hair) to cult favorites, along with the dawn of disco and punk, the coming of corporate rock, th……続きを見る

A revelatory account of the life of beloved American music icon, Paul Simon, by the New York Times –bestselling rock biographer, the author of Bruce . To have been alive during the last sixty year……続きを見る

Taylor Swift, arguably the most prolific and acclaimed singer-songwriter of the 21st century, has shaped her listeners' collective consciousness and challenged her industry's often limiting attitude……続きを見る

This book embraces the multiplicity of forms of writing inspired by rock and roll. Exploring a diverse range of formats including rock autobiography and gender, race and class in American rock journ……続きを見る

La biografía más completa de uno de los músicos argentinos más geniales y populares, a cargo de uno de los periodistas que mejor lo conoció y más lo estudió. Este es el libro que alimentó a todos lo……続きを見る

Step into the dazzling world of Britney Spears with "Britney Spears: The Princess of Pop - A Journey Through Her Career" by Fiona Sterling. This book takes you on an unforgettable journey through th……続きを見る

Examining Blank Spaces and the Taylor Swift Phenomenon: An Investigation of Contingent Identities examines Taylor Swift’s art, her public image, and Swiftie fan communities. Keith Nainby argues that……続きを見る

Dive into the extraordinary life of Taylor Swift, a musical icon who has captivated the world with her enchanting voice, compelling lyrics, and constant reinvention. In "Taylor Swift: A Biography of……続きを見る

2025 Winner of Best History in the category of Best Historical Research in Record Labels or General Recording Topics from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections Named 2025 Rollins Book Award……続きを見る

For the first time, platinum-certified singer-songwriter Marina shares her singular observations of the human heart through poetry; this collection is essential. Marina’s talent for powerful, evocat……続きを見る

Conveying Lived Experience through Rock and Pop Music Lyrics explores seven decades of lyrics to elucidate themes about the human experience. The opening chapters discuss romantic relationships and ……続きを見る

A comprehensive guide to the band with praise from Booklist saying "Stray Cats fans and music lovers in general will appreciate this exhaustively researched document of the group’s influential and l……続きを見る

Itchycoo Park, 1964-1970--the second volume of Sixties British Pop, Outside In--explores how London songwriters, musicians, and production crews navigated the era's cultural upheavals by reimagining……続きを見る

A coming to age story about a young man and his friends who together started a dance group, and all the trials, tribulations and drama that life brought them as they group up together. 続きを見る

Downtown, 1956-1965--the first volume of Sixties British Pop, Outside In--describes the rise of London's music and recording cultures through the stories of those who empowered Britain's youth to be……続きを見る