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The definitive biography of Henry Russell, famed nineteenth-century songwriter and performer. Henry Russell was an entertainer and songwriterーarguably the leading popular singer, on both sides of t……続きを見る

Although the ukulele has always been popular – even when cast to the grass-skirt ghetto of luaus and limbo contests – the current craze for this instrument has put the four-string cousin of the guit……続きを見る

From the sonically sparse Pure Heroine to the epic pop euphoria of Melodrama, and from the sunny optimism of Solar Power to the raw, primal energy of Virgin, Lorde has been crafting music that defin……続きを見る

'Tom captured the times - the lows and the many highs - and shared them all with us, documenting, encouraging and capturing a real, authentic timeline of fantastic pictures.' This is the inside stor……続きを見る

Imagine stepping into a packed Australian pub in the mid-1970s and the late 1980s - the heyday of the pub-rock music scene - where the air was thick with the unmistakable scent of beer, sweat and po……続きを見る

And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part Ten examines the LP Yellow Submarine. Going further than the usual song-by-song, album-by-albu……続きを見る

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and ……続きを見る

Schon während seiner Ausbildung im Leipziger Thomanerchor fiel Sebastian Krumbiegel durch sein rebellisches Naturell auf. Machte das Leben zwar interessant, aber nicht unbedingt einfacher. Da kamen ……続きを見る

This volume is the first book-length study of hooks in popular music. Hooks - those memorable musical moments for listeners such as a riff or catchy melodic phrase – are arguably the guiding princip……続きを見る

The iconic Black rock band Living Colour's Time's Up, released in 1990, was recorded in the aftermath of the spectacular critical and commercial success of their debut record Vivid. Time's Up is a m……続きを見る

Babes in Toyland was one of the most influential and underrated bands of the 1990s. They rode the wave of the Minneapolis grunge scene crafting a unique sound composed of self-taught instrumentation……続きを見る

Beloved music critic Tom Breihan's fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of game-changing #1 singles from the Billboard Hot 100. When Tom Breihan launched his Stereo……続きを見る

The International Bestseller 'I can't help that my music shows who I am in this moment, what I'm drawn to, what I'm wondering about. I don't want to help it. What you hear in the words, what you fee……続きを見る

Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Rudy Vallee-these cultural icons whose fame spanned all the important mass media, also played a vital role in the origin and development of the crooning……続きを見る

The Beatles loom large over the musical landscape even now that nearly a half-century has passed since the four men from Liverpool played their last notes together. While the story of their stunning……続きを見る

Von Michael Fuchs-Gamböck. James Blunt wird zu Recht als Ausnahmetalent gefeiert, und seine steile Karriere ist sensationell. Bereits sein Debütalbum Back to Bedlam hat sich weltweit mehr als zwölfm……続きを見る

Early hip hop film musicals have either been expunged from cinema history or excoriated in brief passages by critics and other writers. Hip Hop on Film reclaims and reexamines productions such as Br……続きを見る

The music industries hinge on entrepreneurship. The recent, rapid convergence of media and the parallel ongoing evolution of music businesses have again seen the focus shift to independent companies……続きを見る

The most prestigious ballroom dance competition in the United States. Two dancers need to win. Only one can. Nina Fortunova wasn't supposed to end up almost thirty, divorced, with her dreams of winn……続きを見る

Created in the late 1960s, fashionable in the early 1970s and hated in the 1980s Progressive Rock has a colourful and eventful story. Many of the genres main protagonists, including Genesis, Yes, Ki……続きを見る

A celebration of Lizzo’s love and light. We all want a bit more Lizzo in our lives! A global superstar who has become a beacon of hope for the marginalised as well as the mainstream. Lizzo spreads m……続きを見る

How Music Empowers argues that empowerment is the key to unlocking the long-standing mystery of how music moves us. Drawing upon cutting-edge research in embodied cognitive science, psychology, and ……続きを見る

Neither a dry-as-dust reference volume recycling the same dull facts nor a gushy, gossipy puff piece, A Cultural Dictionary of Punk: 1974-1982 is a bold book that examines punk as a movement that is……続きを見る

Illuminating the life of Simon Cowell and delving into backstage scandal, tabloid rumour and the cut-throat worlds of music and television, Tom Bower leaves no stone unturned in this must-read biogr……続きを見る

And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part Four examines the LP Beatles For Sale and associated singles. Going further than the usual son……続きを見る

And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part Five examines the Help! LP and associated singles. Going further than the usual song-by-song, ……続きを見る

And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part Six examines the LP Rubber Soul and associated singles. Going further than the usual song-by-s……続きを見る

And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part One examines the LP Please Please Me and associated singles. Going further than the usual song……続きを見る

TOKIO HOTEL sind die angesagteste deutsche Band des neuen Jahrtausends! Mit ihrem energiegeladenen, authentischen Rocksound und ihrem einzigartigen Look reißen TOKIO HOTEL ihr riesiges Fanpublikum z……続きを見る

In 2002 - along with Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding and Nicola Roberts - Kimberley Walsh won a place in the Popstars The Rivals band Girls Aloud, and her life changed forever. Ten years la……続きを見る