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Other than ‘I Me Mine’ and some minor overdubs, The Beatles’ entire EMI/Apple catalogue was recorded in fewer than seven years: from 4 September 1962 through to 20 August 1969. Twelve albums, twenty……続きを見る

Renaissance, a much beloved but highly underrated English progressive rock band, began life in 1969 as an offshoot of The Yardbirds. Keith Relf and Jim McCarty, who had recently left that iconic blu……続きを見る

It can be difficult for an artist to have such overwhelming success so early into their career as Mike Oldfield did. To this day, his name is forever synonymous with his debut album Tubular Bells. M……続きを見る

In 2024, Deep Purple celebrated the fortieth anniversary of their reunion by releasing their 23rd album, =1. Some band members thought the 1984 reunion would fizzle out after one album, but it flour……続きを見る

Das Porträt der Britpop-Ikonen – die Biografie für alle Fans »Mit der ersten Sekunde von ›Rock 'n' Roll Star‹ wusste ich, dass ich mich Hals über Kopf in diese Band verlieben werde. Der Spirit von O……続きを見る

Ein globales Pop-Phänomen »K-Pop ist so viel mehr als bunte Outfits, eingängige Refrains und beeindruckende Musikvideos. K-Pop ist die bunte Summe all seiner Teile, durch die es gelingt, eine Commun……続きを見る

A clear, friendly, and truly complete handbook to learning how to listen to opera, whether on the radio, on recordings, or live at the opera house. If you've decided that the time has finally come t……続きを見る

Queer musicians have long mined beauty from the darkest of seams – and today's artists are taking that treasure and using it to make magic. In Small Town Joy, trans writer, musician and broadcaster ……続きを見る

A book of treasure, a book of discovery, a book to open your ears to new worlds of pleasure. Doing for music what Patricia Schultzーauthor of the phenomenal one,zero Places to See Before You Die ー……続きを見る

The Book of Songs by Rohsad Faraj is a collection of powerful and heartfelt lyrics that bring music, passion, and life together. Through these verses, Faraj explores themes of love, ambition, faith,……続きを見る

A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking into the Music Business & Building a Successful Career Music executives play a crucial role in shaping the careers of artists, managing business deals, and driving t……続きを見る

Worship leaders are often less than certain about what kind of drums and cymbals they should buy for their church. In this eBook, The Worship Musician address this important question by discussing t……続きを見る

Through a wealth of archival documents and printed materials, Entangled Histories shows how, over the first half of the nineteenth century, opera helped redefine questions of collective identity in ……続きを見る

Torna finalmente in libreria, in una nuova edizione arricchita da una lungo saggio, un libro che mai ha smesso di essere cercato dagli appassionati durante i quindici anni in cui è stato fuori catal……続きを見る

Captain Beefheart (Don Vliet) was undoubtedly the creator of the most bizarre and wonderful music. A child prodigy sculptor, he applied his artistic approach to music, creating 'aural sculptures'. A……続きを見る

From Lyrics to Life: A Songwriter's Guide to Crafting Emotion into Music By Vandi Lynnae Enzor Have you ever felt a melody stirring inside you or found yourself scribbling lyrics on napkins, unsure ……続きを見る

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Throughout her career, supermodel and actress Carré Otis has been celebrated for her striking physical beautyーbut in this brazenly honest memoir she revisits the ugliest parts of her past to reveal……続きを見る

This is the definitive biography of one of the most iconic, complex and enduring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, whose major presence in American film, radio, television, stage and theater lasted……続きを見る

A wonder of the 20th century, composer Dmitri Shostakovich, tells his story to Solomon Volkov for history's record Since the time of his death, Dmitri Shostakovich’s place in the pantheon of 20th ce……続きを見る

Ian Hunter's fifty-year-long career and extensive repertoire of percipient, creative songs have earned him a reputation as a true rock phenomenon. This first part of a two-volume, authorised biograp……続きを見る

Ian Hunter's fifty-year-long career and extensive repertoire of percipient, creative songs have earned him a reputation as a true rock phenomenon. This second part of a two-volume authorised biograp……続きを見る

Pride, Pop and Politics charts the development of gay culture and the rise of LGBTQ politics in the UK, from the formation of the Gay Liberation Front to the present day, through the music that prov……続きを見る

The King's Road in Chelsea was at the epicentre of not one, but two worldwide cultural shifts. In the mid-sixties, it became a focal point and shop window for the new ‘swinging’ London, encompassing……続きを見る

Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops. Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I’ll Be There features revealing an……続きを見る

God is in the Radio gathers 50 pieces from 40 years of writing passionately about music. A former mainstay of NME and Mojo – and author of such acclaimed books as Hotel California and Small Town Tal……続きを見る

Eva Cassidy’s story is one of the most compelling and poignant in recent music history. In this thoughtful and probing biography, Johan Bakker explores her brief performing career and the fame that ……続きを見る

The image of Jordan in her white shards of beehive and Mondrian make-up is one of the most iconic in pop history. But nobody knows what was really going on behind those watchful eyes when Anarchy hi……続きを見る

The only book to consider Oi! as a distinct genre within punk rock, What Have We Got? is the story of a musical movement that became a national concern in the eighties and still divides opinion toda……続きを見る

With their era-defining music and instantly recognisable look, Chic's reputation as pioneers of disco has endured long after the movement itself. After their initial success in the 1970s with classi……続きを見る