History & Criticism - General
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The Uncanny Muse: Music, Art, and Machines from Automata to AI
$32.99 Add to cartWhat does it mean to be human in a world where machines, too, can be artists? The Uncanny Muse explores the history of automation in the arts and delves into one of the most momentous and controversia
- Author: Hajdu, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0393540839
- Language: English
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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
$28.99 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER
An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping- Author: Pelly, Liz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1668083507
- Language: English
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I Can’t Remember If I Cried: Rock Widows on Life, Love, and Legacy
$34.95 Read moreThe stories of rock musicians who die young are the thing of lore and legend. Accidents, drug overdoses, plane crashes–all have taken the lives of male rock stars still in their primes. But what beca
- Author: Tucker-Sullivan, Lori
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 11 2024
- ISBN10: 1493084143
- Language: English
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Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska
$20.00 Add to cartThe fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, revealing its pivotal role in Springsteen’s career–in development as a major motion picture starring J… [more below]
- Author: Zanes, Warren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 0593237439
- Language: English
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Let Me Take You Down: Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever
$22.95 Read moreThe conception, creation, recording, and significance of the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever”
John Lennon wrote “Strawberry Fields Forever” in Almer?a, Spain, in fall 1966, and in
- Author: Cott, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1517914485
- Language: English
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A Hound Dog Tale: Big Mama, Elvis, and the Song That Changed Everything
$34.95 Add to cartThe release of the song “Hound Dog” in 1953 marked a turning point in American popular culture, and throughout its history, the hit ballad bridged divides of race, gender, and generational conflict. B
- Author: Wynne, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: February 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0807181145
- Language: English
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The Sound of Seattle: 101 Songs That Shaped a City
$22.95 Read moreThis rockin’ paperback explores the musical evolution of Seattle through the lens of 101 songs spanning 80 years, examining the most prominent and important music and musicians to come out of our corn… [more below]
- Author: Walker, Eva
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1632175142
- Language: English
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Shake It Up, Baby!: The Rise of Beatlemania and the Mayhem of 1963
$32.00 Add to cartA vivid, captivating account of the Beatles’s musical transformation throughout the pivotal year of 1963, as the world became caught up in the maelstrom of Beatlemania and its far-reaching cultural im… [more below]
- Author: McNab, Ken
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 163936658X
- Language: English
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Labelled with Love: A History of the World in Your Record Collection
$33.99 Add to cartA warm-hearted, reflective, musical odyssey through the record labels, bands and music which shaped our lives.
‘An instant classic and a required part of the library of anyone fascinated with the rec- Author: Bollen, Andy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1803994339
- Language: English
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I Like People That Can’t Sing: Paul Nelson Interviews Leonard Cohen & Lucinda Williams
$29.99 Add to cartIn 1991, legendary but down-and-out rock critic Paul Nelson landed his dream assignment: fly from New York to Los Angeles and separately interview two of the most distinguished popular music artists: … [more below]
- Author: Avery, Kevin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 05 2025
- ISBN10: 9798875000560
- Language: English
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Frank Zappa’s America
$39.95 Add to cartFrom his early albums with the Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa established a reputation as a musical genius who pushed the limits of culture throughout the 1960s and 1970s, experimenting with a blen
- Author: Morgan, Bradley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 02 2025
- ISBN10: 080718392X
- Language: English
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Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the ’70s
$20.00 Read moreTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul’s in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers’ most successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and roll and- Author: Paul, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1250858356
- Language: English
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Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall
$29.95 Add to cart“Leonard Cohen is a literary masterpiece — the seminal, comprehensive biography of a multitalented man who wrote more than his share of literary masterpieces himself.” — Foreword, Starred Review
“Wi- Author: Lebold, Christophe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1770417443
- Language: English
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For the End of Time: The Story of the Messiaen Quartet
$25.95 Add to cartThe clarinetist Rebecca Rischin has written a captivating book…. Her research dispels several long-cherished myths about the 1941 premiere…. Rischin lovingly brings to life the other musicians–?t
- Author: Rischin, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: March 13 2006
- ISBN10: 0801472970
- Language: English
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Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville
$14.95 Read moreAlthough Exile in Guyville was celebrated as one of the year’s top records by Spin and the New York Times, it was also, to some, an abomination: a mockery of the Rolling Stones’ most revered record an
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Arnold, Gina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: May 22 2014
- ISBN10: 1441162577
- Language: English
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Fugazi’s in on the Kill Taker
$14.95 Read moreBy June 1993, when Washington, D.C.’s Fugazi released their third full-length album In on the Kill Taker, the quartet was reaching a thunderous peak in popularity and influence. With two EPs (combined
- Series: 33 1/3 #129
- Author: Gross, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: April 19 2018
- ISBN10: 1501321390
- Language: English
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Wire’s Pink Flag
$14.95 Add to cartIn contrast with many of their punk peers, Wire were enigmatic and cerebral, always keeping a distance from the crowd. Although Pink Flag appeared before the end of 1977, it was already a meta-comment… [more below]
- Series: 33 1/3 #62
- Author: Neate, Wilson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0826429149
- Language: English
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A Little History of Music
$15.00 Add to cartA superbly engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present
Music excites and moves us perhaps more than any other art form. From a Neanderthal’s bone flute to the festivals o- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Philip, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300279086
- Language: English
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Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening
$32.00 Add to cartA kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia, and his merry band
In 1965, in Palo Alto, Jerry Garcia op- Author: Newton, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 0593447050
- Language: English
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501 Essential Albums of the ’80s: The Music Fan’s Definitive Guide
$40.00 Add to cartBreak out the parachute pants, jelly shoes, and Aqua Net and indulge in this nostalgic illustrated trip through the 1980s’ most influential albums across all genres.
In 501 Essential Albums of the ’80- Author: Graff, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 0760393362
- Language: English
