Music Business
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Rickenbacker Electric 12-String: The Story of the Guitars, the Music, and the Great Players
$32.95 Read moreThe definitive history of the world’s most famous 12-string electric guitar. When the Byrds recorded their hit version of Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man ” they popularized a new sound in pop music: the e… [more below]
- Author: Bacon, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0879309881
- Language: English
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A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of ’90s Austin
$27.95 Read moreA twisting path through Austin’s underground music scene in the twentieth century’s last decade, narrated by the people who were there.
It’s 1990 in Austin, Texas. The next decade will be a tipping poi
- Author: Beets, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1477328130
- Language: English
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Harlem World: How Hip Hop’s Super Showdown Changed Music Forever
$26.95 Read moreA thrilling narrative history of how one rap battle in New York transformed American culture forever.
July 3, 1981, was a pivotal night for the future of America’s newest art form: hip hop. In New York
- Author: Mael, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 142144688X
- 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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The Basic Guide to How to Read Music
$27.00 Add to cartThe Basic Guide to How to Read Music will teach you the principles of reading music in staff notation quickly and painlessly. If you could once read music but have forgotten how, it will refresh your … [more below]
- Author: Cooper, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: May 13 1985
- ISBN10: 0399511229
- Language: English
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Riders in the Sky: Romancing the West with Music and Humor
$30.00 Add to cart” . . . Bobbie and Bill Malone secure the Riders’ rightful place in country music history, recounting the story of their remarkable journey, which simultaneously entertained millions of people and rev
- Author: Malone, Bobbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1648432859
- Language: English
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Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion
$29.00 Add to cartThe definitive history of twenty-first-century indie rock–from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent–and how the genre shifted the musical landscape and shaped a gen
- Author: Deville, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 1250363381
- Language: English
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The Science of Music: A Practical Look at Music Theory
$34.99 Add to cartMusic theory done as a science. No more gatekeeping. It is an upgrade and contains unique views and a more accurate representation of reality for music based on some interesting findings. This is a be
- Author: Van Wert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 366
- Publish Date: June 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798990789807
- Language: English
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Independent as F***: Underground Hip-Hop from 1995-2005
$20.00 Add to cartFor a glorious ten-year period from 1995 to 2005, hip-hop music received a much-needed shot in the arm from a generation of determined and wildly creative rappers and producers. They rallied against t… [more below]
- Author: Pedroche, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1913231879
- Language: English
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Wagner and the Creation of the Ring
$29.95 Add to cartPart cultural history, part biography, this is the fascinating story of Richard Wagner’s life, influences, gift for storytelling, and artistic revolution, culminating in his dramatic journey to write … [more below]
- Author: Downes, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1639369155
- Language: English
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How to Play Rhythm Guitar: The Basics and Beyond
$25.48 Add to cartThis how-to guide offers lessons, licks, and tips drawn from the groove gurus in a wide range of classic and modern styles. Players will learn how to create their own memorable rhythm parts and emulat… [more below]
- Author: Johnston, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0879308117
- Language: English
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Erik Satie Three Piece Suite
$17.95 Add to cartA masterful study of the elusive French composer, on the centenary of his death.
Composer, pianist, and writer Erik Satie was one of the great figures of Belle ?poque Paris. Known for his unvarying im- Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents
- Author: Penman, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 1635902533
- Language: English
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Drum Primer Book for Beginners
$9.99 Add to cartThe Drum Primer Book for Beginners by Tim Wimer is step by step course designed for the beginning drummer. Starting on the snare drum, it concentrates on stick control, counting and playing rhythms, a
- Author: Wimer, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 54
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1940301750
- Language: English
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Rhythm: Pattern in Time
$8.95 Add to cartWhat is the difference between a downbeat, an offbeat, and a backbeat? What is the cross-rhythm in a polyrhythm? Are odd meters really odd? Why is the mysterious 3-3-2 rhythm so popular all over the w… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Gerstin, Julian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1952178487
- Language: English
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Songs of the 1970s – The New Decade Series E-Z Play Today Songbook
$29.99 Add to cart(E-Z Play Today). The E-Z Play Today songbook series is the shortest distance between beginning music and playing fun! Features of this series include: * full-size books – large 9 in. x 12 in. format … [more below]
- Author: Hal Leonard Corp
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1495062724
- Language: English
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Learn How To Play Rock Guitar
$13.99 Add to cartLearn How To Play Rock Guitar is a comprehensive course for beginners to get started enjoying the fun of playing this style of music. It will lead you on a path to rock guitar mastery. It will show yo
- Author: Jenkins, Dwayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1736639315
- Language: English
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Nothing Compares to You: What Sinead O’Connor Means to Us
$28.99 Add to cartAn intimate and evocative celebration of the life and legacy of music and political icon Sin?ad O’Connor, featuring writers including Neko Case, Sin?ad Gleeson, Rayne Fisher-Quann, Porochista Khakpour… [more below]
- Author: Huber, Sonya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 22 2025
- ISBN10: 1668078333
- 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
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Buzz Me in: Inside the Record Plant Studios
$39.95 Add to cartIn the seventies, Record Plant studios was at the heart of the largest boom in record production in music history. With studios in New York, Los Angeles, and Sausalito, and a fleet of remote recording
- Author: Porter, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 500028699
- Language: English
