Popular music - History and criticism
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Janelle Monáe’s Queer Afrofuturism: Defying Every Label
$27.95 Read moreSinger. Dancer. Movie star. Activist. Queer icon. Afrofuturist. Working class heroine. Time traveler. Prophet. Feminist. Android. Dirty Computer.
Janelle Monáe is all these things and more, making h- Series: Global Media and Race
- Author: Hassler-Forest, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 186
- Publish Date: May 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1978826680
- Language: English
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Dark Horse Records: The Story of George Harrison’s Post-Beatles Record Label
$26.95 Add to cartIn 1974, as Apple was winding down, George Harrison and RIngo Starr both wanted to help new artists, so rather than trying to salvage Apple Records, each ex-Beatle created their own label. Ringo Starr… [more below]
- Author: Badgley, Aaron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1789522870
- Language: English
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Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music
$18.95 Read moreOutsider musicians can be the product of damaged DNA, alien abduction, drug fry, demonic possession, or simply sheer obliviousness. This book profiles dozens of outsider musicians, both prominent and … [more below]
- Author: Chusid, Irwin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1556523726
- Language: English
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Becoming Almost Famous: My Back Pages in Music Writing and Life
$28.48 Add to cartThis volume collects many of the best articles from veteran Rolling Stone writer Ben Fong-Torres. While many will recognize Ben as he was portrayed in Cameron Crowe’s hit film Almost Famous, his thoug… [more below]
- Author: Fong-Torres, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: May 01 2006
- ISBN10: 087930880X
- Language: English
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Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track Expanded Edition
$60.00 Add to cartAn updated edition of the most comprehensive account of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize-winning work yet published, with the full story of every recording session, every album, and every single released durin… [more below]
- Series: All the Songs
- Author: Margotin, Philippe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0762475730
- Language: English
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Glitter Up the Dark: How Pop Music Broke the Binary
$21.95 Read moreWhy has music so often served as an accomplice to transcendent expressions of gender? Why did the query “is he musical?” become code, in the twentieth century, for “is he gay?” Why is music so inheren
- Series: American Music
- Author: Geffen, Sasha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 147731878X
- Language: English
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Hearts of Darkness: James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens and the Unlikely Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
$41.98 Add to cartHEARTS OF DARKNESS: JAMES TAYLOR JACKSON BROWNE CAT STEVENS AND THE UNLIKELY RISE OF
- Author: Thompson, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1617130311
- Language: English
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Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop
$26.00 Add to cartEvery great song has a fascinating backstory. In Anatomy of a Song, based on the ongoing Wall Street Journal column, writer and music historian Marc Myers brings to life five decades of music through
- Author: Myers, Marc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 01, 2016
- ISBN10: 080212559X
- Language: English
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Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal about the Meaning of Life
$19.99 Add to cartSteven Hyden explores nineteen music rivalries and what they say about life in this “highly entertaining” book (Rolling Stone) perfect for every passionate music fan.
Beatles vs. Stones. Biggie vs.- Author: Hyden, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 17, 2016
- ISBN10: 0316259152
- Language: English
