Results for: books tagged ‘Popular Music’
All What Jazz: Philip Larkin
The Faber Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music: Phil Hardy
The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music has established itself as the classic reference work in this area. From ABBA to ZZ Top, through Noel Coward, The Skatalites and ... More
Crosstown Traffic: Charles Shaar Murray
On original publication in 1989, Crosstown Traffic was immediately hailed as the ultimate book on Hendrix and his extraordinary musical legacy. Fully updated with new material, Charles Shaar Murray's awesome ... More
Chuck Berry: The Autobiography: Chuck Berry
'If you tried to give rock 'n' roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry.' John LennonThis astonishingly candid autobiography is the amazing life story of Chuck Berry, the ... More
England's Dreaming: Jon Savage
Jon Savage's Ralph Gleason Award-winning England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and their time: the late 1970s. Full of anedcote, insight, and exclusive ... More
Mystery Train: Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus's study of American rock and roll is universally acclaimed as the benchmark work of modern rock criticism. Using a handful of artists - a brace of bluesmen, The ... More
In the Country of Country: Nicholas Dawidoff
One of the most gifted cultural commentators of his generation, Nicholas Dawidoff traces the story of country music in its golden period, from Jimmie Rodgers to Emmylou Harris, via the ... More
Crosstown Traffic: Charles Shaar Murray
Winner of the Ralph Gleason Music Book Award on publication, Crosstown Traffic was immediately hailed as the ultimate book on Hendrix and his extraordinary musical legacy. Charles Shaar Murray’s awesome ... More
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Lipstick Traces: Greil Marcus
A cult classic in a new edition. This book is about a single, serpentine fact: late in 1976 a record called 'Anarchy in the UK' was issued in London, and ... More
Rip it Up and Start Again: Simon Reynolds
Punk revitalized rock in the mid-Seventies, but the movement soon degenerated into self-parody. Rip It Up and Start Again is the first book-length celebration of what happened next: post-punk bands ... More
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