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Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 SongsThe volume on a standard amp goes to 10. But, sometimes, that's just not high enough. Sometimes, you need to rock even harder than that--all the way to 11. Goes to 11 books are short, opinionated introductions to the catalogs of major musical acts...
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Corporate Life in the Digital Music Industry: Remaking the Major Record Label from the Inside OutDrawing on a deep and long-term first-hand engagement with major labels in the early years of the 21st century, this book sheds new light 'behind the scenes', at a time of drastic and far-reaching transformation. Refreshingly, it centres not on artists and the most...
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Club Cultures: Music, Media, and Subcultural CapitalA close look at the music and culture of dance clubs and the "rave" phenomenon..Focusing on youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves in Great Britain and the U.S., Sarah Thornton highlights the values of authenticity and hipness and explores the complex...
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Breathing with Missoku: The Undiscovered Zen Secret of Japanese CultureThe interest in all things Japan, as well as the increasing effort to center both physical and mental health as a core value of any flourishing society, leads to the nexus explored in this book, Missoku, a unique breathing method that has been handed...
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Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, PoetIn Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, Seth Rogovoy, an award-winning critic and expert on Jewish music, rectifies that oversight, presenting a fascinating new look at one of the most celebrated musicians of all time. Rogovoy unearths the various strands of Judaism that appear throughout...
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Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Updated Edition)This new illustrated edition includes key images of Dylan throughout his incredible, enduring career, making it a must for all Dylan fans.Robert Shelton met Bob Dylan when the young singer arrived in New York in 1961 and became Dylan's friend, champion, and critic.His book,...
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Bobby and Carolyn: A Memoir of My Two MothersBobby and Carolyn: A Memoir of My Two Mothers focuses on the author's mother and the "glamorous soprano" who came between his parents when he was eight years old. They both fell in love with her, but Carolyn Long and his mother, whose nickname...
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Blues & Soul - Really Easy Guitar: 22 Songs with Chords, Lyrics, & Basic Tab(Really Easy Guitar). The Really Easy Guitar series makes it incredibly easy to play your favorite songs! This beginner-friendly collection features easy-to-follow chord charts, tablature, and lyrics, allowing you to start playing classic blues and soul songs that have shaped the genre in no...
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Blind but Now I See: The Biography of Music Legend Doc WatsonIf you're a dedicated Doc Watson fan, I think you would find this book an interesting read. It does get into some darker areas of Doc's life, such as Merle's death, but it also is a celebration of the man through the eyes and...
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Blacksound: Making Race and Popular Music in the United StatesA new concept for understanding the history of the American popular music industry. Blacksound explores the sonic history of blackface minstrelsy and the racial foundations of American musical culture from the early 1800s through the turn of the twentieth century. With this namesake book,...
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Beyonc? and Whitney Houston: Voices of a GenerationOne of Beyonc?'s biggest idols is Whitney Houston. The two met in a hotel lobby for the first time when she was just fifteen, but even before then, Beyonc? was influenced by Houston's singing. Discover how both artists made it big, how they stole...
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Betty the Busy Bee and an Unexpected Hiding PlaceHappy little leaf-cutter bee Betty lives a busy life where fields are green, until a smoky wind blows her away on an incredible adventure! Will Betty the busy bee find her way back home?Betty the busy leaf-cutter bee lives where the flowers are colorful,...
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Betty the Busy Bee and an Unexpected Hiding PlaceHappy little leaf-cutter bee Betty lives a busy life where fields are green, until a smoky wind blows her away on an incredible adventure! Will Betty the busy bee find her way back home?Betty the busy leaf-cutter bee lives where the flowers are colorful,...
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Beanstalk's Basics for Piano: Lesson Book Book 1(Willis). This six-level series of method books contain all of the necessary elements for learning piano, with an emphasis on musicality. The books encourage accuracy, provide motivation to learn quickly, raise the standard of musicianship, and make learning fun. This item also includes access...
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Aspects of WagnerMany music lovers find Wagner's operas inexpressibly beautiful and richly satisfying, while others find them revolting, dangerous, self-indulgent, and immoral. The man who W.H. Auden once called "perhaps the greatest genius that ever lived" has inspired both greater adulation and greater loathing than any...
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A Romantic Symphony: The Autobiography of Howard HansonHoward Hanson's previously unpublished autobiography is now compiled and edited from manuscript sources, providing valuable insight into the life and work of this important American musician and educator. Howard Hanson was an American composer, conductor, and educator. Following his retirement as director of the...
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All That's LeftDarby Swank's entire life changed when her Aunt Bea was brutally murdered one summer in their rural Saskatchewan community. Following her gripping debut Friendly Fire, Lisa Guenther skillfully picks up Darby's story a few weeks after the dramatic finale. Building her life anew, Darby...
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AFIHuge stylistic changes are usually reserved for pop stars. Few bands have successfully waded into uncharted musical territory, yet AFI managed to take deep genre swings without alienating their fan base. Musical history is littered with the vestiges of bands brought down by their...
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1973: The Last Year The Beatles Were Fab1973 was a landmark year for The Beatles. It was 10 years since they scored their first UK gold disc ('She Loves You') - ten years since the birth of Beatlemainia.A decade is a long time in pop music. Fashions come and go in...
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The Worst Songs in the World: The Terrible Truth about National AnthemsThe best-known songs in the world are violent, sexist, and religious - so why do we celebrate national anthems when we should be rewriting them?"Fascinating and thoughtful ... showcases how anthems divide us even as they promise to bring communities together." - MARK CLAGUE,...
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