SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 WELLCOME TRUST BOOK PRIZE How do you lose music? Then having lost it, what do you do next? Nick Coleman found out the morning he woke up to a world changed forever by Sudden Neursosensory Hearing Loss... Zobraziť viac
The Guitar Collection features the world's most influential and iconic guitarists and their legendary instruments that made music history. This book provides an extensive overview of the best guitar models and styles worldwide ... Zobraziť viac
From one of America's celebrated critics, the definitive field guide to listening to music in the age of the Cloud. The most significant revolution in the recent history of music has to do with listening: it is now possible to ... Zobraziť viac
The Bard meets the Backstreet Boys in Pop Sonnets, a collection of 100 classic pop songs reimagined as Shakespearean sonnets. All of your favorite artists are represented in these pages—from Bon Jovi and Green Day to Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, ... Zobraziť viac
Illustrates Brian Duffy's five different photographic shoots with David Bowie, documenting Bowie's career and pioneering reinvention, as well as Duffy's special relationship with the artist over almost a decade... Zobraziť viac
1976 Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley's house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught. From the acclaimed author of The Book of Night Women comes a dazzling display of ... Zobraziť viac
Rapturous in its ability to depict the creative process, Words Without Music allows readers to experience that sublime moment of creative fusion when life merges with art. Biography lovers will be inspired by the story of a precocious Baltimore boy, ... Zobraziť viac
The music and culture and turbulent times of one of the jewel cities of Europe is celebrated in this spectacular coffee table book and 3-CD set. Berlin is regarded as the laboratory of modernism, and the city's incredible arc ... Zobraziť viac
Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of the enduring alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a sound – dark, hypnotic, intense – that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., ... Zobraziť viac
Freddie Mercury did it. Hormone-addled adolescents do it. Grown men do it in the privacy of their own homes (and, sometimes, in dark public gatherings)—and now you, too, can take your first step toward becoming a master axeman. Zobraziť viac
An electric, searing memoir by the original riot grrrl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. Zobraziť viac
Bryan Ferry's work as a singer and songwriter, both as a solo artist and with Roxy Music, is legendary... Zobraziť viac
In the late 1970s, aggressive, young bands are forming across Britain. Independent labels are springing up to release their music. But this isn't the story of punk.... Zobraziť viac
Through exclusive interviews and over a decade of deep research, renowned music journalist Jan Gradvall explores the secrets to ABBA's success... Zobraziť viac
When times are particularly difficult, and you are likely to slip into despair, some of the greatest pop songs can provide true comfort to make it through the pain. The problem with advice in general is that we often don't take it... Zobraziť viac
A smart, page-turning exploration of the business and creative decisions that transformed Taylor Swift into an unprecedented modern cultural phenomenon. Named one of "Thirty books we're excited to read in the first half of 2025" by The Sydney Morning... Zobraziť viac
Book 3 introduces the concepts of key, key signature, scales, triads, tones (whole steps), and semitones (half steps) in a novel and exciting way. Each key is a group of characters or objects with note-names (i.e. a band, a birthday party, a clothes... Zobraziť viac
'Empathy is the currency of all music and Joe Mulhall does a great job of explaining how that quality has been used to generate solidarity for the struggle and sympathy for those who suffer injustice' Billy BraggWhile the global history of the... Zobraziť viac
The Cure are indisputable titans of alternative rock. Recognisable as much for their iconic aesthetic, videos and artwork as for the lyrical and musical genius of Robert Smith, The Cure's work remains hugely influential on contemporary pop culture... Zobraziť viac
Ludwig van Beethoven had the ability to create an... / Ludwig van Beethoven měl schopnost vytvořit celý hudební vesmír z těch nejnenápadnějších a nejnepatrnějších motivů. Žádný klasický skladatel nepracoval s rytmem vědoměji než... Zobraziť viac
