Music reviews & criticism books

This is the untold history of Oceania's 1960s lost psychedelic album, The Happy Prince. Recorded in Sydney by the...  Read More >>

Queercore revolutionized the possibilities of sonic kinship among self-identified queer in the 1980s and '90s, through...  Read More >>

The story of Australia’s most popular modern jazz group of 1960, and their best-selling debut album Move.  Read More >>

An in-depth study of a medieval manuscript of songs from the Cistercian monastery in Vyšší Brod. Manuscript 42...  Read More >>

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From juke joints to recording studios, a city's soundtrack uncovered  Read More >>

In a study as deep as it is broad, Art Song of the Burgundian Era, 1415-1480 presents a rich and thorough survey...  Read More >>

From juke joints to recording studios, a city's soundtrack uncovered  Read More >>

A firsthand historical account of early West Coast Hip-Hop, documenting its pioneers, venues, independent labels,...  Read More >>

Before the eighties found their swagger, before the neon glow became a cultural signature, before the machines took...  Read More >>

1984 was not just another year in British music - it was a cultural detonation. A moment when sound, image, politics,...  Read More >>

According to a widely held view in eighteenth-century Britain, Britons were inherently unmusical. Through a detailed...  Read More >>

An exploration of the fundamental relationship between opera and urban modernity in three iconic cities: London,...  Read More >>

The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music explores the dynamic social and economic world of North Indian raga-based...  Read More >>

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We've had the time of our lives as Swifties, and now that story-full of boundless joy, unexpected friendships, cherished...  Read More >>

In towns big and small, long before streaming playlists and stadium tours, music lived on courthouse lawns, in dusty...  Read More >>

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Es ist oftmals nicht nur die Melodie, die einen Song unvergesslich macht, sondern es sind die Liedtexte oder Hintergrund-Informationen...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Mezzotints in Modern Music pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas pairs the complete original text with carefully...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Case of Wagner pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study...  Read More >>

A history of pub rock, which bulldozed the path from prog and glam to punk and new wave in the UK, and emerged...  Read More >>

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