Music reviews & criticism books

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

Imagined instruments reveal how we shape music - and how music shapes us.  Read More >>

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

In Rethinking Elvis, popular music scholars and historians look beyond Elvis' iconography to shine a light on the...  Read More >>

How the iconic publication's unruly first decade rewrote the rules of journalism. Rolling Stone's first decade...  Read More >>

An engrossing history of the music of twilight and sleep, from the nocturnes of Field and Chopin to Max Richter...  Read More >>

A collection of interviews with American musicians, offering insights into their lives and careers, and serving...  Read More >>

For die-hard fans and curious newcomers alike, this is the definitive account of how Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy...  Read More >>

Discusses how Mazzy Star become a call and response dream pop act that blended surrealism, sixties psychedelia,...  Read More >>

Stiff Little Fingers' 1979 debut album Inflammable Material was a product of, and response to, the turbulent era...  Read More >>

The first biography of the jazz legend and his journey from Texas to the cutting edge of bebop  Read More >>

A collection of quotes from 150 musicians, offering insights into their lives and careers, and serving as a companion...  Read More >>

How intermedia art and everyday life in 1960s Japan shaped an unexpected transcultural avant-garde  Read More >>

How intermedia art and everyday life in 1960s Japan shaped an unexpected transcultural avant-garde  Read More >>

""Wide-ranging discussion of culture, consciousness, and music from an experimental music and sound composer""--...  Read More >>

The unlikely story of how the American big band conductor raised morale and fought Nazis during World War II  Read More >>

The definitive and expanded biography of The Clash - fully revised for the band's 50th anniversary, with new material...  Read More >>

Through rare access to band members and their archives, this book investigates the creation and cultural legacy...  Read More >>

The unlikely story of how the American big band conductor raised morale and fought Nazis during World War II  Read More >>

An exploration of the vibrant world that underlies Black musical creation, blending memoir, cultural history and...  Read More >>

Riding the Rollercoaster tells the story of how artists and bands carve out long and successful careers in the music...  Read More >>

Rush and 2112: 50 Years is the definitive account of the most groundbreaking and enduring prog rock records of all...  Read More >>

The first biography of the jazz legend and his journey from Texas to the cutting edge of bebop  Read More >>

Bedroom Rapper is a book for obsessive music fans who are looking for the definitive take on what’s happened in...  Read More >>

Follow the untold story of how one of America's greatest companies changed our culture and our music with their...  Read More >>