Music reviews & criticism books

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

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

Have you ever wished you could talk with your '80s idols? Award-winning podcast creator and host Steve Spears...  Read More >>

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

Shostakovich's lurid opera of sex, violence, and murder, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, is famous for being banned by...  Read More >>

Run-DMC and Raising Hell examines one of the most influential hip-hop albums of all time with an authoritative text...  Read More >>

One of America’s leading music journalists on Heartland Rock’s glory days and its role in the populist politics...  Read More >>

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George is nearing completion of the Camino when he attends a lecture and cello performance. He becomes enthralled...  Read More >>

Like biological species and languages, many musical and other cultural practices around the world are at risk. In...  Read More >>

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

Tells the fascinating story of Affinità e Divergenze, a defining punk album that continues to challenge conventional...  Read More >>

Tells the fascinating story of Affinità e Divergenze, a defining punk album that continues to challenge conventional...  Read More >>

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An expansive study of the first 100 years of film music, this book listens composer by composer, film by film, to...  Read More >>

Considering whether the numbers in music add up  Read More >>

Study by the American music critic and musicologist. Published in 1909.  Read More >>