Music reviews & criticism books

In 1994, the death of Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain not only initiated the decline of grunge's chart dominance but...  Read More >>

Electric Light Orchestra were no longer an experiment. With ELO 2, they became a force. In 1973, following internal...  Read More >>

Die Philosophie und Ästhetik von Glenn Gould, dem großen kanadischen Pianisten, enthüllt in einem rigorosen Essay,...  Read More >>

C'è una voce, subito riconoscibile, che appena si ascolta ristabilisce le gerarchie. Non per volume, estensione...  Read More >>

Someone carved a song into clay thirty-four centuries ago. We still don't know how it sounds.In a museum in Damascus...  Read More >>

Before the spaceship. Before the symphonic polish. Before the global hits. The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)...  Read More >>

Some Time in New York City is often dismissed as John Lennon's most confrontational, least loved album. This book...  Read More >>

She was misunderstood before she was understood. Challenged before she was celebrated. Silenced before her voice...  Read More >>

Iconic Albums - Paul McCartney - The Red Rose Speedway Era (1972-1973)Red Rose Speedway is often described as slight....  Read More >>

What if the quietest album John Lennon ever made was also his most radical? Released in 1971, Imagine is often...  Read More >>

Queen - Book Three: The World-Dominating Era (1977-1980) This is the moment Queen stop competing - and start controlling....  Read More >>

We find ourselves at a transitional time in culture, encouraged from the youngest age to apply defining labels to...  Read More >>

The Loop: Hip-Hop and the Archaeology of the Groove by Kevin L. Whitworth Banned, Borrowed, and Stolen: The American...  Read More >>

This book tells the extraordinary story of a heavy metal icon whose voice and vision helped define an era of music....  Read More >>

Discover the remarkable story of one of black metal's most influential and controversial figures in this comprehensive...  Read More >>

Sanremo 2026 è un'analisi approfondita e aggiornata del Festival di Sanremo come fenomeno culturale, economico,...  Read More >>

The Dark Side of the Moon is not just one of the most successful albums ever made. It is one of the most understood...  Read More >>

Pink Floyd: Experimentation & Identity Era (1969-1971)How uncertainty forged immortality Before The Dark Side of...  Read More >>

Civilization has always mistaken silence for order. From the earliest days of American history, noise has been...  Read More >>

L'opéra comme processus: The Mutable Meaning of Dido and Aeneas redéfinit la façon dont nous comprenons l'opéra...  Read More >>

L'opera come processo: The Mutable Meaning of Dido and Aeneas ridefinisce il modo di intendere l'opera iconica di...  Read More >>

A ópera como processo: The Mutable Meaning of Dido and Aeneas redefine a forma como entendemos a ópera icónica de...  Read More >>

Opera jako proces: The Mutable Meaning of Dido and Aeneas redefiniuje sposób, w jaki rozumiemy kultową operę Purcella...  Read More >>

Oper als Prozess: The Mutable Meaning of Dido and Aeneas (Die wandelbare Bedeutung von Dido und Aeneas ) definiert...  Read More >>

Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes is a hybrid work of music writing...  Read More >>