Music reviews & criticism books

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 >>

A dark, rhythmic, and visionary journey into Peter Gabriel's most...  Read More >>

Before he became one of the most visionary solo artists in rock, Peter Gabriel had to answer one question: Could...  Read More >>

Dark, daring, political, and sonically revolutionary, Peter Gabriel 3, often known as Melt, was the album that transformed...  Read More >>

Peter Gabriel's second solo album is often treated as the difficult one - colder, stranger, rougher, and less immediately...  Read More >>

Step inside one of the strangest, boldest, and most mysterious albums in progressive rock history. The Lamb Lies...  Read More >>

Scopri l'anima segreta della Sicilia dell'Ottocento, tra amori clandestini, magia, gelosie e passioni travolgenti....  Read More >>

What does it mean to feel understood by a song? In an age of infinite playlists and perfectly curated feeds, music...  Read More >>

A strange, beautiful, and deeply English masterpiece - Genesis at the height of their progressive powers. Selling...  Read More >>

The album where Genesis truly became Genesis. Released in 1972, Foxtrot was the moment Genesis stepped fully into...  Read More >>

Dieses Buch ist weit mehr als eine musikwissenschaftliche Studie: Es ist eine leidenschaftliche Reise in das poetische,...  Read More >>

Before Genesis became one of progressive rock's most ambitious and influential bands, they made Trespass - a fragile,...  Read More >>

Before Genesis became one of progressive rock's most ambitious and theatrical bands, they had to pass through the...  Read More >>

Before Genesis became one of the defining names in progressive rock, before Peter Gabriel's theatrical masks, before...  Read More >>

The Sound of Order in Renaissance Venice 1563 to 1600 You are the end point of an unbroken chain of survival. Every...  Read More >>

What happens when one of the greatest songwriters in history stops chasing reinvention and simply trusts the music?...  Read More >>

What happens when one of the greatest songwriters in history rediscovers the joy of making music? Iconic Albums...  Read More >>

Drop the needle. Feel the wind howl. In early 1971 Pink Floyd were still lost in the fog after Syd Barrett's collapse...  Read More >>

""Words and Music: A Book of Burlesques"" is a clever and entertaining exploration of the intersection between song...  Read More >>

""Musical Instruments in the Old Testament"" is a scholarly examination of the various melodic and rhythmic devices...  Read More >>

""Music in Worship"" is a thoughtful exploration of the vital role music plays in the spiritual and liturgical life...  Read More >>

""The Victor Book of the Opera"" serves as a definitive and engaging guide to the world of lyrical drama, offering...  Read More >>

""Victrola Book of the Opera"" serves as an essential companion for lovers of classical music and dramatic performance....  Read More >>