Music reviews & criticism books

"The monograph is devoted to the consideration of the aesthetic principles of ""pure"" pianism in the etudes and...  Read More >>

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No Future. Punk is Dead. That is what was sung and said. Yet as we approach 50 years of punk rock, it still endures,...  Read More >>

"""An academic collection that explores and examines The Velvet Underground in the 1960s and the solo activities...  Read More >>

Once you've collected every 7"" from your favourite label, broken your back in the mosh pit, and become so well-versed...  Read More >>

Missing Music: Voices from Where the Dirt Roads End details Grammy-winning music producer and author Ian Brennan's...  Read More >>

A COUNTRY FIT FOR HEROES: DIY Punk in Eighties Britain by Ian Glasper PRIMARILY COLLECTING THE STORIES OF...  Read More >>

Meltdown Expected tells the story of how, both domestically and internationally, 1978 and 1979 saw a series of catastrophes...  Read More >>

Se llamaba doña Margot de César Colón Montijo es un ensayo en clave maelera, un soneo que traza, con densidad afectiva...  Read More >>

"""The K-pop industry, once a light of coordinated choreography and melodic tunes, has been buried in a terrible...  Read More >>

Examining the work of influential artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Kanye West, Prince, D’Angelo,...  Read More >>

The Alexander Scriabin Compendium offers a modern perspective on the history, reception, interpretation, and performance...  Read More >>

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The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, revealing its pivotal...  Read More >>

"WORLD WAR 2. Tilsit, East Prussia/ Germany. Elsbeth Zimmermann is married to Fritz Krauledat. She is eight months...  Read More >>

Shake It Up, Baby!tells the story of how The Beatles rose to fame in 1963, through exclusive eye-witness accounts...  Read More >>

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A deep exploration of Latvia's musical landscape emerges in a chaotic modern world where traditions often fade into...  Read More >>

A deep exploration of Latvia's musical landscape emerges in a chaotic modern world where traditions often fade into...  Read More >>

""This first ever look at the global phenomenon known as math rock includes interviews with musicians, producers,...  Read More >>

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Vol. 6 - 1995of the comprehensiveOn Recordseries mines the explosion of alternative rock, ranging from big names...  Read More >>

Ursprunglich ein Eintreibelied von Hirten zu milchwirtschaftlichen Zwecken, avanciert der Schweizer Kuhreihen (Ranz...  Read More >>

In recent years, narratives about the music industry tend to hew to a common theme: it was humming along for decades...  Read More >>