Music: styles & genres books

The view from the dance floor: The Truth About Northern Soul strips away misty-eyed nostalgia and provides a blunt,...  Read More >>

This volume is the companion book to Rush On Track 1973 - 1982 . Despite a change in style during the 1980s, a...  Read More >>

An in-depth exploration on how the musical work of Tyler, The Creator is a watershed in American hip-hop culture,...  Read More >>

This Element explores Jacques Derrida's concept of 'hauntology' and its connection to experimental music. Focusing...  Read More >>

Sixteen West End and Broadway creatives discuss auditioning for Musical Theatre and how to get the part.  Read More >>

Explores contemporary beliefs and social dynamics in Zulu everyday life through the stories told about the iconic...  Read More >>

Explores the multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens from a broad range of perspectives including...  Read More >>

In this, the second of two volumes on Lou Reed, we will see the phoenix-like rebirth of his career occur in terms...  Read More >>

Turn on the radio anywhere in the world, and sooner or later you will hear 'Africa'. Along with just a handful of...  Read More >>

This book explores the synergetic cooperation and sometimes complex relationship between Western pop songs and East...  Read More >>

A culturally connected celebration of the groundbreaking hip-hop...  Read More >>

Handel's life and career are intricately documented in a wide range of contemporary sources. This six-volume publication...  Read More >>

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Musicians have access to an ever-growing array of technological tools, creating a world rich with new artistic possibilities....  Read More >>

The autobiography of British blues-rock guitarist Kim Simmonds (1947–2022). From growing up in Wales and London,...  Read More >>

A captivating photographic biography that celebrates the extraordinary career of one of the most influential and...  Read More >>

Blending biography and archival history, After the Flood asks of Bob Dylan, “If your dreams are fulfilled at twenty,...  Read More >>

From the musical director of Rent comes a thirtieth-anniversary account of how Broadway's iconic grunge rock show...  Read More >>

A must-have gift for pin collectors and every classic rock fan! The set features 12 one-of-a-kind enamel pins inspired...  Read More >>

The British rock star Chris Rea will be forever known for his seasonal smash 'Driving Home For Christmas', but there...  Read More >>

The Who is one of the most energetic and influential bands in rock history. Beginning as a mod band in London's...  Read More >>

This book evaluates emergent forms of musical virtuosity within American musical cultures during the age of electronic...  Read More >>

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

Sing your heart out to your ultimate group’s latest comeback with this stan-favorite K-pop coloring and activity...  Read More >>

The first book from internationally celebrated director John Doyle, which explores his creative journey from UK...  Read More >>