Music: styles & genres books

In The Music-Machines, author Sean Nye traces a fascinating and distinctly American interpretation of 20th century...  Read More >>

An exploration of ""wild sound,"" the cinematic term for sound not synchronized with an image, bringing concepts...  Read More >>

This book dives into the world of Nick Cave-a complex and often mysterious icon-and looks at his influences, inspirations,...  Read More >>

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According to a widely held view in eighteenth-century Britain, Britons were inherently unmusical. Through a detailed...  Read More >>

An exploration of ""wild sound,"" the cinematic term for sound not synchronized with an image, bringing concepts...  Read More >>

Whether it's facts that will absolutely shock you or things you know all too well, Swift-o-graphics will show you...  Read More >>

The first book to tell the full story of the deep and lasting connection between the two most enduring musical acts...  Read More >>

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

One of the most authoritative and personal guides to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich. Written by world-renowned...  Read More >>

A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton.  Read More >>

First published in 1945, this historic collection of songs composed by Jewish victims of the Holocaust is being...  Read More >>

Marking the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, this book reveals a stunning collection of exclusive photographs...  Read More >>

Fictional popstars and their fans - in tales of love and dangerous obsession - inspired by 2010's icons.  Read More >>

Stage diving with the Friends of Cesar Romero, the Bastard Fairies, Lozen, and Postcommodity, Where Next, Columbus?...  Read More >>

Marking the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, 'Prince: Black, White, Color' reveals a stunning collection of exclusive...  Read More >>

An oral history chronicling Scotland's vibrant and transformative indie music scene from 1983 to 1995.  Read More >>

The seventh volume in Simon Goddard's epic adventure through Bowie's greatest decade.  Read More >>

An epic tale of self-destruction and a life taken too soon - Tony Fletcher's classic biography of Keith Moon returns...  Read More >>

The finest book on Britain's most popular rock 'n' roll band 'Read on … It's all true' Noel Gallagher...  Read More >>

‘This is the truth as we know it. I have read so much about what people think they know about Michael, but this...  Read More >>

The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music explores the dynamic social and economic world of North Indian raga-based...  Read More >>

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! In his most personal work yet, Grammy Award–winning rapper 2 Chainz shares...  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 >>