Music books

Sacred Innovation: Orazio Vecchi and Music in the Shadow of the Reformation provides a profound exploration into...  Read More >>

A rare, artful collection of photos that go beyond music photography, My Friend, Weezer offers fans a unique and...  Read More >>

DISCO! Music, Image, Dance takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring disco's untold stories--sonic, visual,...  Read More >>

Being Dope is a book that will challenge what you think you know about rap and rappers. It is not a typical memoir...  Read More >>

This book sheds light on the complementing and enhancing effects of musical activities on health, well-being and...  Read More >>

This book offers a fascinating introduction to China’s cultural heritage and the functions and value of its music...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the shift in the perception of music by educated classes, from the Greek view as an essentially...  Read More >>

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This book argues that the formation of noise music as a distinctive musical genre (and noise music scenes as distinct...  Read More >>

Music reviews and criticism by a long time music critic.  Read More >>

Two artists. Two eras. One shared vision of the sacred hidden in the ordinary. When Canadian singer-songwriter...  Read More >>

The first critical edition of Harryette Mullen's remarkable poetry, from her early works to the present-day  Read More >>

Music reviews and criticism by a long time music critic.  Read More >>

Available again in paperback, Going to Cincinnati takes readers into the Queen City's long-overlooked blues scene....  Read More >>

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Peripheral Linguistic Brutality is a sociolinguistic investigation into the production of ""metalness"" through...  Read More >>

Alice Gerrard, an award-winning and storied folk and bluegrass musician for over 50 years, is one of the notable...  Read More >>

In his introduction, author Brian T. Atkinson calls singer-songwriter Todd Snider “a marvel and a mystery” who “creates...  Read More >>

More Than the Music features twenty-seven unique jazz stories—stories that came about through my own experience....  Read More >>

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This Handbook explores and critiques a new sonic reality — one which unearths new narratives that chart embryonic...  Read More >>

Dive into the saga of Deep Purple, and unravel the untold stories behind the legendary band, from their groundbreaking...  Read More >>

The first empirical study of the production logics of popular jazz musicians on TikTok.  Read More >>

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Focus: Native American Music leans heavily toward Native peoples of the United States, but also includes information...  Read More >>