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The first major transatlantic study of Italian opera between 1870 and 1922, this book investigates the changing operatic relations between Italy and the Americas during the crucial decades from Italian unification until the rise of Fascism. Opera held a key role in...
Pre-order your copy of "THE BEST ROCK BOOK OF THE YEAR" ????? - THE TELEGRAPH“The book Jeff deserves. It’s honest, thoughtful, and true” - JOHNNY DEPP"Fine, fine work … told masterfully” - BILLY F. GIBBONS"Lays bare Beck's soul" - THE TELEGRAPH‘My friend and hero’ DAVID...
Hitchcock's second memoir explores the formation of his seminal 1970s band the Soft Boys, and the obsessions that fuelled his early creative output'British singer-songwriter Hitchcock wistfully reflects on boarding school and the music that shaped him in this...
The most abstract, playful and confounding of reggae subgenres, dub is a vital component of sound system culture that has wielded disproportionate influence. Emerging as an underground phenomenon in Kingston during the early 1970s, dub was wrought by sonic alchemists...
Childhood and the Operatic Imaginary since 1900 addresses a stark reality: Opera Studies has neglected its children. Opera scholarship has been complicit in othering children and childhoods, disregarding repertoire for, by, and about children as well as its creators....
'Captures that era of Hong Kong music with such warmth and clarity... Transcendent and transportive' Angela Hui‘A wondrous thing: fresh, evocative, self-aware, fantastically light of touch and wholly original’ Sarah HoweA story of music, fandom and identity, from the...
Pop music, by definition, is commercial music: motivated by profit more than artistry, changing to fit the needs of audiences and industry, not codes of genre, seeking a mainstream appeal that forbids too much fussiness about aesthetic absolutes. This resistance to firm...
This volume explores how music-making, listening, composing and caring within musicking contexts foster spiritual and emotional well-being in diverse settings. By engaging with both deeply personal and collective experiences across musical contexts, the chapters...
Britney Spears redefined what it was to be a pop star. WhatBritney Says is a celebratory and empowering collection of the icon's most inspirational quotes. 'You have to speak the thing that you’re feeling, even if it scares you. You have to tell your story. You have to...
He was born into an air raid.He is, as of this writing, still touring the world in his eighties. Everything in between is the most consequential single career in the history of popular music, and almost none of it happened the way the tidy version of the story usually...
He was the voice that howled through the smoke of a thousand sweat-soaked clubs, the frontman who turned the J. Geils Band into a juggernaut of raw American rock and roll and then walked away from stardom to become something far stranger and far more enduring: a poet of...
Photographs and Reflections by Paul McCartney'Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget for the rest of my life.'In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a thousand photographs taken by Paul McCartney on a 35mm camera was...
***With consultant editor Tony Visconti. David Bowie's story has never been told quite like this.Tracing the star's encounters with fellow icons throughout his life, We Could Be offers a new history of Bowie, collecting 300 short stories that together paint a portrait...
A visually stunning, definitive tribute to rock’s most enigmatic, enduring, and stylish icon, Stevie Nicks, written by New York Times bestselling music journalist Annie Zaleski. This beautifully illustrated book goes beyond the glitter and shawls to explore...
With a foreword from Graham NortonThis is the official 70th anniversary celebration and your ultimate backstage pass to the magic of Eurovision, the cultural phenomenon that has united millions of people across the globe. The history of the show is told through the...
"The world will know you as pop stars, but you will be much more than that. You will be Hunters." - CelineKPop Demon Hunters is a unique fusion of K-pop, Korean folklore, and supernatural action that has captivated audiences worldwide, becoming an instant success....
At the intersection of diaspora theory, dance studies, performance studies, and critical ethnography, Rhythm Nation: West African Dance and the Politics of Diaspora explores the relationship between West African dance, race, gender, and sexuality in the United States...
Metal music is heavy, but what does that mean? Heaviness is not just a timbre or quality of sound-it's an experience of impact that listeners help create. This book combines methodologies from musicology, music theory, cognitive science, and performance studies to...
The Bene Israel are a Jewish community from western India who, over centuries, developed a distinctive identity in relation to other Jewish and non-Jewish communities, translating their sounds, words, and practices to have uniquely Marathi Jewish meanings. Some men sing...
Bold, brilliant and always ahead of the curve, Charli XCX is one of pop's most fearless innovators. This pocket-sized celebration dives into the world of a music visionary - packed with punchy quotes, behind-the-scenes facts and unforgettable moments from her rise to...
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