An insightful new resource that looks at the rise of American hip hop as a series of distinct regional events, with essays covering the growth of hip hop culture in specific cities across the nation.

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Hip-hop legend, Grammy, Oscar and BAFTA award winner Questlove dives into half a century of the genre, from its birth, growing pains and maturity to its continuing reverberation around the world

(Paperback, Main)

Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer played a crucial role in bringing opera back to life as a contemporary art form. This is a story, at once heroic, comic, and unnerving, of men and women making history and of their different conceptions of what history is and what it means to makes it.

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The vibrant story of how the sound of British pop music was shaped by its industrial cities

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor of The New Yorker writes on some of the essential musicians of our time.

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor of The New Yorker writes on some of the essential musicians of our time.

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A wholly original way of looking at Tupac Shakur that will thrill those who already love the artist and enlighten those who want to understand him

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The story of a remarkable time and place: Los Angeles from the dawn of the singer-songwriter era in the mid-Sixties to the peak of The Eagles success in the late Seventies.

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Founding member of The Lovin' Spoonful, Steve Boone works with Tony Moss on a memoir about Steve Boone's life as a member of an iconic 60's band and beyond.

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The most talented musical family in the world

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The hilarious memoir of adored film critic Mark Kermode's riotous attempts to become a popstar - 'Wonderful...terrific...hit me right between the eyes' STEPHEN FRY

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Have you ever listened to an incredible piece of music and wondered exactly why it makes you want to dance or cry Are you mystified by how musicians just 'know' what notes to play next when they're improvising Or why certain notes sound great together and others clash This title lets you discover the answers to these questions.

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A first of its kind collection, How to Rap is an insightful and intelligent breakdown of the elements of rap for anyone wanting to learn the art form or understand the principles behind it.

(Paperback, New edition)

The essential guide to veteran British indie favourites Saint Etienne the story of how they made music out of memories, and how we made memories out of them.

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More outrageous than Julia Phillip's 'You'll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again', more star-studded than Robert Evans's 'The Kid Stays in the Picture', this is the soul-baring memoir of the record industry's most outspoken - and self-destructive - music mogul.

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A memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush

From Ray Charles to Joni Mitchell to Nirvana, rock music has been an undeniable force in both reflecting and shaping our cultural landscape. This two-volume set offers an overview of rock's pervasive role in contemporary society by profiling the lives and work of the music's most legendary artists.

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ICONS OF ROCK will be an inspirational read for anyone with an ounce of creativity in their body and a frank and honest look at the experiences of some of rock's finest musicians.

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Mozart wrote Idomeneo when he was twenty-four years old. It is one of most astonishing achievements of an altogether astonishing career. This guide explains the special nature of the music in an analysis of its themes and development, and places the opera in its context as an expression of the Enlightenment.

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English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.

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English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.

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For the author, regardless of what is going on in the world or her life, singing in an amateur choir never fails to take her to a place where hope reigns and everything good is possible. In this book, she unearths the history of group singing, and explores discoveries from the new science of singing, including all the unexpected health benefits.

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The key to improving your piano playing is to practise, and to practise in the right way. This book shows you how to do that.