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Inside this book, readers will learn how to make ukuleles, from the basic box-shaped instrument to more professional grade designs. Detailed plans, instructions, and demonstration photographs are included with tips and trivia to add personality and fun.

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*In print for over 15 years and in constant demand *The definitive handbook on making classical guitars and illustrated with over 450 line drawings and photographs *Essential for the guitar-maker and historian

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From deeply suspect sexual politics to crackpot religions, musicians elevated position in popular culture allows them to hold forth freely on subjects about which they know precious little. Mind The Bollocks collects some of the finest nuggets of wisdom ever to fall from their foul, ill-educated mouths.

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Bestselling author and philosopher Roger Scruton follows up his classic work of criticism Understanding Music by turning his immense critical faculties to music both contemporary and classical.

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Published to celebrate the San Francisco Symphony's 100th anniversary, this history, replete with hundreds of archival photos and memorabilia, gives readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into one of the world's foremost orchestras, and in doing so it illuminates the cultural life of a city.

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A larger-than-life personality herself, photographer Lynn Goldsmith highlights the bombast, sexiness, and spectacle of countless rock stars in the 1980s in Musicians in the 1980s, showcases more than 150 beloved and popular musicians from a beloved and iconic decade.

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The most comprehensive, up to date overview of Neil Youngs music available, covering all his solo studio albums from 1968 up until the end of 2022.

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Music-lovers love lists, and this Top 100 from Radio New Zealand's highly respected music guru Nick Bollinger will not disappoint.

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Established in 1979, Time Off was the first free music/ entertainment weekly in Australia. Here are some of the best interviews and articles from the magazine's first thirty years - from bands on the cusp of greatness to megastars at the height of their powers. Time Off had a fiercely independent and wry voice. Off the Record reflects this.

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Explores the historical context of the significant social dissent that was central to the cultural genesis of the sixties. Searches for the deeper roots of American cultural and musical evolution for the past 150 years by studying what the Western European culture learned from African American culture in a historical progression that reaches from the minstrel era to Bob Dylan.

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Documents the wildly successful Leonard Cohen World Tour through the eyes of his friend and long-time collaborator, Sharon Robinson.

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Opera is often dismissed as outdated and excessive, and perceived to be characterised by excessive passions, sumptuous costumes, and ill-mannered divas. Revealing the diverse reasons behind opera's lasting appeal, this title introduces the agendas that have governed its composition, production and reception over the last four centuries.

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With contributions from Placido Domingo, Sir Antonio Pappano and Simone Young, a stellar cast of authors look beyond the many stereotypes associated with opera to examine how, like all the great narrative arts, it draws on essential human experiences to create a form that can be endlessly reinvented to reflect a constantly changing society.

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The first book from the French band Phoenix, who helped define the sound of an era.

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Published to accompany the V&A's major summer exhibition, Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, celebrates 50 years of one of the greatest bands of all time.

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The harmonica is an incredibly versatile instrument, suitable for all types of music - from classical, jazz and soul to rock, pop, country, fold and blues.

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Punk Fiction is an anthology of short stories and poems submitted by an impressive line up of contributors. All pieces share a unifying theme - everything included in this collection will be inspired by a punk song.

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Drawing on a decade s worth of pioneering photography and journalism, Punk Perfect Awful is an irreverent love letter to music and the passion that makes it happen.

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20 chords per key, organised as a chord per page, this is a simple, compact solution for anyone learning the guitar or needing a quick reminder. Great for beginners, and for those playing with others needing a straightforward reference.

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20 scales per key, organised with notation and TAB, this is a simple, direct solution for anyone learning the guitar or needing a quick reminder. Great for beginners and intermediate players, and for those needing a straightforward reference.