Music Styles category: 7119 books
The Kinks
A Thoroughly English Phenomenon
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Emerging from the same British music boom that birthed the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Dave and Ray Davies’s band, the Kinks, became one of England’s most influential groups. Remembered best for such singles as “You Really Got Me,” “Lola,” and “Sunny Afternoon,” the Kinks produced...
by Paul Trynka
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
“Fellow rock stars, casual members of the public, lords and media magnates, countless thousands of people will talk of their encounters with this driven, talented, indomitable creature, a man who has plumbed the depths of depravity, yet emerged with an indisputable nobility. Each of them will share...
A Man Called Destruction
The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, From Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
The first biography of the artist who “essentially invented indie and alternative rock” (Spin)
A brilliant and influential songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, the charismatic Alex Chilton was more than a rock star—he was a true cult icon. Awardwinning music writer Holly George-Warren’s...
Ultimate Classic Rock
A guide to the best rock music of the 60s, 70s and 80s
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
From a 2014 perspective, the classic rock era falls basically between the years of 1965 and 1985, It is the rock music produced during these years that is the focus of this book. The book serves as a guide to that music, as well as later recordings produced by the artists that came to prominence during...
Party of One
A Memoir in 21 Songs
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
From former MTV VJ Dave Holmes, the hilarious memoir of a perpetual outsider fumbling towards self-acceptance, with the music of the '80s, '90s, and today as his soundtrack
Dave Holmes has spent his life on the periphery, nose pressed hopefully against the glass, wanting just one thing: to get...
Los Lobos
Dream in Blue
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Los Lobos leaped into the national spotlight in 1987, when their cover of “La Bamba” became a No. 1 hit. But what looked like an overnight achievement to the band’s new fans was actually a way station in a long musical journey that began in East Los Angeles in 1973 and is still going strong....
by Mark Beaumont
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
God & Monster is the ultimate profile of the world’s most controversial superstar: Kanye West.
Kanye revolutionised hip-hop with his debut album The College Dropout and has collaborated with the biggest names in the music industry. Yet this has been consistently overshadowed by controversy....
by Juanes
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
“I’m doing what I believe I was brought to this world to do: to create music that raises awareness, renews hearts, and generates change. I’ll continue looking to the stars and traveling the globe as God permits me. And I hope I have many years left to connect through art, to play my guitar,...
The Grand Tour
The Life and Music of George Jones
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
In the vein of the classic Johnny Cash: The Life, this groundbreaking work explores the wild life and extraordinary musical career of “the definitive country singer of the last half century” (New York Times), who influenced, among others, Bob Dylan, Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris, John Fogerty, George...
Sh-Boom!
The Explosion of Rock 'n' Roll, 1953–1968
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
A rip-snorting rock ‘n’ roll memoir from the legendary disc jockey who’s been called “the missing link to the Sixties.”
There was a small sliver of time between Bebop and Hip-Hop, when a new generation of teenagers created rock ‘n’ roll. Clay Cole was one of those teenagers, as...
Dig If You Will the Picture
Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Named one of the best music books of 2017 by The Wall Street Journal
A unique and kaleidoscopic look into the life, legacy, and electricity of the pop legend Prince and his wideranging impact on our culture
Ben Greenman, New York Times bestselling author, contributing writer to the New...
by Roland McCalsburg
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
Fan, quite simply, is a game of Rock 'n' roll trivia, mostly focusing on indie/punk/post-punk/alternative music from its inception in the 1960 to now.
Introduction: I’ve written this book to share an enthusiasm (obsession?) with those who love popular music as much as I do....
Def Jam, Inc.
Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Inf
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
In the early ‘80s, the music industry wrote off hip-hop as a passing fad. Few could or would have predicted that the improvised raps and raw beats busting out of New York City’s urban underclass would one day become a multimillion-dollar business and one of music’s most lucrative genres.
Among...
by Jordan Ferguson
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
From a Los Angeles hospital bed, equipped with little more than a laptop and a stack of records, James "J Dilla†? Yancey crafted a set of tracks that would forever change the way beatmakers viewed their artform. The songs on Donuts are not hip hop music as "hip hop music†? is typically...