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This work explores the interrelationships between contemporary female musicians and eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art, music, and literature by women and men, interrogating how each sheds light on the other, and how women have appropriated, responded to, and been inspired by the work of authors from previous centuries.

The Routledge Handbook of Pink Floyd is intended for scholars and researchers of popular music, as well as music industry professionals and fans of the band. It brings together international researchers to assess, evaluate and reformulate approaches to the critical study and interpretation of one of the world's most important and successful bands. For the first time, this Handbook will 'tear down the wall,' examining the band's collective artistic creations and the influence of social, technological, commercial and political environments over several decades on their work. Divided into five parts, the book provides a thoroughly contextualised overview of the musical works of Pink Floyd, including coverage of performance and sound; media, reception and fandom; genre; periods of Pink Floyd's work; and aesthetics and subjectivity. Drawing on art, design, performance, culture and counterculture, emergent theoretical resources and analytical frames are evaluated and discussed from across the social sciences, humanities and creative arts. The Handbook is intended for scholars and researchers of popular music, as well as music industry professionals. It will appeal across a range of related subjects from music production to cultural studies and media/communication studies.

For a century and more, the idea of democracy has fuelled musicians'¿imaginations. Seeking to go beyond music's proven capacity to contribute to specific political causes, musicians have explored how aspects of their practice embody democratic principles. This may involve adopting particular approaches to compositional material, performance practice, relationships to audiences, or modes of dissemination and distribution.Finding Democracy in Music is the first study to offer a wide-ranging investigation of ways in which democracy may thus be found in music. A guiding theme of the volume is that this takes place in a plurality of ways, depending upon the perspective taken to music's manifold relationships, and the idea of democracy being entertained. Contributing authors explore various genres including orchestral composition, jazz, the post-war avant-garde, online performance, and contemporary popular music, as well as employing a wide array of theoretical, archival, and ethnographic methodologies. Particular attention is given to the contested nature of democracy as a category, and the gaps that frequently arise between utopian aspiration and reality. In so doing, the volume interrogates a key way in which music helps to articulate and shape our social lives and our politics.

This book examines the community-based learning and teaching of 'traditional' music in contemporary Scotland, with implications for transnational theoretical issues. The book draws on a broad range of scholarship and a local case study of a large organisation.

Imagine you've made it. You and your friends have hit the big time in music and you're going to be a star. But then, quite suddenly, it's over. Your best friends don't want you anymore, and you're on the outside. Perhaps they're tired of your bad habits, they think you're not good enough, or they sense you just don't want it as much as they do. Whatever the cause, you're a reject. So, what do you do next?Featuring a player rejected by both Nirvana and Soundgarden who became a decorated special forces soldier, Britpoppers who spiralled into addiction before becoming novelists and missionaries, the terrifying story of Guns N' Roses' first drummer, super-rejecting band leaders, self-destroying rappers, troubled hard rock bassists and girl-band burnouts, The Rejects takes an intimate, thoughtful look at people who've been kicked out of bands, what they experienced and what came afterwards.Coming from a writer with twenty years' music industry experience, The Rejects is a sympathetic study of some of music's most fascinating characters, and what happens when the dream comes crashing to an end. The result is a compelling alternative history of popular music.

Between 1966 and 1967, "the Monkees sold more records than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined!" Whether this is true or not, they had a revolutionary TV series and they raised the bar of rock concerts. As songwriters and musicians, their musical diversity ranged from the pioneering use of the banjo and the Moog synthesizer in pop music to becoming one of the forerunners in the creation of country rock. This creative unity won admirers like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Timothy Leary. However, when they exposed the modus operandi of the American record industry, they paid the consequences, and public opinion designated the Monkees as just a prefabricated group at the height of the counterculture. After the band broke up, its members were relegated to brutal ostracism. Peter Tork was the most affected. Though he was a scholar, a classical musician capable of playing seven musical instruments, and an excellent actor and songwriter, for some Peter was simply "the dummy." This book seeks to do justice to the Monkees' extraordinary legacy in pop culture, revealing the ups and downs of the band's backstory and tracing Peter's dramatic trajectory and pilgrimage through life. A true rock and roll survivor, but, above all, a brilliant artist. "Sergio Farias delves into the history of the Monkees, a band that lived through the glory and disgrace of stardom after coming face to face with the record industry." O Globo. "This book fills an existing gap regarding the history of the Monkees" Folha de São Paulo.

The Glitter. The THEATRICS. The EXCESS. The Music.The true story of the gender-bending artists who changed rock and roll.Simon Reynolds has been hailed as ?the foremost popular music critic of this era? (Times Literary Supplement [UK]), ?unassailable? (New York Times), and ?the most provocative pop music writer of his generation? (Boston Globe). Now, the acclaimed author of Rip It Up and Start Again and Retromania delivers the definitive cultural history of glam and glitter rock, celebrating its outlandish fashion and outrageous stars and tracking its vibrant legacy in contemporary pop.Reacting against the drab, denim-clad long-hair bands of the hippie era, glam rock was the first true teenage rampage of the Seventies. Pioneered by David Bowie, Alice Cooper, T. Rex, New York Dolls and Roxy Music, this new look and sound reveled in artifice and spectacle over earnestness and authenticity. In Shock and Awe, Simon Reynolds takes you on a deeply researched and wildly entertaining cultural tour through the glam explosion?a period defined by glitzy costumes and alien makeup, thrilling music, and larger-than-life personas. Shock and Awe offers a fresh look at the glam phenomenon, placing it the context of the era's social upheaval and political disillusion. Probing the genre's major themes?fame, androgyny, decadence, apocalypse?Reynolds traces glam's influence as it reverberates across subsequent decades, from art-pop aesthetes like Kate Bush, Prince and Morrissey in the Eighties to contemporary pop icons such as Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé. Shock and Awe reveals how the original glam artists' obsessions and provocations continue to ripple through our culture today.

"What is the relation between rock and literature? Compiled by 'rock novel' lit professor and indie musician Florence Dore, The Ink in the Grooves is a collection of essays and interviews about rock and literature from some of the most renowned novelists and musicians of our day-a backstage pass to musings on this topic from Richard Thompson, Colson Whitehead, Steve Earle, Michael Chabon, Rhiannon Giddens, Lucinda Williams, and others." --

Find out how this English singer-songwriter and actor who constantly reinvented his look and sound became one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century.David Bowie, born David Robert Jones, wasn't just an incredible singer; he had an amazing talent for keeping his fans happily guessing about what he would do next. He alternated between musical genres with ease, established a successful acting career, and even created a legendary persona-the rocker alien Ziggy Stardust-that people still dress up as for Halloween each year. Author Margaret Gurevich takes readers through David Bowie's life and shows exactly why he is an inspiration to many people and is celebrated all over the world.

An alphabetical history of rock 'n' roll's most iconic band…the Grateful Dead.

An extraordinary archive of the most iconic sites on the American musical landscape. Prompted by the closing of New York’s famed CBGB, Rhona Bitner embarked on a thirteen-year journey to photograph 403 venues across twenty-six states and eighty-nine cities—the studios, concert halls, arenas, high schools, bars, ballrooms, prisons, and fields where the most memorable songs were inspired, recorded, performed, and listened to.  Close to 300 of those photographs are included in this book. Featuring Jimi Hendrix’s recording studio, Elvis’s Graceland music room, Aretha Franklin’s family church, the Georgia auditorium where fourteen-year-old Little Richard was discovered and Ray Charles, Otis Redding, James Brown, and Sam Cooke took the stage, and the high school where a young Bob Dylan first performed, this book showcases each locale that played a seminal role in the soundtracks of generations. While Bitner recorded these sites empty and silent, the reverberations of fabled tunes still echo from within their walls. With informative texts on each location and archival images of performers recording or playing in the venues, this encyclopedic collection is a must-have addition to the libraries of music aficionados everywhere.

With E-Z Play TODAY music notation. Also includes chord symbols.

Published to mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of the Official Singles Charts in 1952, The Million Sellers tells the story of every million-selling single in the history of the UK music industry.

The story of Florence + The Machine makes an exhilarating contrast to the fortunes of those pre-packaged, stage-schooled pop stars who just wanted to be famous.A bookish south London child who had sung at family funerals, Florence Welch exploded onto the international scene after her wild art school party days and a series of life-changing meetings with people like co-writer Isabella Summers, manager Mairead Nash and producer Paul Epworth.The first two albums, Lungs and Ceremonials, went multi-platinum and Florence + The Machine's emotional, quasi-mystical brand of pop brought them international fame. Meanwhile Florence's idiosyncratic fashion sense had grabbed the attention of Gucci and Karl Lagerfeld, so guaranteeing the band an eye-catching icon to match the music.

No Doubt, the eclectic Orange County band, was formed in 1986 by Eric Stefani and John Spence who soon recruited Eric's younger sister Gwen as co-vocalist. With the addition of Tony Kanal on bass, No Doubt launched a 25-year career that would fuse ska, grunge, alt.rock and shades of several other musical genres into a unique mix. The 1987 suicide of John Spence resulted in the battlefield promotion of Gwen Stefani to lead vocalist, a shift that would prove a launch pad for her future solo career and media celebrity status. Through it all No Doubt went from strength to strength and in 1995, following the departure of Eric Stefani, finally found mainstream success when their third album, Tragic Kingdom, enjoyed over 15 million sales worldwide. Since then this ska-loving band from Southern California has flourished. Despite a frequently shifting line-up and the potential distraction of Gwen Stefani's parallel solo career, No Doubt have stayed true to their original mission to be musical and visual innovators. This is their fascinating story.

The world's leading ABBA historian charts the journey of the Swedish quartet, from humble beginnings in post-war Sweden to global superstardom, in this full-colour illustrated book.

For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs. The Easy Hits Piano format provides fun and satisfying piano arrangements that are easy to play and sound like the original recordings. This Love and Romance edition features songs from such artists as Celine Dion, Chicago, Bruno Mars, Andy Williams, Sam Cooke, Phil Collins, and many more! Titles: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Phil Collins) * Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (from Arthur) (Christopher Cross) * At Last (Etta James) * Because You Loved Me (Theme from Up Close and Personal) (Celine Dion) * Breathe (Faith Hill) * Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme from Superman) (Maureen McGovern) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) (Barbra Streisand feat. Kris Kristofferson) * Falling Slowly (from Once) (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) * Feelings (Dime?) (Morris Albert) * For Your Eyes Only (from For Your Eyes Only) (Sheena Easton) * Glory of Love (Theme from The Karate Kid Part II) (Peter Cetera) * The Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) * Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Mel Carter) * How Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes) * How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (from Best Friends) (Patti Austin and James Ingram) * (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (Bryan Adams) * I Swear (John Michael Montgomery) * Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love) (Melissa Manchester) * If You Leave Me Now (Chicago) * I'll Stand by You (The Pretenders) * I'm Not In Love (10cc) * It Might Be You (Theme from Tootsie) (Stephen Bishop) * Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (Bruno Mars) * Just You 'n' Me (Chicago) * Laura (Standard) * Look What You've Done to Me (Boz Scaggs) * Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (Standard) * A Love Song (Anne Murray) * Love Story (Where Do I Begin) (Andy Williams) * Misty (Johnny Mathis) * Moonlight (Sting) * More Than You Know (Standard) * Nobody Does It Better (from The Spy Who Loved Me) (Carly Simon) * Open Arms (Journey) * Our House (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) * The Shadow of Your Smile (from The Sandpiper) (Standard) * She (Elvis Costello) * Softly, As I Leave You (Standard) * Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme) (from Doctor Zhivago) (Standard) * Stardust (Standard) * The Summer Knows (Theme from Summer of '42) (Barbra Streisand) * Superstar (The Carpenters) * The Sweetheart Tree (from The Great Race) (Henry Mancini) * Try a Little Tenderness (Standard) * What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? (Standard) * Words Get in the Way (Miami Sound Machine) * You Must Believe in Spring (Tony Bennett and Bill Evans) * You Send Me (Sam Cooke) * (For) Your Precious Love (Jerry Butler).

The legendary country musician, reading advocate, and philanthropist Dolly Parton is the 28th hero in this New York Times bestselling picture book biography seriesThis friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great-the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This book spotlights Dolly Parton, known for her beloved country songs, who has also sent over 150 million free books to children through her Imagination Library.