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Relentless
This electrifying rock-and-roll memoir of one of the world's greatest guitarists, who fused elements of classical music with the speed and volume of heavy metal, shares his personal story: from his arrival on the music scene in the early '80s to becoming a household name in the annals of heavy metal.
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Top of the Morning
Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV
Learn the behind-the-scenes dirt on America's favorite morning television shows from a book all about the fierce competition between Good Morning America and The Today Show.
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Mo' Meta Blues
The World According to Questlove
The drummer for the Grammy Award-winning group The Roots, which also serves as the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, discusses a historical range of musical artists as well as African American art, hip hop, culture and philosophy. 40,000 first printing.
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The Friedkin Connection
A Memoir
William Friedkin, maverick of American cinema, offers a candid look at Hollywood, when traditional storytelling gave way to the rebellious and alternative; when filmmakers like him captured the paranoia and fear of a nation undergoing a cultural nervous breakdown.
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Air Castle of the South
WSM and the Making of Music City
When a proposal to pull country music from the Nashville radio station WSM sparked public outcry in 2002, Craig Havighurst scoured new and existing sources to document the station's effect on the city's character and self-image.
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Gods Like Us
On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame
Offers a history of stardom, from the early years of cinema through the reality stars of the Internet age, offering anecdotes and explorations of the ways in which fame both reflects and obscures the people behind the celebrity image.
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Dameronia
The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron, one of the most significant figures in jazz history, was a private man, and despite his musical significance, his personal life is little-known. This biography sheds light on Dameron's musicical impact and the forces in his private life that led him to withdraw from the center of the jazz world.
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The Ordinary Acrobat
A Journey into the Wondrous World of the Circus, Past and Present
Duncan Wall recounts his novice plunge into the abstract and intensely competitive world of the contemporary circus . He blends his own experience with the history of circus performance and a summary of the current Cirque du Soleil-fueled renewal of circus popularity.
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The Soundtrack of My Life
The Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music presents a candid assessment of his life and the past half-century of popular music from an insider's perspective, tracing the difficulties he faced as an orphaned teen, the controversies that challenged his ambitions and his work with a wide array of stars and personalities.
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Days That I'll Remember
Spending Time With John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Jonathan Cott met John Lennon in 1968 and was friends with him and Yoko Ono until John's death in 1980. He has kept in touch with Yoko since that time, and in Days That I'll Remember, recounts the course of those friendships over the decades and provides an intimate look at two of the most astonishing cultural figures of our time.
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It's So Easy
And Other Lies
A founding member of Guns N' Roses shares the story of his career and private life, providing coverage of such topics as the band's rise to fame, his successful battle with alcoholism and his experiences as a husband and father. 200,000 first printing.
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Guitar Zero
The New Musician and the Science of Learning
An NYU professor of psychology describes how he was able to learn to play the guitar in midlife in spite of a limited musical aptitude, revealing what he learned about the brain's capacity for musical proficiency at any time of life and how his findings challenge commonly accepted beliefs about musical talent and training.
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What Are You Doing Here?
A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal
A Canadian music critic and heavy metal fan describes her experiences at rock shows, where she is often the only person of color in attendance and discusses her headbanging heroes with other black punk, metal and hard rock fans.
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Antigonick
Disaster follows when Creon, King of Thebes, forbids Antigone to bury her brother whom he has declared a traitor.
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The First Four Notes
Beethoven's Fifth And The Human Imagination
A music critic presents a revelatory work of music history that analyzes Beethoven's iconic symphony, assessing the composer's influences and legacy while challenging popular beliefs that Beethoven was deaf at the time of the Fifth's composition.
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Why Jazz Happened
A comprehensive social history looks at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influences that gave rise to jazz's post-war styles.
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Will Oldham on Bonnie "Prince" Billy
The Americana-punk-indie musician describes his body of work over the past twenty-five years, as well as his travels and artistic influences in a series of conversations with a fellow musician, author, and friend.
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No Regrets
Writings On Scott Walker
Scott Walker has travelled from teen idol to the outer limits of music. From 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More' reaching no.1 through to recordings of meat being punched on his last album, The Drift, he somehow seems to have reached a passionate and committed fan base, and his impeccable critical reputation as a serious and uncompromising musician has never been under question. The recent film, 30th Century Man, had a litany of stars queuing up to praise Walker: the likes of David Bowie, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Radiohead, Johnny Marr and Sting. But despite this, in forty years of music, there has yet to be a serious book on Scott Walker. This collection put together by Rob Young of The Wire magazine features a handful of previously published articles and newly commissioned pieces, largely drawn from the orbit of The Wire's writers including Ian Penman, Chris Bohn and Rob Young.
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How Music Works
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place and recording technology.NPR Bestseller
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The Revolution Was Televised
The Cops, Crooks, Slingers And Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever
The Sopranos. Oz. The Wire. Deadwood. The Shield. Lost. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 24. Battlestar Galactica. Friday Night Lights. Mad Men. Breaking Bad. These 12 shows, and the many more they made possible, ushered in a new golden age of television — one that made people take the medium more seriously than ever before. The Revolution Was Televised is the story of these 12 shows, as told by Sepinwall and the people who made them.
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Rod
The Autobiography
A personal portrait by the legendary singer recounts his life on and off the stage, from his humble British roots and riotous years on tour, to his three marriages and decades as a solo performer.
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The Carter Family
Don't Forget This Song
In graphic novel format, tells the story of the Carter Family--the first superstar group of country music--revealing the family's rise to success, their struggles along the way, and their impact on contemporary music.
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Dancers Among Us
A Celebration Of Joy In The Everyday
Dancers Among Us presents photographs of dancers leaping and spinning in the midst of daily life: on the beach; at a construction site; in a library, a restaurant and a park.NPR Bestseller
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World on a String
A Musical Memoir
Including first-hand stories of famous jazz greats and popular music icons such as Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Benny Goodman and Paul McCartney, a jazz guitarist, singer, raconteur, and the son of a jazz guitar legend shares the day-to-day experiences of a touring musician's life.
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All Access
The Rock 'n' Roll Photography of Ken Regan
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The Holy or the Broken
Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah"
Alan Light presents a history of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that cites its play in a diverse range of movies and television shows, as well as its selection as a tribute song, noting its coverage by hundreds of artists while offering insight into its rise from early obscurity.
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A Natural History of the Piano
The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians — From Mozart to Modern Jazz, and Everything in Between
The award-winning founder of Piano Today magazine presents a historical tribute that evaluates the roles of forefront composers and pianists while exploring the artistic development of various genres and the influence of the piano on Western musical traditions.
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The Gershwins and Me
A Personal History in Twelve Songs
A five-time Grammy nominee presents an illustrated tribute to the lives and legacies of the Gershwins that is presented through the stories of 12 of their most enduring songs, including "Strike Up the Band" and "Love Is Here to Stay," in a volume that is complemented by a CD of original recordings.
