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Without a doubt one of the most important, influential and acclaimed artists since the 1960s, Leonard Cohen is admired by fans, musicians and composers the world over. His death in 2016 at the age of 82 was front-page news globally. The deeply personal nature of his...
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OH
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2022-08-04
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Discover the stories behind the songsTHE LIFE OF A SONG contains the stories of 100 songs exploring each song's biography and how they took on a new life following their release. Packed with intriguing factoids, these bite-sized essays will delight music fans and send...
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Chambers
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2022-08-04
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'For all these years I've told stories. Sometimes these days I also tell them on the radio. I've met some amazing people and their stories need told too. The first time Deacon Blue ever played Wembley Arena I started to introduce a song only to hear, "Get on with...
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Headline
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2022-08-04
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For rock music and film buffs alike, this is the ultimate guide exploring the electrifying, entertaining, and often daring marriage of rock & roll and cinema.When the use of Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” turned 1955’s Blackboard Jungle...
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Running Press Adult
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2022-07-26
Collection :
Turner Classic Movies
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There is simply no one like Cher. A mix of street smart, intelligence, talent and beauty, she's the celebrities' favourite celebrity and if you're not a Dolly Parton person, there's no doubt you're Cher obsessed. With six decades of No.1 hits, from Sonny and Cher days...
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OH
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2022-07-21
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FOREWORD BY JAMES MURPHY'Literally changed the course of my life' James MurphyWhen someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, Last...
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White Rabbit
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2022-07-07
Collection :
Deep Cuts
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Musikfestivals gelten in der Regel nicht als Orte gelebter ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit. Ein anscheinend unbedachter Umgang mit benötigten Ressourcen sowie der oftmals unverhältnismäßige Konsum von Alkohol sprechen zunächst nicht dafür, dass gerade hier eine Chance für...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2022-06-08
Collection :
Musik und Gesellschaft
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Marvelous Rise of Superheroes in Cinema: Evolution of the Genre from Sequels to Universes addresses the superhero movie genre’s transformation between 1978 and 2019. To emphasize andillustrate the conceptual and thematic transformation, the main conventions of the genre...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2022-06-03
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ABBA blasted their way onto the global pop scene with a Eurovision Song Contest win in 1974. The song, 'Waterloo', the band's tenth single, was a top 10 hit around the world and spurred them on to enormous chart success with singles, then albums, then compilations...
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OH
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2022-05-26
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**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Roxy Music's iconic first album with this collection of Bryan Ferry's evocative lyrics of aspiration and romantic longing, introduced by the author.'Lyrics is a book any Roxy fan would be proud to have on...
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Vintage Digital
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2022-05-05
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The Latin American centennial celebrations of independence (ca.1909-1925) constituted a key moment in the consolidation of national symbols and emblems, while also producing a renewed focus on transnational affinities that generated a series of discourses about...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-05-03
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The more I thought about it, the more I realised my career has been unusual. How did I manage to do everything wrong but still end up on the front cover of magazines, headlining world tours and achieving Top 5 albums? How did I attract such obsessive and fanatical fans,...
Editeur :
Constable
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2022-04-07
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Diese Festschrift ist dem Musikwissenschaftler Jürgen Maehder anlässlich seines 70. Geburtstags gewidmet und versammelt Beiträge internationaler Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler. Mit ‹Libretto, Partitur, Szene› fokussiert der Band Forschungsfelder des Jubilars,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2022-02-25
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Transformation of the Industry in a Brand New Normal: Media, Music, and Performing Arts is a collection of contemporary research and interpretation that aims to discover the industrialtransformation in media, music, and performing arts. Featuring coverage of a broad...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2022-02-22
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'Just be yourself, there is no one better.' From her girl squad to the Swifties to the world at large, Taylor's the BFF of the pop music world. As the go-to shoulder to cry on and chronicler of heartbreak, she relates her personal life and experiences in a 'dear diary'...
Editeur :
OH
Parution :
2022-02-17
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Sondheim in Our Time and His offers a wide-ranging historical investigation of the landmark works and extraordinary career of Stephen Sondheim, a career which has spanned much of the history of American musical theater. Each author uncovers those aspects of biography,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-02-11
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Barbara Mayer präsentiert in diesem Buch – als weltweit erste tiefgehende Studie überhaupt – den einst für die Musikgeschichte Brasiliens richtungsweisenden, bisher von wissenschaftlicher Seite aber kaum beachteten Komponisten Hekel Tavares (1896-1969). Ein besonderes...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2022-02-01
Collection :
Zeitgenössische Musikwissenschaft
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'Nobody owes us anything, but the Simple Minds story has been too condensed. After Live Aid and 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' there hasn't been quite the credit for those first few records. I think they contain some really special music. I can hear the flaws but there's...
Editeur :
Constable
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2022-01-27
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Nothing but Noise: Timbre and Musical Meaning at the Edge explores how timbre shapes musical affect and meaning. Integrating perspectives from musicology with the cognitive sciences, author Zachary Wallmark advances a novel model of timbre interpretation that takes into...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-01-21
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An inspiring, revelatory exploration of the genesis and impact of the fabled Elephant 6 collective and the baffling exodus of its larger-than-life luminary, Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum Years after its release, Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the...
Editeur :
Da Capo
Parution :
2022-01-18
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