This volume explores culture-bound syndromes, defined as a pattern of symptoms (mental, physical, and/or relational) experienced only by members of a specific cultural group and recognized as a disorder by members of those groups, and their coverage in popular culture.
In diesem Buch erzählt ein Blaulichtreporter aus dem schönen Land Brandenburg die Geschichten von Helden und Opfern, denen er auf seinen Einsätzen begegnet ist.
Offering commentary, musical analysis, and detailed interpretation of her songs' lyrics, this book examines the qualities of Sheryl Crow's music that have served to establish the artist's success and popularity.
Through an examination of her music, videos, philanthropic work, and biographical details, this book gives insight into Alanis Morissette's musical career and day-to-day life, from her early pop beginnings in Canada to her work today.
Students of pop music and pop culture as well as fans who have loved the music since it came into being will gain valuable insight into this genre of the 1970s and 1980s.
Using the latest research, real-world examples, and a new theory of healthy development, this book explains Hip Hop culture's ongoing role in helping Black youths to live long, healthy, and productive lives.
»ABBA-Songs sind erschütternd und erhebend zugleich, sie können zu Tränen rühren und zum Tanzen führen, schenken Freude und Selbstvertrauen und haben bisweilen therapeutische Wirkung.
Das Cosmickrautrock-Duo Witthüser & Westrupp sorgte im verregneten September 1970 beim desaströsen Love-and-Peace-Festival auf Fehmarn durch ihren spontanen Auftritt dafür, dass größere Tumulte unter den auf Jimi Hendrix Wartenden ausblieben; sogar die Sonne soll sich am Himmel gezeigt haben!
Ecologies of Creative Music Practice: Mattering Music explores music as a dynamic practice embedded in contemporary ecological contexts, one that both responds to, and creates change within, the ecologies in which it is created and consumed.
Since forming the seminal art rock band Throwing Muses while still in her teens, Kristin Hersh has been at the forefront of alternative music, acclaimed for her raw, visceral and poetic songwriting.
Focuses exclusively on the studio craft of the late rap legend, Featuring exclusive interviews with many of his producers, including a lengthy, multi-chapter interview with Shakurs closest musical collaborator, Johnny J, among others, offering fans never-before-revealed insight into 2-Pacs recording method, the inter-workings of his songwriting process
25 der größten Alben, die jemals eingespielt wurden: Von Elvis Presley über die Sex Pistols bis hin zu Radiohead bietet diese Ausgabe detaillierte Zusammenfassungen zu den besten Platten solcher Größen wie Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, Michael Jackson, U2 und vielen weiteren.
Black SabbathDie Geburtsstunde des Heavy MetalDie scheinbar Unheil verkündende Glocke auf dem LP-Debüt von Black Sabbath aus dem Jahr 1970 war nicht nur das Intro zu einem Song, sondern läutete gleichzeitig den Beginn eines neuen Genres ein – Heavy Metal!
The Dark Story of Eminem is the best-selling, ground-breaking biography of Marshall Mathers, tracing his fierce rise from the schools and factories of Detroit to global superstardom - Now updated to investigate the violent death of his best friend Proof, his debilitating drug addiction, four-year disappearance from the public view and his triumphant comeback album Recovery.
As Years Go By is a richly detailed portrait of Marianne Faithfull, the woman who has lived an incredible life, one that far transcends her best known role as courtesan to the chief rolling stone.
Legendary drummer and founding member of The Doors John Densmore unpacks the intersection of art and commerce in this deeply principled middle finger to greedThere are some of us out there who still have principles and cannot be bought.
A "e;Short n' Sweet"e; biography of Sabrina Carpenter, featuring dozens of full-color photographsSabrina Carpenter is making her mark as a modern icon of pop music, celebrating three simultaneous Billboard Top Ten hits, touring in support of her latest album, "e;Short n' Sweet,"e; and claiming the first No.
Updated to include the escapades of the last 16 years of the "e;queen of the groupies,"e; this rollicking, piquant, and sometimes heartbreaking follow-up to I'm With the Band documents Pamela Des Barres' struggles with postmodern marriage and motherhood.
Eine rasante Achterbahnfahrt durch fast 50 Jahre deutschsprachige Pop-GeschichteAls Elvis Presley Mitte der 1950er Jahre den Status quo mithilfe des Rock'n'Roll zertrümmerte, blieb das auch jenseits des Großen Teichs nicht ohne Folgen.
