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Leonardo Da Vinci was a child prodigy whose development can be traced from age five to the beginning of his adolesence, two years before he entered Verrocchio's workshop.

Black British Music in America 1967-2000: Atlantic Crossover historically examines musical and cultural relationships through popular music recordings, exploring the transatlantic journeys via academic, critical, and commercial reception of the music.

An in-depth exploration of the style and influence of Pat Metheny, a truly distinctive musical voice of our time.

A study of John Sangster's jazz suite The Lord of the Rings contextualized with biographical and cultural studies of the composer in the 1970s.

The volume on a standard amp goes to 10.

This book evaluates modern Black internationalism through the sonic insurgencies of Reggae and Dancehall.

Just Kids for the grunge era.

The volume on a standard amp goes to 10.

Born and raised on the streets of Southtown, two exits from the Mexico border, Sonny Sandoval was always going to go his own way.

Can music be made "e;independently"e; in the 21st century?

In 1999, Modest Mouse struck out for Chicago to record their major-label debut for Epic Records.

This long-awaited volume is the first edited collection to focus entirely on Hip Hop in Australia.

Told as much through images as through words, a young Nepalese mans globe-spanning relationship with the father of American surrealism changes the course of his life and gives him a new set of roots.

How are David Lynch's films as much in dialogue with literary and musical traditions as they are cinematic ones?

This pioneering study provides a critical appraisal of pop star Kylie Minogue.

With Universal Mother, Sinead O'Connor explores childhood trauma and her experiences as a woman, mother, target of scorn, and ultimate phoenix.