Music: styles and genres

The definitive account of AC/DC's rise to fame, when the ribald lyrics and charismatic stage presence of singer Bon Scott, along with the guitar work of Angus and Malcolm Young, defined a new, highly influential brand of rock and roll.

The true-life and deeply satiric odyssey of a punk-rock dropout turned porn empire overlord.

The connections between government, organized crime, and the music industry are examined, offering compelling evidence that there may be more to the deaths of important popular musicians than has been commonly told.

"e;A story that genuinely touches the reader.

Zwischen Triumph und Tragödie:Das bewegende Leben des Sängers von Depeche ModeDave Gahans Leben ist spannend wie ein Roman: Er erlebte eine bewegende Kindheit und Jugend in Essex, wurde mit Depeche Mode zu einem gefeierten Weltstar.

 This book offers an in-depth analysis of Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer, an Afrofuturist project that appeared simultaneously as a concept album and a visual album or "e;emotion picture"e; in spring 2018.

This book investigates how businesses can adapt their executive and fiscal practices to adopt an ethical, equal-opportunity approach.

Five Conversations About Peter Sellers is an essay that begins as an exploration of the author's burgeoning obsession with Peter Sellers, and specifically his role in hijacking and derailing production of the spy spoof, Casino Royale, in the late 60s.

This book offers an examination of Jeff Noon's iconoclastic debut novel, Vurt (1993).

This book facilitates a missing dialogue between the secular and the transsecular dimensions of human existence.

This book delves into a critical and comprehensive analysis of Mtukudzi's legacy, as an outstanding musician who anchored his music on cultural identity specifically through the artistic manipulation of language.

Celebrated musician and entertainer Lizzo wowed audiences and left many "e;feeling good as hell.

This volume is the first book-length study of hooks in popular music.

This volume examines major issues facing successful women in academic science.

Insulting Music explores insult in and around music and demonstrates that insult is a key dimension of Western musical experience and practice.

This book, first published in 1987, was the first major survey of the links between the visual arts and pop music over the last thirty years.

Marcel Beyer hat mit seinem vielfach ausgezeichneten Schaffen auf einzigartige Weise Grenzbereiche zwischen Literatur, Musik und Kulturtheorie erkundet.

Oft und gerne gehört, selten untersucht – in diesem Buch geht es um Musikvorlieben, die einem selbst peinlich sind: Kitsch, Camp, Trash.

The classic work on the philosophy of musicnow available in English to a new generation of readersVladimir Jankelevitch left behind a remarkable ?

Spätestens seit den frühen Formationen einer auf Notendrucken basierenden Musikindustrie unterhalten musikferne Unternehmen Beziehungen zu Musik und ihren Akteur*innen.

Pop-Stars sind uns nahe.

Feminist theory emerged from these feminist movements and includes general theories and theories about the origins of inequality, and, in some cases, about the social construction of sex and gender, in a variety of disciplines.

This book looks at the influence of jazz on the development of African American modernist literature over the 20th century, with a particular attention to the social and aesthetic significance of stylistic changes in the music.

This book addresses the phenomenon of non-American rock and pop singers emulating an Americanized singing style for performance purposes.

The thrust of these five volumes is contained in their title, London Opera Observ'd.

From Jake Shears - world famous singer, songwriter, actor and LGBTQ+ icon - comes this wide-eyed and determined coming-of-age story; an unforgettable literary account of a man overcoming the odds and finding his true voice.

This book examines regional and rural popular music scenes in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia.

Hip-Hop culture's explosive arrival on the art scene of New York in the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx in the 1970s began to influence all aspects of musical theater from singing to scenic design.

Renaissance music, like its sister arts, was most often experienced collectively.

In celebration of his extraordinary life, photographer Gary Italiaander, who was a personal friend, has written this amazing book that includes previously unseen portraits as well as memories by his colleagues, family and friends.

For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists of all time.

What is the role of classical music in the 21st century?

This book looks at the influence of jazz on the development of African American modernist literature over the 20th century, with a particular attention to the social and aesthetic significance of stylistic changes in the music.

What is the role of classical music in the 21st century?

Factory Records has become the stuff of legend.

Listening, Belonging, and Memory puts connected listening at the center of current debates around whose voices might be listened to, who by, and why.

The success of the Hip-Hop album The Calling (2003) by the Hilltop Hoods was a major event on the timeline of Hip-Hop in Australia.

The success of the Hip-Hop album The Calling (2003) by the Hilltop Hoods was a major event on the timeline of Hip-Hop in Australia.

Listening, Belonging, and Memory puts connected listening at the center of current debates around whose voices might be listened to, who by, and why.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the award-winning, multihyphenate global entertainer Keke Palmer comes the inspiring true story of her journey to understanding her genuine value.

The untold story of how breaking - one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today - began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s.

The untold story of how breaking - one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today - began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s.

This engaging study introduces Renaissance polyphony to a modern audience, balancing the listening experience with what lies beyond the notes.

Un libro que nos presenta 25 exponentes destacados de la música española en el siglo XXI, cuya obra recorre géneros y sonoridades, confeccionando en cierta medida un mapa de la diversidad sonora que hay en ese país, recorriendo del folclor de distintas regiones a la canción de autor, el flamenco, el rock, el hip-hop, el rap, la música de fusión, etcétera.

This Companion provides an overview and in-depth analysis of Wagner''s Ring using traditional critical analysis alongside more recent approaches.

¿Qué papel tiene la música en la vida sexual de las personas?

Opens up significant paths for conversation about how musical concepts, practices and products were shaped by interrelationships between culture and commerce.