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Series: Music of the American South Ser.
An OutKast Reader
Essays on Race, Gender, and the Postmodern South
Paperback
Regina Bradley
9780820360133
$40.95
MUSIC
Aug 01, 2021
OutKast, the Atlanta-based hip-hop duo formed in 1992, is one of the most influential musical groups within American popular culture of the past twenty-five years. Through Grammy-winning albums, music videos, feature films, theatrical performances, and fashion, André ?André 3000? Benjamin and Antwan ?Big Boi? Patton have articulated a vision of postmodern, post–civil rights southern identity that combines the roots of funk, psychedelia, haute couture, R&B, faith and spirituality, and Afrofuturism into a style all its own. This postmodern so...
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Led Zeppelin Vinyl
The Essential Collection
Hardcover
Ross Halfin
9781909526808
$83.95
MUSIC
Jul 13, 2021
A tribute to the world’s greatest rock band through a kaleidoscopic collection of vinyl, from obscure international records to handmade albums of historic performances Led Zeppelin released only eight studio albums and no singles over the course of their 12-year career, but to date there are more than 1,000 singles and 2,000 LPs in the market.This epic and authoritative volume illustrates in full color some of the rarest and most interesting vinyl releases, including one-of-a-kind rarities, bizarre regional variations, official albums and unoff...
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On Record
Audio Recording, Mediation, and Citizenship in Newfoundland and Labrador
Paperback
Beverley Diamond
9780228006558
$39.95
MUSIC
May 12, 2021
Musical media and the audio recording industry have an important and complex history in Newfoundland and Labrador: professional musicians, community songwriters, local institutions, and even politicians have gone on record. The result is a widespread body of work that undercuts the idea of recorded music as a cultural commodity and deepens the province's tradition of cultural activism.Drawing on contemporary testimony and over fifty years of interviews, On Record explores how recording projects have served as sonic signatures, forms of protest,...
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Chronicling Stankonia
The Rise of the Hip-Hop South
Paperback
Regina Bradley
9781469661964
$26.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Feb 22, 2021
This vibrant book pulses with the beats of a new American South, probing the ways music, literature, and film have remixed southern identities for a post–civil rights generation. For scholar and critic Regina N. Bradley, Outkast's work is the touchstone, a blend of funk, gospel, and hip-hop developed in conjunction with the work of other culture creators—including T.I., Kiese Laymon, and Jesmyn Ward. This work, Bradley argues, helps define new cultural possibilities for black southerners who came of age in the 1980s and 1990s and have used hip-...
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Vibrate Higher
A Rap Story
Hardcover
Talib Kweli
9780374283407
$36.50
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Feb 16, 2021
From one of the most lyrically gifted, socially conscious rappers of the past twenty years,Vibrate Higher is a firsthand account of hip-hop as a political forceBefore Talib Kweli became a world-renowned hip hop artist, he was a Brooklyn kid who liked to cut class, spit rhymes, and wander the streets of Greenwich Village with a motley crew of artists, rappers, and DJs who found hip hop more inspiring than their textbooks (much to the chagrin of the educator parents who had given their son an Afrocentric name in hope of securing for him a more tr...
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Series:
Arcana IX
Musicians on Music
Paperback
John Zorn
9780978833725
$47.95
MUSIC
Feb 02, 2021
The long-awaited ninth installment in John Zorn’s essential series of writings by musicians and composers at the forefront of musical innovation, from John Luther Adams to Danny ElfmanInitiated in 1997 and now in its ninth installment, John Zorn's Arcana series is a major source of new music theory and practice in the 21st century. To date, close to 300 musicians spanning three generations have contributed, addressing the inner workings of composing, improvising, teaching, living, touring and thinking about music via essays, manifestoes, interv...
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Series: The Civil Rights Era
Singing for Equality
Musicians of the Civil Rights Era
Hardcover
Diane C. Taylor
9781619309203
$29.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12 - 15
Nov 12, 2020
A collective biography about five musicians and groups at the height of their careers, whose passion and talent influenced the Civil Rights Movement. Part of a new series on the Civil Rights Era for ages 12 to 15 from Nomad Press. Singing for Equality: Musicians of the Civil Rights Era introduces readers aged 12 to 15 to the history of the Civil Rights Movement and explores the vital role that music played in the tumultuous period of American history of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. As protests, demonstrations, rallies, and new laws characterize...
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Series: The Civil Rights Era
Singing for Equality
Musicians of the Civil Rights Era
Paperback
Diane C. Taylor
9781619309234
$18.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12 - 15
Nov 12, 2020
A collective biography about five musicians and groups at the height of their careers, whose passion and talent influenced the Civil Rights Movement. Part of a new series on the Civil Rights Era for ages 12 to 15 from Nomad Press. Singing for Equality: Musicians of the Civil Rights Era introduces readers aged 12 to 15 to the history of the Civil Rights Movement and explores the vital role that music played in the tumultuous period of American history of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. As protests, demonstrations, rallies, and new laws characteri...
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Series:
Me
Elton John Official Autobiography
Paperback
Elton John
9781250770288
$26.99
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Oct 27, 2020
INSTANT #1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLERNOW UPDATED WITH A NEW CHAPTERIn his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the filmRocketman, to becoming a living legend.Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungare...
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Whose Blues?
Facing Up to Race and the Future of the Music
Paperback
Adam Gussow
9781469660363
$37.95
MUSIC
Oct 19, 2020
Mamie Smith's pathbreaking 1920 recording of "Crazy Blues" set the pop music world on fire, inaugurating a new African American market for "race records." Not long after, such records also brought black blues performance to an expanding international audience. A century later, the mainstream blues world has transformed into a multicultural and transnational melting pot, taking the music far beyond the black southern world of its origins. But not everybody is happy about that. If there's "No black. No white. Just the blues," as one familiar meme...
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Series:
John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Year Canada Was Cool
Paperback
Greg Marquis
9781459415416
$24.95
HISTORY
Oct 13, 2020
John Lennon was the world's biggest rock star in the late Sixties. With his new wife Yoko Ono, the duo were icons of the peace movement denouncing the Vietnam War.In 1969, at the height of their popularity, they headed to Canada.Canada was already a politically charged place. In 1968, Pierre Elliott Trudeau rode a wave of popularity dubbed Trudeaumania for its similarities to the Beatlemania of the era. The sexual revolution, hippie culture, the New Left and the peace movement were challenging norms, frightening the authorities and provoking ba...
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Series:
Rez Metal
Inside the Navajo Nation Heavy Metal Scene
Paperback
Ashkan Soltani Stone
9781496205094
$22.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Oct 01, 2020
Rez Metal captures the creative energy of Indigenous youth culture in the twenty-first century. Bridging communities from disparate corners of Indian Country and across generations, heavy metal has touched a collective nerve on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona in particular. Many cultural leaders—including former Navajo president Russell Begaye—have begun to recognize heavy metal’s ability to inspire Navajo communities facing chronic challenges such as poverty, depression, and addiction. Heavy metal music speaks to the frustrations, fears, tri...
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Series: Canadian Studies
The Demons of Leonard Cohen
Paperback
Francis Mus
9780776631202
$39.95
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Aug 25, 2020
"With my jingle in your brain, Allow the Bridge to arch again" How are we to understand Leonard Cohen’s plea? Who speaks to whom in this oeuvre spanning six decades? In search of an answer to this question this study considers the different guises or “demons” that the Canadian singer-songwriter adopts. The countless roles assumed by Cohen’s personas are not some innocent game, but strategies in response to the sometimes con?icting demands of a “life in art”: they serve as masks that represent the performer’s face and state of mind in a heighte...
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Music Cats Board Book
Board book
Mudpuppy
9780735365698
$18.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Reading age from 0 - 3
Jun 16, 2020
Introduce youngsters to music legends with this book of adorable cat portraits, each inspired by an iconic pop star. The Music Cats Board Book from Mudpuppy features clever kitty-inspired musician such as Tuna Turner, Dolly Purrton, Bob Meowly, The Notorious C.A.T., Meowyonce and more.• 28 sturdy pages• Book trim: 7 x 7", 18 x 18 cm• Ages 0+• Each spread features a musical legend illustrated as a cat + musicians'' names and song titles with hilarious cat puns!• All Mudpuppy products adhere to CPSIA, ASTM, and CE Safety Regulations
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Series:
More Myself
A Journey
Hardcover
Alicia Keys
9781250153296
$35.99
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Mar 31, 2020
An intimate, revealing look at one artist’s journey from self-censorship to full expressionAs one of the most celebrated musicians in the world, Alicia Keys has enraptured the globe with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring piano compositions. Yet away from the spotlight, Alicia has grappled with private heartache—over the challenging and complex relationship with her father, the people-pleasing nature that characterized her early career, the loss of privacy surrounding her romantic relationships, and the oppressiv...
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Series:
Icons Notecards
20 Notecards of Inspiring Women
Cards
Monica Ahanonu
9781797201368
$24.95
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
Feb 25, 2020
This boxed set of notecards and envelopes features bold, colorful illustrated portraits of 20 of the most admired women in contemporary culture, including Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Oprah Winfrey, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Yayoi Kusama, Lady Gaga, Diana Ross, and more.• 20 blank full-color notecards and 20 envelopes in a keepsake box with a pull-out tray• Ahanonu's illustrated portraits are both easily recognizable and also an artistic take on each of the featured women's likenesses and identities.• This collection of sm...
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Meals, Music, and Muses
Recipes from My African American Kitchen
Hardcover
Alexander Smalls
9781250098092
$47.50
COOKING
Feb 25, 2020
Iconic chef and world-renowned opera singer Alexander Smalls marries two of his greatest passions—food and music—inMeals, Music, and Muses. More than just a cookbook, Smalls takes readers on a delicious journey through the South to examine the food that has shaped the region. Each chapter is named for a type of music to help readers understand the spirit that animates these recipes.Filled with classic Southern recipes and twists on old favorites, this cookbook includes starters such as Hoppin’ John Cakes with Sweet Pepper Remoulade and Carolina...
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The Music of Life
Hardcover
Louis Thomas
9780374303150
$24.50
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Feb 18, 2020
Full of joy and discovery, Louis Thomas'The Music of Life is a simple, melodious picture book about finding big inspiration and beauty in the smallest of details.At night when everyone else is asleep, one artist sits awake--pencil in hand,stuck. Lenny is a composer, but this evening, no music floats from his head.Then as night breaks into dawn, Lenny's cat, Pipo, begins lapping milk.Lick lick lick. Birds yawn awake, singing in the trees.Tweet tweet! A bike belltingson the street below. Suddenly, Lenny notices a rhythm to the world around him. H...
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Queen Bey
A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyonce Knowles-Carter
Paperback
Veronica Chambers
9781250231451
$24.50
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Feb 18, 2020
FEATURED IN:The New York Times Book Review("New and Noteworthy") •Essence •Newsweek•People • Bustle • PopSugar • Refinery 29 •HelloGiggles'• PureWow •Newsday•AMNewYorkThe UltimateBeyoncé Collectible"Beyoncé fans will eat it up." —People"You don't need to be in the Beyhive to appreciateQueen Bey...Voices including culture critic Luvvie Ajayi and actress and producer Lena Waithe give us a fresh take on Beyoncé, who's arguably the biggest pop star of our time." —EssenceBeyoncé. Her name conjures more than music, it has come to be synonymous wi...
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Series:
Icons
50 Heroines Who Shaped Contemporary Culture (Inspirational Book about Strong Women, Empowering Book for Girls, Teens, and Women)
Hardcover
Monica Ahanonu
9781797201351
$35.95
DESIGN
Feb 14, 2020
Icons features colorful portraits of 50 of the most admired women in the fields of music, politics, human rights, and film.This diverse and inclusive collection features the world's most inspiring women, including Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Yayoi Kusama and so many more.From singers to writers, activists to artists, politicians to filmmakers,Icons is a celebration of the strength of women. Illustrated by Monica Ahanonu, each portrait is accompanied by a short biography about what makes each woma...
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Series:
Rough Ideas
Reflections on Music and More
Hardcover
Stephen Hough
9780374252540
$39.99
MUSIC
Feb 04, 2020
A collection of essays on music and life by the famed classical pianist and composerStephen Hough is one of the world’s leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards, both for his concerts and his recordings. He is also a writer, composer, and painter, and has been described byThe Economist as one of “Twenty Living Polymaths.”Hough writes informally and engagingly about music and the life of a musician, from the broader aspects of what it is to walk out onto a stage or to make a recording, to specialist tips from deep inside the ...
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Series:
A Voice Named Aretha
Hardcover
Katheryn Russell-Brown
9781681198507
$24.50
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Jan 07, 2020
From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and how she fought for respect throughout her life.Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, a legend. But before she became a star, she was a shy little girl with a voice so powerful it made people jump up, sway, and hum along.Raised in a house full of talking and singing, Aretha learned the values that would carry her through life--from her church choir in Detroit to stages across the world. When she moved to New York C...
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Series:
Fryderyk Chopin
A Life and Times
Paperback
Dr. Alan Walker
9781250234827
$30.00
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Dec 03, 2019
ANew York Times Book ReviewEditors' Choice. TheSunday Times(U.K.) Classical Music Book of 2018 and one ofThe Economist's Best Books of 2018."A magisterial portrait." --Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,The New York Times Book ReviewA landmark biography of the Polish composer by a leading authority on Chopin and his timeBased on ten years of research and a vast cache of primary sources located in archives in Warsaw, Paris, London, New York, and Washington, D.C., Alan Walker’s monumentalFryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times is the most comprehensive biogra...
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1973: Rock at the Crossroads
Rock at the Crossroads
Hardcover
Andrew Grant Jackson
9781250299987
$39.99
MUSIC
Dec 03, 2019
A fascinating account of the music and epic social change of 1973, a defining year for David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Eagles, Elvis Presley, and the former members of The Beatles. 1973 was the year rock hit its peak while splintering—just like the rest of the world. Ziggy Stardust travelled to America in David Bowie’sAladdin Sane.The Dark Side of the Moonbegan its epic run on the Billboard charts, inspired by the madness of Pink Floyd's founder, while all four former Beatles scored top ten albums, tw...
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Series:
The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2
1964-1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock
Hardcover
Ed Ward
9781250165190
$39.99
MUSIC
Nov 19, 2019
From rock and roll historian Ed Ward comes a comprehensive, authoritative, and enthralling cultural history of one of rock's most exciting eras.It's February 1964 and The Beatles just landed in New York City, where the NYPD, swarms of fans, and a crowd of two hundred journalists await their first American press conference. It begins with the question on everyone's mind: "Are you going to get a haircut in America?" and ends with a reporter tugging Paul McCartney's hair in an attempt to remove his nonexistent wig. This is whereThe History of Rock...
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