Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music
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Like rap in the United States, bachata began as a music of the poor and dispossessed. Originating in...
Conversations with Glenn Gould
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One of the most idiosyncratic and charismatic musicians of the twentieth century, pianist Glenn...
Let’s Fly
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How do you survive when a lucky break turns out to be the worst thing that ever happened to you? ...
Why the Ramones Matter
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via Edelweiss "Hey Ho, Let’s Go! A musical, cultural, historical argument for the centrality of...
Music criticism music history punk rock punk
Jace's Trial
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Life is a trial full of obstacles that stand between you and your goals. Do you have the courage to...
How To Succeed in Witchcraft
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An overachieving teen witch vies for a prestigious scholarship at her elite high school in this...
Murder at an English Séance
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n post–World War I England, foul play at a suspicious séance provokes the delightfully mismatched...
Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir
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A tale of hard work, musical discovery, and faith, Charlie Daniels’s journey has been one of a...
Music biography
T Bone Burnett: A Life in Pursuit
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T Bone Burnett is a unique, astonishingly prolific music producer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and...
The Ballad of Bob Dylan: A Portrait
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In the first major biography of Dylan since his own Chronicles, Daniel Mark Epstein draws on...