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Music Festivals and the Politics of Participation
ISBN: 9781409457763 / Angielski / Twarda / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The spread of UK music festivals has exploded since 2000. In this major contribution to cultural studies, the lid is lifted on the contemporary festival scene. Gone are the days of a handful of formulaic, large events dominating the market place. Across the country, hundreds of boutique gatherings have popped up, drawing hundreds of thousands of festival-goers into the fields. Why has this happened? What has led to this change? In her richly detailed study, industry insider Dr Roxy Robinson uncovers the dynamics that have led to the formation and evolution of the modern festival scene....
The spread of UK music festivals has exploded since 2000. In this major contribution to cultural studies, the lid is lifted on the contemporary festiv...
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832,62 |
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Crossroad: Artist, Audience, and the Making of American Music
ISBN: 9781941561027 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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61,47 |
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This is Uncool: The 500 Greatest Singles Since Punk and Disco
ISBN: 9780992995676 / Angielski / Miękka / 686 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,56 |
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Tribute
ISBN: 9781519794512 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tribute is a book about two men who dedicated their lives to rock 'n' roll, no matter the cost. Follow the lives Jon Bon Jovi and Ted Moore. One is propelled to super stardom; the other almost drowned in obscurity. Ted Moore emerges from an excessive, self-indulgent fog and reinvents himself to pay tribute to one of the world's greatest altruistic rock 'n' rollers: Jon Bon Jovi. Step inside the seeding and heady world of the music industry from the 80s to today. Ted Moore takes you on a roller coaster life that was his life. Think of this as a rich man/ poor man rock 'n' roll cautionary tale....
Tribute is a book about two men who dedicated their lives to rock 'n' roll, no matter the cost. Follow the lives Jon Bon Jovi and Ted Moore. One is pr...
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76,67 |
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Smile If You Dare: Politics and Pointy Hats With The Pet Shop Boys
ISBN: 9781910924228 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A creative analysis of the band's fifth album Very, "Smile If You Dare" examines topics as diverse as technological paradise, sexual paranoia and representations of class in British pop music. As well as a keen critical edge, itis equipped with an undisguised mad love for the source material, a sense of passionate abandon induced by the tragic/ecstatic synth-pop that pours out of the speakers.
A creative analysis of the band's fifth album Very, "Smile If You Dare" examines topics as diverse as technological paradise, sexual paranoia and repr...
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65,37 |
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Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001)
ISBN: 9781681626512 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the Eagles' years of public silence to take fans behind the scenes. He shares every part of the band's wild ride, from the pressure-packed recording studios and trashed hotel rooms to the tension-filled courtrooms, and from the joy of writing powerful new songs to the magic of performing in huge arenas packed with roaring fans.
The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the Eag...
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100,15 |
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They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock'n'roll
ISBN: 9780062497482 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars throughout his storied career. In the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing the "celebrity chef," and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa,... An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars throughout his storied ca... |
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100,15 |
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Beyond No Future: Cultures of German Punk
ISBN: 9781501314087 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first book of its kind in English, Beyond No Future: Cultures of German Punk explores the texts and contexts of German punk cultures. Notwithstanding its "no future" sloganeering, punk has had a rich and complex life in German art and letters, in German urban landscapes, and in German youth culture. Beyond No Future collects innovative, methodologically diverse scholarly contributions on the life and legacy of these cultures. Focusing on punk politics and aesthetics in order to ask broader questions about German nationhood(s) in a period of rapid transition, this text... The first book of its kind in English, Beyond No Future: Cultures of German Punk explores the texts and contexts of German punk cultures. No... |
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636,71 |
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Living a Fan's Adventure Tale: A-Ha in the Eyes of the Beholders
ISBN: 9781908724380 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. a-ha has sold millions of albums and singles during an illustrious musical career.From topping the charts around the world with debut single 'Take On Me' in 1985 to a hugely successful farewell tour in 2010, a-ha has touched the lives of many.When the band confirmed its comeback, at a Berlin press conference in March 2015, it was the perfect ending - as well as a new beginning - for Living A Fan's Adventure Tale.Fans from around 50 different countries have been willing to share their wide and varied memories of following the band for this book, in a celebration of what has made a-ha so...
a-ha has sold millions of albums and singles during an illustrious musical career.From topping the charts around the world with debut single 'Take On ...
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100,60 |
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Acid for the Children: A Memoir
ISBN: 9781455530533 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Iconic bassist and co-founder of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating life story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star.
The strange tale of a boy named Flea starts in Rye, NY. It was all very normal. But soon his parents divorced and his mother Patricia remarried a jazz musician. Flea's stepfather frequently invited musicians to his house for jam sessions which sparked Flea's interest in music. The family moved to Los Angeles, where Flea became fascinated with the trumpet,... Iconic bassist and co-founder of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating life story, complete with all the dizzying highs and...
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125,24 |
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The Story of Clouds
ISBN: 9781622493159 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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55,89 |
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Back to Black: Amy Winehouse's Only Masterpiece
ISBN: 9781617136290 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Book). Be a fly on the wall of sound: get the inside history and behind-the-scenes events in the making of a masterpiece. In this refreshing book which focuses solely on Amy Winehouse's musical artistry, stylistic influences, and creative collaborations with great producers and musicians, instead of her personal problems Donald Brackett explores pertinent questions about the importance of pop music in contemporary culture. In this incisive and fascinating study of Amy Winehouse's second, and last, album (released in 2006), Back to Black, he opens the door not only to the full experience of...
(Book). Be a fly on the wall of sound: get the inside history and behind-the-scenes events in the making of a masterpiece. In this refreshing book whi...
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93,01 |
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The Great British Dream Factory: The Strange History of Our National Imagination
ISBN: 9780141979304 / Angielski / Miękka / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Delightfully good ... an exuberant and learned celebration of British culture ... full of love for and fascination with everything from the origins of heavy metal in the metal-bashing industries of the West Midlands to John Lennon's and Damien Hirst's lust for money' Nick Cohen, Observer 'Terrific ... I defy you not to be swept up in a narrative that's as colourful as it is dramatic' - John Preston, Mail on Sunday 'Dramatic, perceptive and often extremely funny' Spectator, Books of the Year Britain's empire has gone. We no longer matter as we once did. And yet there is still one area in...
'Delightfully good ... an exuberant and learned celebration of British culture ... full of love for and fascination with everything from the origins o...
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87,59 |
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Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks
ISBN: 9781250127549 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With a brand-new introduction and chapter that cover the last five years of Prince's life and work and his untimely death in April 2016. In his three decades of recording, Prince had nearly thirty albums hit the Billboard Top 100. He is the only artist since the Beatles to have a number-one song, movie, and single at the same time. Prince's trajectory--from a teenage unknown in Minneapolis to an idol and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer--won him millions of adoring fans the world over. Prince is the first book to give full treatment to his thirty-five-year career. Acclaimed... With a brand-new introduction and chapter that cover the last five years of Prince's life and work and his untimely death in April 2016. In h... |
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104,00 |
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Rock Music in Performance
ISBN: 9781349524358 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this new study, David Pattieexamines the apparent contradiction between authenticity and theatricality in the live performance ofrock music, and looks at the way in which various performers have dealt with this paradox fromrock music's early development in the 1960s upto the present day."
In this new study, David Pattieexamines the apparent contradiction between authenticity and theatricality in the live performance ofrock music, and lo...
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201,24 |
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New Wave: Image Is Everything
ISBN: 9781349473045 / Angielski / Miękka / 147 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New Wave: Image is Everything traces the evolution of the often neglected pop music genre, new wave. Using artists from Elvis Costello to Cyndi Lauper as illustrations, the book argues that new wave was among the first flowerings of postmodern theory in popular culture.
New Wave: Image is Everything traces the evolution of the often neglected pop music genre, new wave. Using artists from Elvis Costello to Cyndi Lauper...
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201,24 |
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Paint by Sticker: Music Icons: Re-create 10 Classic Photographs One Sticker at a Time!
ISBN: 9781523500130 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paint by Sticker is the most exciting new idea in activity books, both for grown-ups and kids. A compelling activity for crafters and artists, doodlers and colorers of all ages, each Paint by Sticker book includes everything you need to create twelve vibrant, full-color "paintings." The original images are rendered in low-poly, a computer graphics style using geometric polygon shapes to create a 3D effect. As in paint-by-number, each template is divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in...
Paint by Sticker is the most exciting new idea in activity books, both for grown-ups and kids. A compelling activity for crafters and artists, ...
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65,47 |
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Motor City Rock and Roll: The 1960s and 1970s
ISBN: 9781531632755 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Detroit is famous for its cars and its music. From the 1950s through the 1970s, Motor City fans experienced a golden age of rock and roll. Rock was the defiant voice of the boomer generation. The 1960s and the 1970s were turbulent decades. Blacks and women asserted themselves, breaking down the establishment. Rock music, and the spirit and events that defined it, advanced these interests. The war in Vietnam brought tension and national conflict. Drugs and a sexual revolution, made possible by the introduction of the birth control pill, added to the volatile mix. Woodstock, May Day protests,...
Detroit is famous for its cars and its music. From the 1950s through the 1970s, Motor City fans experienced a golden age of rock and roll. Rock was th...
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123,27 |
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Punk Rock and German Crisis: Adaptation and Resistance After 1977
ISBN: 9781349465804 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 1977 is usually associated with West German terrorism, but it witnessed another cultural watershed: punk music. A new reckoning with the legacy of political and aesthetic spaces, this book argues the centrality of punk music for understanding crises of state and terrorist violence, American racism and German fascism, and aesthetic production.
1977 is usually associated with West German terrorism, but it witnessed another cultural watershed: punk music. A new reckoning with the legacy of pol...
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201,24 |
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Elvis?
ISBN: 9781785579219 / Angielski / Novelty book / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Can you find the King of Rock `n’ Roll? This fabulous, fun and comically-illustrated book features scenes based on Elvis’ remarkable, star-studded life and career. Look out for Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, the Memphis Mafia and many others. Has Elvis left the building? Only you can find out!
Can you find the King of Rock `n’ Roll? This fabulous, fun and comically-illustrated book features scenes based on Elvis’ remarkable, star-studded...
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51,50 |