Life on Air
Radio Four has been described as 'the greatest broadcasting channel in the world', the 'heartbeat of the BBC', a cultural icon of Britishness, and the voice of Middle England. Defined by its rich mix, encompassing everything from journalism and drama
| Our Band Could be Your Life
It was a musical revolution that happened in the midst of Reagan's 80s: a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations and other subversives who re-shaped and re-energized American rock music with punk rock's revolutionary d
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Egotrip's Book of Rap Lists
Ego trip's Book of Rap Lists is more popular than racism! Blacks and whites all agree...
| Best Movies of the 70s
The 1970s: that magical era betwixt the swinging 60s and the decadent 80s, the epoch of leisure suits and Afros, the age of disco music and platform shoes. As war raged on in Vietnam and the cold war continued to escalate, Hollywood began to heat up,
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The Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre, 1660-1900
Must-have guides designed to introduce students and teachers to key topics and authors. This introduction aims to share with readers the author's enjoyment of the turbulent 240-year history of a theatre that tried, often against the odds, to be 'mod
| Haunted West End Theatres
Take a trip behind the scenes of London's West End theatres to discover a spooky range of spectres following centuries of performances. With literally hundreds of eye-witness accounts from actors, backstage and front of house staff, this books reveal
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Blues Guitar for Dummies
Do you wish you could play your favorite blues music on guitar? Even if you don't read music, it's not difficult with "Blues Guitar for Dummies". With this hands on guide, you'll pick up the fundamentals instantly and start jamming like your favorite
| The Art of Belly Dancing
Part ancient art form, part sensuous entertainment, and part fun, sexy way to increase physical fitness while exploring a ritual of self-expression, belly dancing is today enjoying an exciting renaissance. There's nothing quite like it for toning you
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World Music
World Music: The Basics gives a brief introduction to popular musical styles found around the world. Organized in chapters by continent/region, and then A to Z by country, the book features both background information on the cultural and musical hist
| Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits
During Hollywood's Golden Era, publicity photos had the same power to make or break star as the films in which they appeared. The most sought after photographer of the time was George Hurrell, who perfected the "glamour" portrait. Here, 275 of his cl
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Aesthetic of the Cool
Yale professor Robert Farris Thompson is a living legend. He started writing about the African heritage in the art and music of the Americas when no one recognized the continuities, when African-American studies did not exist and the Civil Rights Mov
| Puppet Theatre
With wit and ingenuity, Maija Baric shows you to transform wooden spoons, pieces of string, holey socks, outgrown clothes and other scrap materials into beautiful, durable and functional theatrical puppets. Once you have made your puppets, discover h
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The Bloody Reign of "Slayer"
Slayer are much more than one of the world's biggest metal bands - they are a phenomenon. Winning a Grammy in 2007 after 25 years of uncompromising albums and a stage show that takes live aggression to its ultimate limit, the LA foursome have retaine
| Band ID
People love music logos - they symbolize the band and their connection to the music. From the Rolling Stones' tongue-and-lips trademark to the Grateful Dead's lightning bolt skull to Prince's glyph, logos embody an identity and experience shared betw
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500 Lost Gems of the Sixties
Prepare to be stunned amazed and intrigued! The contents of this book could seriously alter your views of the sixties - even if you were there. Collecting the true stories, gossip and details of 500 singles that failed to dent the top 10, yet are sti
| The Velvet Lounge
Troubled urban neighborhoods and jazz-club havens were the backdrop of Gerald Majer's life growing up in sixties and seventies Chicago. "The Velvet Lounge", an original hybrid of memoir, biography, and musical description, reflects this history and p
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Choral Masterworks
Michael Steinberg's highly successful listener's guides - "The Symphony" and "The Concerto" - have been universally praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now Steinberg follows these tw
| Metal
"Heavy Metal" is a comprehensive illustrated reference book about one of the most enduringly popular forms of music. It is made up of detailed profiles and discographies for all the major heavy metal artists, and a huge selection of other niche acts
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Glastonbury
This is the remarkable story of how the Glastonbury Festival, that started as a party in a Somerset field in the 1970s, went on to become one of the world's most famous music festivals. The tales are told in the words of everyone involved with the fe
| Performance
Juxtaposing starling images and texts, this book presents for the first time the broadest panorama of this multi-faceted artform. From Yves Klein and Piero Manzoni to Joseph Beuys, Robert Wilson, Meredith Monk, Laurie Anderson, Pina Bausch, Matthew B
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