This is a selection of books for those who are not indifferent to music. We have collected literature dedicated to different genres and eras: from the history of underground punk rock to Western European classics.
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The ex-leader of the rock band Talking Heads, David Byrne, talks about the "inner kitchen" of modern music. The author builds the story based on his own experience. At the same time, he reinforces the facts with the research of scientists. This book is not a memoir, but many chapters are devoted to Byrne's memoirs and his collaborations with other musicians, such as the British composer and Brazilian performer .
Most of the publication still tells about the history of audio media and the music market. How Music Works will be of interest to those who want to look at the music business from the inside, to understand what laws this market lives by. And, of course, fans of Talking Heads.
This is a kind of collection of interviews with those who influenced the formation of American punk culture. The story begins with the founding of the Velvet Underground in 1964 and ends with the death of New York Dolls drummer Gerard Nolan in 1992.
In the book you will find the memoirs of the author - Legs McNeil (Legs McNeil) - one of the founders of the magazine , interviews with Iggy Pop, poet Patti Smith, the Ramones, Sex Pistols and other punk rock musicians. Interestingly, some of the material from Please Kill Me! formed the basis of the filmβ, which tells the story of the legendary New York club - the ancestor of underground punk.
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The author of the book is a journalist and music critic. (Simon Reynolds). He talks about the phenomenon of "retromania" - according to Reynolds, pop culture is obsessed with its own past. The author notes that since the beginning of the XNUMXs, no fresh genres and ideas have appeared in music. All Western pop musicians do is rethink past experiences. He proves his point of view by analyzing social phenomena and historical events.
The book will be of interest to those who want to learn the history of music and pop culture in particular. The book is full of references to music and video platforms. Therefore, the book is recommended to be read twice: the first time just for familiarization, and the second - together with YouTube.
Material for those who have not yet had time to fall in love with the classics. Its author is Lyalya Kandaurova, a violinist and music promoter: she leads several author's music courses and a column in Seasons of life magazine. Each chapter of the book is a story about a particular classical work or composer. The list includes Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Schubert and many others. In general, the author managed to systematize the 600-year history of Western European music. There are QR codes in the text β with their help, you can listen to the compositions mentioned in the text.
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If you want to learn more about digital music piracy, the book by American journalist Stephen Witt is the best one. This is a dramatic story about how technology has affected the music market. The author begins his story with the advent of the MP3 format, and then takes readers to a CD manufacturing plant in North Carolina, where one of the employees "leaked" more than 2 thousand albums. Witt will also talk about the life of pirate groups on the dark web. How Music Went Free is written in simple, engaging language, resulting in more of a detective story than non-fiction.
The book does not have a translation into Russian, but this is not required. Contact High is a photo book that tells the XNUMX year history of hip hop from the perspective of XNUMX photographers. It presents photographs of musicians from the late seventies to the late zero.
The author of the project is Vikki Tobak, an American journalist originally from Kazakhstan, who from an Instagram account in 2016. But after a year of his work at the Photoville exhibition in Brooklyn and published as a book. Under the cover you can find photos of Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Eminem and other famous artists. Book in Time Magazine's 25 Best Photobooks of 2018.
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