Cambridge University Press, April 1996. Hardcover. Since its original publication in 1930, Henry Cowell's New Musical Resources has become recognized as one of the few seminal technical studies to be written by a twentieth-century composer. In 1971, Virgil Thomson hailed it as a classic. For this new edition, David Nicholls..... More
Harper, September 2013. Hardcover. Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker is the first installment in the long-awaited portrait of one of the most talented and influential musicians of the twentieth century, from Stanley Crouch, one of the foremost authorities on jazz and culture in America. Throughout..... More
It Books, April 2011. Trade Paperback. In this candid autobiography, Cherie Currie--the original lead singer of '70s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways--powerfully recounts her years in the band, her friendship with guitarist Joan Jett, and her struggle with drugs. An intense, behind-the-scenes look at rock music in the gritty..... More
It Books, March 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. In this candid autobiography, Cherie Currie--the original lead singer of '70s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways--powerfully recounts her years in the band, her friendship with guitarist Joan Jett, and her struggle with drugs. An intense, behind-the-scenes look at rock music in the..... More
Let's Dance Corp, January 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Folio in jacket. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine. There is a short note from Let's Dance publishing regarding the index on pink paper laid in. Clean, solid & without notes or markings or stains. More
Alfred A. Knopf, February 1984. Paper Back. {10 & 1/2' x 12'} First/first US paperback. Mild shelf wear. Unfortunate musty odor. Some highlighting within the list of sessions pp. 189 to 191, the 'sessionography'. [192 pages]. More
Bloomsbury Academic, September 2023. Paper Back. Everyone wanted Madonna's 1992 album Erotica to be a scandal. In the midst of a culture war, conservatives wanted it to be proof of the decline of family values. The target of conservative loathing, gay men reeling from the AIDS epidemic wanted it to..... More
University of Chicago Press, May 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. The club is run-down and dimly lit. Onstage, a black singer croons and weeps of heartbreak, fighting back the tears. Wisps of smoke curl through the beam of a single spotlight illuminating the performer. For any music lover, that image captures..... More
Treehouse Books, Glasgow, June 1997. Stapled Soft Cover. 16mo. Damp stained. More
Arthur Fields Books, Inc., January 1973. Hardcover. Octavo. In DJ with mild darkening along edge with creasing to laminate coating. Front flap is not clipped. Quarter bound: purple cloth covered spine with white lettering & mauve paper covered boards. Fading along edges, top, bottom, front & back. Heavy spotting/foxing front..... More
Gotham, August 2008. Hardcover. From the "New York Times" bestselling author, the complete story of the last rock supergroup? from their drugfueled blast-off in the 1980s to the turbulent life of legendary singer Axl Rose and his fifteen-year, multi-million dollar effort to make the perfect hardrock album. With 90 million..... More
Dragon's World Ltd, January 1977. Oversize Softcover. Cover pulling away in rear; otherwise, good, solid condition with lightly creased covers. More
Promolane, January 2015. Hardcover. 9' x 13'; folio. Pictorial boards issued without dustjacket. Very good overall. More
Bloomsbury Academic, November 2021. Paper Back. More than 40 years after her death, the legend of Maria Callas, "La Divina Assoluta," remains unsurpassed. Much has been written about her sensational opera career and fraught private life, from her definitive mastery of iconic opera roles to her love affairs and tantrums..... More
Random House Trade Paperbacks, March 2023. Paper Back. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A beautifully written, witty memoir that is also an immersive exploration of classical music--its power, its meanings, and what it can teach us about ourselves--from the MacArthur "Genius" Grant-winning pianist LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL -..... More
Pelican / Penguin Books, January 1968. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback, reprint. Previous reader's name written in ballpoint inside first pape near top edge. Edgewear & chipping. [208 pages]. More
Broadway Books, March 2006. Trade Paperback. An engrossing and intimate portrait of the Oklahoma-based psychedelic pop band the Flaming Lips, cult heroes to millions of indie-rock fans. In July 2002, the Flaming Lips released an ambitious album called Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, which merged elements of orchestral pop, electronic..... More
Thunder's Mouth Press, October 2005. Paper Back. Now in an easy-to-handle format, this new edition of The Book of Rock is fully updated with fantastic new, varied and talented acts from across the musical spectrum. In the most comprehensive encyclopedia of rock and roll to date, guitar heroes rub shoulders..... More
Da Capo Press, April 2017. Paper Back. Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it's never been told before. John Doe of the legendary band X and co-author Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of..... More
The University of Chicago Press, January 1939. Oversized Hardcover. Folio. No jacket. Clean interior. More
Little, Brown, October 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. First/first. Octavo. In dustjacket, sun-tanned margins & darkened spine. 3/4-inch tear bottom edge of rear jacket panel. Front flap not clipped. Quarter bound: black paper covered spine with silver lettering & purple textured paper covered boards with blind stamped Little Brown colophon center..... More
Rare Bird Books, April 2014. Trade Paperback. Musician, producer, manager, rock journalist, indie label executive, Southern California native Bruce Duff has seen and been a part of more rock 'n' roll fantasies come to life than the average guy with long hair and a penchant for living the dream. From..... More
Atria, December 2008. Paper Back. Jermaine Dupri has reached modern-day mythical status in the music industry. He is the power behindthe music of top artists including Mariah Carey, Usher, Lil Jon, and Janet Jackson. At the age of sixteen, Jermaine Dupri had discovered the child rap duo Kris Kross; by..... More
Sublime Frequencies, 2017. Cloth. Like new; still in shrink wrap. Book with 2-CDs. etc. More
