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"Barrytown, Dublin, has something to sing about. The Commitments are spreading the gospel of the soul. Ably managed by Jimmy Rabitte, brilliantly coached by Joel 'The Lips' Fagan, their twin assault on Motown and Barrytown takes them by leaps and bounds from Paris hall to immort…
A group of working-class Irish youths with a passion for the music of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding form a rock 'n' roll band and attempt to bring soul to Dublin.
In 2012, Psy's song and music video "Gangnam Style" suddenly took the world by storm. Russell takes a look at Korea's high-energy pop music, and gives you insider's look at the groups and singers have made it to the top. With infectious melodies and high-energy fun, attractive a…
Despite the musical and social roles they play in many parts of the world, wind bands have not attracted much interest from sociologists. This text provides a sociological account of this musical universe as it stands now.
An Englishman, a Northern Irishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman walked into a recording studio, creating the Union. Commercially successful and critically acclaimed, the pioneering Indie Rock band is on the verge of breaking up. When financial disaster strikes and Scottish guitari…
An Englishman, a Northern Irishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman walked into a recording studio, creating the Union. Commercially successful and critically acclaimed, the pioneering Indie Rock band is on the verge of breaking up. When financial disaster strikes and Scottish guitari…
This novel is a love letter to the small towns of Lanarkshire in the west of Scotland in the late 1970s and early 80s as they were temporarily transformed by the endless possibilities that came out of the freefall from punk rock. Written in a series of hallucinatory first-person…
Touching on anthropology, musicology, and the history of the United States and its military, Sound the Trumpet, Beat the Drums gives a thorough and satisfying account of mounted military bands and their cultural significance.
Stemming from the tradition of rallying troops and frightening enemies, mounted bands played a unique and distinctive role in American military history. Their fascinating story within the U.S. Army unfolds in this latest book from noted music historian and former army musician B…
"Told in the words of the musicians themselves, Keeping the Beat on the Street celebrates the renewed passion and pageantry among black brass bands in New Orleans. Mick Burns introduces the people who play the music and shares their insights, showing why New Orleans is the place…
"Told in the words of the musicians themselves, Keeping the Beat on the Street celebrates the renewed passion and pageantry among black brass bands in New Orleans. Mick Burns introduces the people who play the music and shares their insights, showing why New Orleans is the place…