Like other major music genres, ska reflects, and reacts to the genesis and migration from its Afro-Caribbean roots and colonial origins to the shores of England and back across the Atlantic to the United States. Without ska, there would be no reggae or Bob Marley, no British pun…
An eighteen-year-old Moroccan who loves Black Sabbath. A twenty-two-year-old rapper from the Gaza Strip. A young Lebanese singer who quotes Bob Marley's "Redemption Song." They are as representative of the world of Islam today as the conservatives and extremists we see every nig…
A profile of the late performing artist by his brother traces their shared childhoods, Michael's meteoric rise to fame, the scandals that overshadowed his career, and the private dynamics behind his public persona and tragic early death
Beskriver grundlæggeren af Pink Floyd, Syd Barretts liv, og hans obsession med at indtage LSD der var med til at slutte hans karriere og gøre ham gal og utilregnelig.
Edward Said's first book of literary criticism since 1993.
A story about the world as seen through the eyes of a songwriter, written from deep within the country music industry, spanning five decades
A portrait of the life, career, and milieu of the master composer describes the special challenges he faced as a gifted artist in the face of personal, historical, political, and cultural factors, in a volume that shares insight into his compositional methods through recreations…
Letters from prison, songs, poems, and courtroom statements, plus tributes to the punk band that shook the world
An autobiography of a musician who, as a founding member of the avant-garde group Throbbing Gristle and electronic pioneers Chris & Cosey, has consistently challenged the boundaries of music over the past four decades
