Music Reviews & Criticism

Categorizing Sound addresses the relationship between categories of music and categories of people, particularly how certain ways of organizing sou...

In the early 1800s, Rossinis operas permeated Italian culture, from the opera house to myriad arrangements heard in public and private. But after R...

Malcolm Forsyth (19362011) was a musical legend: a much-loved composer, performer, teacher, and mentor. Reflections on Malcolm Forsyth presents a c...

The discourse of Victorian liberalism has long been explored by scholars of literature, with reference to politics, ethics and aesthetics. Yet litt...

In the contemporary world, voices are caught up in fundamentally different realms of discourse, practice, and culture: between sounding and nonsoun...

In the contemporary world, voices are caught up in fundamentally different realms of discourse, practice, and culture: between sounding and nonsoun...

This definitive guide includes a unique chapter-by-chapter playlist for the reader. Jazz: A Beginners Guide is a lively and highly accessible int...

Film has shaped modern society in part by changing its cultures of memory. Film, Music, Memory reveals that this change has rested in no small meas...

Film has shaped modern society in part by changing its cultures of memory. Film, Music, Memory reveals that this change has rested in no small meas...

The meaning of Bob Dylans songs has long been debated by fans, critics and academics. When, in 2016, Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literatur...

From the ashes of Nirvana, Dave Grohl rose as a one-man band with a self-titled album: Foo Fighters. Now, almost 30 years on, and having recruited ...

This signature limited edition numbered and autographed on the first page by Merri Cyr! Available only as a pre-publication order for a limited tim...

When Derek Coller decided to pay tribute to his late friend - the author, biographer, discographer and researcher, Bert Whyatt - he looked for a co...

By June 1993, when Washington, D.C.s Fugazi released their third full-length album In on the Kill Taker, the quartet was reaching a thunderous peak...

Nevermind, Achtung Baby, Use Your Illusion 1&2 the 90s saw some classic albums produced by artists such as Nirvana, U2, Gun n Roses and Red Ho...

From muddy fields to rock legends, Woodstock to Glastonbury, folk to dance, this book celebrates the greatest music festivals of all time. Explore ...

Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Rock & Roll Hall of FameWinner of the American Book Award, Before Columbus FoundationWinner of...

2020 IPPY Awards Gold Medali, Great Lakes Best Regional NonfictionRelying on oral histories, hundreds of rare photographs, and original music revie...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press'' new open access publishing program for monographs...

From scouring flea markets and eBay to maxing out their credit cards, record collectors will do just about anything to score a long-sought-after al...

From scouring flea markets and eBay to maxing out their credit cards, record collectors will do just about anything to score a long-sought-after al...

When rock n roll emerged in the 1950s, ministers denounced it from their pulpits and Sunday school teachers warned of the musics demonic origins. T...