Drawing a clear line through history and buttressing key moments with references to musical inventions, "Western History in Musical Perspective" is a knowledgeable text. With specific focus on Western development, musicologist John... Read More
Who doesn’t like a good secret history? In "Silhouettes and Shadows", Adam Steiner takes a look at a pivotal moment in the musical life of David Bowie, the 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Coming between Bowie’s... Read More
Fun and informative, "Iconic Composers" is a celebration of some of history’s greatest musical minds, packed with memorable art and lots of great trivia about fascinating artists. These fifty talented composers are diverse group, not... Read More
The tale of the legendary rock band Queen is given pictorial treatment in the handsome graphic novel "Queen in Comics". Queen maintained a perennial presence on the pop charts in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, but their path to... Read More
Bass guitarist Rose Marshack’s memoir "Play Like a Man" chronicles her experiences with the indie rock band Poster Children and with Salaryman, Poster Children’s “electronic alter-ego.” Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Marshack was... Read More
"The Yin and the Yang of It All" is an energetic musician’s memoir about the acceptance of one’s origins. John Kim Faye’s memoir The Yin and the Yang of it All chronicles his long, lasting relationships with music and his mother.... Read More
Irish singer and songwriter Paul Brady’s memoir "Crazy Dreams" is his mesmerizing account of “sleepwalking” toward folk greatness. Born and raised in a gray space between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to parents from... Read More
Long before they became Hall of Fame rockers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were misfit teenagers on a lark in Los Angeles’s chaotic alternative music scene. Hamish Duncan’s "Out in L.A." is a whirlwind chronicle of the band’s first... Read More