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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorSilence
John Cage · 276 pages
Silence, A Year from Monday, M, Empty Words and X (in this order) form the five parts of a series of books in which Cage tries, as he says, "to find a way of writing which comes from ideas, is not about them, but which produces them." Often these writings include mesostics and essays created by subjecting the work of other writers to chance procedures using the I Ching (what Cage called "writing t
Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa
Haruki Murakami, Seiji Ozawa
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, George Grove · 874 pages
The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
John Seabrook · 338 pages
There's a reason hit songs offer such guilty pleasure--they're designed that way. Over the last two decades a new type of hit song has emerged, one that is almost inescapably catchy. Pop songs have always had a "hook," but today's songs bristle with them: a hook every seven seconds is the rule. The song machine explores what the new hits may be doing to our brains and listening habits, especially
Listen to This
Alex Ross · 366 pages
Après le succès de The Rest is Noise, le critique américain Alex Ross revient avec Listen to This, un cocktail revigorant d'essais sur la musique pop, rock, jazz et classique.
Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1981-2011, With Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes, and Miscellany
Stephen Sondheim · 453 pages
Picking up where he left off in "Finishing the Hat", Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with personal and theatre history, discussions of his collaborations, and exacting, charming dissections of his work -- both the successes and the failures.
How Music Works
David Byrne · 352 pages
The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place, and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns of adaptations and responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history and culminated in the 20th century's transformative practices.
Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Ben Greenman · 288 pages
Mo' Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's Favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip hop, and pop culture.
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
Richard Cook, Brian Morton · 1,631 pages
Slash
Slash, Anthony Bozza · 480 pages
From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.
Lennon Remembers: The Full Rolling Stone Interviews from 1970
Jann S. Wenner, John Lennon · 182 pages
"Here, available for the first time in full, are the extraordinary interviews with John Lennon conducted by Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner in 1970." "With characteristic honesty and deadpan wit, Lennon discusses the breakup of the Beatles, his favorite tracks with the group and how they were made, fellow musicians including the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, his attitude toward revolution and dru
Heaven And Hell: My Life In The Eagles (1974 2001)
Don Felder · 352 pages
The Wu-Tang Manual
The RZA, Chris Norris · 243 pages
Uses a manual format which uses a special code to understand RZA hip-hop and philosophy. Also provides information about each member of the group. Demonstrates its history and mythology, and releases the mysteries behind its earliest "dynasty."
Nico: Songs They Never Play on the Radio
James Edward Young · 222 pages
Who I Am
Pete Townshend · 538 pages
The legendary lead guitarist and principal songwriter for The Who, one of the most influential rock-and-roll bands of all time, pens his own story.
Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young · 507 pages
For the first time, legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist Neil Young offers a kaleidoscopic view of his personal life and musical creativity. He tells of his childhood in Ontario, where his father instilled in him a love for the written word; his first brush with mortality when he contracted polio at the age of five; struggling to pay rent during his early days with the Squires; traveling th
Bird Lives!: The High Life & Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker
Ross Russell · 404 pages
The Ballad of Bob Dylan: A Portrait
Daniel Mark Epstein · 496 pages
Drawn from revelatory interviews, an analysis of lyrics, and lifelong study, an in-depth, original take on one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century delves into his many accomplishments and explores his private life.
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
J. A. Fuller Maitland · 898 pages
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians: F-L
Sir George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland · 820 pages