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Filled with more than 250 images of artists including Ice Cube, The
Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Naughty by Nature, Public Enemy, 50
Cent, N.W.A, Snoop Dogg, Lil' Kim, Flavor Flav, Lauren Hill, Queen
Latifah, TLC, many that have never before been published, this book
is set to become the new hip-hop photography bible With exclusive,
behind-the-scenes access, preeminent photographer Brother Ernie
captures the last four decades of the evolution of hip-hop--the
styles that grew from it, and the artists who shaped it. Complete
with Brother Ernie's personal anecdotes of time spent with
subjects, and stories behind the photographs, Hip-Hop at the End of
the World shares intimate moments from the most important era of
hip-hop. After picking up a camera in the 1973 to document the
graffiti art that dominated New York City, Ernest Paniccioli
started his journey of whole-heartedly capturing the scene during
the most fertile years of hip-hop. Always armed with a 35mm camera,
he successfully photographed nearly every rapper of note since the
genre's inception, making him the go-to photographer for magazines
like Word Up and Rap Masters. Hip Hop at the End of the World is a
carefully curated selection of photographs from Brother Ernie's
extensive archives, celebrating over 40 years of swag in one of the
most complete records of the most crucial movements in American
music.
The Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera takes listeners on a
road trip through the American South, with stops along mean old
highways and soul-sucking swamps, iconic recording studios and
doomed chartered jets, and even Heaven and Hell. Along the way, the
Truckers attempt to untangle the mess that is southern history by
exploring the contradictory, dualistic nature of the region. Like
twin paths intersecting and diverging before meeting again, the
opera's libretto focuses on the lives of two bands: the fictional
Betamax Guillotine, a stand-in for the Truckers themselves, and
Southern rock gods Lynyrd Skynyrd. Rien Fertel takes us for a ride
along the Truckers' winding road through the opera's Southlands, a
region filled with youthful rockstar aspirations, fatal crashes,
the wreckage of one band gone too soon, and the ambitions of
another wrestling with the great hope and tragedy that is America.
In the early nineties, a group of disaffected and fiercely
political young men from the Welsh valleys exploded onto a British
music scene still in thrall to rave and acid house.It was the
legendary photographer Kevin Cummins who captured James, Sean,
Richey and Nicky in their most uncompromising, glam-fixated early
years. Assassinated Beauty is a unique record of a band on a
mission to reclaim rock and roll through literature, image and
thrilling guitar pop. Working at the NME and already famous for his
association with the classic images of Joy Division, The Smiths and
Stone Roses, Cummins was the ideal photographer to capture the
essence of a band who understood and manipulated androgynous and
decadent imagery. These photographs document the period just before
the release of Generation Terrorists (1992) up to Holy Bible (1995)
and the subsequent disappearance of guitarist and lyricist, Richey
Edwards. A revealing mix of studio shots and never-seen-before
behind-the-scenes photographs and the ultimate portrait of one of
the last great British rock and roll bands.
Following the outstanding success of book 1, Popular Voiceworks 2
is a second collection of jazzy and popular songs in the highly
practical Voiceworks format. Packed with songs in a huge range of
styles, the collection provides exciting new material written by
the authors as well as choral arrangements of favourites such as
'Ain't no stoppin' us now', 'Feelin' good', and 'Bang the drum all
day'. The accompanying CDs include stylish performances of all the
songs, together with backings for most. This all adds up to a
fabulous resource for all young and young-at-heart singing groups!
As a performer, songwriter and actor, Will Oldham has carved a
singular path through the worlds of indie folk and cinema. Now the
critically acclaimed, enigmatic artist presents his life's work:
the lyrics to more than two hundred songs spanning the 1980s to the
present, each with annotations that impart new meaning to his
music. Oldham's aphoristic meditations-on death, patience and
turning carelessness into a virtue-are, like his lyrics, profound,
earthy and often funny. They reveal flashes of Oldham's philosophy,
the sources and circumstances that inspired his lyrics and the
literary ambition of his songwriting. Separated from their aural
form, Oldham's lyrics become a new kind of poetry-candid, awkward
and wise-with influences as diverse as Rabindranath Tagore and The
Mekons. A book that will delight his longtime fans and inspire
young songwriters, Songs of Love and Horror reveals an artist who
has captured extraordinary poetry in music despite being "a
stranger among my own language".
In 1965, photographer Jerry Schatzberg, already well-established in
the field due to his fashion and portrait photography for various
publications, such as Vogue, Esquire and Life, listened to Bob
Dylan for the first time. He had been hearing about the singer for
close to three years; two friends were especially dogged and would
ask him every time they spoke if he had heard the music yet.
Finally, feeling obligated to them for their persistency, he
listened and understood immediately why Dylan was inspiring such
passionate excitement. Shortly thereafter, Schatzberg was
photographing a job in his studio and had some fortuitous company.
Famed music journalist Al Aronowitz and disc jockey Scott Ross were
discussing Dylan and a recent performance they had seen of his.
Half listening to their conversation, he volunteered that he'd like
to photograph the singer if given the chance. Dylan's new wife (one
of the friends mentioned above) called the following day and gave
him an open invitation to the studio where he was currently
recording 'Highway 61 Revisited'. Excited and curious, Schatzberg
set off the very next day for the studio, exactly six days after
the seminal Newport Folk Festival set where Dylan went electric and
was collectively booed. Schatzberg received a warm welcome from the
singer, who immediately sat him down to listen to what he had been
recording that day. Dylan gave him free rein of the studio once he
started shooting and the images that emerged from that day make
obvious the comfortable and relaxed atmosphere that was already
brewing between photographer and subject. Considering Dylan's
almost-universal dislike of journalists (and by extension
photographers), this was a completely unprecedented situation, one
that Schatzberg took seriously. That almost-instant trust and
rapport quickly grew into a friendship and they are part of the
reason Schatzberg's sittings with Dylan work so successfully and
are so important. Dylan is relaxed, he's funny, he takes the props
that the photographer gives him and has fun with them - he's
obviously not taking himself too seriously. Working and socialising
together, Schatzberg would eventually do nine more photo shoots
with Dylan from 1965-6, arguably the singer's most creative period,
and capture the (now) Nobel laureate during one of the most pivotal
moments in music history. Part of their uniqueness is their basic
broad range of intimate and public locations: music and photography
studios, live performances and street portraits. But more than
that, each session (including the one for possibly his greatest
album, 'Blonde on Blonde') says something different about Dylan,
the man and the musician, and manages to perfectly capture the many
facets of one of the most unique, complex and mysterious
individuals of all time.
for soprano solo, SATB, piano, bass, drums and optional alto
saxophone Will Todd's Mass in Blue is a dynamic, uplifting, and
highly popular jazz setting of the Latin mass. The work features
driving grooves and blues harmonies, with provision for short piano
solos (notated or improvised) and great moments of musical
interplay between soprano soloist and choir. The Jazz Trio Set
includes parts for piano (with chord symbols), bass (with chord
symbols), drum kit (fully notated), and optional alto saxophone.
Few have combined the music with a message in such a radical way as
the Jamaican born superstar. The best of Marley's work conveys
elements of his social background and religious and political
experience. To fully appreciate his legacy, it is vital to explore
his songs, with their attendant themes, stories, nuances and
characters. This book is the first comprehensive, biographical
examination of the huge output of material unleashed on a
succession of superb singles and albums delivered by Bob Marley
& The Wailers. It looks at the background, circumstances and
significance of each song from the early 1960s right up until
Marley's untimely death in May 1981.
As heard on BBC 6 Music with Shaun Keveny, BBC Radio 5 Live and
Talk Radio with Eamonn Holmes The age of the rock star, like the
age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the
rock star lives on in our imaginations. What did we see in them?
Swagger. Recklessness. Sexual charisma. Damn-the-torpedoes
self-belief. A certain way of carrying themselves. Good hair.
Interesting shoes. Talent we wished we had. What did we want of
them? To be larger than life but also like us. To live out their
songs. To stay young forever. No wonder many didn't stay the
course. In Uncommon People, David Hepworth zeroes in on defining
moments and turning points in the lives of forty rock stars from
1955 to 1995, taking us on a journey to burst a hundred myths and
create a hundred more. As this tribe of uniquely motivated nobodies
went about turning themselves into the ultimate somebodies, they
also shaped us, our real lives and our fantasies. Uncommon People
isn't just their story. It's ours as well.
for SSAA, piano, and optional bass and drum kit The Nidaros Jazz
Mass draws on a variety of jazz styles to present a fun and
innovative setting of the Latin Missa brevis. With a gentle Kyrie,
funky Gloria, ballad-like Sanctus, laid-back Benedictus, and
passionate Agnus Dei, this work breathes new life into familiar
words, perfectly combining the contemporary with the ancient. The
stylistic piano part can be played as written or serve as a guide,
and an optional bass and drum kit part is available separately for
jazz trio accompaniment. Ideal for all upper-voice choirs, the
Nidaros Jazz Mass will make a groovy and soulful addition to any
concert programme. This work was commissioned by the Nidaros
Cathedral Girls' Choir of Trondheim, Norway.
From bestselling biographer Sean Smith comes the fascinating and
tumultuous true story behind Sir Tom Jones, the nation's treasure,
sage of The Voice and living music legend. Celebrating his 75th
birthday this year, Tom Jones' life has been an unforgettable
rollercoaster ride. From starting out in a little Welsh mining town
where he married his sweetheart at just 16, who could have known
that seven years later he would go on to become a major musical hit
that would propel him to Bel Air? Through intimate interviews,
Smith uncovers all this and more, including the years Tom spent as
little more than a Vegas lounge singer, before being rediscovered
in the late `80s and becoming a maestro on the music scene once
again. As revealing as it is entertaining, this is the definitive
story of a great talent who is showing no signs of slowing down.
(Book). In 1964-1965, Larry Kane was the only American reporter,
broadcast or newspaper, to travel with the Fab Four on every stop
of their North American tour. In Ticket to Ride, Kane tells the
story of what it was like to literally live with the four young men
who would leave an indelible mark on contemporary music. Weaving in
the voices of the Beatles themselves and covering the electrifying
action of the road-the performances, the mischief, and all the
players who cropped up along the way during those key years that
catapulted the Beatles to major success Ticket to Ride is unlike
any other book on the Beatles. The story is told from the
perspective of a seasoned journalist, who at the time of the tour
was just coming into his own in a nation that was bracing for the
Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and a radical shift in
rock-and-roll music. Twenty-one and eager to cover "big news," Kane
unknowingly was in the process of covering one of the biggest music
events in history. Ticket to Ride is an inside account of these
exciting years during the career of the band that redefined rock
and roll. A must-have for Beatles fans, this paperback edition
includes a foreword by the legendary Dick Clark, a CD of bonus
interview material, rare photographs, and an appendix detailing
tour schedules.
From 'Eight Miles High' to 'Empire State of Mind', from Mississippi
to Mali and from Ella Fitzgerald to Elton John, 1001 Songs You Must
Hear Before You Die picks through nearly a century of music to
bring you an inspiring selection of some of the greatest recordings
ever made. Each entry in this wonderfully browsable book tells the
story of a great song. Find out what inspired the songwriter, what
makes the track so enduring, which songs it influenced in turn and
which cover version to listen out for. You will also pick up a
wealth of fascinating trivia along the way. What links Lead Belly,
Lonnie Donegan and 'Black Betty'? Whose gravestone inspired Phil
Spector's first hit? And for which song did Johnny Rotten replace
the singer from Def Leppard? Read on and find out. Love your music?
Then you need 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die in your life.
"The days of poets moping around castle steps wearing black capes
is over. The poets of today are amplified." -- LEONARD COHEN
Picking up where Samuel Johnson left off more than two centuries
ago, Ray Robertson's Lives of the Poets (with Guitars) offers up an
amplified gathering of thirteen portraits of rock & roll,
blues, folk, and alt-country's most inimitable artists. Irreverent
and riotous, Robertson explores the "greater or lesser heat" with
which each musician shaped their genre, while offering absorbing
insight into their often tumultuous lives. Includes essays on Gene
Clark, Ronnie Lane, The Ramones, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Townes Van
Zandt, Little Richard, Alan Wilson, Willie P. Bennett, Gram
Parsons, Hound Dog Taylor, Paul Siebel, Willis Alan Ramsey, and
John Hartford.
It was a scene that had many names: some original members referred
to themselves as punks, others, new romantics, new wavers, the
bats, or the morbids. "Goth" did not gain lexical currency until
the late 1980s. But no matter what term was used, "postpunk"
encompasses all the incarnations of the 1980s alternative movement.
"Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace "is a visual and oral history of
the first decade of the scene. Featuring interviews with both the
performers and the audience to capture the community on and off
stage, the book places personal snapshots alongside professional
photography to reveal a unique range of fashions, bands, and
scenes.
A book about the music, the individual, and the creativity of a
worldwide community rather than theoretical definitions of a
subculture, "Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace" considers a subject
not often covered by academic books. Whether you were part of the
scene or are just fascinated by different modes of expression, this
book will transport you to another time and place.
A no-holds-barred look into the remarkable life and career of the
prolific musician, songwriter, and producer behind Eurythmics and
dozens of pop hits. Dave Stewart's life has been a wild ride-one
filled with music, constant reinvention, and the never-ending drive
to create. Growing up in industrial northern England, he left home
for the gritty London streets of the seventies, where he began
collaborating and performing with various musicians, including a
young waitress named Annie Lennox. The chemistry between Stewart
and Lennox was undeniable, and an intense romance developed. While
their passion proved too much offstage, they thrived musically and
developed their own sound. They called themselves Eurythmics and
launched into global stardom with the massively popular album Sweet
Dreams (Are Made of This). For the first time, Stewart shares the
incredible, high-octane stories of his life in music-the
drug-fueled adventures, the A-list collaborations and
relationships, and the creative process that brought us
blockbusters from Eurythmics like " Here Comes the Rain Again" and
"Would I Lie to You" as well as Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here
No More," No Doubt's "Underneath It All," Golden Globe winner "Old
Habits Die Hard" with Mick Jagger, and many more. From great
friendships and creative partnerships including the group
SuperHeavy along with Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley, and A. R.
Rahman, to inspired performances and intimate moments in the
studio-Stewart highlights the musicians he admires and calls
friends, from Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Elton John, George Harrison,
and Ringo Starr to Bono, Bon Jovi, and Katy Perry. With a
behind-the-scenes look at Stewart's innovative endeavors that keep
him on the cutting-edge of the music business, Sweet Dreams Are
Made of This is a one-of-a-kind portrait of the creative heart of
one of its most gifted and enterprising contributors.
Someday I'm Gonna Rent This Town! is a peek behind the musical
curtain, written with humor and truth, revealing the struggles and
glories of life as a hit songwriter. From Eddie Rabbitt's, "I Love
a Rainy Night," to Dr. Hook's, "When You're in Love With a
Beautiful Woman," the creative process is laid bare for all to see.
Welcome to the odd world of Even Stevens. How does a preacher's kid
from a small farm town arrive in a beat-up mail truck with 40 bucks
in his pocket, survive on the cold, lonesome streets of Nashville,
and end up a BMI "Songwriter of the Century"? Even Stevens pulls
back the curtain for a peek at the music business in his book
Someday I'm Gonna Rent This Town!, revisiting the rejection, false
promises, inspiring creative characters, and money-grubbing scum
suckers he met along the way: the drugged up record label exec, the
Tina Turner "mistake," Clint Eastwood, and more. From his "Hippy"
days in San Francisco to creating hit songs, the world of an
aspiring songwriter is laid bare for all to see. Welcome to the odd
world of Even Stevens.
`It's a hip-hop bible' Ghostface Killah, Wutang Clan In Hip Hop
Raised Me. (R) , DJ Semtex examines the crucial role of hip-hop in
society today, and reflects on the huge influence it has had on his
own life, and the lives of many others, filling in the gaps of
education that school left behind, providing inspiration and
purpose to generation after generation of disaffected youths.
Taking a thematic approach and featuring seminal interviews he has
conducted with key hip-hop artists, Semtex traces the
characteristics and influence of hip-hop from its origins in the
early 1970s with DJ Kool Herc's Block parties in the South Bronx,
through its breakthrough to the mainstream and advent of gangsta
rap in the late 1980s, with artists such as Run DMC, Public Enemy
and Ice T, to the impact of contemporary artists and the global
industry that is hip-hop today. Hip-hop artists have gone from
hustlers to successful entrepreneurs and businessmen. Hip-hop has
come of age.
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