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A joyful, moving, vivid window onto the life and heart of an American icon. In the spring of 2018, Tom Piazza climbed into a 1977 Coupe De Ville with the great singer-songwriter John Prine, taking a …

A founder of the iconic band Faith No More shares his coming-of-age and out-of-the-closet story in pre–tech boom San Francisco THE ROYAL WE is a poetic survey of a time set in a magical city that onc …

Well before she married Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann was already an internationally renowned pianist, and she concertized extensively for several decades after her husband’s death. Despite being t …

French composer Maurice Ravel was described by critics as a magician, conjurer, and illusionist. Scholars have been aware of this historical curiosity, but none so far have explained why Ravel attrac …

The first biography of the composer Gérard Grisey shows how the artist’s sensuality and rigor came together to form the musical genre known as spectralism. The French composer Gérard Grisey (1946-98) …

A beautifully produced, photo-packed celebration of the beloved rock trio,  Rush at 50 examines the history of the Canadian rockers through the lens of 50 milestone events and an illustrate …

Discover the riveting life journey of Ash Jackson, an award-winning musician who turned her pain into powerful music. From her childhood dreams of fame, struggles with self-esteem, and experiences of …

When Pete Doherty was imprisoned for burgling his best friend and bandmate Carl Barat in August 2003 it seemed the light had gone out on Britain’s most exciting new band. Released early and reconcile …

In everything that we went through, all we wanted to do was sing and make it work. In this journey, we met a lot of good people, and we met people who didnt mean us any good, but we knew some of thos …

The demonization, internment, and deportation of celebrated Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Dr. Karl Muck, finally told, and placed in the context of World War I anti-German sentiment in the Unit …