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The definitive history of the acid house explosion and its reverberations across popular culture,  Adventures In Wonderland has been out of print for more than 20 years. This new edition ha …

The book consists of three parts. The first is the background story providing a detailed context surrounding the writing of the works. It also gives details of methodology and the origins of each wor …

Queen Ida, Danny Poullard, documentary filmmaker Les Blank, Chris Strachwitz, and Arhoolie Records. These are names that are familiar to many fans of Cajun music and zydeco, and they have one other t …

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 …

The Sex Pistols’ story is one of opportunity and outrage; arising from the chaotic slums of the punk movement, Jonny Rotten and Sid Vicious typified the anarchy and anger of their generation like non …

A new and fascinating biography of the most outstanding composer in musical history, covering Bach’s earliest efforst in Eisenach, his cultural inheritance, his series of posts as organist or musicia …

In Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland, Árni Heimir Ingólfsson provides a striking account of the dramatic career of Iceland’s iconic composer. Leifs (1899–1968) was the first Icelander to …

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 …

R.E.M., the most acclaimed American group of their generation, disbanded in September 2011 with their idealism and dignity intact. In this, the final edition of his best-selling R.E.M. biography, Ton …

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 …