Tag Archives: Composers & Musicians
A Joyful Noise
by Deborah Weisgall“Weisgall’s lucid prose, her eye for detail, her ability to evoke characters and tell a story keep one turning pages.” –Los Angeles Times
Guided by Voices: A Brief History
by James Greer“Guided By Voices: A Brief History delves into [Robert Pollard’s] music and the vast circle of rock musicians which have contributed to his development….
A Drink with Shane MacGowan
by Shane MacGowan“Entertaining and shocking at the same time. . . . Informative and fun. . . . This book is really good because, in a…
Down the Highway
by Howard Sounes“Sounes [has] produced [a] fascinating and finely written account of Dylan’s life and times, while managing at the same time to provide interesting evaluations of his music and cultural contribution.” —The New Republic…
Don’t Rhyme for the Sake of Riddlin’
by Russell MyrieA rare behind-the-music look at Chuck D, Professor Griff, and Flavor Flav’s groundbreaking collective hip-hop assault that was Public Enemy—a group that fought the…
Complicated Shadows
by Graeme Thomson“Sensitive, impeccably researched account of his journey from pub-rock mediocrity in Flip City to New Wave megastardom with the Attractions and beyond.” –Time Out…
The Cello Suites
by Eric Siblin“This is one of the most extraordinary, clever, beautiful, and impeccably researched books I have read in years. A fascinating story deftly told—and, for…
Beethoven
by John Suchet“Suchet’s explanations of Beethoven’s music sing to us almost as if we could hear it. . . . [A] deeply moving, outstanding biography.” —Kirkus…
