Author: Daniel Blythe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
An indispensable guide to the best - and the worst - pop music of the 1980s.
The Encyclopaedia of Classic 80s Pop
Author: Daniel Blythe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
An indispensable guide to the best - and the worst - pop music of the 1980s.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
An indispensable guide to the best - and the worst - pop music of the 1980s.
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music
Author: Colin Larkin
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Whatever you were doing and listening to during the eighties, THE VIRGIN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EIGHTIES MUSIC will bring it all back. All the facts and informed opinions on the artists who made that decade's musical history are contained in this single volume, distilled from THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC, the world's leading reference on rock and pop history.
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Whatever you were doing and listening to during the eighties, THE VIRGIN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EIGHTIES MUSIC will bring it all back. All the facts and informed opinions on the artists who made that decade's musical history are contained in this single volume, distilled from THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC, the world's leading reference on rock and pop history.
The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music
Author: Colin Larkin
Publisher: Virgin Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Remember the 80's? The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80's Music is a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of the most fragmented and frequently maligned decade in the history of popular music. Here are 1000 entries on the bands, musicians, songwriters, producers and record labels - everyone who had a significant impact on the development of rock and pop music in those ten years, from the New Romantics who brought colour and image to fill the gap left by punk and the new wave, to the stadium acts who provided a launch pad for Live Aid, to the myriad variations of house and techno spawned in the latter half of the Eighties. As well as all the giants of the period the encyclopedia has the range and depth to include artists who flourished briefly and yet were quintessential to the decade. A perfect mix of fact and informed opinion contained in one single volume, distilled from the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, universally acclaimed as the world's leading source of reference on rock and pop history. Informed, infatuating and invaluable.
Publisher: Virgin Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Remember the 80's? The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80's Music is a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of the most fragmented and frequently maligned decade in the history of popular music. Here are 1000 entries on the bands, musicians, songwriters, producers and record labels - everyone who had a significant impact on the development of rock and pop music in those ten years, from the New Romantics who brought colour and image to fill the gap left by punk and the new wave, to the stadium acts who provided a launch pad for Live Aid, to the myriad variations of house and techno spawned in the latter half of the Eighties. As well as all the giants of the period the encyclopedia has the range and depth to include artists who flourished briefly and yet were quintessential to the decade. A perfect mix of fact and informed opinion contained in one single volume, distilled from the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, universally acclaimed as the world's leading source of reference on rock and pop history. Informed, infatuating and invaluable.
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Author: Colin Larkin
Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN: 0857125958
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 4183
Book Description
This text presents a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on popular music, from the early 20th century to the present day.
Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN: 0857125958
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 4183
Book Description
This text presents a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on popular music, from the early 20th century to the present day.
The Guinness Who's who of Jazz
Author: Colin Larkin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The Totally Awesome 80s Pop Music Trivia Book
Author: Michael-Dante Craig
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595170102
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Totally Awesome 80s! If you can name all the members of Duran Duran, lip synch with perfection to a song by Milli Vanilli, or out-dance Madonna in her “Lucky Star” music video, then this is the perfect book for you! It’s all here, from a-ha to ZZ Top. So, slip on your leg warmers or your “Frankie Says Relax” shirt, open a can of New Coke, and put on a Culture Club CD, it’s time to take a trip back to the Wild and Wacky 80s, the most totally awesome decade of all time! Open up this book and you’re sure to have a gnarly good time!!!
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595170102
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Totally Awesome 80s! If you can name all the members of Duran Duran, lip synch with perfection to a song by Milli Vanilli, or out-dance Madonna in her “Lucky Star” music video, then this is the perfect book for you! It’s all here, from a-ha to ZZ Top. So, slip on your leg warmers or your “Frankie Says Relax” shirt, open a can of New Coke, and put on a Culture Club CD, it’s time to take a trip back to the Wild and Wacky 80s, the most totally awesome decade of all time! Open up this book and you’re sure to have a gnarly good time!!!
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
Author:
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826463215
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
‘This is an extraordinary achievement and it will become an absolutely vital and trusted resource for everyone working in the field of popular music studies. Even more broadly, anyone interested in popular music or popular music culture more generally will enjoy - and find many uses for - the wealth of information and insight captured in this volume.' Lawrence Grossberg, Morris Davis Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The first comprehensive reference work on popular music of the world Contributors are the world's leading popular music scholars Includes extensive bibliographies, discographies, sheet music listings and filmographies. Popular music has been a major force in the world since the nineteenth century. With the advent of electronic and advanced technology it has become ubiquitous. This is the first volume in a series of encyclopedic works covering popular music of the world. Consisting of some 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world. Entries range between 250 and 5000 words, and is arranged in two Parts: Part 1: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covering the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music. Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided. For more information visit the website at: www.continuumpopmusic.com
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826463215
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
‘This is an extraordinary achievement and it will become an absolutely vital and trusted resource for everyone working in the field of popular music studies. Even more broadly, anyone interested in popular music or popular music culture more generally will enjoy - and find many uses for - the wealth of information and insight captured in this volume.' Lawrence Grossberg, Morris Davis Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The first comprehensive reference work on popular music of the world Contributors are the world's leading popular music scholars Includes extensive bibliographies, discographies, sheet music listings and filmographies. Popular music has been a major force in the world since the nineteenth century. With the advent of electronic and advanced technology it has become ubiquitous. This is the first volume in a series of encyclopedic works covering popular music of the world. Consisting of some 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world. Entries range between 250 and 5000 words, and is arranged in two Parts: Part 1: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covering the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music. Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided. For more information visit the website at: www.continuumpopmusic.com
Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 11
Author: David Horn
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501326104
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 937
Book Description
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501326104
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 937
Book Description
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The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music
Author: Theodore Libbey
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761136422
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
A resource on classical music provides coverage of composers, works, musical terminology, and performers, along with recommended recordings and access to an interactive Web site that allows readers to listen to sample works, techniques, and performers discussed in the reference.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761136422
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
A resource on classical music provides coverage of composers, works, musical terminology, and performers, along with recommended recordings and access to an interactive Web site that allows readers to listen to sample works, techniques, and performers discussed in the reference.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 1
Author: John Shepherd
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 184714473X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 184714473X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.