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Future Nostalgia: Performing David Bowie

Product Description: Although David Bowie has famously characterized himself as a "leper messiah," a more appropriate moniker might be "rock god": someone whose influence has crossed numerous sub-genres of popular and classical music and can at times seem ubiquitous...read more

By Shelton Waldrep

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9781623566920 | Bloomsbury USA Academic, October 22, 2015, cover price $100.00 | About this edition: Although David Bowie has famously characterized himself as a "leper messiah," a more appropriate moniker might be "rock god": someone whose influence has crossed numerous sub-genres of popular and classical music and can at times seem ubiquitous.

What's That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History

The musicâfront and center. The number 1 text in the market, Whatâs That Sound? treats rock as music first and foremost. New co-author Andy Flory has built on the classic strengths of the book to deliver this Third Edition, which includes revamped in-text listening guides, a four-color design, a new introductory chapter, updated material on music in the twenty-first century, and new and revised in-text features designed to help students become better listeners.

By Andrew Flory

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9780393937251 | 4th edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, February 1, 2015), cover price $103.70

9780393912043 | 3 edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, January 19, 2012), cover price $102.25 | About this edition: The musicâfront and center.

Music Lab: We Rock! A Fun Family Guide for Exploring Rock Music History

Product Description: Finally! A hip, fun and culturally relevant series of music appreciation books, perfect for modern music-loving families who want to take advantage of this era of exploding musical access! Get a personal guided tour through an amazing historical back-catalog of music that was previously unavailable...read more

By Jason Hanley

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9781592539215 | Quarry Books, January 1, 2015, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: Finally!

Roger Waters and Pink Floyd: The Concept Albums

Product Description: Beyond its elucidation and critique of traditional ânotation-centricâ musicology, this book's primary emphasis is on the negotiation and construction of meaning within the extended musical multimedia works of the classic British group Pink Floyd...read more

By Phil Rose

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9781611477603 | Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr, January 14, 2015, cover price $75.00 | About this edition: Beyond its elucidation and critique of traditional ânotation-centricâ musicology, this book's primary emphasis is on the negotiation and construction of meaning within the extended musical multimedia works of the classic British group Pink Floyd.

Feedback: The Who and Their Generation

Product Description: In Feedback: The Who and Their Generation, historian Casey Harison offers a cultural and social history of one of the most successful bands of the 1960s British Invasion. In this historically sensitive account of the superbandâs impact during its first decade, Harison describes the key role played by The Who in the formation of the âAtlantic Generationâ of rock ânâ roll fans...read more

By Casey Harison

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9781442240094 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, November 6, 2014, cover price $65.00 | About this edition: In Feedback: The Who and Their Generation, historian Casey Harison offers a cultural and social history of one of the most successful bands of the 1960s British Invasion.

Experiencing Rush: A Listener's Companion

By Durrell Bowman

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9781442231306 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, October 1, 2014, cover price $45.00

By Dave Laing (editor)

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9781472421791 | Ashgate Pub Co, October 31, 2014, cover price $104.95

So This Is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks

By Ian Curtis and Jon Savage (editor)

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9781452138459 | Chronicle Books Llc, October 14, 2014, cover price $40.00

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9780571309573 | Gardners Books, August 20, 2015, cover price $34.40

The Grey Album: Danger Mouse

Product Description: This book marks the tenth anniversary of The Grey Album. The online release and circulation of what Danger Mouse called his 'art project' was an unexpected watershed in the turn-of-the-century brawls over digital creative practice...read more

By Charles Fairchild

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9781623566609 | Bloomsbury USA Academic, September 25, 2014, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: This book marks the tenth anniversary of The Grey Album.

Channeling Elvis: How Television Saved the King of Rock 'n' Roll

Product Description: Elvis Presley was a virtual unknown when, in 1956, he strutted his stuff in front of a national television audience for the very first time. By yearâs end, following a dozen TV appearances, he was an international superstar. Over the next two decades, Elvis turned to TV whenever his career required a boost or a complete makeover...read more

By Allen J. Wiener

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9781500320072 | Createspace Independent Pub, September 25, 2014, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Elvis Presley was a virtual unknown when, in 1956, he strutted his stuff in front of a national television audience for the very first time.

Steal Away the Night: An Ozzy Osbourne Day-by-day

Product Description: Steal Away the Night: An Ozzy Osbourne Day-by-Day aims to add to the shockingly slight representation of all things Oz-man in book form with celebrated metal expert Martin Popoff plotting the crazy 30-plus-year run of rocks most adorable madman, day by day, milestone after milestone, the hirings, the firings, the rehabs and relapses, the bats, the doves, Zakk Wylde, and most seriously, the tragic death of Randy Rhoads in a fly-by prank gone wrong...read more

By Martin Popoff

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9781480364745 | Backbeat Books, July 1, 2014, cover price $39.99 | About this edition: Steal Away the Night: An Ozzy Osbourne Day-by-Day aims to add to the shockingly slight representation of all things Oz-man in book form with celebrated metal expert Martin Popoff plotting the crazy 30-plus-year run of rocks most adorable madman, day by day, milestone after milestone, the hirings, the firings, the rehabs and relapses, the bats, the doves, Zakk Wylde, and most seriously, the tragic death of Randy Rhoads in a fly-by prank gone wrong.

Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture

Product Description: Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture examines the relationship between geek culture and popular music, tracing a history from the late 1960s to the present day. The term âgeek rockâ refers to forms of popular music that celebrate all things campy, kitschy, and quirky...read more

By Victoria Willis (editor)

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9781442229754 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, August 14, 2014, cover price $65.00 | About this edition: Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture examines the relationship between geek culture and popular music, tracing a history from the late 1960s to the present day.

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9780345401335, titled "Show of Evil" | Ballantine Books, June 1, 1996, cover price $6.99 | also contains Show of Evil

Rush: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Excellence

Product Description: Rush is often referred to as a libertarian rock band, but really what the band is channeling is an Aristotelian individualism, a philosophy that strongly resonates with today's 40-somethings. This helps explain the band's resurgence in popularity, culminating in its 2013 induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...read more

By Robert Freedman

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9781628940855 | Algora Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Rush is often referred to as a libertarian rock band, but really what the band is channeling is an Aristotelian individualism, a philosophy that strongly resonates with today's 40-somethings.

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9781628940848 | Algora Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $19.95

On the History of Rock Music

Product Description: On the History of Rock Music follows the development of rock music from its origins up to the present time. It focuses on the relationship between the sound, improvisations and rhythms in particular styles, and gives specific attention to the development of rhythm...read more

By Yvetta KajanovÂ

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9783631655566 | Peter Lang Pub Inc, July 30, 2014, cover price $48.95 | About this edition: On the History of Rock Music follows the development of rock music from its origins up to the present time.

Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists

By Bob Leszczak

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9781442233218 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, July 10, 2014, cover price $35.00

Twee: The Gentle Revolution in Music, Books, Television, Fashion and Film

By Marc Spitz

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9780062213044, titled "Twee: The Gentle Revolution in Music, Books, Television, Fashion, and Film" | Harpercollins, June 3, 2014, cover price $16.99

The Rock Cover Song: Culture, History, Politics

By Doyle Greene

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9780786478095 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, March 10, 2014, cover price $35.00

Rock Music Styles: A History

By Katherine Charlton

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9780078025181 | 7 edition (McGraw-Hill Humanities Social, April 3, 2014), cover price $154.10

9780073121628 | 5th edition (McGraw-Hill Humanities Social, December 30, 2006), cover price $91.60

9780072495553 | 4 sub edition (McGraw-Hill Humanities Social, July 1, 2002), cover price $71.00

9780697340559 | 3 edition (McGraw-Hill College, April 1, 1998), cover price $48.30

9780697124937 | 2nd edition (Brown & Benchmark Pub, January 1, 1994), cover price $50.65

John Varvatos: Rock in Fashion

Product Description: In John Varvatos, the legendary designer reveals his perspective on how rock & roll music and style have influenced his own designs and fashion worldwide. Varvatosâs personally curated collection of more than 250 images are some of the most provocative ever shot by top rock photographers from the late 1960s to today, from the Rolling Stones to the Kings of Leon...read more

By John Varvatos

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9780062009791 | Harper Design Intl, October 15, 2013, cover price $60.00 | About this edition: In John Varvatos, the legendary designer reveals his perspective on how rock & roll music and style have influenced his own designs and fashion worldwide.

Philosophizing Rock Performance: Dylan, Hendrix, Bowie

By Wade Hollingshaus

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9780810884045 | Scarecrow Pr, September 12, 2013, cover price $72.00

The History of Rock and Roll

Product Description: The History of Rock and Roll (Understanding World History

By Hal Marcovitz

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9781601525987 | Referencepoint Pr Inc, August 1, 2013, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: The History of Rock and Roll (Understanding World History

The Story of Rock Music

By Matt Anniss

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9781599209692 | Smart Apple Media, August 1, 2013, cover price $31.35

Pop-rock Music: Aesthetic Cosmopolitanism in Late Modernity

Product Description: Pop music and rock music are often treated as separate genres but the distinction has always been blurred.Â Motti Regev argues that pop-rock is best understood as a single musical form defined by the use of electric and electronic instruments, amplification and related techniques...read more

By Motti Regev

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9780745661728 | Polity Pr, July 22, 2013, cover price $69.95 | About this edition: Pop music and rock music are often treated as separate genres but the distinction has always been blurred.

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9780745661735 | Polity Pr, July 1, 2013, cover price $24.95

Crossroads: How the Blues Shaped Rock 'n' Roll (And Rock Saved the Blues)

By John Milward

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9781555537449 | Northeastern Univ Pr, June 11, 2013, cover price $29.95

The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives

Product Description: The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives, edited by Helmut Staubmann, draws from a broad spectrum of sociological perspectives to contribute both to the understanding of the phenomenon Rolling Stones and to an in-depth analysis of contemporary society and culture that takes The Stones a starting point...read more

By Helmut Staubmann (editor)

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9780739176733 | Lexington Books, June 3, 2013, cover price $36.99 | About this edition: The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives, edited by Helmut Staubmann, draws from a broad spectrum of sociological perspectives to contribute both to the understanding of the phenomenon Rolling Stones and to an in-depth analysis of contemporary society and culture that takes The Stones a starting point.

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