Bestsellers
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Altamont
- The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
- By: Joel Selvin
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s....
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I was there...
- By Marcheta on 08-29-16
By: Joel Selvin
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Life in the Fast Lane
- The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway
- By: Mick Wall
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Legendary rock journalist Mick Wall delivers definitive insight into America's bestselling band of all time, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world....
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Disappointed
- By O'Fallon Doug on 03-20-24
By: Mick Wall
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- By: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times....
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Hats off to Hanif
- By Connor Mancini on 06-22-24
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
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Brothers
- By: Alex van Halen
- Narrated by: Alex van Halen
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever listened to—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.
By: Alex van Halen
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Deliver Me from Nowhere
- The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
- By: Warren Zanes
- Narrated by: Warren Zanes
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen’s hugely successful album The River should have been the hit-packed Born in the U.S.A....
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Much more than a “Making of” story…
- By W. Smith on 05-31-23
By: Warren Zanes
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How Music Works
- By: David Byrne
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman, David Byrne
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological, is now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.
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Kind of all over the place
- By Amazon Customer on 02-17-23
By: David Byrne
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Altamont
- The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
- By: Joel Selvin
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s....
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I was there...
- By Marcheta on 08-29-16
By: Joel Selvin
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Life in the Fast Lane
- The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway
- By: Mick Wall
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Legendary rock journalist Mick Wall delivers definitive insight into America's bestselling band of all time, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world....
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Disappointed
- By O'Fallon Doug on 03-20-24
By: Mick Wall
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- By: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times....
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Hats off to Hanif
- By Connor Mancini on 06-22-24
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
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Brothers
- By: Alex van Halen
- Narrated by: Alex van Halen
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever listened to—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.
By: Alex van Halen
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Deliver Me from Nowhere
- The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
- By: Warren Zanes
- Narrated by: Warren Zanes
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen’s hugely successful album The River should have been the hit-packed Born in the U.S.A....
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Much more than a “Making of” story…
- By W. Smith on 05-31-23
By: Warren Zanes
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How Music Works
- By: David Byrne
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman, David Byrne
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological, is now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.
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Kind of all over the place
- By Amazon Customer on 02-17-23
By: David Byrne
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I Don't Want to Go Home
- The Oral History of the Stone Pony
- By: Nick Corasaniti
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Jim Meskimen
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Nick Corasaniti tells the captivating oral history of the iconic music venue the Stone Pony and of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury Park, New Jersey.
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The great music and it’s a part of my generation
- By Flip Dennis on 06-19-24
By: Nick Corasaniti
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3 Shades of Blue
- Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
- By: James Kaplan
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—who came together to create the most famous and bestselling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue....
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important American History
- By VAJ on 06-06-24
By: James Kaplan
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Time's Echo
- The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
- By: Jeremy Eichler
- Narrated by: Jeremy Eichler, Sherrill Milnes
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1785, when the great German poet Friedrich Schiller penned his immortal “Ode to Joy,” he crystallized the deepest hopes and dreams of the European Enlightenment for a new era of peace and freedom, a time when millions would be embraced as equals....
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Beautiful
- By Chuck Millar, PhD on 05-18-24
By: Jeremy Eichler
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The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't
- The Story of the Roughest, Toughest, Most Hell-Raising Band to Ever Come Out of the Pacific Northwest, the Screaming Trees
- By: Barrett Martin
- Narrated by: Barrett Martin
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1992, the Screaming Trees were expected to become the next big band to come out of the Seattle music scene during the heyday of grunge. Except it never happened....
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Great storytelling. Great band. Great guys.
- By T. Lafferty on 04-03-24
By: Barrett Martin
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I Want My MTV
- The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
- By: Craig Marks, Rob Tannenbaum
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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I Want My MTV tells the story of the first decade of MTV, the golden era when MTV's programming was all videos, all the time, and kids watched religiously to see their favorite bands....
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The Most Entertaining Book of the Year
- By David on 10-24-12
By: Craig Marks, and others
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Music
- A Subversive History
- By: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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"A dauntingly ambitious, obsessively researched" (Los Angeles Times) global history of music that reveals how songs have shifted societies and sparked revolutions....
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Squeezing cherry-picked facts into a simplistic narrative
- By Erik A. Ritland on 11-24-20
By: Ted Gioia
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Play It Loud
- An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
- By: Brad Tolinski, Alan di Perna, Carlos Santana - foreword
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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By a pair of veteran music writers, an unprecedented history of the electric guitar, its explosive impact on music and culture, and the people who brought it to life....
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I liked it, didn't love it.
- By Chris on 11-16-18
By: Brad Tolinski, and others
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Goth
- A History
- By: Lol Tolhurst
- Narrated by: Lol Tolhurst, Budgie
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The co-founder of The Cure and author of Cured delivers a fascinating deep dive into the dark romanticism of Goth music, a misunderstood genre and culture....
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Love Lol
- By Sue MacQ on 03-21-24
By: Lol Tolhurst
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Our Band Could Be Your Life
- Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991
- By: Michael Azerrad
- Narrated by: Jon Wurster, Merrill Garbus, Fred Armisen, and others
- Length: 21 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan '80s - when a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other subversives reenergized American rock....
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Comprehenisve History of Some 1980s Indie Bands
- By Jeff Koeppen on 12-22-19
By: Michael Azerrad
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Making Rumours
- The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album
- By: Ken Caillat, Steve Stiefel
- Narrated by: Ken Caillat, Fred Berman
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for 31 weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy....
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Caillat Cursed With Perfect Memory
- By Private. on 02-05-13
By: Ken Caillat, and others
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Willie, Waylon, and the Boys
- How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever
- By: Brian Fairbanks
- Narrated by: Tyler Darby
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Willie, Waylon, and the Boys traces a path from Waylon Jennings’ survival on the Day the Music Died through to the Highwaymen and on to the current creative and commercial explosion of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell, and the Highwomen....
By: Brian Fairbanks
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Promise That You Will Sing About Me
- The Power and Poetry of Kendrick Lamar
- By: Miles Marshall Lewis
- Narrated by: Larry Herron, Miles Marshall Lewis
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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A stunning, in-depth look at the power and poetry of one of the most consequential rappers of our time....
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I want my credit back
- By EFar on 10-15-21
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There Was Nothing You Could Do
- Bruce Springsteen's “Born in the U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
- By: Steven Hyden
- Narrated by: Steven Hyden
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 4, 1984, Columbia Records issued what would become one of the best-selling and most impactful rock albums of all time. An instant classic, Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. would prove itself to be a landmark not only for the man who made it, but rock music in general.
By: Steven Hyden
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- By: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
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Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic - acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world....
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An Exciting Opportunity Missed
- By Kindle Customer on 02-02-15
By: Ted Gioia
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Smash!
- Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion
- By: Ian Winwood
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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With astounding access to all the key players of the time, including members of Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, and many others, music writer Ian Winwood at last gives the significant, substantive, and compelling story of '90s punk rock its due....
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Horrible narrator
- By Robert Mennona on 05-05-19
By: Ian Winwood
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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?
- The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
- By: Chris Payne
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Chris Abell
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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An energetic and explosive oral history examining emo’s pop culture takeover from 1999-2008, featuring exclusive interviews with My Chemical Romance’s Mikey Way and Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump....
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I REALLY Wanted to Like This
- By Fuzz414 on 08-18-23
By: Chris Payne
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The Silver Snarling Trumpet
- The Birth of the Grateful Dead—The Lost Manuscript of Robert Hunter
- By: Robert Hunter, John Mayer, Dennis McNally, and others
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Discovered at last, the legendary lost manuscript of Grateful Dead co-founder and primary lyricist Robert Hunter, written in the early 1960s—a wry, richly observed, and enlightening remembrance of “the scene” in Palo Alto that gave rise to an incredible partnership of Hunter and Jerry Garcia.
By: Robert Hunter, and others
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Tune In
- The Beatles: All These Years
- By: Mark Lewisohn
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 43 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Tune In is the first volume of All These Years - a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy....
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Insanely great
- By Tad Davis on 12-17-13
By: Mark Lewisohn
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Original Gangstas
- The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
- By: Ben Westhoff
- Narrated by: J.D. Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur....
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Very Informative and well told
- By guyzilla on 02-19-17
By: Ben Westhoff
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Major Labels
- A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
- By: Kelefa Sanneh
- Narrated by: Kelefa Sanneh
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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An epic achievement and a huge delight, the entire history of popular music over the past 50 years refracted through the big genres that have defined and dominated it: rock, R&B, country, punk, hip-hop, dance music, and pop....
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Pure Pleasure Cultural History
- By A. Yerkes on 11-09-21
By: Kelefa Sanneh
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s
- By: Rob Harvilla
- Narrated by: Rob Harvilla
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes listeners through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefinable decade....
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My Personal View-Harvilla Rules!
- By Qtsbuster on 11-18-23
By: Rob Harvilla
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Dangerous Rhythms
- Jazz and the Underworld
- By: T. J. English
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Dangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic story of jazz and the underworld: a relationship fostered in some of 20th century America’s most notorious vice districts. For the first half of the century mobsters and musicians enjoyed a mutually beneficial partnership....
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Keep your YouTube handy
- By Vikon on 09-12-22
By: T. J. English
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The Come Up
- An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop
- By: Jonathan Abrams
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, Diontae Black, Torian Brackett, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The music that would come to be known as hip-hop was born at a party in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. Now, fifty years later, it’s the most popular music genre in America....
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Great listen!
- By Tom Mott on 05-12-24
By: Jonathan Abrams
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Meet Me in the Bathroom
- Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
- By: Lizzy Goodman
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston, Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In the second half of the 20th century New York was the source of new sounds, including the Greenwich Village folk scene....
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Deeply disappointing.
- By ChicagoRob on 01-18-20
By: Lizzy Goodman
New releases
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Classical Music Saved My Life
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The life-changing, transformative power of classical music, as told in powerful and moving personal experiences of composers, artists, amateurs, students, teachers, critics, audience. 38 chapters. With special contributors: James Kent, director, CHOPIN SAVED MY LIFE Rachel Barton Pine, violinist Len Mullenger, founder, Music Web International Nicholas Reed, producer, THE LADY IN NO. 6 (Academy Award, Best Documentary, Short Subject). Professional cellist, author and program annotator writes: "Extraordinary! You have beautifully introduced these meaningful stories, all of which should be ...
By: John Sarkett
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Obscure Composers
- Romantic Period 19th Century
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 20 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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"Wonderful compilation" -- Henry Fogel, Dean, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University; former president, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra League "An enjoyable read, and a great conversation starter." -- James McCarthy, Limelight magazine, Australia "...for those seeking to shake up their listening habits and explore musical rarities -- Opera America Focus on obscure composers from 19th century Romantic Period, drawn from Obscure Composers series, volumes 1, 2, and 3.
By: John Sarkett
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All the Years Combine
- The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows
- By: Ray Robertson
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows, Robertson listens to and writes ecstatically about fifty of the band's most important and memorable concerts in order to better understand who the Grateful Dead were, what they became, and what they meant-and what they continue to mean.
By: Ray Robertson
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DEATH IN CLASSICAL MUSIC
- making friends with the unfriendly
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A brief survey of death in classical music and how composers treat the subject is the theme of this new book by John A. Sarkett. He is the author of Obscure Composers, Obscure Composers 2, and Bach and Heaven: The Promise of Afterlife in the Text of the Cantatas. A distinguished trio of scholars contributes a superb set of insightful essays as well: "Wagner and Schopenhauer," by Dr. Leo Eylar, professor and conductor, California State University, Sacramento "Arthur Schopenhauer reads Richard Wagner" by Dr. Karl S. Guthke, professor, Kuno Francke Research Professor of German Art and Culture,...
By: John Sarkett
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Obscure Composers 2
- Another meditation on fame, obscurity and the meaning of life
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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"Wonderful compilation" -- Henry Fogel, Dean, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University; former president, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra League "An enjoyable read, and a great conversation starter." -- James McCarthy, Limelight magazine, Australia "...for those seeking to shake up their listening habits and explore musical rarities -- Opera America A sequel, volume two. Some 90 composers profiled. Special chapter by pianist, conductor, Sir Andras Schiff. The author writes: I will let you in on a little secret. The classical world is prejudiced. If ...
By: John Sarkett
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Obscure Composers 3
- A third and final meditation on fame, obscurity and the meaning of life
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 26 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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"Wonderful compilation" -- Henry Fogel, Dean, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University; former president, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra League "An enjoyable read, and a great conversation starter." -- James McCarthy, Limelight magazine, Australia "...for those seeking to shake up their listening habits and explore musical rarities -- Opera America A sequel, volume three. Some 90 composers profiled. Provides answers to questions like those found in the Obscure Composers 3 Quiz: 1. After his passing, some of his compositions were found as wrappings ...
By: John Sarkett
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Classical Music Saved My Life
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The life-changing, transformative power of classical music, as told in powerful and moving personal experiences of composers, artists, amateurs, students, teachers, critics, audience. 38 chapters. With special contributors: James Kent, director, CHOPIN SAVED MY LIFE Rachel Barton Pine, violinist Len Mullenger, founder, Music Web International Nicholas Reed, producer, THE LADY IN NO. 6 (Academy Award, Best Documentary, Short Subject). Professional cellist, author and program annotator writes: "Extraordinary! You have beautifully introduced these meaningful stories, all of which should be ...
By: John Sarkett
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Obscure Composers
- Romantic Period 19th Century
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 20 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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"Wonderful compilation" -- Henry Fogel, Dean, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University; former president, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra League "An enjoyable read, and a great conversation starter." -- James McCarthy, Limelight magazine, Australia "...for those seeking to shake up their listening habits and explore musical rarities -- Opera America Focus on obscure composers from 19th century Romantic Period, drawn from Obscure Composers series, volumes 1, 2, and 3.
By: John Sarkett
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All the Years Combine
- The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows
- By: Ray Robertson
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows, Robertson listens to and writes ecstatically about fifty of the band's most important and memorable concerts in order to better understand who the Grateful Dead were, what they became, and what they meant-and what they continue to mean.
By: Ray Robertson
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DEATH IN CLASSICAL MUSIC
- making friends with the unfriendly
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A brief survey of death in classical music and how composers treat the subject is the theme of this new book by John A. Sarkett. He is the author of Obscure Composers, Obscure Composers 2, and Bach and Heaven: The Promise of Afterlife in the Text of the Cantatas. A distinguished trio of scholars contributes a superb set of insightful essays as well: "Wagner and Schopenhauer," by Dr. Leo Eylar, professor and conductor, California State University, Sacramento "Arthur Schopenhauer reads Richard Wagner" by Dr. Karl S. Guthke, professor, Kuno Francke Research Professor of German Art and Culture,...
By: John Sarkett
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Obscure Composers 2
- Another meditation on fame, obscurity and the meaning of life
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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"Wonderful compilation" -- Henry Fogel, Dean, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University; former president, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra League "An enjoyable read, and a great conversation starter." -- James McCarthy, Limelight magazine, Australia "...for those seeking to shake up their listening habits and explore musical rarities -- Opera America A sequel, volume two. Some 90 composers profiled. Special chapter by pianist, conductor, Sir Andras Schiff. The author writes: I will let you in on a little secret. The classical world is prejudiced. If ...
By: John Sarkett
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Obscure Composers 3
- A third and final meditation on fame, obscurity and the meaning of life
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 26 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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"Wonderful compilation" -- Henry Fogel, Dean, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University; former president, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra League "An enjoyable read, and a great conversation starter." -- James McCarthy, Limelight magazine, Australia "...for those seeking to shake up their listening habits and explore musical rarities -- Opera America A sequel, volume three. Some 90 composers profiled. Provides answers to questions like those found in the Obscure Composers 3 Quiz: 1. After his passing, some of his compositions were found as wrappings ...
By: John Sarkett
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Obscure Composers
- By: John Sarkett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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The author begins: I will let you in on a little secret. The classical world is prejudiced. If it’s not Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, (or maybe Bartók), some, most? classical listeners think it’s inferior by definition, and not worthy of attention. Virtually each of us has had some degree of symptoms, even if sub-clinical. Yes, even your author. So, to ameliorate the situation, I set off for musical parts unknown, seeking out obscure composers, those rarely or never heard, and lo and behold, got a set of music to enjoy perhaps 10 times larger than before. From some names I had never heard ...
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Travelling
- On the Path of Joni Mitchell
- By: Ann Powers
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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One of the most celebrated artists of her generation, Joni Mitchell has inspired countless musicians and authors, while never stopping still herself. In Traveling, Ann Powers seeks to understand the paradox of Mitchell – at once both elusive and inviting – through her myriad journeys. Drawing on extensive interviews with Mitchell’s peers and deep archival research, Powers takes readers to rural Canada, charts the course of Mitchell's musical evolution, follows the winding road of Mitchell's collaborations with other greats and explores her loves along the way.
By: Ann Powers
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Drake
- A Conversation on His Impact on Rap, Pop, and the Diss Track Phenomenon
- By: Anthony Farrior
- Narrated by: Sean Jaxn
- Length: 4 mins
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In the vast expanse of the rap universe, few stars shine as brightly and controversially as Drake. With his melodic flow, introspective lyrics, and genre-bending music, Drake has left an indelible mark on both rap and pop culture. However, his ascent to the summit of the music industry has not been without its detractors. From fellow artists to internet trolls, many have sought to challenge Drake's dominance through the age-old tradition of the diss track. Yet, despite the barrage of criticism and ridicule, Drake remains not only relevant but also revered in the world of music.
By: Anthony Farrior
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When the Drummers Were Women
- A Spiritual History of Rhythm
- By: Layne Redmond
- Narrated by: Kristi Burns
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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For millennia, the sacred drummers of pre-Christian Mediterranean and western Asia were women. In this inspiring book, Layne Redmond, herself a renowned drummer, tells their history.
By: Layne Redmond
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History of Electronic Music
- From the First Electronic Music Pioneers and Instruments to Modern Day EDM and Sound Art
- By: Forslund Music
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 33 mins
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History of Electronic Music like you never heard it before! Electronic music is so much more than electric guitars and bass. This is the book for those who want to know how everything started and how electronic music has evolved since the late 1800s. Find out what the very first electronic instruments were and how they worked. Learn more about interesting ways to find natural sounds that would be impossible to achieve without this technology! Some of what we learn in this book: About early electronic instruments (not what you think!) The most important electronic music pioneers and ...
By: Forslund Music
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Music History
- For Beginners
- By: Forslund Music
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 32 mins
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Read this book for free with Kindle Unlimited! Music History for Beginners Some of the content in this book: From the Medieval era to today Listening suggestions Fun facts about composers This book explains how to recognize music from the Medieval era, the Renaissance, the Baroque, the Classic Period, the Romantic era, and Modernism. It acts as an introduction to music history and gives you a strong foundation for future studies. Throughout the book, there is information about different composers and lists of pieces you can listen to. Music history is a fun and interesting subject that ...
By: Forslund Music
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History of Opera
- For Beginners
- By: Forslund Music
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 31 mins
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History of Opera A quick rundown of opera history awaits! Some of the contents in this book: The history of opera from its beginning until today Information and recommendations on different operas and composers Fun facts and interesting anecdotes Have you ever wondered why people make fun of operas? Do you know which composer was inspired by his poverty to write an opera and ended up rich? Or would you like to know how operas were written and performed in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany? Then, you will enjoy this book! It takes us all the way back to the Baroque period and tells the ...
By: Forslund Music
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Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
- By: Simon Reynolds
- Narrated by: Liam Wheatley
- Length: 23 hrs and 39 mins
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In this, the first book to take a big-picture view of the entire post punk period, acclaimed author and music journalist Simon Reynolds recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. Full of anecdote and insight, and featuring the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL and Talking Heads, Rip It Up And Start Again stands as one of the most inspired and inspiring books on popular music ever written.
By: Simon Reynolds
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This Was Toscanini
- The Maestro, My Father, and Me
- By: Samuel Antek, Lucy Antek Johnson
- Narrated by: David Garrison, Lucy Antek Johnson
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
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Explore with renewed wonder the thorough, touching, and inspiring firsthand account of performing with and learning from Arturo Toscanini. In this expanded second edition of This Was Toscanini, original author Samuel Antek's reflections on The Maestro gain new insights as his daughter Lucy Antek Johnson enlightens readers of what her father himself was like, and shares her fond and intimate reflections on a musical partnership.
By: Samuel Antek, and others
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I Don't Want to Go Home
- The Oral History of the Stone Pony
- By: Nick Corasaniti
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Jim Meskimen
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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In 1970, Asbury Park, New Jersey, was ripped apart by race riots that left the once-proud beach town an hour away from Manhattan smoldering, suffering and left for dead. Four years later, a few miles down the coast in Seaside Heights, two bouncers, Jack Roig and Butch Pielka, tired of the daily grind, dreamt of owning their own place. Under-prepared and minimally funded, the two bought the first bar they considered, in a city where no one wanted to be, without setting one foot in the place. They named it the Stone Pony.
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The great music and it’s a part of my generation
- By Flip Dennis on 06-19-24
By: Nick Corasaniti
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Willie, Waylon, and the Boys
- How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever
- By: Brian Fairbanks
- Narrated by: Tyler Darby
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
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The tragic and inspiring story of the leaders of Outlaw country and their influence on today’s Alt-Country and Americana superstars, tracing a path from Waylon Jennings’ survival on the Day the Music Died through to the Highwaymen and on to the current creative and commercial explosion of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell, and the Highwomen.
By: Brian Fairbanks
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Grammar Free in the U.K.
- The Lockdown Letters (Bonkers Letters to Rock, Pop & Punk Stars with Genuine Hilarious Replies in Support of Musicians Against Homelessness, Book 5)
- By: Derek Philpott, Dave Philpott
- Narrated by: Dave Philpott
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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For close to a decade and a half the Philpotts have been getting under the skin of musical artistes. Picking up on glaring errors in their lyrics or sometimes getting completely the wrong end of the stick (perhaps to irritate things a little further) they totally misunderstand the meaning of ‘poetic license’.
By: Derek Philpott, and others