Tag: books

New book: High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape by Marc Masters charts the journey of the cassette from its invention in the early 1960s to its Walkman-led domination in the 1980s to decline at the birth of compact discs to resurgence among independent music makers

New book: Pretty Broad Tastes by Leslie Winer - the first full collection of poems from the seminal artist and writer

New book - Futuromania by Simon Reynolds - a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow

New book: Becoming a Composer by Errollyn Wallen - "Becoming a Composer offers an intriguing glimpse into the mind and motivation of a composer and covers aspects of Wallen’s sometimes troubled childhood, and her experiences of growing up as a black composer in the UK"

New book: Audio Erotica: Hi-Fi Brochures 1950s-1980s by Jonny Trunk

New book: The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955–1979) by Jon Savage

New book: Dream Machines: Electronic Music in Britain From Doctor Who to Acid House by Matthew Collin

New print of Aaron Carnes's book In Defense of Ska: The Ska Now More Than Ever Edition upcoming - "The era of ska shame is officially over, and ska fans no longer need to hide in the basement, skanking alone"

Music Book Club and an interview with its owner Tamara Palmer

Pitchfork music books of the year

New book: Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry

New book: Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music - Larry S. Sherman, a neuroscientist and lifelong musician, and Dennis Plies, a professional musician and teacher, collaborate to show how our brains and music work in harmony

New book: Futuromania: Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines And Tomorrow's Music Today by Simon Reynolds will be published in April 2024

Music book gift guide

Todd L. Burns interviews the former editor of Melody Maker and Uncut Allan Jones about his new book: Too Late To Stop Now, which covers 40 stories from the glory days of rock'n'roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and The Clash.

To celebrate their 25th birthday, fabric are producing a book and are requesting your input. They want your stories, memories, oral snippets, photographs, videos, old flyers and any other type of archive material.

New book: Becoming Noise Music by Stephen Graham - the story of noise music in its first 50 years. Todd L. Burns interviewed the author

The Forgotten Women Who Built a 90s Rave Scene - "Audrey Golden’s 'I Thought I Heard You Speak' is a new telling of Factory Records and the Haçienda’s history – one that puts women at the front"

New book: Rude Girls: Women in 2 Tone and One Step Beyond by Heather Augustyn explores the ska revival in the UK during the lates 1970s and 1980s

Book: Dance Your Way Home by Emma Warren via Martyn's Four Things #28

Chris Packham reviews @johnrobb77's The Art Of Darkness - the History Of Goth

New book: Acid Detroit: A Psychedelic Story of Motor City Music by Joe Molloy

Todd L. Burns talks to Ian Winwood about how he wrote his book Bodies: Life and Death in Music

Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor - new book by Emma Warren

Finally got round to ordering Transcendant Waves by Lavender Suarez after reading this:

An audio engineer sent an impassioned email to me saying how while she was reading Rick Rubin's new book she "couldn't stop seeing all that was taken from my work" and the "work of many other women that contributed to these studies and practices."

— C. Lavender (@clavendr) March 6, 2023

I confess to knowing very little about Rick Rubin. Who is Rick Rubin?

The Music Book Podcast by Marc Masters

Bleep Mix #257 - Matt Anniss - in support of the updated version of his book Join The Future - Expanded & Updated Edition

Extremely limited new book: Mark Lanegan ...Confessions, Lyrics & Nostalgia

The new Jacqueline Crooks book Fire Rush will be one for the music-heads. It's about a girl whose life revolves around Dub and clubbing but takes a turn that leads her to Jamaica