Novedades del último mes en libros de Música

Woodstock es el festival más mítico de la historia del rock, ¿por qué? Parece claro que los astros se alinearon: una guerra ininteligible a la otra punta del mundo, una juventud hastiada de las mentiras que la generacion anterior dio por buenas y un futuro incierto llevaron a la creacion del festival acuariano de Woodstock (Ulster, Nueva York), donde no les dejaron celebrar el festival, y donde la contracultura hippy del momento engullo e hizo suyas las premisas de aquella juventud que no deseaba ser lo mismo que sus padres, ni para ellos ni para sus hijos. Medio millon de personas acudieron y destruyeron la idea de que tanta gente junta provocaria incidentes. Fueron tres dias de paz y armonia, de una comunion por el respeto a la vida y a la creatividad. Como autor auno tres de mis pasiones: la musica, la psicologia social y la sociologia para intentar explicar el resplandor y la mitologia de este festival que nos regalo algunos momentos magicos y algo que parece que nunca regresara: la calidad cultural como bandera de la lucha contra la injusticia Lo demas fue lluvia, barro, hierba, acido y excitacion por las palabras y los sonidos alli expresados.

Vuelve a las librerías esta obra que defiende la música como herramienta de resistencia, la construcción de comunidades sólidas y la fuerza contestataria de la creatividad. Este libro nos ofrece un d

Este libro es una síntesis clara y estructurada de las luchas por la apropiación ideológica de la música popular griega. A lo largo de sus capítulos va señalando los puntos clave del mapa político del nacionalismo musical: la ideologia del romiosyni, el trasfondo de las negociaciones sobre el concepto de rebetico, el relativo peso de la censura en las letras, el proceso de higienizacion estetica del sonido para expurgar los elementos orientales, la mitificacion de Esmirna o las enconadas luchas de los intelectuales por la imagen de la musica popular griega.

Las biografías de Small Faces, Faces y Slim Chance se deslizan por una parte muy importante de estas páginas, pero por ellas tambien surgen otro buen puñado de nombres ilustres de la música del siglo xx. A Steve Marriott, Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart y Ron Wood se unen aqui Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Bill Wyman y un largo etcetera porque, de un modo u otro, todos tuvieron un denominador comun en la figura de Ronnie Lane. ¿Y quien fue Ronnie Lane? Responsable de la creacion de miticos albumes como Ogdens Nut Gone Flake y Ooh La La, las reglas de la industria le otorgaron, no obstante, un papel secundario. Luchador incansable, su caracter risueño, idealista, espiritual, romantico y despreocupado de lo material resultaron la antitesis de cualquier estrella del rock que se preciara. Toda una personalidad que sellaria su devenir, entre errores y aciertos, hasta el final de sus dias. En definitiva, Lane fue siempre antes un ser humano que una celebridad. Por eso en los tiempos que corren, donde la mayoria apenas tiene nada que decir pero lo expresa con sentimiento, se hacia urgente reivindicar del pasado a este singular musico.

A través de una cuidada investigación histórica, el libro narra su recorrido desde sus inicios musicales en Cataluña hasta su decisivo papel en la historia de México, donde compuso la música del himno nacional mexicano.La obra ofrece una mirada intima a su trayectoria artistica y personal, marcada por la migracion, el compromiso cultural y los intercambios entre Europa y America en el siglo XIX. Jaime Nuno es una figura clave para entender los lazos culturales entre Cataluña y Mexico en el siglo XIX.Mas que una biografia, este libro es un puente entre dos continentes y dos mundos musicales, que reivindica la figura de Nuno como un simbolo del talento catalan proyectado al mundo.Durante mas de siglo y medio, el nombre de Jaime Nuno ha permanecido ligado exclusivamente al Himno Nacional Mexicano, del que fue autor de la musica. Sin embargo, detras de esa composicion emblematica se esconde una figura fascinante y hasta ahora poco estudiada: la de un musico catalan que recorrio medio mundo y dejo un legado de mas de 600 obras. Esta biografia exhaustiva rescata del olvido a Jaime Nuno Roca, nacido en Sant Joan de les Abadesses y viajero incansable por España, Italia, Cuba, Mexico y Estados Unidos. Resultado de mas de una decada de investigacion en archivos, bibliotecas y fondos familiares, este libro arroja nueva luz sobre la vida y la obra de un compositor cosmopolita, injustamente relegado a una nota al pie de la historia. Este libro es un homenaje a su memoria y un paso decisivo hacia el redescubrimiento de su obra.

Quería poner un prólogo a este documento explicando, a grandes rasgos, mi vida, pero he pensado que lo mejor que puedo hacer es no poner nada, y que se limite a leer o escuchar estas canciones que he ido componiendo a lo largo de toda mi vida. Aun hay mas: me acuerdo de todas, pero estas son las que he seleccionado.Algunas canciones han sido fruto de estados especiales de animo; otras, de la imaginacion; algunas, inspiradas por personas con las que he compartido parte de mi vida; y otras, consecuencia de circunstancias personales realmente vividas que, en algun caso, me han generado algun que otro problema, pero sentia la necesidad de hacerlas.Lucia, la coral Sant Medir, el futbol, los Beatles, Luis Mariano, Susana Vera y mis propias canciones, cantadas e instrumentales, conforman un mundo donde yo me sentia protagonista. Seguramente, todo eso me ha ayudado a soportarme y a personalizar mi subconsciente para vivir mas comodo dentro de mi mismo, sin olvidar nunca mis deberes familiares, laborales y sociales.Yo nunca me he considerado un artista; mas bien, me daba miedo serlo, porque habia mucha discrepancia entre lo que era mi vida real y mi vida interna, y eso muchas veces me desorientaba y me llevaba a caminos sin salida.Los temas con el codigo QR pueden verse en video a traves de YouTube, y el resto esta disponible en las plataformas de distribucion digitales. En otros casos, solo he incluido las letras, aunque no haya grabado la musica, pero la tienen, como todas las demas.

«El compositor Domènec Terradellas és, a hores d'ara, un personatge encara poc conegut, per bé que en el segle XVIII hagués estat considerat un dels principals operistes del seu temps. I, certament,

A charmingly modest tale of a long brush with stardom with all its pleasures and frustrations Kirkus A captivating and intimate window into the complicated lives of one of rock s most legendary couples Publishers Weekly Starred Review It s hard to define the relationship Elliot had with our family But I ultimately think the best word to describe him is friend Perhaps our closest friend The reason I wanted Elliot to write a book first and foremost is because he is a good storyteller The fact that he was there in the lives of John and Yoko and mine is really just icing on the cake I like hearing him talk and I m sure you will too Sean Ono Lennon From the moment he interviewed Yoko Ono on his late night radio show in September 1971 Elliot Mintz s life would never the same again That phone call would lead him to an intense and revealing friendship with Yoko and her husband John Lennon until John s untimely death in 1980 and beyond to the present day In 1971 then the talk host on American airwaves Elliot Mintz was talking to all of the major figures in the burgeoning West Coast music scene when he was asked whether he would interview Yoko about her new album Their talk quickly lead to other private calls and then to John Len

With wit and humour Michael Bradley recounts his adventures as a teenage musician capturing the chaos excitement and mischief of life in The Undertones

Aquest llibre recorre, amb imatges espectaculars, lletres inoblidables i records col·lectius, una trajectòria única. Vicent Contrí narra l’evolució d’una colla d’amics que han transformat l’escena mu

The next instalment in Pavilion s chart topping activity book series by Sunday Times bestselling author Nathan JoyceWhether you re a diehard fan or just discovering the magic The ABBA Activity Book will have you saying Thank You for the Music ABBA s iconic pop celebrations of love joy and nostalgia resonate across generations From Eurovision and Mamma Mia to the huge success of ABBA Voyage today this fun packed activity book covers ABBA across the ages with activities puzzles and quizzes perfect for lovers of the chart topping supergroup Test yourself with The Winner Takes It All Ultimate ABBA Quiz and top up your Abbiographical knowledge Delve into a world of vibrant illustrations and bring to life your own stage ready ABBAtar Tap into your Funny Funny Funny side with hilarious ABBA puns and word games Get creative with a Hair We Go Again styling challenge and put the crowning touches onto Swedish disco royalty plus unleash your inner Dancing Queen with colourful costume design Knowing Me Knowing You Discover hidden insights into ABBA s amazing Voyage to superstardomThis playful activity book contains plenty of extraordinary trivia and is a celebration of ABBA s signature pop hits and mystique Don t let it slip through your fingers Take a Chance

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the life music and spiritual adventures of Yusuf Cat Stevens one of the iconic figures of our time CAT ON THE ROAD TO FINDOUT is more than a memoir it s a profound exploration of identity faith and the universal search for meaning Cat Stevens was launched to fame in the swinging sixties with chart topping pop hits like Matthew and Son and The First Cut is the Deepest His early career was drastically interrupted by a mortal battle with TB a turning point that ignited his quest for peace and understanding Emerging from this experience he rapidly rose to become one of the most prolific singer songwriting icons of the seventies captivating the world with soul stirring anthems like Wild World Father and Son Peace Train and Morning Has Broken After exploring Buddhism Zen Hinduism and astrology in 1975 he again came face to face in a dangerous encounter with fate a near drowning experience in the ocean led to a massive transformative commitment to the Omniscient Power which miraculously saved him This was fulfilled when his brother gifted him a copy of the Qur an By 1977 he embraced Islam changed his name to Yusuf Islam and shocked the world by leaving the music industry dedicat

The long awaited memoir of legendary Lionel RichieAs a storyteller second to none Lionel Richie is ready to tell it all In this intimate deeply candid memoir Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams don t matter Lionel chronicles lessons learned during his unlikely story of remarkable success his dramatic transformation from painfully shy tragically late bloomer to world class entertainer and composer of love songs that have played as the soundtrack of our lives Funny warm and riveting Lionel recalls his childhood in Tuskegee Alabama where he grew up on its university campus during the heyday of the Civil Rights movement raucous adventures as a member of The Commodores coming of age in late 1960s Harlem culture shock playing gigs on the French Riviera the big break of being signed to Motown his meteoric solo career that included an Olympics performance witnessed by two billion around the globe all the way through to writing and recording We Are the World and his current multi generational fame as a judge on American Idol Even with its turbulence loss and near calamity Lionel s journey takes us on a thrill ride and delivers a memoir for the ages reminding us of the power of love t

From her early days as a Disney darling to the fully fledged pop powerhouse we see today Sabrina Carpenter has spent over a decade proving she s a force to be reckoned with Dripping in Hollywood glamour serving unshakable confidence and wielding a wit as sharp as her eyeliner she is nothing short of a cultural icon A love letter to Sabrina s fearless authenticity her chart topping magic and the way she s redefined pop one espresso fuelled anthem at a time this book is every fan s essential companion With chapters on her career Era of the Pop Princess how we can sprinkle Sabrina magic in our own lives Please Please Please be Authentically You and her dazzling fashion Have a TASTE there s something for everyone whether you re a early fan or have just fallen under her spell

A Rough Trade and Clash Book of the Year Excellent detailed Hip hop writer SH Fernando Jr benefits from an insider s understanding of the milieu and provides generous context Kitty Empire Observer On December 31 2020 the world was shocked to learn about the death of hip hop legend MF DOOM Born in London and raised in the suburban enclave of Long Beach New York Daniel Dumile Jr s love of cartoons and comic books would soon turn him into one of hip hop s most enigmatic prolific and influential figures The Chronicles of DOOM Unraveling Rap s Masked Iconoclast recounts the rise fall redemption and untimely demise of MF DOOM Broken down into five sections The Man The Myth The Mask The Music and The Legend journalist S H Fernando chronicles the life of Daniel Dumile Jr beginning in the house he grew up in in Long Beach NY through to the mysterious masked icon that he was to become Centring the music Fernando deftly lays out the history of east coast rap against DOOM s life story and dissects the personas projects tracks and lyrics that led to his immortality Including exclusive interviews with those who worked closely with him the book provides an unknown intimate behind the scenes look into the life of MF DOOM a supervi

The Number One Global Bestselling Memoir Stunningly candid Keough s portrait of her mother in her final months is especially indelible Washington Post In 2022 Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long conceived memoir A month later Lisa Marie was dead and the world would never know her story in her own words Riley knew she had to fulfil her mother s wish to reveal her complex incandescent and painful memories to the world And to finally make her mother known For the first time in this raw riveting one of a kind memoir Lisa Marie shares her untold story About being born to an American myth raised in the wilds of Graceland About the unconditional love she felt from her father Elvis About getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom as she ran towards his body on the floor About living in Los Angeles with her mother Priscilla getting sent to school after school always kicked out always in trouble About her singular lifelong relationship with Danny Keough and about being married to Michael Jackson About motherhood About deep addiction About ever present grief Profoundly moving and deeply revealing From Here to the Great Unknown is a book like no other composed of both Lisa Marie s and Riley s voices

The long awaited memoir from Simple Minds founder members and lifelong collaborators Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill

In summer 2024 Charli XCX released BRAT It defined the summer with songs like 360 Apple and Von Dutch but it was more than perfect pop it was fashion it was an attitude it was a cultural phenomenon This book charts the rise of Charli XCX from young girl from Essex to pop icon Written by music journalist Charlotte Gunn this book is a deep dive into the music styles and influence of Charli Complete with behind the scenes stories and incredible photos chapters delve into her early musical inspirations to her collaborations with Troye Sivan and Billie Eilish from her inimitable lyrical vulnerability and the lockdown recording of the album How I m Feeling Now which resonated with a huge LGBTQ audience While nothing can compare to the energy of a CharliXCX gig this book is the next best thing