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Unavailable since its first appearance in 1972, this is among the most fascinating Beatles books ever published, detailing the Apple empire and its subsequent crumble as seen through the eyes of an American teenager who rose from "house hippie" to director of public relations.

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

This important biography of Elgar draws on letters and documents which have become available in the last twenty-five years. Michael Kennedy, a leading scholar of British music and a distinguished musical biographer, uses this new material, which includes Elgars own vast correspondence, in an attempt to get to the centre of the composers complex personality. Elgars letters reveal his unpredictable swings of mood, from gaiety and a fondness for puns to morose self-pity and a feeling that he was not wanted, and although much of Elgars music sounds confident and coherent, it also has an underlying layer of unease, melancholy and insecurity. His relationships with his wife and other women friends are a continuing thread in the life of a man who remained acutely conscious of his lower middle-class origins in spite of his meteoric rise to fame, honours in Edward VIIs reign and friendship with the King.

Bach, like Shakespeare, is known largely by his works, exceptional in quantity as well as quality, and only a few original documents convey any idea of his life and character. Peter Williamss thoroughly new look at Bachs biography asks many questions about the so-called evidence. What was he like as a young man, as a father, as an ageing church servant? What were his preoccupations? What music did he know and how did he compose and perform such an amazing amount of music? Was he a disappointed man? Reading the available documentation critically, especially from the viewpoint of a performer, and going back to the first substantial biography of Bach, namely his Obituary, Williams suggests new interpretations of the composers life and his work. In addition, he asks if our understanding of Bach has been hindered by the unremitting deference displayed towards him since his death.

John Lennon lives on. Forty years after the Beatles invaded America in 1964, and more than twenty years after Lennon's death, his work is perennially popular and continues to appeal across the generations. A man shrouded in myth and controversy, Lennon led a complex, enigmatic life. The Lennon Companion is a luminous and multifaceted exploration of John Lennon's life and work, a collection of over fifty articles from a stellar list of writers including Pauline Kael, Tom Wolfe, Martin Amis, Gloria Steinem, and Philip Larkin-a remarkably multidimensional look at Lennon's music, myth, and mystique.

This fully revised and updated edition is an inside look at all the places where jazz and blues live, from national clubs to unmarked holes in the wall, in 25 cities and the Mississippi Delta. With city-by-city listings for clubs, festivals, musicians'' homes, historic theaters, record stores, and radio stations--and with brief histories of the music in each particular city--Bird''s guide is an essential "where-to" for jazz and blues fans everywhere. Photos. Where did Charlie Parker first play with Dizzy Gillespie? What are the coolest clubs in Chicago? Which city has the largest jazz museum? Where is Howlin'' Wolf buried? The answers can be found in "The Da Capo Jazz and Blues Lover''s Guide to the U.S.," an insiders look at all the places where jazz and blues live, from national clubs to unmarked holes in the wall, in twenty-five cities and the Mississippi Delta. With the most up-to-date listings for festivals, historic theaters, record stores, and radio stations-plus anecdotes from club owners and musicians--this is the essential "where-to" for jazz and blues fans everywhere.