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Musica Practica

by Michael Chanan
Exploring musical tradition, technology and the soundtrack of the modern world.
2 posts
Repeated Takes

by Michael Chanan
How the record changed music, and the way we listen to it.
3 posts
Viva la Libertà!

by Anthony Arblaster

In this ambitious and wide-ranging book, Anthony Arblaster shows that attempts by many music critics to disregard or disparage opera’s...
Dangerous Crossroads

by George Lipsitz
“Astonishing.”—Jazz Times
1 post

Rumba on the River

by Gary Stewart
Rumba on the River presents a snapshot of an era when the currents of tradition and modernization collided along the banks of the Congo.
4 posts
Secular Devotion

by Timothy Brennan
Illuminating exploration of Afro-Latin music’s challenge to Western cultural imperialism.
3 posts
In Search of Wagner

by Theodor Adorno

Adorno explodes the frontiers of musical and cultural analysis, with a foreword by Slavoj Žižek.

7 posts
Music Quickens Time

by Daniel Barenboim

The maestro’s acclaimed examination of music's power to transform society.

3 posts

An Orchestra Beyond Borders

by Elena Cheah
The untold story of the West-Eastern Divan, an orchestra reaching across the Israeli-Arab divide.
2 posts
The Wire Primers: A Guide to Modern Music

Edited by Rob Young

An essential handbook to the most advanced modern music.

7 posts
Five Lessons on Wagner

by Alain Badiou

A leading radical intellectual tackles the many controversial interpretations of Wagner’s work.

17 posts
White Riot

Edited by Stephen Duncombe and Maxwell Tremblay

The ultimate collection on punk and race, from the Clash to Los Crudos.

13 posts

Close to the Edge

by Sujatha Fernandes
"A classic of hip hop writing and a poignant tribute to urban youth."—Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop
15 posts
Quasi Una Fantasia

by Theodor Adorno
Adorno’s own selection of his essays and journalism from more than three decades of music writing.
8 posts
Derek Bailey

by Ben Watson
Lifts the lid on an artistic ferment which has defied every known law of the music business
2 posts
Noise Uprising

by Michael Denning
A radically new reading of the origins of recorded music
6 posts

Development Arrested

by Clyde Woods
A new edition of a classic history of the Mississippi River Delta
4 posts