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Hip-Hop Is History

A fascinating and exuberant account of hip-hop’s music and poetry, dances, storytelling, breakbeats, and the skills of turntablists. In audio form, Questlove’s sharply observant and vital music history lets listeners tap into the genre’s rhythms and beats and consider what the next decades of hip-hop music and entertainment may hold.
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Doc Watson: A Life in Music

The combination of meticulous research and fluent writing makes this title important for anyone interested in Doc Watson or the evolution of old-time, traditional, and folk music over the past 90 years.
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Mahler’s Symphonic World: Music for the Age of Uncertainty

Recommended for scholars possessing the requisite musical background and for sophisticated readers interested in the relationship of the arts to the human condition.
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I Dream of Joni: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots

Alford’s smart prose will captivate readers and leave music fans with thoughtful questions about Mitchell and her musical influence.
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In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some

A thoroughly enjoyable guide to a relatively charmed life.
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Dancing on the Fault Lines of History: Selected Essays

This retrospective of modern dance criticism by one of the field’s trailblazers contextualizes the evolution of the art form and how it has been studied. Recommended for collections specializing in modern dance history and scholarship.
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Mitzi Gaynor: Her Life and Career

Gaynor’s recent passing and the lack of other biographies on her should generate some interest in this volume, but it is primarily a surface-level recounting of her life and work.

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist

A provocative, insightful, disturbing, and well-researched indictment of Spotify, the music industry, and streaming platforms, which daily mine billions of data bits from users to maximize profits and churn out musical formulas. Highly recommended.

Cher: The Memoir, Part One

Impossible to put down, this rollicking memoir is well-written and thoughtful and will have readers eager for the second volume.

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