Musikindustri

An unsparing investigation into Spotify's origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike. Drawing on over one hun...

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Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize Rough Trade Book of the Year Uncut Book of the Year Mojo Book of the Year A Guardian Book of the Year A Daily Mail Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the Year A Resident Book of the Year A Teleg...

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A Financial Times, Irish Times, Mojo and Uncut Book of the Year 'I doubt I'll ever read a better account of the history and sociology of popular music than this one.' Brian Eno 'Profound.and beyond.' Robert Plant Legendary...

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På drygt tio år har Spotify räddat skivbolagen från piraterna, ritat om musikindustrin och fått självaste Apple att byta affärsmodell. Spotify inifrån skildrar en värld av intriger, hemliga avtal och uppköpsbud från bolag som Microsoft, Google och...

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Pressure Drop chronicles reggae's most tumultuous and influential decade. Beginning in 1970 and unfolding both in Britain and Jamaica, reggae flourished against a backdrop of political upheaval, gang warfare, Black Nationalism, racial and cla...

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An unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary life-one forged through a poverty-stricken childhood in 'slummy, one-horse towns'; obsessive desire; bursts of comedy; and indispensable friendships, reflecting on the way art, music, and a deep connec...

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A Rough Trade Book of the Year. This comprehensive manual will help musicians and those working in live music to identify and cope with the various physical and psychological difficulties that can occur during, or as a result of, touring. It cover...

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På drygt tio år har Spotify räddat skivbolagen från piraterna, ritat om musikindustrin och fått självaste Apple att byta affärsmodell. Spotify inifrån skildrar en värld av intriger, hemliga avtal och uppköpsbud från bolag som Microsoft, Google och...

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'In the Spring of 1989, shortly after my twenty-seventh birthday, as I stood in the sleet at a bus stop in Colchester, it dawned on me that I had probably, all things considered, failed in my mission to become Sting. At least, for the time be...

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What’s the secret to writing a hit song? It’s as simple as 1-2-3-4-5-6! Innovative, practical, and inspiring, Six Steps to Songwriting Success presents a surefire step-by-step approach to mastering the elements consistently found in hi...

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'For years now, I've been taking fugitive snaps of my band, Radiohead. I've tried to catch out my friends with my small black Yashica T4 Super. They are so lost in their own moment of performance that they don't see me with the...

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A 2019 Music Book of the Year, THE TIMES Out of print for several years, a comprehensive volume of Lou Reed's lyrics with brand new introductions, now updated in a new text design to include the lyrics from his final album with Metallica, Lul...

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Every creator has the same problems with marketing. How do you  call attention  to your work? How do you get your creations into people's  minds and hearts ? How do you get fans to  tell their friends ? How do you  charge ...

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The only book Michael Jackson ever wrote about his life It chronicles his humble beginnings in the Midwest, his early days with the Jackson 5, and his unprecedented solo success. Giving unrivalled insight into the King of Pop's life, it detai...

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'Fascinating, funny and tender' ADAM BUXTON 'My favourite writer and interviewer' JUDE ROGERS 'If Kate Mossman's name is on it, then I want to read it' PETE PAPHIDES From Jeff Beck to Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi to ...

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Paperback edition of this history of Stax Records, a character-driven story of racial integration, black power, economic independence, music and musicians from Otis Redding to Booker T., a small independent company's struggle to survive, and of Me...

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The second volume of this highly collectable series, covering the pivotal years of 196970. The Island Book of Records Volume II documents the years 196970, during which Island sought to build on its success with the Spencer Davis Group by seeking ...

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When How to Make It in the New Music Business hit shelves in 2016, it instantly became the go-to resource for musicians eager to make a living in a turbulent industry. Widely adopted by music schools everywhere and considered "the best how- t...

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The final word on musics greatest legend, in which Philip Norman reveals a John Lennon the world has never seen. With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty and frustration that shaped the genius of modern music, John Lennon: The Definitive...

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From 1987 to 1995, Bristol, Englands Sarah Records was a modest underground success and, for the most part, a critical laughingstock in its native countrysneeringly dismissed as the sad, final repository for a fringe style of music (variously refe...

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From Spotifys Data Alchemist comes a comprehensive guide to musics digital revolution. Starting with the 1990s days of vinyl and CDs and moving quickly to the explosion of new technology in the 2000s, and then onto the rapidly changing soundscape ...

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Dubbed the industry bible by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is the go-to guide for everyone in the music business through ten editions, over thirty years, and over a half...

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For the first time ever, Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, tells her amazing life story in her own words and gives a full and honest account of what life was really like in the Spice Girls. I never told my story before because I wasn't ready. Now, fina...

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Through a long and chequered career, Mick Farren has functioned as a writer, poet, rock star, recording artist, rabble-rouser, critic and commentator, and even won a protracted obscenity trial at the Old Bailey. After resisting the idea for a long...

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#2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was black and wh...

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