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The Pixies' Doolittle

By: Ben Sisario

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The Pixies have had a career unlike any other in alternative rock, disappearing as not-quite-the-next-big-things only to become gods in absentia. Doolittle is their knotty masterpiece, the embodiment of the Pixies' abrasive, exuberant, enigmatic pop. Informed by exclusive interviews with the band, Sisario looks at the making of the album and its place in rock history, and studies its continued influence in light of the Pixies triumphant reunion.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1441145842

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9781441145840

Every Song Ever

Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty

By: Ben Ratliff

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Every Song Ever

Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty

By: Ben Ratliff

What is music in the age of the cloud? Today, we can listen to nearly anything, at any time. It is possible to flit instantly across genres and generations, from 1980s Detroit techno to 1890s Viennese neo-romanticism. This new age of listening brings with it astonishing new possibilities--as well as dangers. In Every Song Ever, the veteran New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff reimagines the very idea of music appreciation for our times. In the age of the cloud, the genre of the recording and the intention of the composer matter less and less. Instead, we can savor our own listening experience more directly, taking stock of qualities like repetition, speed, density, or loudness. The result is a new mode of listening that can lead to unexpected connections. When we listen for slowness, we may detect surprising affinities between the drone metal of Sunn O))), the mixtape manipulations of DJ Screw, and the final works of Shostakovich. And if we listen for more elusive qualities like closeness, we might notice how the tight harmonies of bluegrass vocals illuminate the virtuosic synchrony of John Coltrane's quartet. Encompassing the sounds of five continents and several centuries, Ratliff's book is a definitive field guide to our musical habitat, and a foundation for the new aesthetics our age demands.

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273

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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1429953594

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9781429953597

Catching Up to Crypto

Your Guide to Bitcoin and the New Digital Economy

By: Ben Armstrong

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Catching Up to Crypto

Your Guide to Bitcoin and the New Digital Economy

By: Ben Armstrong

A fun and authoritative guide to bitcoin and the future of money In Catching Up to Crypto: Your Guide to Bitcoin and the New Digital Economy, celebrated crypto and Bitcoin expert Ben Armstrong delivers an exciting and fresh new exploration of Bitcoin and digital currencies. He explains what Bitcoin is, how it works, and how and why we’re all transitioning to a digital economy as we speak. He discusses the deficiencies of traditional fiat currency, how it’s commonly manipulated, and how we can all benefit from the adoption of new, digital assets. In the book, you’ll discover how Bitcoin operates in the real-world and how the underlying technology—known as the blockchain—operates. You’ll also learn about: The importance of decentralization, trust-less commerce and cryptographic consensus. The humble origins of Bitcoin, as well as how it nearly died out, and how it went on to take over the world How monetary and financial policy is being revolutionized by the introduction of Bitcoin and other crypto-assets. An essential and engaging review of Bitcoin, digital assets, and the new digital economy, Catching Up to Crypto is the hands-on and comprehensive introduction to crypto that investors, enthusiasts, the crypto-curious, and finance professionals have been waiting for.

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231

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394158742

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9781394158744

Body Count's Body Count

By: Ben Apatoff

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Body Count's Body Count

By: Ben Apatoff

On Ice-T's 1991 classic O.G. Original Gangster, he introduced his all-Black hardcore band Body Count with lead guitarist Ernie C, bringing them on the first-ever Lollapalooza tour that summer. The next year, Body Count's self-titled debut album, rounded out by rhythm guitarist D-Roc the Executioner, bassist Mooseman, and drummer Beatmaster V, made them the most incendiary band in the world, confronting white supremacy and police brutality with pulverizing songs that shattered musical boundaries. Body Count's rage and shock humor sparked nationwide protests and boycotts, including death threats, censure from the federal government, a spot on the FBI National Threat list, and a denunciation by the President of the United States. The album was removed from stores and remains banned to this day, but decades later Body Count are performing to their biggest audiences and greatest acclaim, pulling off one of the most remarkable comebacks in punk or metal history. Drawn from years of research and dozens of new interviews, this is the story of a band of high school friends who revolutionized modern music, brought explosive live performances, and raised questions America's lawmakers didn't want to answer, overcoming some of the country's most powerful forces to reshape the world's cultural conversation.

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185

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501389084

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9781501389085

The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz

A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings

By: Ben Ratliff

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The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz

A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings

By: Ben Ratliff

Offers an informed collector's guide to one hundred top recorded works of jazz, profiling each piece in a context of its importance to the development of the form.

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Macmillan

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0805070680

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9780805070682

The Pixies' Doolittle

By: Ben Sisario

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The Pixies' Doolittle

By: Ben Sisario

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The Pixies' Doolittle

The Pixies' Doolittle

Every Song Ever

Every Song Ever

Catching Up to Crypto

Catching Up to Crypto

Body Count's Body Count

Body Count's Body Count

The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz

The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz

The Pixies' Doolittle

The Pixies' Doolittle

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