Recs if you like Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991...
love letters to the sound
i'm obsessed with explorations and extrapolations of music in nonfiction, both under a microscope of a certain band and the broader lens of a genre or culture. all of these books read to me or seem to be reviewed as love letters to the sounds they explore, from the personal to the historical. the digital to the physical (just like the books themselves!) mainly this is inspired by my hero hanif abdurraqib, who does it all with a poet's heart 🎧💓
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headphones on, volume up
from artists to songs to streaming, a list of nonfiction works on the ins and outs and cultural impact of all things music
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rock and roll
a list of music history + biography, focused on 60s and 70s rock and pop but with occasional other genres and scenes. suggestions welcome!
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society & music
books about music & its social aspects that I want to read (excluding biographies), but lots of suggestions aren't on pb yet! note: v much american-focused
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