How Music Works

Paul Mccartney

"We made what seemed like an impossible dream come true." --Paul McCartney An engrossing oral history of a band that came to define a generation, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the madcap story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words of in...

Kim Gordon

*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* ***Updated and expanded with new material from the author and new foreword from Rachel Kushner***? For many, Kim Gordon is the epitome of cool: vocalist, bassist/guitarist and founding member of Sonic Youth--one of the most successful bands to emerge from the post-punk New York scene--despite being famously reserved. Ten years ago, Gordon distill...

Daniel J. Levitin

Music is one of humanity's oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm the mind. In his latest work, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author Daniel J. Levitin (This Is Your Bra...

Monica Kim

Celebrate Jungkook, the once-in-a-generation talent at the center of BTS, in this illuminating look into the forces that have made him a global icon.Jungkook is one of the world's biggest stars, period. His first album, Golden, sold more than 2 million copies on the day of its release and stayed on the Billboard 200 for twenty-four consecutive weeks. How did a young prodigy fro...

Emily. Macgregor

An illuminating, witty and highly moving story of making and listening to music and its role and impact on grief. ...

Henry Alford

The eternal singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is seen anew, portrayed through a witty and comprehensive exploration of anecdotes, quotes, and lyrics by Henry Alford, "the most graceful of humorists" (Vanity Fair) and a writer for The New Yorker.Joni Mitchell's life, psyche, and evolving legacy are explored here in vivid technicolor—from her childhood in Saskatoon, Canada, to her ...

Byrne, David

Sobre la importancia de la bicicleta en su vida, David Byrne: «Desde principios de los años ochenta, he usado la bicicleta como principal medio de transporte en Nueva York. Primero lo hice a modo de prueba, y me sentí cómodo incluso en una ciudad como Nueva York. Me dio una sensación de energía y libertad. Tenía una vieja bicicleta de tres velocidades, una reliquia de mi infanc...

Byrne, David

David Byrne es sin duda uno de los músicos más talentosos e innovadores de los últimos tiempos. Además de ser el líder y motor de los legendarios Talking Heads, ha grabado música conjuntamente con gente como Brian Eno, Celia Cruz, Fatboy Slim, Arcade Fire y varios más. Cómo funciona la música, su más reciente libro, conduce a sus miles de fans tras bambalinas para poder conocer...

Byrne, David

Un libro imprescindible sobre la trascendencia que ha tenido el uso de la tecnología en la música y cómo esta ha cambiado nuestra manera de escuchar y de entender lo que es la música. Este libro es la apasionante celebración de un tema al que David Byrne ha dedicado su vida: la música. Divulgativo, literario y documentado, Cómo funciona la música combina apasionantes nociones s...