The CHUM Chart Book
Author : Ron Hall
Publisher : Brampton, Ont. : Continental Records
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 30,90 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Popular music
ISBN : 9780920325155
Rock Music in American Popular Culture
Author : Frank Hoffmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,44 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 1135839638
Book Description
How does rock music impact culture? According to authors B. Lee Cooper and Wayne S. Haney, it is central to the definition of society and has had a great impact on shaping American culture. In Rock Music in American Popular Culture, insightful essays and book reviews explore ways popular culture items can be used to explore American values. This fascinating book is arranged alphabetically for quick and easy reference to specific topics, but the book is equally enjoyable to read straight through. The influence of rock era music is evident throughout the text, demonstrating how various topics in the popular culture field are interconnected. Students in popular culture survey courses and American studies classes will be fascinated by these unique explorations of how family businesses, games, nursery rhymes, rock and roll legends, and other musical ventures shed light on our society and how they have shaped American values over the years.
The CHUM Chart Book
Author : Ron Hall
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 22,48 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Popular music
ISBN : 9780978234607
Book Description
Chum Chart Book
Author : Hall Ron
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 31,33 MB
Release :
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Book Description
Whatever Happened To-- ?
Author : Mark Kearney
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 42,3 MB
Release : 2006-09-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1550026542
Book Description
An entertaining where-are-they-now look at the fate of some 100 celebrities, newsmakers, and artifacts from this countrys past.
Billboard
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Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 41,53 MB
Release : 1966-10-15
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Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
The Big Book of Canadian Trivia
Author : Mark Kearney
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1770706143
Book Description
Here in one big book is all the trivia and facts about Canada anyone needs to know. The Big Book is jam-packed with facts and stories. There are stories of important Canadian artifacts and history including what became of Canada's World War II spy camp. All regions and provinces are covered, as well as important Canadian figures like John Molson, Elizabeth Arden and Russ Jackson. If that isn't enough there will also be pieces explaining whatever happened to such Canadian icons as the last spike, the first skidoo and the first Tim Hortons donut shop. Some of the items are "classics." Others are little known facts. Approximately 25% of the material has never before appeared in print. This fascinating Big Book brings together for the first time in one package the most notable facts and trivia from the archives of the trivia guys' collection.
The Popular Music Teaching Handbook
Author : B. Lee Cooper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,20 MB
Release : 2004-04-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313072728
Book Description
The function of print resources as instructional guides and descriptors of popular music pedagogy are addressed in this concise volume. Increasingly, public school teachers and college-level faculty members are introducing and utilizing music-related educational approaches in their classrooms. This book lists reports dealing with popular music resources as classroom teaching materials, and will stimulate further thought among students and teachers. It focuses on the growing spectrum of published scholarship available to instructors in specific teaching fields (art, geography, social studies, urban studies, and so on) as well as on the multitude of general resources (including biographical directories and encyclopedias of artist profiles). Building on two recent publications: Teaching with Popular Music Resources: A Bibliography of Interdisciplinary Instructional Approaches, Popular Music and Society, XXII, no. 2 (Summer 1998), and American Culture Interpreted through Popular Music: Interdisciplinary Teaching Approaches (Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 2000), this volume focuses on the growing spectrum of published scholarship that is available to instructors in specific teaching fields (art, geography, social studies, urban studies, and so on) as well as on the multitude of general resources (including biographical directories and encyclopedias of artist profiles).
Pucks, Pablum and Pingos
Author : Mark Kearney
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 26,4 MB
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1554880025
Book Description
Mark Kearney and Randy Ray, Canada’s Trivia Guys, thought they had covered it all with their previous best-selling trivia books, but it turns out this country has even more weird and wonderful tales to tell. Pucks, Pablum and Pingos is a unique collection of easy-to-read trivia bites, quizzes, and graphics that touches on history, sports, politics, entertainment, and more. Fun and full of factual fare, this book will satisfy the curious and indulge the inquisitive.
The Kingfisher Book of the Ancient World
Author : Hazel Mary Martell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 22,37 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780753453971
Book Description
Richly illustrated with maps and reconstruction of everyday life, this resource book explores the geography, culture and history of the ancient world. Full-color illustrations.
