Author : Polly Schaafsma
Publisher :
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 16,30 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780890132326
Originally published in 1972, this edition of Rock Art in New Mexico was revised and updated in 1992. In it, Poly Schaafsma presents a corpus of rock art, with comment and descriptions, found in north-west New Mexico, southern New Mexico, the Upper Rio Grande, eastern New Mexico and the southern High Plains. Examples of rock art and petroglyophs are cited from prehistoric times to those created by the Anasazi, Apache and, most recently, the Spanish.
Author : Charles T. Brown
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,5 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Music
ISBN :
This book analyzes compositions using an easy chart style that shows the evolution of rock from 1949-1990. The author discusses the basic historical and cultural changes in each decade from the 50's through the 80's, and offers a representative selection of listening assignments in each chapter to reinforce the topics covered. Coverage includes: elements of rock, sources of rock, early rock-pre Bill Haley, Elvis Presley and Memphis rockabilly, soul/motown, the Beatles, jazz-rock, funk and disco, heavy metal, punk, new wave, and alternative music. Additional third edition highlights: expands the coverage of heavy metal to include thrash, speed, and death metal styles; includes coverage of rap, MTV, and dance music.
Author : Anthony ed DeCurtis
Publisher :
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Music
ISBN : 0679737286
Discusses the evolution of rock music from its earliest origins to today's most influential musical styles and performers
Author : Spain (Cartoonist)
Publisher : Last Gasp
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,41 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Cartoonists
ISBN : 9780867197822
This exhibition catalogue is published for the career retrospective of the late Manuel Spain' Rodriguez, at The Burchfield Penney Art Centre in Buffalo, NY. A curated selection of the best of Spain's work as a graphic artist, underground comic pioneer, illustrator and graphic novelist and biographer spans over 43 years. There are nearly 60 illustrations in all, more than 40 of which are plates of works in the exhibition, mostly original ink-over-pencil drawings. The book contains a foreword by Anthony Bannon, gallery director, as well as many essays.'
Author : Neil Daniels
Publisher : Soundcheck Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,51 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0957570023
Formed in East London by bassist Steve Harris in 1975, Iron Maiden are one of the most popular heavy metal bands ever. It didn’t start that way though. Killers –The Origins of Iron Maiden traces their humble roots and the personnel changes that plagued them as the band strived to find the winning formula Covered here are the legendary Soundhouse Tapes, the two acclaimed Paul Di’Anno fronted albums – the self-titled 1980 debut and 1981’s Killers – and the commercial breakthrough with 1982’s The Number Of The Beast, which marked Bruce Dickinson’s debut, and its highly acclaimed followed up Piece Of Mind, which cemented Iron Maiden’s status as the world’s biggest heavy metal band. This unique book is the first to focus on Iron Maiden’s important formative years. It includes a foreword by Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal and an afterword from ex-Judas Priest frontman Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens.
Author : Bryony Gomez Palacio
Publisher :
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 12,29 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 1592537421
From Caslon and Carson, from Gutenberg to Greiman, from Lascaux to letterpress, and from Postmodernism to pixel (among other entries), this title will provide all the necessary information and visual cues that designers need to know in order to become empowered, work efficiently and knowingly, and survive in a design conversation with peers.
Author : Fredric Jameson
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 18,24 MB
Release : 1992-01-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780822310907
Now in paperback, Fredric Jameson’s most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of ”postmodernism”. Jameson’s inquiry looks at the postmodern across a wide landscape, from “high” art to “low” from market ideology to architecture, from painting to “punk” film, from video art to literature.
Author : Andrew R. Martin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1047 pages
File Size : 35,95 MB
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 1610694996
With entries on topics ranging from non-Western instruments to distinctive rhythms of music from various countries, this one-stop resource on global music also promotes appreciation of other countries and cultural groups. A perfect resource for students and music enthusiasts alike, this expansive three-volume set provides readers with multidisciplinary perspectives on the music of countries and ethnic groups from around the globe. Students will find Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia accessible and useful in their research, not only for music history and music appreciation classes but also for geography, social studies, language studies, and anthropology. Additionally, general readers will find the books appealing and an invaluable general reference on world music. The volumes cover all world regions, including the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia and the Pacific, promoting a geographic understanding and appreciation of global music. Entries are arranged alphabetically. A preface explains the scope of the set as well as how to use the encyclopedia, followed by a brief history of traditional music and important current influences of music in each particular world region.
Author : Harris M. Lentz III
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 24,73 MB
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476636559
The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2018, including movie icon Burt Reynolds, "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, celebrity chef and food critic Anthony Bourdain, bestselling novelist Anita Shreve and influential Chicago blues artist Otis Rush. Obituaries of actors, filmmakers, musicians, producers, dancers, composers, writers, animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2018 are included. Date, place and cause of death are provided for each, along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1484 pages
File Size : 43,89 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Times (London, England)
ISBN :
Indexes the Times, Sunday times and magazine, Times literary supplement, Times educational supplement, Times educational supplement Scotland, and the Times higher education supplement.
