421円 Dear Readers, As the last days of fall are upon us, we have a lot to share with you in this issue . But the bulk of this issue is our focus on new wonderful and talented artists. On the cover of this month's issue is the soulful and inspirational pop/urban artist Em! There are no words to describ...

407円 Loud and Lit is the prime source for the latest news and entertainment for the Hip Hop generation. The interactive magazine covers celebrity news, music, film, TV, fashion and sports from the perspective of the tens of millions of young Americans who identify with hip hop culture. It is an inside...

2,254円 "I don't know where he's buried, but if I did I'd piss on his grave." ーJerry Wexler, best friend and mentor Here Comes the Night: Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues is both a definitive account of the New York rhythm and blues world of the early '60s, and the harrowing, ultima...

1,725円 A gripping narrative that captures the tumult and liberating energy of a nation in transition, Sweet Soul Music is an intimate portrait of the legendary performers--Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, James Brown, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Al Green among them--who merged gospel and rh...

514円 FOREWORD Plenty has been written about The Jam over the years, some of it has been true, and some of it I didn’t recognise at all when I read it. When Albert told me earlier in the summer he was going to write a biography of the band I was surprised as I didn’t think there was much more to add to...

2,847円 Written with a searing honesty, My Amy is an evocative portrait of unbreakable lifelong friendship – and a devastating study into fame, addiction and self-sabotage. Only one person knows what really happened to Amy, other than Amy herself. He is Tyler James, Amy’s best friend from the age of thir...

3,980円 In Crossing Bar Lines: The Politics and Practices of Black Musical Space James Gordon Williams reframes the nature and purpose of jazz improvisation to illuminate the cultural work being done by five creative musicians between 2005 and 2019. The political thought of five African American improvis...

2,497円 Growing up in the shadow of her superstar sister, Solange Knowles became a pivotal musician in her own right. Defying an industry that attempted to bend her to its rigid image of a Black woman, Solange continually experimented with her sound and embarked on a metamorphosis in her art that continu...

421円 Greetings Readers, Is Spring really here? Wow! How time flies when we are partially locked down in this Covid era. But there is light at the end of the tunnel so hang in there and observe the logic of events unfold hopefully in a positive way for all. On the cover, rising R&B icon Saint Jaimz lau...

3,317円 In 1963, sisters Barbara Ann and Rosa Hawkins and their cousin Joan Marie Johnson traveled from the segregated South to New York City under the auspices of their manager, former pop singer Joe Jones. With their wonderful harmonies, they were an immediate success. To this day, the Dixie Cups’ grea...

1,159円 This is a story about a young man who wanted to become a singer of soul and gospel music. He began with a gospel group after leaving his hometown in Shreveport, Louisiana. His first stop was Chicago where he joined the gospel group of his dreams. The first few chapters talk about his childhood an...

916円 Contradicting assumptions that disco albums are shallow and packed with filler, Donna Summer's double album Once Upon A Time stands out as a piece that delivers on its promise of an immaculately crafted journey from start to finish. A new interpretation of the Cinderella story, it is set in the t...