history and criticism

Photographs and text provide an overview of the music, stars, clothes, contracts, and world of rap music. Includes a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

This book describes the music, stars, clothes, recording contracts, and the world of Latin music.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text explore the music, culture, and history of hip-hop; and discusses artists, fashion, rivalries, and other related topics.

Photographs and text provide an overview of the music, stars, clothes, contracts, and world of electronic music. Includes a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

Photographs and text provide an overview of the music, stars, clothes, contracts, and world of alternative rock music. Includes a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

A guide to the world of pop and rock which pinpoints the most significant moments in its history and presenting the key issues involved in understanding the art form.

Presents reviews and ratings of over 14,000 albums by more than two thousand artists, and includes brief biographical profiles of the musicians, as well as recording dates and labels.

Presents background on the origins of hip-hop music, and looks at the life of Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Recordings, one of the labels that helped popularize the genre, representing performers such as Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J.

Puts Homer's "Odyssey" into context for students, presenting commentary and primary documents on archaeology, mythology, and class issues of Homer's time, and includes government documents and newspaper articles, relating the work to modern events.

A comprehensive look at the history of blues music, from its origins to the present time, including the musicians involved in creating that history.