This is Uncool
by Garry Mulholland |
Where Did Our Love Go?
by Nelson George | 
Black Metal
by Dayal Patterson | 
The Joy of Music
by Leonard Bernstein | 
How Music Works
by David Byrne | 
Mystery Train
by Greil Marcus | 
Hotel California
by Barney Hoskyns |
Yeah Yeah Yeah
by Bob Stanley |
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
by Bill Brewster | 
1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die
by Tom Moon |
The Violin Maker
by John Marchese |
Lost Highway
by Peter Guralnick |
Lost in Music
by Giles Smith | 
The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
by John Seabrook | 
What to Listen For in Music
by Aaron Copland | 
Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page
by Jimmy Page | 
Punk Avenue
by Phil Marcade |
The Jazz Theory Book
by Mark Levine | 
Writing Better Lyrics
by Pat Pattison | 
Tunesmith
by Jimmy Webb |
Outsider musicians can be the product of damaged DNA, alien abduction, drug fry, demonic possession, or simply sheer obliviousness. This book profiles dozens of outsider musicians, both prominent and obscure--figures such as The Shaggs, Syd Barrett, Tiny Tim, Jandek, Captain Beefheart, Daniel Johnston, Harry Partch, and The Legendary Stardust Cowboy--and presents their strange life stories along with photographs, interviews, cartoons, and discographies. About the only things these self-taught artists have in common are an utter lack of conventional tunefulness and an overabundance of earnestness and passion. But, believe it or not, they're worth listening to, often outmatching all contenders for inventiveness and originality.