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In the City
eBook - A Celebration of London Music
ISBN/EAN: 9780753520956
Umbreit-Nr.: 3442870
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 336 S., 2.07 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 10.11.2009
Auflage: 1/2009
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p>'A dense and colourful account of one of the most vibrant musical centres in the world,<i>In the City</i>almost puts you on that train to London'<i>Guardian</i></p><p>In this fascinating history of London's music, which was the 2009<i>Sunday Times</i>'Music Book of the Year', Paul Du Noyer, critically-acclaimed music writer and founding editor of<i>MOJO</i>, celebrates the people and places that have made London the most exciting and diverse musical city on earth. The West End musicals, Ronnie Scott's jazz club, Abbey Road, mod culture, the Kinks, the Who and the Rolling Stones are just as much a part of London as the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the Routemaster. Du Noyer's captivating book charts the city's music history and landmarks and will appeal to residents, visitors and exiles alike.</p>
- Kurztext
- 'A dense and colourful account of one of the most vibrant musical centres in the world, In the City almost puts you on that train to London' GuardianIn this fascinating history of London's music, which was the 2009 Sunday Times 'Music Book of the Year', Paul Du Noyer, critically-acclaimed music writer and founding editor of MOJO, celebrates the people and places that have made London the most exciting and diverse musical city on earth. The West End musicals, Ronnie Scott's jazz club, Abbey Road, mod culture, the Kinks, the Who and the Rolling Stones are just as much a part of London as the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the Routemaster. Du Noyer's captivating book charts the city's music history and landmarks and will appeal to residents, visitors and exiles alike.
- Autorenportrait
- Paul Du Noyer has been writing about music for over twenty years. His writing credentials include assistant editor of the<i>NME</i>, editor of<i>Q</i>and founding editor of<i>MOJO</i>. He was on the launch team for<i>heat</i>and<i>The Word</i>magazines and remains a contributing editor of the latter. His other books include a history of John Lennon's solo years,<i>We All Shine On</i>,<i></i>and the critically acclaimed<i>Liverpool - Wondrous Place</i>.
- Schlagzeile
- Paperback edition of the definitive book on London music by the widely-acclaimed music writer