All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop

All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop Review

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From the irresistible party jams of old-school rap to the gritty sound of hardcore, hip-hop has electrified the music world and influenced global culture like nothing else. The All Music Guide to Hip-Hop features over 3,100 reviews and ratings, highlighting the essential albums and songs from nearly 1,200 artists, including legends of rap and hip-hop like Grandmaster Flash and 2Pac as well as contemporary hit-makers like Jay-Z and Eminem. This complete, concise and authoritative guide includes: music maps charting the evolution of hip-hop, including its styles and biggest performers * biographies of the most influential hip-hop artists and exciting new performers * reviews and ratings for the best recordings of each performer, plus the essential collections by various artists * and critics' choices for the best place to start exploring each artist.7-1/4 inch. x 9 inch., 646 pages.

All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music

All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music Review

Now in its second edition, the All Music Guide to Country rounds up the music you love, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Grand Ole Opry, from gospel tents to honky-tonk bars, and from the open range to the open road, giving this diverse genre its due respect and helping you choose the most essential albums from more than 1,200 artists. Country legends like Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Hank Williams are covered in depth, along with such popular artists as the Dixie Chicks, Wynonna Judd, Garth Brooks and Faith Hill. You'll also find 10,281 reviews and ratings for a wide range of country-influenced performers, including Will Oldham, Lyle Lovett, k.d. lang and country rockers ranging from Gram Parsons to Uncle Tupelo. Whether you prefer old-time or contemporary country, acoustic banjo or electric guitar, everything you need to make the most of your music-buying dollar is here!

I Could Have Sung All Night: My Story

I Could Have Sung All Night: My Story Review

Now in paperback! The most celebrated "voice" in Hollywood speaks for herself


Everyone knows Marni Nixon...even if they think they don’t.
One of the best-loved singing voices in the world, Nixon was the un-credited singing voice for Natalie Wood in West Side Story, Audrey Hepburn in My Fair
Lady, and Deborah Kerr in The King and I. She made her
debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at 17 and
continued her career with Leonard Bernstein, Aaron
Copland, Charles Ives, Stephen Sondheim, Rogers and
Hammerstein, and many others. Her inspiring autobiography,
packed with anecdotes from six decades of performing, reveals Nixon as a singer, as an actress, as a breast-cancer survivor, and as a woman fighting for artistic recognition.

All Music Guide to Rock (Amg All Music Guide Series)

All Music Guide to Rock (Amg All Music Guide Series) Review

This fun-to-read, easy-to-use reference is the most thorough guide to rock, pop and soul album recording ever produced, compiled by dozens of top music critics. Performers are profiled alphabetically, with recordings listed chronologically and rated.

The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Gangster Films of All Time

The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Gangster Films of All Time Review

The gangster movie is one of the most popular genres in film. From the Italian, Irish, and Russian “families” in America to similarly sinister groups in Europe, Japan, and beyond, the cinema has never shied away from portraying the evil exploits of these brutal outfits. In this highly entertaining and informative book, two accomplished and apropos authors put the genre in perspective like no other author or documentarian has done before.

The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies provides extensive reviews of the Top 100 gangster films of all time, including sidebars like “Reality Check,” “Hit and Miss,” “I Know That Guy,” “Body Count,” and other fun and informative features. Also included are over a dozen stand-alone chapters such as Sleeper “Hits,” “Fugazi” Flops, Guilty Pleasures, Lost Treasures, Q&A Interviews with top actors and directors (including Chazz Palinteri, Michael Madsen, Joe Mantagna, and more), plus over 50 compelling photographs.

Foreword by Joe Pistone, the FBI agent and mob infiltrator who wrote the bestselling book and acclaimed movie, Donnie Brasco.

Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrated History of the Heaviest Band of All Time

Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrated History of the Heaviest Band of All Time Review

Now available in paperback, this all-star tribute to one of the biggest rock ’n’ roll bands ever features glorious concert and behind-the-scenes photography from top names in rock photography, from their first 1968 show as Led Zeppelin through the 2007 reunion. Also included are more than 200 rare concert posters, backstage passes, tickets, LPs and singles, T-shirts, buttons, and more from the United States, UK, Canada, Germany, France, and Japan, all comprising a book as epic as the band it honors. And if that’s not enough, top American and English rock journalists from Rolling Stone, Creem, Billboard, cover every Zeppelin LP in depth, while some of rock’s top performers reflect on the band’s legacy. An appendix features the complete discography.