🌴 LA Music Scene

Stories steeped in the sound and culture of Los Angeles music—from Sunset Strip clubs to studio sessions—where dreams are recorded and sometimes shattered.

Scar Tissue

by Anthony Kiedis • 2004

His father gave him drugs at eleven. This is what happened after.

4.10

103k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💉 Heroin Addiction 🩹 Recovery Journey 🥁 Band Dynamics 🌴 Los Angeles Punk

Scar Tissue 89%

His father gave him drugs at eleven. This is what happened after.

by Anthony Kiedis 2004

4.10

103k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💉 Heroin Addiction 🩹 Recovery Journey 🥁 Band Dynamics 🌴 Los Angeles Punk

I Used to Be Charming

by Eve Babitz • 2019

Eve Babitz captured 1960s LA. These late essays show what happened when the charm wore off.

4.13

2k+

🌴 Los Angeles History ✌️ American Counterculture 📝 New Journalism 🎸 Rock Music Scene 🤩 Celebrity Culture

I Used to Be Charming 88%

Eve Babitz captured 1960s LA. These late essays show what happened when the charm wore off.

by Eve Babitz 2019

4.13

2k+ ratings

🌴 Los Angeles History ✌️ American Counterculture 📝 New Journalism 🎸 Rock Music Scene 🤩 Celebrity Culture

Elvis '68 Comeback

by Steve Binder • 2022

The Colonel wanted a Christmas show. The director fought for leather, sweat, and a comeback.

4.72

165

🎸 Rock And Roll History 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎤 Music Business 🎨 Creative Freedom 📺 Television History

Elvis '68 Comeback 88%

The Colonel wanted a Christmas show. The director fought for leather, sweat, and a comeback.

by Steve Binder 2022

4.72

165 ratings

🎸 Rock And Roll History 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎤 Music Business 🎨 Creative Freedom 📺 Television History

Rick Rubin

by Jake Brown • 2009

A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.

3.53

282

🎛️ Music Production 🎤 Hip Hop History 🎵 Music Industry 🪨 Minimalism 🎨 Artistic Process

Rick Rubin 88%

A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.

by Jake Brown 2009

3.53

282 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 🎤 Hip Hop History 🎵 Music Industry 🪨 Minimalism 🎨 Artistic Process

Our Noise

by John Cook • 2009

When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.

4.05

1k+

🎸 Indie Record Labels 🎶 Indie Rock History 🏗️ Diy Music Scenes 🎨 Artist-First Business 👢 Bootstrapping

Our Noise 88%

When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.

by John Cook 2009

4.05

1k+ ratings

🎸 Indie Record Labels 🎶 Indie Rock History 🏗️ Diy Music Scenes 🎨 Artist-First Business 👢 Bootstrapping

Wonderland Avenue

by Danny Sugerman • 1989

Jim Morrison gave him a purpose at 12; drugs gave him a heart infection at 21.

4.25

3k+

🎸 Rock And Roll Excess 💊 Addiction Recovery 🌟 Celebrity Addiction 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism

Wonderland Avenue 87%

Jim Morrison gave him a purpose at 12; drugs gave him a heart infection at 21.

by Danny Sugerman 1989

4.25

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rock And Roll Excess 💊 Addiction Recovery 🌟 Celebrity Addiction 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism

SMiLE

by Domenic Priore • 2005

His band buried his pop symphony. Bootleggers kept it alive. It took 37 years to finally premiere.

3.80

145

🎸 1960s Music 📼 Lost Albums ⚔️ Creative Differences 📻 Bootleg Culture 🏛️ American Mythology

SMiLE 87%

His band buried his pop symphony. Bootleggers kept it alive. It took 37 years to finally premiere.

by Domenic Priore 2005

3.80

145 ratings

🎸 1960s Music 📼 Lost Albums ⚔️ Creative Differences 📻 Bootleg Culture 🏛️ American Mythology

Wouldn't it Be Nice

by Charles L. Granata • 2003

Brian Wilson quit the road, made an album America ignored, and Britain crowned it a masterpiece.

3.93

513

🎧 Album Deep Dives 🎛️ Music Production ✍️ Songwriting Process 🎸 60s Music 🌊 California Sound

Wouldn't it Be Nice 87%

Brian Wilson quit the road, made an album America ignored, and Britain crowned it a masterpiece.

by Charles L. Granata 2003

3.93

513 ratings

🎧 Album Deep Dives 🎛️ Music Production ✍️ Songwriting Process 🎸 60s Music 🌊 California Sound

Glory Days

by Dave Marsh • 1987

The contract was signed on a car hood. The battle to control his music nearly broke him.

3.78

387

🎤 Music Biographies 📰 Rock Criticism 🏭 Working Class Life 💰 Music Industry 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Glory Days 87%

The contract was signed on a car hood. The battle to control his music nearly broke him.

by Dave Marsh 1987

3.78

387 ratings

🎤 Music Biographies 📰 Rock Criticism 🏭 Working Class Life 💰 Music Industry 🎨 Artistic Integrity

The Road Beneath My Feet

by Frank Turner • 2015

Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.

4.21

2k+

🎸 Music Memoir 🚐 Diy Touring 🎤 Touring Life 🤘 Punk Rock 🎨 Artistic Integrity

The Road Beneath My Feet 87%

Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.

by Frank Turner 2015

4.21

2k+ ratings

🎸 Music Memoir 🚐 Diy Touring 🎤 Touring Life 🤘 Punk Rock 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Shakey

by Jimmy McDonough • 2002

His health failed, his relationships crumbled, and still he refused to compromise a single note.

4.09

8k+

🧑‍🎤 Rock History 🎸 Singer-Songwriters 🌴 Laurel Canyon Scene 🎭 Tortured Artists 🔨 Artistic Obsession

Shakey 87%

His health failed, his relationships crumbled, and still he refused to compromise a single note.

by Jimmy McDonough 2002

4.09

8k+ ratings

🧑‍🎤 Rock History 🎸 Singer-Songwriters 🌴 Laurel Canyon Scene 🎭 Tortured Artists 🔨 Artistic Obsession

How Music Works

by David Byrne • 2014

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

4.00

29k+

🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology 💡 Creative Process 🏛️ Sound And Space

How Music Works 87%

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

by David Byrne 2014

4.00

29k+ ratings

🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology 💡 Creative Process 🏛️ Sound And Space

I'll Never Write My Memoirs

by Grace Jones • 2015

How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.

3.76

2k+

🎤 Music Memoirs 👗 Fashion And Style 🦋 Self Invention 🎭 Performance And Identity ⛓️ Breaking Free From Family

I'll Never Write My Memoirs 87%

How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.

by Grace Jones 2015

3.76

2k+ ratings

🎤 Music Memoirs 👗 Fashion And Style 🦋 Self Invention 🎭 Performance And Identity ⛓️ Breaking Free From Family

One Train Later

by Andy Summers • 2006

A missed train would have erased The Police. A life in the balance.

4.04

1k+

🎸 Rock Guitarists 🥁 Band Histories 🎨 Creative Process 🚐 Touring Life 🍄 Psychedelic Era

One Train Later 87%

A missed train would have erased The Police. A life in the balance.

by Andy Summers 2006

4.04

1k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Guitarists 🥁 Band Histories 🎨 Creative Process 🚐 Touring Life 🍄 Psychedelic Era

The Gospel according to Bruce Springsteen

by Jeffrey B. Symynkywicz • 2008

Springsteen's songs as American gospel: theology found in dive bars, highways, and factory towns.

3.67

🎸 Rock Music 📖 Pop Culture Theology 🇺🇸 American Dream Critique 🙏 Everyday Spirituality 🔧 Working Class Stories

The Gospel according to Bruce Springsteen Summary

The Gospel according to Bruce Springsteen 87%

Springsteen's songs as American gospel: theology found in dive bars, highways, and factory towns.

by Jeffrey B. Symynkywicz 2008

3.67

76 ratings

🎸 Rock Music 📖 Pop Culture Theology 🇺🇸 American Dream Critique 🙏 Everyday Spirituality 🔧 Working Class Stories

Mood Machine

by Liz Pelly • 2025

Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.

3.83

5k+

🎧 Music Streaming 🏢 Platform Capitalism 🤖 Algorithmic Culture 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 💼 Music Labor

Mood Machine 87%

Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.

by Liz Pelly 2025

3.83

5k+ ratings

🎧 Music Streaming 🏢 Platform Capitalism 🤖 Algorithmic Culture 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 💼 Music Labor

Sinatra's Century

by David Lehman • 2015

A hundred glimpses of a singer who mapped an American century: mob, movies, music.

3.97

169

🎵 Great American Songbook 🌟 Cultural Icons 🎲 Rat Pack 🕰️ Mid-Century America 🎬 Hollywood History

Sinatra's Century 87%

A hundred glimpses of a singer who mapped an American century: mob, movies, music.

by David Lehman 2015

3.97

169 ratings

🎵 Great American Songbook 🌟 Cultural Icons 🎲 Rat Pack 🕰️ Mid-Century America 🎬 Hollywood History

Punk Rock Etiquette

by Travis Nichols • 2008

Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.

3.75

123

🎸 Indie Music 🔧 Diy Ethos 🤘 Punk Subculture 🎙️ Home Recording 🚐 Touring

Punk Rock Etiquette 87%

Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.

by Travis Nichols 2008

3.75

123 ratings

🎸 Indie Music 🔧 Diy Ethos 🤘 Punk Subculture 🎙️ Home Recording 🚐 Touring

Elvis in Vegas

by Richard Zoglin • 2019

His 1969 Vegas comeback was meant to save a career. It rewired an entire city instead.

3.83

545

🎰 Las Vegas History 🎸 Rock And Roll History 🎵 Music Industry 🎭 Vegas Entertainment 🇺🇸 Midcentury America

Elvis in Vegas 87%

His 1969 Vegas comeback was meant to save a career. It rewired an entire city instead.

by Richard Zoglin 2019

3.83

545 ratings

🎰 Las Vegas History 🎸 Rock And Roll History 🎵 Music Industry 🎭 Vegas Entertainment 🇺🇸 Midcentury America

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead

by Jerry Weintraub • 2010

He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.

4.13

4k+

🎬 Entertainment Industry 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🤝 Deal-Making 🔗 Networking 🔄 Reinvention

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead Summary

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead 87%

He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.

by Jerry Weintraub 2010

4.13

4k+ ratings

🎬 Entertainment Industry 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🤝 Deal-Making 🔗 Networking 🔄 Reinvention

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

by Chuck Klosterman • 2003

Your Saved by the Bell reruns taught you more about love than Jane Austen.

3.74

73k+

🎭 Pop Culture Criticism ✍️ Personal Essays 🎵 Music Criticism 🎬 Film Criticism 📼 Generation X

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs 87%

Your Saved by the Bell reruns taught you more about love than Jane Austen.

by Chuck Klosterman 2003

3.74

73k+ ratings

🎭 Pop Culture Criticism ✍️ Personal Essays 🎵 Music Criticism 🎬 Film Criticism 📼 Generation X

Efficient Music Production

by Ashley Hewitt • 2020

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

2.90

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State 📁 Sample Curation 📵 Digital Minimalism

Efficient Music Production 86%

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

by Ashley Hewitt 2020

2.90

10 ratings

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State 📁 Sample Curation 📵 Digital Minimalism

Bowie's Bookshelf

by John O'Connell • 2019

Ziggy Stardust, the Thin White Duke, and 98 other books: the shelf that built David Bowie.

3.73

2k+

🎸 Rock Music 📖 Reading Lives 🛣️ The Beat Generation 🔮 Occult Influences 🌀 Postmodernism

Bowie's Bookshelf 86%

Ziggy Stardust, the Thin White Duke, and 98 other books: the shelf that built David Bowie.

by John O'Connell 2019

3.73

2k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Music 📖 Reading Lives 🛣️ The Beat Generation 🔮 Occult Influences 🌀 Postmodernism

Room to Dream

by David Lynch • 2018

How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.

4.39

9k+

🎬 Auteur Filmmaking 🖼️ Surrealism 💡 Creative Process 🌙 Subconscious In Art 🧘 Transcendental Meditation

Room to Dream 86%

How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.

by David Lynch 2018

4.39

9k+ ratings

🎬 Auteur Filmmaking 🖼️ Surrealism 💡 Creative Process 🌙 Subconscious In Art 🧘 Transcendental Meditation

Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys

by Mark Dillon • 2012

Fifty songs that built and nearly destroyed a California garage band turned icon.

3.92

128

🎵 Song By Song Biography 🎸 1960s Rock 🎛️ Studio Innovation 🌊 California Sound ⚡ Band Dynamics

Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys 86%

Fifty songs that built and nearly destroyed a California garage band turned icon.

by Mark Dillon 2012

3.92

128 ratings

🎵 Song By Song Biography 🎸 1960s Rock 🎛️ Studio Innovation 🌊 California Sound ⚡ Band Dynamics

Brothers

by Alex Van Halen • 2024

Alex Van Halen remembers Eddie: the immigrant brotherhood that built rock's most explosive band.

4.08

9k+

🎸 Rock Music History 🎤 Band Memoirs 👥 Sibling Bands 🔥 Artistic Obsession 🛠️ Diy Music Scenes

Brothers 86%

Alex Van Halen remembers Eddie: the immigrant brotherhood that built rock's most explosive band.

by Alex Van Halen 2024

4.08

9k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Music History 🎤 Band Memoirs 👥 Sibling Bands 🔥 Artistic Obsession 🛠️ Diy Music Scenes

Moonwalk

by Michael Jackson • 1988

A pop icon's craft rules: learn from masters, own your work, convert every snub into fuel.

4.34

7k+

🎵 Pop Music 💿 Music Industry ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Perfectionism

Moonwalk 86%

A pop icon's craft rules: learn from masters, own your work, convert every snub into fuel.

by Michael Jackson 1988

4.34

7k+ ratings

🎵 Pop Music 💿 Music Industry ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Perfectionism

How to DJ Right

by Frank Broughton • 2002

The mix is the easy part. The art is building a set that tells a story.

4.06

454

🎛️ Music Production 💿 Vinyl Collecting 🎚️ Mixing Techniques 🕺 Live Performance 🗂️ Music Curation

How to DJ Right 86%

The mix is the easy part. The art is building a set that tells a story.

by Frank Broughton 2002

4.06

454 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 💿 Vinyl Collecting 🎚️ Mixing Techniques 🕺 Live Performance 🗂️ Music Curation

Deliver Me from Nowhere

by Warren Zanes • 2023

Why Bruce Springsteen's darkest album was a home demo he never meant to release.

4.33

4k+

🎧 Album Making-Of 🏠 Home Recording 🧠 Creative Struggle 🌾 Dark Americana 🔧 Working Class Stories

Deliver Me from Nowhere 86%

Why Bruce Springsteen's darkest album was a home demo he never meant to release.

by Warren Zanes 2023

4.33

4k+ ratings

🎧 Album Making-Of 🏠 Home Recording 🧠 Creative Struggle 🌾 Dark Americana 🔧 Working Class Stories

This Is Gonna Hurt

by Nikki Sixx • 2011

Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.

4.17

5k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 📸 Music Photography 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 🌑 Dark Aesthetics

This Is Gonna Hurt 86%

Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.

by Nikki Sixx 2011

4.17

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 📸 Music Photography 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 🌑 Dark Aesthetics

The Dirt

by Tommy Lee • 2001

One authorized biography, four versions of every disaster, and zero effort to agree on the facts.

4.14

50k+

📖 Oral History 🎸 Rock Memoirs 🥂 Fame And Excess 🤘 Glam Metal 💉 Addiction Recovery

The Dirt 86%

One authorized biography, four versions of every disaster, and zero effort to agree on the facts.

by Tommy Lee 2001

4.14

50k+ ratings

📖 Oral History 🎸 Rock Memoirs 🥂 Fame And Excess 🤘 Glam Metal 💉 Addiction Recovery

How To Make It in the New Music Business

by Ari Herstand • 2016

The business half of music: booking, licensing, touring, and building the fans who actually pay.

4.39

941

🎸 Diy Music Career 🎨 Independent Artists 💌 Fan Engagement 💰 Monetizing Creativity 🚐 Touring Strategy

How To Make It in the New Music Business Summary

How To Make It in the New Music Business 86%

The business half of music: booking, licensing, touring, and building the fans who actually pay.

by Ari Herstand 2016

4.39

941 ratings

🎸 Diy Music Career 🎨 Independent Artists 💌 Fan Engagement 💰 Monetizing Creativity 🚐 Touring Strategy

Perfecting Sound Forever

by Greg Milner • 2009

A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.

4.17

1k+

🎛️ Recording Technology 🎚️ Music Production 📢 History Of Sound 🎻 Cultural History Of Music 🌐 Media Ecology

Perfecting Sound Forever 86%

A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.

by Greg Milner 2009

4.17

1k+ ratings

🎛️ Recording Technology 🎚️ Music Production 📢 History Of Sound 🎻 Cultural History Of Music 🌐 Media Ecology

Smitten

by Lauren Rowe • 2020

A shy songwriter meets her favorite band's bassist, sparking a slow-burn romance that defies fame.

3.98

5k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💕 Shy Meets Shy 🎵 Musical Connection ✍️ Creative Partners 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Smitten 86%

A shy songwriter meets her favorite band's bassist, sparking a slow-burn romance that defies fame.

by Lauren Rowe 2020

3.98

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💕 Shy Meets Shy 🎵 Musical Connection ✍️ Creative Partners 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Sex and Rage

by Eve Babitz • 2017

In Hollywood parties and New York salons, a surfer chases the person the glamour keeps hiding.

3.55

20k+

🌴 Bohemian Los Angeles 🎬 Hollywood Facade 🖋️ Female Artist Journey 🖼️ Art World Satire 🥂 Elite Social Circles

Sex and Rage 86%

In Hollywood parties and New York salons, a surfer chases the person the glamour keeps hiding.

by Eve Babitz 2017

3.55

20k+ ratings

🌴 Bohemian Los Angeles 🎬 Hollywood Facade 🖋️ Female Artist Journey 🖼️ Art World Satire 🥂 Elite Social Circles

There's No Going Back

by David M. Stewart • 2025

Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.

3.76

🎬 Independent Cinema 🎥 Director Biographies 🎵 Music In Film 🎨 Artist Biographies ✊ Film And Activism

There's No Going Back 86%

Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.

by David M. Stewart 2025

3.76

21 ratings

🎬 Independent Cinema 🎥 Director Biographies 🎵 Music In Film 🎨 Artist Biographies ✊ Film And Activism

How to Rap

by Paul Edwards • 2009

Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.

3.99

791

🎤 Rap Technique ✍️ Lyric Writing 🎙️ Vocal Performance 🎛️ Studio Recording 🎪 Stage Performance

How to Rap 86%

Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.

by Paul Edwards 2009

3.99

791 ratings

🎤 Rap Technique ✍️ Lyric Writing 🎙️ Vocal Performance 🎛️ Studio Recording 🎪 Stage Performance

Guitar Lessons

by Bob Taylor • 2011

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

4.34

172

🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business 🏷️ Brand Building 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Guitar Lessons 86%

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

by Bob Taylor 2011

4.34

172 ratings

🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business 🏷️ Brand Building 🔄 Continuous Improvement

The Sound of the Machine

by Karl Bartos • 2022

From inside Kraftwerk: the drummer who programmed the beats, then walked away to find his own.

4.28

178

🎵 Music Memoirs ⚡ Krautrock 🎛️ Electronic Music 🥁 Band Dynamics 🏚️ Post-War Germany

The Sound of the Machine 86%

From inside Kraftwerk: the drummer who programmed the beats, then walked away to find his own.

by Karl Bartos 2022

4.28

178 ratings

🎵 Music Memoirs ⚡ Krautrock 🎛️ Electronic Music 🥁 Band Dynamics 🏚️ Post-War Germany

Prince

by Ronin Ro • 2011

A million-dollar unknown deal, then 'slave' scrawled on his cheek: the war for artistic control.

3.39

441

🎵 Music Biography 💿 Record Industry 🎨 Artistic Control 🌟 Pop Stardom ⚖️ Artist Rights

Prince 86%

A million-dollar unknown deal, then 'slave' scrawled on his cheek: the war for artistic control.

by Ronin Ro 2011

3.39

441 ratings

🎵 Music Biography 💿 Record Industry 🎨 Artistic Control 🌟 Pop Stardom ⚖️ Artist Rights

Short Stories

by Columbus Short • 2020

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

3.94

293

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Short Stories 86%

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

by Columbus Short 2020

3.94

293 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Music

by Ted Gioia • 2019

Why music's most forbidden elements are what actually make it change and survive.

4.00

817

🎵 Music History 🔄 Cultural Evolution 💥 Subversive Art ⚡ Power And Music 🙏 Sacred And Profane

Music 86%

Why music's most forbidden elements are what actually make it change and survive.

by Ted Gioia 2019

4.00

817 ratings

🎵 Music History 🔄 Cultural Evolution 💥 Subversive Art ⚡ Power And Music 🙏 Sacred And Profane

The Song Machine

by John Seabrook • 2015

Pop hits aren't moments of genius; they're manufactured on an assembly line that began in Stockholm.

3.93

5k+

🎯 Hit Making ✍️ Pop Songwriting 💻 Digital Disruption 🎧 Streaming 🌍 Music Globalization

The Song Machine 86%

Pop hits aren't moments of genius; they're manufactured on an assembly line that began in Stockholm.

by John Seabrook 2015

3.93

5k+ ratings

🎯 Hit Making ✍️ Pop Songwriting 💻 Digital Disruption 🎧 Streaming 🌍 Music Globalization

Heroes And Villains

by Steven Gaines • 1986

Sunny surf pop hid abuse, Brian Wilson's breakdown, and Charles Manson as a houseguest.

3.85

771

🎸 Band Biographies 🎵 Rock History 🏠 Family Dysfunction 🎬 Behind The Music 🧠 Musical Genius

Heroes And Villains 86%

Sunny surf pop hid abuse, Brian Wilson's breakdown, and Charles Manson as a houseguest.

by Steven Gaines 1986

3.85

771 ratings

🎸 Band Biographies 🎵 Rock History 🏠 Family Dysfunction 🎬 Behind The Music 🧠 Musical Genius

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition

by Tommy Swindali • 2020

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

2.79

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software 🔧 Diy Music 🎼 Music Theory

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition Summary

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition 86%

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

by Tommy Swindali 2020

2.79

14 ratings

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software 🔧 Diy Music 🎼 Music Theory

Faking It

by Hugh Barker • 2007

Elvis was an imitator, punk was theater, and disco was realer than anyone admitted.

3.67

243

Faking It 86%

Elvis was an imitator, punk was theater, and disco was realer than anyone admitted.

by Hugh Barker 2007

3.67

243 ratings

Slash

by Slash • 2007

The story of Guns N' Roses: squalor, stadiums, and the addiction that burned it down.

4.00

31k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💔 Band Breakups 💉 Heroin Addiction 🎵 Music Industry 🕶️ 80s Rock Scene

Slash 86%

The story of Guns N' Roses: squalor, stadiums, and the addiction that burned it down.

by Slash 2007

4.00

31k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💔 Band Breakups 💉 Heroin Addiction 🎵 Music Industry 🕶️ 80s Rock Scene

Under Their Thumb

by Bill German • 2009

A Brooklyn teenager's fanzine caught the Stones' eye. They opened their world; he lost his own.

3.99

424

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism 📣 Fan Culture 🎬 Behind The Music 🔀 Blurred Boundaries

Under Their Thumb 86%

A Brooklyn teenager's fanzine caught the Stones' eye. They opened their world; he lost his own.

by Bill German 2009

3.99

424 ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism 📣 Fan Culture 🎬 Behind The Music 🔀 Blurred Boundaries

Rockonomics

by Alan B. Krueger • 2019

Why do the top 1 percent of musicians earn almost everything? The answer reaches far beyond music.

3.91

875

🎬 Entertainment Economics 🏆 Winner-Take-All Markets 📊 Economic Inequality 🎸 Gig Economy ✨ Creative Economy

Rockonomics 86%

Why do the top 1 percent of musicians earn almost everything? The answer reaches far beyond music.

by Alan B. Krueger 2019

3.91

875 ratings

🎬 Entertainment Economics 🏆 Winner-Take-All Markets 📊 Economic Inequality 🎸 Gig Economy ✨ Creative Economy

Do Every Thing Wrong!

by Jarett Kobek • 2018

A violent, fragile rapper became a mirror for an age of digital brutality and moral hypocrisy.

4.15

201

🎤 Hip-Hop Culture 📰 Media Criticism 💻 Internet Culture ✊ Systemic Racism 🌟 Celebrity Culture

Do Every Thing Wrong! 86%

A violent, fragile rapper became a mirror for an age of digital brutality and moral hypocrisy.

by Jarett Kobek 2018

4.15

201 ratings

🎤 Hip-Hop Culture 📰 Media Criticism 💻 Internet Culture ✊ Systemic Racism 🌟 Celebrity Culture

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