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The inspiration for the Play It Loud exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art "Every guitar player will want to read this book twice. And even the casual music fan will find a thrilling narrative that weaves together cultural history, musical history, race, politics, business case studies...

The first book of its kind, A Quick Ting on Afrobeats chronicles the social and cultural development of the eponymous music genre, tracing its rich history from the African continent all the way to the musical centre of the Western world.

Here Comes the Night: Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues is both a definitive account of the New York rhythm and blues world of the early '60s, and the harrowing, ultimately tragic story of songwriter and record producer Bert Berns, whose meteoric career was fueled by his pending doom. His heart damaged by rheumatic fever as a youth, doctors told Berns he would not live to see 21. Although his name is little remembered today, Berns worked alongside all the greats of the era.

Über ihre Beziehung zur Welt der Töne und Harmonien berichten so unterschiedliche Menschen wie Reinhard Mey, Roger Willemsen, Heiner Geißler, Axel Hacke, Volker Schlöndorff...

I episode 4 af "Historien om Malurt" skal du høre om, hvordan Malurt så småt bliver et etableret undergrundsband, og om da de indspiller deres første plade Kold krig i det legendariske Sweet Silence studie på Christianshavn i København. Hvordan blev Malurt til et af 1980'ernes mest toneangivende danske rockbands? Fortællingen begynder i den sønderjyske by Tønder, hvor de to knægte Michael Falch og Christian Arendt møder hinanden. Det bliver de to, der sammen med guitaristen Peter Mors i 1977 i et øvelokale i Folkets Hus på Jagtvej 69 i København danner Malurt.