Performing Arts
PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR
Written by Parks, Suzan-Lori
A stunning collection of plays from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks that captures the societal rupture of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
JOKER & THE THIEF: BOB DYLAN
Written by Stone Brown, Peter
This book is a collection of the best writing about Bob Dylan by Peter Stone Brown - a freelance writer, singer-songwriter and renowned Dylanologist. He had a love for Bob Dylan that would find him attending nearly 200 concerts spanning 1963 to 2018.
POCKET GUIDE TO GLAM ROCK
Written by Kaminsky, Ilya
Glam rock began in the UK in the early Seventies performed by musicians with outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. The flamboyant clothing and visual styles of performers were often camp or androgynous, and have been described as playing with other gender roles.
HEROES OF THE METAL UNDERGROUND: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO 1980S AMERICAN INDEPENDENT METAL BANDS
Written by Anesiadis, Alexandros
The only encyclopedic and definitive book on American indie metal!If all you know about metal music was what was heard on commercial radio, then you don't know metal at all. Heroes of the Underground profiles over 1100 American bands from every town and city in the United States who ever released a record.
SCENE IN BETWEEN USA
Written by Knee, Sam
A pictorial history of 1980s alternative Americana featuring hundreds of previously unseen images of bands including: Faith, Rites of Spring, Dinosaur Jr, Embrace, Opal, Galaxie 500, Beat Happening, Sonic Youth, Scratch Acid, Pussy Galore and early Nirvana. Interviews by key band members make this an essential resource for any fashion or music enthusiast.
ANYTHING THAT MOVES
Written by Stewart, Jamie
From being caught having their first orgasm by their mom'sbest friend to being stalked and propositioned by a fundamentalist pastor; fromsoliciting spanking dates over the Internet to scoring a coveted invitation toa threesome with some elf fetishist neighbors, indie music darling (Xiu Xiu)Jamie Stewart's journey of fleshy
LISTEN TO MY HEART: LIFE, LOVE & ROXETTE
Written by Fredriksson, Marie
Listen to My Heart is a completely candid and passionate, heartbreaking yet often witty life story of one of rock music's most resilient lead singers, Marie Fredriksson from Roxette ("It Must Have Been Love," "Listen to Your Heart," "The Look," "Joyride").
DALTON TRUMBO: BLACKLISTED HOLLYWOOD RADICAL
Written by Trumbo, Christopher
James Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee.
SAUL BASS: ANATOMY OF FILM DESIGN
Written by Horak, Jan-Christopher
Iconic graphic designer and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Saul Bass (1920-1996) defined an innovative era in cinema.