Music Books and Magazines

Nothing I like more than a good music book. Especially on the theoretical side or about recording processes.

Just finished 'Perfecting Sound Forever: The Story of Recorded Music' by Greg Milner and I have to say it was one if the most enjoyable things I have ever read. It starts from Day One with Edison working its way up to the modern day via the RPM wars, radio, digital recording in the 80's and the Loudness wars of the last decade.

Never have I read a book that so profoundly affected my thoughts of music and what it is.

Thoroughly remarkable and well worth having in your library.

Time to read 'Your Brain on Music'

Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Robertson all have books coming out within the next two months.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/bo...ling.html?_r=0

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In ‘Good Vibrations,’ Summer Fun Soured by Mike Love’s Score Settling

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Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Robertson all have books coming out within the next two months.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/bo...ling.html?_r=0

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Edit: Paul Simon too!

Rip It Up and Start Again by Simon Reynolds is a real super read if anyone's interested. Chronicles every nook and cranny of post-punk from about 1979 until the mid 80s. Every scene, every angle, nearly every band of note. Superb.

Going to start Can't Stop Won't Stop soon, Jeff Chang's history of early hip-hop. Have heard nothing but good things.

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Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Nothing I like more than a good music book. Especially on the theoretical side or about recording processes.

Just finished 'Perfecting Sound Forever: The Story of Recorded Music' by Greg Milner and I have to say it was one if the most enjoyable things I have ever read. It starts from Day One with Edison working its way up to the modern day via the RPM wars, radio, digital recording in the 80's and the Loudness wars of the last decade.

Never have I read a book that so profoundly affected my thoughts of music and what it is.

Thoroughly remarkable and well worth having in your library.

Time to read 'Your Brain on Music'

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5 years on and I forgot about this thread obviously. But thank God I posted it in here because I haven't been able to find 'Perfecting Sound Forever: The Story of Recorded Music' anywhere at home and I couldn't for the life of me remember it the last few months while I was thinking about it. Fair dues TOWK for the bump.