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Get into the music with David Leander Williams as he charts the
rise and fall of Indiana Avenue, the Majestic Entertainment
Boulevard of Indianapolis, which produced some of the nation's most
influential jazz artists. The performance venues that once lined
the vibrant thoroughfare were an important stop on the Chitlin'
Circuit and provided platforms for greats like Freddie Hubbard and
Jimmy Coe. Through this biography of the bustling street, meet
scores of the other musicians who came to prominence in the
avenue's heyday, including trombonist J.J. Johnson and guitarist
Wes Montgomery, as well as songwriters like Noble Sissle and Leroy
Carr.
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Paul Freeman; Photographs by Paul Freeman
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The horror of the First World War brought out a characteristic
response in a group of English artists, who resorted to black
humour. Among these, John Hassall, a pioneering British illustrator
and creator of the influential 'Skegness is so bracing' poster,
holds a special place. Early in the war, he hit on the idea of
drawing a parody of the Bayeux Tapestry to satirize German
aggression and add to the growing genre of war propaganda. Taking
the scheme of the famous tapestry which celebrates William the
Conqueror's invasion of England, Hassall uses thirty pictorial
panels to tell the story of Kaiser Wilhem II's invasion of
Luxembourg and Belgium. In mock-archaic language he narrates the
progress of the German army, never missing an opportunity to
lampoon 'bad' behaviour: 'Wilhelm giveth orders for frightfulness.'
The caricatured Germans loot homes, make gas from Limburg cheese
and sauerkraut, drink copious amounts of wine and shamefully march
through Luxembourg with 'women and children in front.' With comic
inventiveness Hassall adapts the borders of the original to
illustrate the stereotypical objects with which the English then
associated their enemy: they are decorated with schnitzel,
sausages, pilsner, wine corks and wild boar. Drawn with Hassall's
distinctive flat colour and striking outlines, Ye Berlyn Tapestrie
is a fascinating historical example of war-induced farce, produced
by a highly talented artist who could not then have known that the
war was set to last for another two years. Together with an
introduction which sets out the historical background of its
creation, every page of this rarely seen publication is reproduced
here in a fold-out concertina, just like the original, to resemble
the style of the Bayeux Tapestry.
With a series of 'music in care' books aimed at supporting adults
through a range of life's situations using music, John Osborne has
collaborated with a new young author to bring fresh perspective on
how the power of music can affect a young person's life. Coping
with moving to a new school can be a difficult and challenging time
for any young person but it can be even more problematic if you are
on the autistic spectrum. This book tells the story of Luke Fiddes
a remarkable young man and talented musician. It explains how Luke
became aware of his different and special status and how he learnt
to manage this. It also contains a self help manual for all young
people which is designed to help deal with the struggles of
adolescence using personalised music. This heartwarming, funny and
frank account of Luke's journey gives a remarkable insight into
some of the challenges but also the surprising benefits of living
with Asperger syndrome. "I love my autism because I love music."
Luke Fiddes
On its 25th anniversary, Lunch with the Financial Times will
showcase the most entertaining, incisive and fascinating interviews
from the past five years. _____ Lunch with the Financial Times has
been a permanent fixture in the Financial Times for almost 25
years, featuring presidents, film stars, musical icons and business
leaders from around the world. The column is now as
well-established institution which has reinvigorated the art of
conversation in the convivial, intimate environment of a long boozy
lunch. _____ Includes lunches with: Elon Musk Donald Trump Hilary
Mantel Richard Branson Zadie Smith Nigel Farage Russell Brand David
Guetta Yanis Varoufakis Jean-Claude Juncker Gwyneth Paltrow Rebecca
Solnit Jordan Peterson Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie And more...
The perfect Lent book for art lovers of all ages
After nearly a year of research, including interviews with local
neighbors, shopkeepers, and heritage experts, he photographed over
70 shops and the families that have run them for generations. shops
and the families that have run them for generations. The
photographer often arrived unannounced, and used small street
cameras with natural light in order to observe and document daily
life. The result is a snapshot in time in the long and ever
evolving history of one of the world's fastest changing cities; a
lasting tribute to the shops, the merchants and the artisans. This
book contains 34 heritage shops, organized by geographic location,
and spanning the many different trades that collectively contribute
to the patchwork of Singapore's cultural identify. The work also
explores the themes of survival in the face of overwhelming and
constant change, and why Singapore's intangible cultural assets
must be saved. This book has been designed to be portable for those
who wish to explore the neighborhoods themselves and find the
shops.
South Africa has lost 116 indigenous flower species to three
extinction categories: 'Extinct', 'Extinct in the Wild' and
'Critically Endangered, Possibly Extinct'. Mindful of the fact that
extinctions are mainly due to people, Cape-based photographer
Anneke Kearney compiled this photographic record of endangered
plants to make people aware of the dire future of our beautiful
plants, so that nobody can say, 'I didn't know'. Cape Town has more
threatened species than any other area in the country. The most
important other hotspots are Coega, Albany, Pondoland,
KwaZulu-Natal midlands and Drakensberg, Magaliesberg,
Sekhukhuneland-Drakensberg and Barberton. Renowned botanist and
conservation campaigner, Dr Tony Rebelo, says in the Foreword that
a call to action is not just for us. "It is for our children. It is
not just for esoteric and idealist reasons. Thousands of visitors
come ... every year just for the biodiversity. Hundreds of
thousands more have it as one of the reasons for their visit. Our
health, our relaxation, our existence is enhanced by living in a
biodiversity showcase. The Littlest Kingdom on earth must retain
its splendour ... there is space for everyone, including the
biodiversity that occurs nowhere else on earth. This book with its
spectacular photographs of rare and little seen plants, is sure to
make a huge contribution to raising awareness of and spreading
critical information on our indigenous flora.
Legendary founding KISS drummer Peter "Catman" Criss has lived an
incredible life in music, from the streets of Brooklyn to the
social clubs of New York City to the ultimate heights of rock 'n'
roll success and excess. KISS formed in 1973 and broke new ground
with their elaborate makeup, live theatrics, and powerful sound.
The band emerged as one of the most iconic hard rock acts in music
history. Peter was the heartbeat of the group. From an elevated
perch on his pyrotechnic drum riser, he had a unique vantage point
on the greatest rock show of all time, with the KISS Army looking
back at him night after night.
Peter Criscuola had come a long way from the homemade drum set he
pounded on nonstop as a kid growing up in Brooklyn. He endured lean
years, street violence, and the roller-coaster music scene of the
sixties, but he always knew he'd make it. Now Peter tells of his
eye-opening journey from the pledge to his ma that he'd one day
play Madison Square Garden to doing just that. He also faced the
perils of stardom and his own mortality, including drug abuse,
treatment in 1982, near suicides, two broken marriages, and a
hard-won battle with breast cancer. "Makeup to Breakup" is the
heartfelt account of one of music's most iconic figures, and the
importance of faith and family. Rock 'n' roll has been chronicled
many times, but never quite like this. "A must-read for all past
and present KISS fans and fans of no-holds-barred rock 'n' roll
tell-alls."
By the end of America s Golden Age of Magic, Chicago had taken
center stage in front of an American audience drawn to the craft by
the likes of Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston. Cashing in on a
craze that rivaled big-band mania, magic shops and clubs sprang up
everywhere across the Windy City, packed in customers and put down
roots. Over the last century, for example, Magic, Inc. has
outfitted magicians from Harry Blackstone Sr. to Penn and Teller to
David Copperfield. Magic was an integral part of Chicago s culture,
from its earliest venture into live television to the card sharps
and hucksters lurking in its amusement parks and pool halls. David
Witter keeps track of the shell game of Chicago s fascinating magic
history from its vaudeville circuit to its contemporary resurgence.
Cape May began as Cape May Island, where families journeyed to
enjoy wide white beaches and gentle surf during the early
nineteenth century. With the advent of steamships and railroads,
the quiet village soon became America's first seaside resort town.
Despite its charm and elegance, visitors slowed in the 1880s, as a
series of mysterious fires claimed some of its most beloved
structures. As the twentieth century dawned, Cape May's failure to
modernize ultimately became its salvation. By the 1960s, visitors
were once again flocking to this seaside destination to enjoy its
quaint Victorian charm. Experience the elegant Chalfonte Hotel,
stately Congress Hall and the classic Cape May Boardwalk with local
historian Emil Salvini.
Here are India's best-known beasts -- tiger, elephant, deer,
snake... rendered by a variety of folk and tribal artists. Each of
their artistic traditions conceives of the beast in distinctive
ways, as original in the imagining as it is in the rendering. This
handmade book is a new updated version of our classic Beasts of
India, long out of print. Individually screenprinted on handmade
paper, this wonderful introduction to Indian painting styles is an
art and book lover's dream.
Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art
lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious
history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures,
drawings and other artistic oddities ever made. From the author of
the bestseller The Madman's Library (SundayTimes Literature Book of
the Year 2020, Radio 4 Book of the Week) comes an extraordinary new
illustrated collection. This unique exhibition gathers more than a
hundred magnificent works, each chosen for their striking beauty,
weirdness and captivating story behind their creation. Obscure and
forgotten treasures sit alongside famous masterpieces with secret
stories to tell. Here are Doom paintings, screaming sculptures,
magical manuscripts, impossible architecture, dog-headed saints,
angel musketeers and the first portrait of a cannibal. Stolen art,
outsider art, ghost art, revenge art, and art painted at the bottom
of the sea take their place alongside scandalous art, forgeries and
hoaxes, art of dreams and nightmares, and cryptic paintings yet to
be decoded. Discover the remarkable Elizabethan portraits of men in
flames, the mystery of the nude Mona Lisa, the gruesome ingredients
of lost pigments, the werewolf legion of the Roman army, and the
Italian monk who levitated so often he's recognised as the patron
saint of aeroplane passengers. From prehistoric cave art to
portraits painted by artificial intelligence, The Madman's Gallery
draws on a remarkable depth of research and variety of images to
form a book that surprises at every turn, and ultimately serves to
celebrate the endless power and creativity of human imagination.
'...a feast of artistic curiosities' - The Telegraph 'What that
last book did for bibliophiles, this new, beautifully produced and
elegantly written anthology does for art lovers ... The research
that has gone into this is prodigious, but Brooke-Hitching loves
storytelling even more than scholarship, and he has a gift for it.'
- The Spectator 'Extraordinary' - Artists & Illustrators
Henry Playford's 1722 compilation of one, two and three part music,
edited for modern choirs by Francis Roads.
This accessible and innovative book examines to what extent
copyright protects a range of subjects which are engaged in the
creation and management of literary and artistic works, and how
such subjects use copyright to protect their interests. Offering a
complementary analysis, The Subjects of Literary and Artistic
Copyright explores how copyright regulates the production and
management of literature and art. The book examines the creators of
literature and art, as well as market operators such as publishers
and "managers" including museums, galleries, and universities. The
perspectives offered cover a diverse range of subjects, and
confront the regular contradictions and conflicts that occur within
literary and artistic copyright interests. The chapters illustrate,
via historical and empirical analysis, that established practices
and traditional approaches to the management of copyright need to
be revisited, in order to be more aligned with current social and
technological frameworks. Providing a starting point for future
research paths on copyright practices in art and literature, this
insightful book will be of interest to legal academics looking to
expand their knowledge of literary and artistic copyright. Law
professionals with interests in intellectual property and art law
will also benefit from its novel approach.
In time for the band's twentieth anniversary, the inside story of
the Dave Matthews Band-from the early days playing small gigs in
Charlottesville to their current sold-out annual summer concert
tours...and more than thirty-five million records sold. Dave
Matthews Band has one of the largest and most loyal followings of
any band today-after twenty years of constant touring and several
acclaimed, multiplatinum albums, the members enjoy a connection
with their fans that few other acts can match. Ask DMB devotees and
they'll happily tell you tales of amazing sold-out summer shows,
the stunning venues they've seen the band play all around the
world, classic live show recordings...and memories of good times
with great friends, old and new. For hundreds of thousands of
people, affection for DMB goes far beyond simple fan adulation-it's
a way of life. Journalist (and fan) Nikki Van Noy bridges the gap
between the band and their followers, looking at the DMB phenomenon
from all perspectives-including interviews with the band,
Charlottesville insiders who knew them in the early days, and, of
course, the DMB fans who witnessed it all. This lively, insider
book offers insights into: -The beginnings of the band in
Charlottesville, VA-which gave rise to the culture of taping and
trading live shows, and the early online networking that laid the
groundwork for their later explosive success. -The heady success of
their first several albums-when the small "club" of DMB fans
suddenly became a lot less exclusive. -Their creative misfires in
the early 2000s-including the leaked Lillywhite Sessions. -The
crushing sudden loss of saxophonist LeRoi Moore-and how the band
emerged stronger than ever. A chronicle of the live Dave Matthews
Band experience and what it means to be a part of it, So Much to
Say is a comprehensive biography of this incredible group and the
fans who helped them achieve such enduring success.
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