Features a complete account of the author's twelve-hour interview with Bernstein one year before the classical music personality's death in 1990.

12 of the best songs, all chosen from Rolling Stone(R) magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." Titles include: Desperado (Eagles) * Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) * Everyday People (Sly and the Family Stone) * Gimme Some Lovin' (The Spencer Davis Group) * Honky Tonk Women (The Rolling Stones) * A Hard Days Night (The Beatles) * I Only Have Eyes For You (The Flamingos) * Moondance (Van Morrison) * (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley and His Comets) * Soul Man (Sam & Dave) * When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge) * Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream). An instrumental series arranged for Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax,Trumpet, Horn in F, and Trombone, the arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Each book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the Level 2-3 player, and a fully orchestrated accompaniment CD. The CD includes a DEMO track of each song, which features a live instrumental performance followed by a PLAY-ALONG track.

As the most popular and authoritative guide to recording Modern Recording Techniques provides everything you need to master the tools and day to day practice of music recording and production. From room acoustics and running a session to mic placement and designing a studio Modern Recording Techniques will give you a really good grounding in the theory and industry practice. Expanded to include the latest digital audio technology the 7th edition now includes sections on podcasting, new surround sound formats and HD and audio. If you are just starting out or looking for a step up in industry, Modern Recording Techniques provides an in depth excellent read- the must have book

Outsider musicians can be the product of damaged DNA, alien abduction, drug fry, demonic possession, or simply sheer obliviousness. This book profiles dozens of outsider musicians, both prominent and obscure—figures such as The Shaggs, Syd Barrett, Tiny Tim, Jandek, Captain Beefheart, Daniel Johnston, Harry Partch, and The Legendary Stardust Cowboy—and presents their strange life stories along with photographs, interviews, cartoons, and discographies. About the only things these self-taught artists have in common are an utter lack of conventional tunefulness and an overabundance of earnestness and passion. But, believe it or not, they're worth listening to, often outmatching all contenders for inventiveness and originality. A CD featuring songs by artists profiled in the book is also available.

A volume of top-selected interviews with renowned celebrities and cultural figures, published in celebration of the magazines fortieth anniversary, includes features about such individuals as Mick Jagger, Johnny Carson, and Kurt Cobain.

Aja was the album that made Steely Dan a commercial force on the order of contemporaries like Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles and Chicago. A double-platinum, Grammy-winning bestseller, it lingered on the Billboard charts for more than a year and spawned three hit singles. Odd, then, that its creators saw it as an "ambitious, extended" work, the apotheosis of their anti-rock, anti-band, anti-glamour aesthetic. Populated by thirty-fi ve mostly jazz session players, Aja served up prewar song forms, mixed meters and extended solos to a generation whose idea of pop daring was Paul letting Linda sing lead once in a while. And, impossibly, it sold. Including an in-depth interview with Donald Fagen, this book paints a detailed picture of the making of a masterpiece.

Trouble Boys is the first definitive, no-holds-barred biography of one of the last great bands of the twentieth century: The Replacements. With full participation from reclusive singer and chief songwriter Paul Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson, guitarist Slim Dunlap, and the family of late band co-founder Bob Stinson, author Bob Mehr is able to tell the real story of this highly influential group, capturing their chaotic, tragic journey from the basements of Minneapolis to rock legend. Drawing on years of research and access to the band's archives at Twin/Tone Records and Warner Bros. Mehr also discovers previously unrevealed details from those in the group's inner circle, including family, managers, musical friends and collaborators.