Arts

A Practical Guide to Working in Theatre

by Gill Foreman

Live theatre is an exciting, challenging profession - but how is professional theatre actually made? What are the roles and what does each person do? Which pathways lead into the profession? What skills are...

The Methuen Amateur Theatre Handbook

by Keith Arrowsmith

Long overdue, The Methuen Amateur Theatre Handbook is the essential handbook for anyone involved in amateur dramatics. Keith Arrowsmith guides the reader through the potential pitfalls of putting on a production,...

Blues Traveling

by Steve Cheseborough

At a crossroads in the Mississippi Delta, Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the Devil so that he could become a guitar virtuoso and King of the Delta Blues. Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta...

The Creative Call: An Artist's Response to the Way of the Spirit

by Janice Elsheimer

Perhaps you're a "closet writer" who's been scribbling in journals for years. Maybe you once had a passion for playing the piano or violin--a passion that is still flickering somewhere deep inside you. You may...

CRAZY TRAIN: THE HIGH LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF RANDY RHOADS

by Joel McIver

Randall Rhoads born in California in 1956 and cut down in his prime at the age of only 26 has been an immense influence on a whole generation of musicians in rock and metal. He first came to international prominence...

TO LIVE IS TO DIE THE LIFE AND DEATH OF METALLICA'S CLIFF BURTON

by Joel McIver

Metallica the seventh-biggest recording act in American history are consummate musicians ä but it wasn't always that way. A significant proportion of their playing expertise was acquired from a pivotal three-year...

BILL BRUFORD THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

by Bill Bruford

Bill Bruford ä once called the godfather of progressive-rock drumming ä has been at the top of his profession for four decades playing with Yes King Crimson Genesis Earthworks and many more. ÊThe AutobiographyÊ...

THE 10 RULES OF ROCK AND ROLL COLLECTED MUSIC WRITING 2005-2010

by ROBERT FORSTER

In his first book ÊThe 10 Rules of Rock and RollÊ Australian singer-songwriter Robert Forster takes readers on an idiosyncratic journey through the past and present of popular music ä from Bob Dylan to Cat...

JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH: THE MAKING OF DEPECHE MODE

by SIMON SPENCE

Nobody who saw Depeche Mode in 1980 could have predicted that those four fresh-faced synth-pop innocents would transform themselves into stadium-filling rock gods within a few years. Yet Depeche Mode went on...

WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN THE WHO FROM LIFEHOUSE TO QUADROPHENIA

by RICHIE UNTERBERGER

From mid-1970 to early 1974 The Who undertook an amazing and peculiar journey in which they struggled to follow up ÊTommyÊ with a yet bigger and better rock opera. One of those projects ÊLifehouseÊ was never...

THE RESURRECTION OF JOHNNY CASH-HURT REDEMPTION AND AMERICAN RECORDINGS

by GRAEME THOMSON

ÊThe Resurrection of Johnny CashÊ tells the story of perhaps the most remarkable turnaround in musical history. As well as acknowledging Cash's drug drink and religious travails in the fifties and sixties...

A WIZARD A TRUE STAR TODD RUNDGREN IN THE STUDIO

by PAUL MYERS

Few record producers possess the musical facility to back up such a bold promise but in over 40 years behind the glass Todd Rundgren has willed himself into becoming a not only a rock guitar virtuoso an accomplished...

SEASONS THEY CHANGE STORY OF ACID PSYCH AND EXPERIMENTAL FOLK

by JEANETTE LEECH

In the late 60s and early 70s the inherent weirdness of folk met switched-on psychedelic rock and gave birth to new strange forms of acoustic-based avant garde music. Artists on both sides of the Atlantic including...

Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven

by Ross King

Beginning in 1912, Defiant Spirits traces the artistic development of Tom Thomson and the future members of the Group of Seven, Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer,...

You Are Your Instrument

by JULIE LYONN LIEBERMAN

This unique guide helps all musicians: open up new avenues of expression through a pain-free healthy fluid approach to music-making; overcome performance anxiety general tension and muscular injury; and increase...

Complete Idiot's Guide to Ballroom Dancing

by Jeffrey Allen

Ballroom dancing is back! And now anyone can move like a pro. DVD included! In addition to the step-by-step photos, footwork illustrations, and instruction covering all the common ballroom dances, this new edition...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Acting

by Paul Baldwin & John Malone

You're no idiot, of course. You've got tons of talent, but when it comes to bringing it centerstage you feel like you're just winging it. You love the smell of the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd, but...

Night and Low-Light Photography Photo Workshop

by Alan Hess

Finally! A resource that sheds light on the unique challenges of night and low-light photography

With their unique sets of challenges, night and low-light photography are often touted as some of the most difficult...

Wagner Without Fear: Learning to Love--and Even Enjoy--Opera's Most Demanding Genius

by William Berger

Do you cringe when your opera-loving friends start raving about the latest production of Tristan? Do you feel faint just thinking about the six-hour performance of Parsifal you were given tickets to? Does your...

Make Your Voice Heard: An Actor's Guide to Increased Dramatic Range Through Vocal Training

by Chuck Jones

• Focuses on the relationship between

voice training and acting

• Simple, easy-to-follow exercises to strengthen the voice in just 10 minutes

per day

• Revised and expanded edition includes

new techniques...