'Til Wrong Feels Right

William S. Burroughs's fiction and essays are legendary, but his influence on music's counterculture has been less well documented—until now. Examining how one of America's most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll reveals the transformations in music history that can be traced to Burroughs. A heroin addict and a gay man, Burroughs rose to notoriety outside the conventional literary world; his masterpiece, Naked Lunch, was banned on the grounds of obscenity, but its nonlinear structure...

Hace más de cuarenta años que Valeria Lynch –una de las artistas más populares de la Argentina y de Latinoamérica– está vigente. Era hora de que pusiera por escrito sus vivencias. Como si su vida fuera un collar de cuentas, en Esa extraña dama Valeria va engarzando recuerdos y reflexiones sobre sus grandes éxitos, el amor en la juventud y también en la madurez, la maternidad, sus amistades, su carrera. Por supuesto, no quedan afuera las más divertidas anécdotas de sus espectáculos, giras y presentaciones. Desde sus comienzos en el programa Sábados de la Superstar, sus...

A comprehensive supplement for classroom or studio in a unique format, Sight-Read It for Strings will develop consistent reading habits and improve sight-reading for violin, viola, cello and bass students. Using a non-sequential unit format, materials are flexible and can be individualized. Sight-Read It for Strings develops consistent reading habits by addressing: * Counting System * Identification of musical and non* musical cues * Identification of musical patterns * Awareness of the music page layout (the "road map") * Special reading issues not necessarily related to notes

Since it was first published in 1975, Mystery Train has cemented itself in the canon of great rock literature, offering one of the most astute, fascinating visions of the genre. Greil Marcus traces the emotional landscape and zeitgeist of an entire continent through the lens of the music of six of the most influential bands and musicians: from the pioneering Harmonica Frank to the tortured universe of blues singer Robert Johnson; from The Band and their dream to create a community grounded in rootlessness to the chaotic friction of Sly and the Family Stone; and from Randy Newman’s struggle...