Download or read book The Secret Lives of Color written by Kassia St. Clair and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of USA Today's “100 Books to Read While Stuck at Home During the Coronavirus Crisis” A dazzling gift, the unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume. “Beautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers.” —NPR, Best Books of 2017 The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso’s blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh’s chrome yellow sunflowers or punk’s fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture. “This passionate and majestic compedium will leave you bathed in the gorgeous optics of light.” —Elle

Download or read book The Secret Lives of Colour written by Kassia St Clair and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.' Simon Garfield The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.

Download or read book Don t Call It Hair Metal written by Sean Kelly and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A love letter to the hard-rocking, but often snubbed, music of the era of excess: the 1980s There may be no more joyous iteration in all of music than 1980s hard rock. It was an era where the musical and cultural ideals of rebellion and freedom of the great rock ’n’ roll of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s were taken to dizzying heights of neon excess. Attention to songcraft, showmanship, and musical virtuosity (especially in the realm of the electric guitar) were at an all-time high, and radio and MTV were delivering the goods en masse to the corn-fed children of America and beyond. Time hasn’t always been kind to artists of that gold and platinum era, but Don’t Call It Hair Metal analyzes the sonic evolution, musical diversity, and artistic intention of ’80s commercial hard rock through interviews with members of such hard rock luminaries as Twisted Sister, Def Leppard, Poison, Whitesnake, Ratt, Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Guns N’ Roses, Dokken, Mr. Big, and others.

Download or read book Chromatic Algorithms written by Carolyn L. Kane and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-08-13 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These days, we take for granted that our computer screens—and even our phones—will show us images in vibrant full color. Digital color is a fundamental part of how we use our devices, but we never give a thought to how it is produced or how it came about. Chromatic Algorithms reveals the fascinating history behind digital color, tracing it from the work of a few brilliant computer scientists and experimentally minded artists in the late 1960s and early ‘70s through to its appearance in commercial software in the early 1990s. Mixing philosophy of technology, aesthetics, and media analysis, Carolyn Kane shows how revolutionary the earliest computer-generated colors were—built with the massive postwar number-crunching machines, these first examples of “computer art” were so fantastic that artists and computer scientists regarded them as psychedelic, even revolutionary, harbingers of a better future for humans and machines. But, Kane shows, the explosive growth of personal computing and its accompanying need for off-the-shelf software led to standardization and the gradual closing of the experimental field in which computer artists had thrived. Even so, the gap between the bright, bold presence of color onscreen and the increasing abstraction of its underlying code continues to lure artists and designers from a wide range of fields, and Kane draws on their work to pose fascinating questions about the relationships among art, code, science, and media in the twenty-first century.

Download or read book It s Just the Normal Noises written by Timothy Gray and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a personal approach to the subject matter, Timothy Gray reads criticism and listens to music as though rock 'n' roll not only explains American culture, but also shores up his life. In It's Just the Normal Noises, Gray examines a wide array of writing about roots music from the 1960s to the 2000s. In addition to chapters on the genre-defining work of Peter Guralnick and Greil Marcus, he explores the influential writings of Grant Alden and Peter Blackstock, the editors of No Depression magazine, and the writers who contributed to its pages, Bill Friskicks-Warren, Ed Ward, David Cantwell, and Allison Stewart among them. A host of memoirists and novelists, from Patti Smith and Ann Powers to Eleanor Henderson and Dana Spiotta, shed light on the social effects and personal attachments of the music's many manifestations, from punk to alt country to hardcore.

Download or read book Never Mind the Bollocks Just Color written by Dick Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feeling stressed? Surrounded by idiots? Ever wish you could just punch the wall, or punch them? Ever wish you could just curse a blue streak? Well, calm down my friend. No need to make a scene. Just break out your colored pencils, crayons, or markers. Put on a little music. And sit down and color. Some nice little mandalas. Filled with your favorite swear words and dirty expressions. AAAaah. That's better! Feel the stress leaving your body? Why, you're feeling more and more like yourself with every passing minute. And look at the art your making in the meantime. Beautiful and dirty at the same time. Great gift for yourself or other uninhibited adult. In the bestselling "Never Mind the Bollocks, Just Color!," you'll enjoy: 30 new, original, and fun-to-color designs Single-sided pages (no bleed through!) Nice, big 8.5" x 11" pages 30 of your favorite swear words included (you may even learn a new word or two!) Each swear is easy to see and color Each page is adorned with mandala patterns, as well, for that peaceful, easy feeling Order now and receive peace in the mail, Zen Master. For any and all fans of adult coloring books, mandala coloring books, swear word coloring books, and curse words in general. Get your dirty on! WARNING: Not for children, by the way, because this book contains ADULT LANGUAGE, which you and I know as "dirty words.""

Download or read book Toy Guitars written by Paul Matts and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt Morgan loves being fourteen years old. Care-free, doing everything for the first time. He worships his pig-headed elder brother Karl, despite the fact punk fan Karl treats him like shit. His Mum and Dad aren't perfect but life in 1980 scruffy suburban England suits Matt Morgan fine.Until Karl messes up with tumultuous consequences. He doesn't want to, but Matt must step up.Luckily, he has plenty of distractions. And thank god for music.A tale of kitchen-sink family drama, dreams and nightmares.

Download or read book Music Marketing for the DIY Musician written by Bobby Borg and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash your music's potential by taking charge of your career! In Music Marketing for the DIY Musician, industry veteran Bobby Borg provides a step-by-step guide to producing a fully customized, low-budget plan of attack for marketing one’s music, helping to propel independent artists and other players toward success in the new music industry. This third edition provides major updates: Cutting-edge social media strategies: Dominate TikTok, master Instagram, and conquer YouTube with the latest tactics to amplify your online presence. Streaming secrets unveiled: Unlock the gateway to playlists and skyrocket your monthly listenership with fresh insights into the streaming world. Updated roadmaps for record releases: Navigate your way to a triumphant album launch with foolproof strategies and revamped timelines. New data analytics: Learn strategies to make educated decisions about the latest music marketing. Future forecasts: Embrace music innovation by leveraging artificial intelligence, exploring NFTs, diving into the metaverse, and more. Written in an easy-to-read style, this is a comprehensive resource with many templates covering the complete marketing process and time-tested strategies used by the most successful companies. Also included are interviews with top professionals and updated stories and case studies. This indispensable book for students and professionals alike will help you perfect a complete marketing plan to achieve your ultimate career vision.

Download or read book Punk written by Rich Weidman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-01-15 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Punk: The Definitive Guide to the Blank Generation and Beyond

Download or read book I Hate Old Music Too written by Dave Thompson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgy, witty, and opinionated critical analysis of “classic rock” in the 21st century, discussing everything from modern remixes of classic albums (why?) to concert ticket prices, Record Store Day, the vinyl revival, milking deceased artists, reunions, tribute acts, and more. When Dave Thompson’s I Hate New Music: The Classic Rock Manifesto in 2008, the book did not so much divide the world of rock reading as leave it in an uproar. It started arguments, it ended debates, and for the author of over 150 music books, it not only received the strongest reader response of any book he’d written, it also still crops up in author interviews today. Almost fifteen years later, however, much has changed, and the classics have lost some of their bite as well. In I Hate Old Music, Too, Thompson recasts the story of “classic rock” in the 21st century. Among the targets of his ire are lavish box sets that mostly just duplicate the albums you already own; comebacks and reunions featuring half or even fewer of the band members; the dark side of the “vinyl revival;” the continued cult of The Beatles; and much more.

Download or read book Punk Rock So What written by Roger Sabin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's now over twenty years since punk pogo-ed its way into our consciousness. Punk Rock So What?brings together a new generation of academics, writers and journalists to provide the first comprehensive assessment of punk and its place in popular music history, culture and myth. The contributors, who include Suzanne Moore, Lucy OBrien, Andy Medhurst, Mark Sinker and Paul Cobley, challenge standard views of punk prevalent since the 1970s. They: * re-situate punk in its historical context, analysing the possible origins of punk in the New York art scene and Manchester clubs as well as in Malcolm McClarens brain * question whether punk deserves its reputation as an anti-fascist, anti-sexist movement which opened up opportunities for women musicians and fans alike. * trace punks long-lasting influence on comics, literature, art and cinema as well as music and fashion, from films such as Sid and Nancy and The Great Rock n Roll Swindle to work by contemporary artists such as Gavin Turk and Sarah Lucas. * discuss the role played by such key figures as Johnny Rotten, Richard Hell, Malcolm McClaren, Mark E. Smith and Viv Albertine. Punk Rock Revisited kicks over the statues of many established beliefs about the meaning of punk, concluding that, if anything, punk was more culturally significant than anybody has yet suggested, but perhaps for different reasons.

Download or read book Punk Diary written by George Gimarc and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982

Download or read book Rather His Own Man written by Geoffrey Robertson and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoffrey Robertson led students in the '60s to demand an end to racism and censorship. He went on to become a top human rights advocate, saving the lives of many death-row inmates, freeing dissidents and taking on tyrants in a career marked by courage, determination and a fierce independence. In this witty, honest and sometimes irreverent memoir, he recalls battles on behalf of George Harrison and Julian Assange, Salman Rushdie and Václav Havel, Mike Tyson and the Sex Pistols, and battles against General Pinochet, Lee Kuan Yew and Mrs Thatcher (the true story of Spycatcher is told for the first time). Interspersed with these forensic fireworks is the story of a pimply schoolboy from a state comprehensive, inspired by a banned book to become a barrister at the Old Bailey and who went on to found the UK's leading human rights practice (Doughty Street Chambers) and to defend troublemakers throughout the world. Rather His Own Man captures the drama of the trial, the thrill of victory and the feeling of 'courtus interruptus' when a big case settles. Its cast of characters includes Princess Diana, Pee-Wee Herman, Dame Edna, the Queen and Rupert – the bear and the media mogul. It's a read that is both exhilarating and erudite – and very funny.

Download or read book 69 Exhibition Road written by Dorothy Max Prior and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant, wry, and engaging account of life as an adventurous, queer young person in late 1970s London discovering themselves as an artist, and an individual. While working as a photographer’s model, gallery usher, and exotic dancer, Dorothy “Max” Prior witnessed the births of Adam and the Ants, The Monochrome Set, The Sex Pistols, and Throbbing Gristle, as well as drumming in her own cult band Rema Rema and recording with Industrial Records. Her exuberant commentaries, each presented as a stand-alone episode, illustrate the multilayered nature of the London music, art, and fashion worlds of the late 1970s, and the overlap between the early punk scene with the city’s rapidly evolving club and queer cultures.

Download or read book Business the Richard Branson Way written by Des Dearlove and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many ways, Richard Branson and his company the Virgin Group areunique. In an era dominated by strategists, Branson is anopportunist with an uncanny knack of sniffing out great deals whereothers hesitate or fear to tread. Never before has a single brandbeen so successfully deployed across such a diverse range of goodsand services. Branson is the ultimate brand builder. So how does he do it? Now bought completely up to date for thisnew edition, Business the Richard Branson Way, not onlyreveals the secrets of Branson's remarkable success but also drawsout the universal lessons and identifies strategies that can beapplied to any business or career. From picking on someone biggerthan you to moving faster than a speeding bullet, and from makingwork fun to keeping the common touch, you have in your hands thesecrets of phenomenal success. Contents Richard Branson Revisited The Life and Times of Richard Branson One Pick on Someone Bigger Than You Two Do the Hippy, Hippy Shake Three Haggle - Everything's Negotiable Four Make Work Fun Five Do Right By Your Brand Six Smile for the Cameras Seven Don't Lead Sheep, Herd Cats Eight Faster than a Speeding Bullet Nine Size Does Matter Ten Never Lose the Common Touch How to Build a Brand the Branson Way Last Word

Download or read book Dot Dot Dot 11 written by Stuart Bailey and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The journal whose very name promises more to come delivers two issues this season. There aren't too many places to find intelligent, passionate, and witty writing about the past, present, and future of visual culture. Dot Dot Dot, the brilliant journal edited by Stuart Bailey and Peter Bilak, is one of the few we've found, and we're happy to be able to present it in our catalog.

Download or read book Satisfaction written by Martin Popoff and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-12-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the music that influenced some of the biggest stars in Music history in 10 Albums That Changed My Life, a personal, insightful and gloriously illustrated look at the music that matters the most to the artists who matter the most to you. More than a hundred musicians invite you backstage, each revealing in their own words the 10 albums that influenced their lives, their music and their futures. Artists from Punk to Classic Rock, British Invasion to Pop, and Heavy Metal to Modern Rock take the stage in this sonic coming-of-age adventure. With more than 1,000 albums illustrated and profiled, 10 Albums That Changed My Life shares wonderfully intimate perspectives and surprising selections. Consider Henry Rollins, the legendary front man for punk's Black Flag. Slipped into his list of heavy rockers, you'll find The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hair. "I had this record in 4th or 5th grade. It was my mother's. I knew it was subversive and I probably shouldn't be listening to it and that's what made it irresistible to me. Besides, there is some great songwriting and performances on this album," Rollins says. From the Beatles' Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band to Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, Rolling Stone's Exile on Main Street to The Beach Boys Pet Sounds, Flatt & Scruggs The Original Sound to Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced, the book is packed with classics and cool revelations. Featuring a Foreword by Rock And Roll Hall of Fame artist Nancy Wilson of Heart, 10 Albums That Changed My Life is a fun and fabulous page-turner, tuning into the music that made a difference. And still does.