本书以大量的图片，介绍了时尚写真文化。包括什么是艺术、艺术写真的“性感”、切肤之爱?贴身情人、拍摄中的亲密接触、艺术写真的艺术素质、艺术写真的创作过程等。

Vintage presents the paperback edition of the wild andbrilliant writings of Lester Bangs--the most outrageous and popularrock critic of the 1970s--edited and with an introduction by thereigning dean of rack critics, Greil Marcus. Advertising in RollingStone and other major publications.

"The Inner Game of Music," the breakout hit that became astandard primer in the music world, has taught thousands ofmusicians--professionals and amateurs alike--how to overcomeself-consciousness and stage fright and to recapture a youthful,almost effortless capacity to learn. Now, in his follow-up book,"The Mastery of Music," Barry Green turns his expert hand to theartistic qualities that make an extraordinary musician. Cullingadvice from dozens of interviews with legends including Bell, Dave Brubeck, Jeffrey Kahane, Bobby McFerrin, ChristopherParkening, Doc Severinsen, Frederica von Stade, the Harlem BoysChoir, and the Turtle Island String Quartet, he reveals that it'snot enough to have a cerebral and emotional connection to thenotes. Green hows how musical excellence, exhibited by truevirtuosos, requires a mastery of ten unique qualities of the souland the human spirit, such as confidence, passion, discipline,creativity, and relaxed concentration, and he discusses specificways in which all musicians,

The subversive songs of Tom Lehrer, the sardonic piano-wieldingfugitive from Harvard, have corrupted generations of Americanssince he first began recording and performing in the 1950s. Hisuniquely depraved wit has been forced again on an unsuspectingpublic' via Tomfoolery, the stage revue based on his ever-trenchantobservation of the American scene. This new songbook, with oldfavorites unavailable for years as well as never-published songs,is the most comprehensive ever assembled. It contains the words,tunes, piano accompaniments, and guitar chords for thesethirty-four classics.

In Stardust Melodies, Will Friedwald takes each of theselegendary songs apart and puts it together again, with a staggeringwealth of detail and unprecedented understanding. Each chapter gives us an extended history of onesong—the circumstances under which it was written and firstperformed—and then explores its musical and lyric content. Drawingon his vast knowledge of records and the careers of performingartists, Friedwald tells us who was responsible for making thesesongs famous and discusses in depth the performers who have lefttheir unique marks on them. He writes about variations inperformance style, about both classic and obscure versions of thesongs, about brilliantly original interpretations and ghastlytravesties. And then there’s the completely unexpected, like StanFreberg’s politically correct “Elderly Man River.” This is a book for all lovers of American songto explore, argue with, and savor.

Thousands of people want to be recording stars, but lack adeal with a record label. While today's musicians have all thetools they need to build a recording career on their own-pro-toolsfor inexpensive recording and home recording, marketing on theInternet, and opportunities to license their music for use infilms, television, advertising, and video games-they don't alwayshave the skills to use them. I Don't Need a Record Deal is acompletely comprehensive step-by-step guide to the new world ofindependent recording. Drawing on interviews from over 150musicians and industry pros, Schwartz shows readers how to put outa CD and market it through the media, radio, clubs, and retail. Butmore importantly, she shows musicians how to create a businessaround music and to develop opportunities for earning a living.Truly a survival guide for novice and professional musicians alike,I Don't Need a Record Deal brings information on developing one'sown independent music career together, adding new resources andtaking th

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It is perhaps the greatest story never told: the truth behindthe most-enduring works of literature in the English language,perhaps in any language. Who was the man behind Hamlet? Whatpassion inspired the sonnets, whose words were so powerful that“not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlivethis powerful rhyme"? In Shakespeare’s Lost Kingdom, criticallyacclaimed historian Charles Beauclerk pulls off an astounding feat,humanizing the Bard who for centuries has remained beyond ourgrasp. Beauclerk has spent more than two decades researching theauthorship question, and if the plays were discovered today, heargues, we would see them for what they are--shocking politicalworks written by a court insider, someone with the monarch'sindulgence, shielded from repression in an unstable time of armadaand reformation. But the author's identity was quickly swept underthe rug after his death. The official history--of an uneducatedmerchant writing in near obscurity, and of a virginal queen ma

When it was originally published in 1970, "How to Draw What YouSee" zoomed to the top of Watson-Guptill's best-seller list--and ithas remained there ever since. "I believe that you must be able todraw things as you see them--realistically," wrote Rudy de Reyna inhis introduction. Today, generations of artists have learned todraw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, usingde Reyna's methods. "How to Draw What You See" shows artists how torecognize the basic shape of an object--cube, cylinder, cone, orsphere--and use that shape to draw the object, no matter how muchdetail it contains.

Like Moses delivering forth the Ten Commandments, Henry Owingsis bringing music fans The Rock Bible an insider's guide to livingthe rock 'n' roll dream. This hilarious rulebook is full of dos anddon'ts for musicians, wannabe musicians, and rock fans of all ages.Here's what The Rock Bible has to say about Singers: 'When you feellike stage-diving, make sure the people in the front row like yourmusic enough to catch you.'Backstage antics: 'Couches at rock clubshave never been cleaned. Think of the crazy things that have beendone on these couches, and then proceed at great personalrisk.'Lifestyle: 'If you want to die while in a famous rock band,there are four options. 1. Suicide. 2. Car or plane crash. 3. Drugoverdose. 4. Murdered by a crazy relative. Just pick one and stickwith it.' Complete with faux-biblical illustrations and parablesand essays from comedian Patton Oswalt, drummer Brian Teasley, andprofessional smartass Andrew Earles, The Rock Bible is a rude andraunchy look at the best and worst of rock 'n'

The Ultimate Guitar Book is a comprehensive, lavishlyillustrated guide to guitars, from early acoustics to the latestelectrics. No book has ever brought together so many guitars insuch keen detail and rich portrayal, featuring speciallycommissioned photographs of over 450 famous, rare and vintageguitars. It is packed with construction and design informationwhich brings each instrument to life. In addition, it containsprofiles of great guitar designers and their pioneering innovativeworkshops. The Ultimate Guitar Book is quite simply the mostbeautiful book on the guitar ever produced: its opulentillustration is complemented by extensive factual narrative. Thebook is certain to become a definitive reference work on thesubject, and makes immensely pleasurable browsing for guitarplayers and collectors alike, from beginner to professional. 9inch. x 11 inch..

Although developments in camera technology mean that qualityimages are now well within the grasp of the keen amateur, themarket place is competitive. How does an aspiring photographerimprove and promote his or her photography in order to earn extraincome, or to make the leap to professional status? This newsubject-focused series explains everything the amateur needs toknow, from planning a shoot to effective marketing of the images toclients. In the first title, Landscape Photography, renownedlandscape photographer Mark Lucock offers the keen amateur aninsight into the daily life and decision-making of the workinglandscape photographer, sharing professional insights and tradesecrets of producing successful commercial and fine artphotography. Equipment and technique are only part of the equation:Lucock's approach is also a spiritual one - his passion about theenvironment gives his approach a highly compelling, personal edge.Lucock equips readers with all the necessary information, andplenty of inspiration, to

An answered prayer for Beatles fans and collectors, the first?volume of a unique work that exhaustively chronicles all known and?available Beatles recordings! Have you ever watched a Beatles film clip andwondered: ? Where was that filmed? ? Is any more of that footage available? Have you ever heard a Beatles interview andasked: ? When was that taped? ? Where’s the best place to find the completerecording? Way Beyond Compare has the answers to these andthousands of similar questions. It’s the key to unlocking thesecrets behind every known Beatles recording in circulation through1965, telling you where to find them, what makes them unique, andhow they fit within the context of the Beatles’ amazing musical andcultural journey.

Tradition has it that the young American republic had anatural affinity with the 17th-century Dutch oligarchy--they sharedconcepts of democracy, religious freedom, the rise of the middleclass, and a protestant work ethic. Bostonians from the 18thcentury to the present have turned this affinity into a passion forcollecting Dutch painting. Landscapes that capture the subtletiesof southern light, cityscapes and church interiors, seascapes,portraits, genre scenes, and still lifes are among the humble,precious, everyday subjects that have appealed to them. This booktraces the history of Boston's remarkable collection of Dutchpainting, including little-known works by Rembrandt, Balthasar vander Ast, Jan van der Heyden, and Jacob van Ruisdael, bringingtogether works from private collections usually seen only in theirowner's homes. Essay by Ronni Baer. Artists include: Balthasar van der Ast,Franz Hals, Jan van der Heyden, Rembrandt, Jacob Ruisdael.

These free-wheeling, often exhilarating dialogues—which grewout of the acclaimed Carnegie Hall Talks—are an exchange betweentwo of the most prominent figures in contemporary culture: DanielBarenboim, internationally renowned conductor and pianist, andEdward W. Said, eminent literary critic and impassioned commentatoron the Middle East. Barenboim is an Argentinian-Israeli and Said aPalestinian-American; they are also close friends. As they range across music, literature, and society, they openup many fields of inquiry: the importance of a sense of place;music as a defiance of silence; the legacies of artists from Mozartand Beethoven to Dickens and Adorno; Wagner’s anti-Semitism; andthe need for “artistic solutions” to the predicament of the MiddleEast—something they both witnessed when they brought young Arab andIsraeli musicians together. Erudite, intimate, thoughtful andspontaneous, Parallels and Paradoxes is a virtuosiccollaboration.

At last An A-to-Z reference guide for readers who want to learnthe cryptic language of Rock Snobs, those arcana-obsessed peoplewho speak of "Rickenbacker guitars" and "Gram Parsons." We've allbeen there--trapped in a conversation with smarty-pants musicfiends who natter on about "the MC5" or "Eno" or "the Hammond B3,"not wanting to let on that we haven't the slightest idea whatthey're talking about. Well, fret no more "The Rock Snob'sDictionary" is here to define "every single sacred totem "of rockfandom's know-it-all fraternity, from Alt.country to Zimmy. (That'swhat Rock Snobs call Bob Dylan, by the way.)