Jett-Set Fashion presents FAQTOR Fashion Book FAQTOR Fashion book is a quarterly collection of high fashion, travel, dining, entertainment and more. FAQTOR is a global fashion collective, bringing together visionaries and artists from around the world into one publication. This issue is the first issue of FAQTOR and is a preview of what is to come in future editions.

K-Pop Lyrics series cover complete official and mini albums of world famous Korean idol groups. In this edition, three repackage albums (2nd - "Don't Don" , 4th - "Miina" & 5th - "Mr. Simple") of Super Junior are updated. Enjoy the lyrics of best-selling K-pop artist.

K-pop Secret Vol.3 contains all the stories about k-pop idols’ date. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to some questions about k-pop idols’ date such as “With whom they date?” “Why k-pop idols break up so soon?” and “How much dating experience do they have?” Many fans should be curious about k-pop stars' real life and what’s really happening in the k-pop world. As the stars are only shown on the stage or TV, ordinary people can't f...

A guide for music: compositions, events, forms, genres, groups, history, industry, instruments, language, live music, musicians, songs, musicology, techniques, terminology , theory, music video.Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes.The traditional or classical European aspects of music often listed are those elements given primacy in European-influen...

An investigation of the fictional representations of the city in contemporary British and American television drama, assessing their political, sociological and cultural implications. The book draws on the following five key case studies for specific and detailed analysis:* Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City* Homicide & Life on the Street* Queer as Folk* The Cops* Holding OnEach is discussed in terms of structure, content, characterisation and ...

Global cultural icon – Big Bang came to us really as Big Bang. Many songs like “Lies”, ‘Last Farewell’, ´Haru Haru´, ´Sunset Glow´and ´Tonight´ are my favorite at Korean Karaoke. This lyrics book covers 2 official albums, 1 special edition and 5 mini albums including recent “Alive”. Please enjoy the lyrics of 5 member idols - G-Dragon, TOP, TAEYANG, DAESUNG, SEUNGRI.

Ana Mendieta, a Cuban-born artist who lived in exile in the United States, was one of the most provocative and complex personalities of the 1970s’ artworld. In Where Is Ana Mendieta? art historian Jane Blocker provides an in-depth critical analysis of Mendieta’s diverse body of work. Although her untimely death in 1985 remains shrouded in controversy, her life and artistic legacy provide a unique vantage point from which to consider the history of performance art, installation, an...

In this lively ethnography Ian Condry interprets Japan’s vibrant hip-hop scene, explaining how a music and culture that originated halfway around the world is appropriated and remade in Tokyo clubs and recording studios. Illuminating different aspects of Japanese hip-hop, Condry chronicles how self-described “yellow B-Boys” express their devotion to “black culture,” how they combine the figure of the samurai with American rapping techniques and gangsta imagery, and how underground artists ...

Nexto Contemporary Art is pleased to present an e-book “Early Sketches of Christopher KU”, whose works are from his early studying in Gray’s School of Art, Scotland between 1984 and 1988, with a view to offer a clue to trace the inspiration and the development process beyond Ku’s abstract paintings. The organic symbols, bright colours and loose brushstrokes together create a wonderful space on the large-scale canvas; these are the unique elements in Ku’s paintings. Born in 1957 i...

Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History is a vivid account of the events that led to the “accidental” invention of the steel drum: the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century. Angela Smith walks readers through the evolution of the steel drum from an object of scorn and tool of violence to one of the most studied, performed, and appreciated musical instruments today. Smith explores the development of the modern steelband, from its roots in African slavery in early Trini...

The first biography of visionary artist Agnes Martin, one of the most original and influential painters of the postwar periodOver the course of a career that spanned fifty years, Agnes Martin’s austere, serene work anticipated and helped to define Minimalism, even as she battled psychological crises and carved out a solitary existence in the American Southwest. Martin identified with the Abstract Expressionists but her commitment to linear geometry caused her to be...