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    Disgraceland

    Musicians Getting Away with Murder and Behaving Very Badly

    by Jake Brennan ...
    Narrated by Jake Brennan ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 6 min

    From the creator of the popular rock 'n' roll true crime podcast, DISGRACELAND comes an off-kilter, hysterical, at times macabre book of stories from the highly entertaining underbelly of music history.You may know Jerry Lee Lewis married his thirteen-year-old cousin but did you know he shot his bass player in the chest with a shotgun or that a couple of his wives died under extremely mysterious ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    How Music Works

    by David Byrne ...
    Narrated by David Byrne, Andrew Garman ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 10 min

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual” ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

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    Jazz

    A History of America's Music

    Narrated by LeVar Burton ...

    Abridged

    8 hours 59 min

    A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the ... Read more

    $14.95 USD

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    Holding the Note

    Profiles in Popular Music

    by David Remnick ...
    Narrated by David Remnick, Matt Godfrey ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and editor of The New Yorker gathers his writing on some of the essential musicians of our time—intimate portraits of Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, and more.The greatest popular songs, whether it’s Aretha Franklin singing “Respect” or Bob Dylan performing “Blind Willie ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

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    Guitar: Learn To Play Guitar for Beginners

    Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

    Unabridged

    52 min

    All-in-one Guitar Course With a Proven Step-by-step Learning System.Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.Would You Like to Eliminate Every Struggle That You Are Faced With When Starting to Play Guitar?This audiobook is your "Free Pass" to playing guitar. It is the most direct and to the point complete audio program guitar course.Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn.. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

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    Learning To Read Guitar Music How and Why

    by Ged Brockie ...
    Narrated by Ged Brockie ...

    Unabridged

    31 min

    Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this audio book is for you.This audio book contains a discussion by professional guitarist of international reputation Ged Brockie on why as a guitarist you should consider learning to read music and the reasons why it will change your musical life. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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    Adorning the Dark

    Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

    Narrated by Andrew Peterson ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 1 min

    Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can’t be done alone.Over the last twenty years, Andrew Peterson has performed thousands of concerts, published four novels, released ten albums, taught college and seminary classes on writing, founded a nonprofit ministry for Christians in the arts, and executive-produced a film—all in a belief that God calls us to proclaim ... Read more

    $19.95 USD

  • Audiobook

    Vince Ebert: Die jetzt aber wirklich große Show!

    Stand-up Kabarett

    by Vince Ebert ...
    Narrated by Vince Ebert ...

    Abridged

    53 min

    Comedy ist wie das Leben: Am einen Tag geht's runter, am anderen läufts auch nicht gut! Vince Ebert, geboren am 23.5.68 im Odenwald, hatte als Diplomphysiker gar keine Wahl: Er musste auf die Comedy-Bühne. 1998 mit dem ersten Soloprogramm gestartet, kam er schnell auf die Bühnen renommierter deutscher Theater und ins Fernsehen: Ottis Schlachthof im BR, WDR Nightwash, Mitternachtsspitzen, Pro ... Read more

    $12.30 USD

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    The Chromatics Camp At The Musical Mountain

    Narrated by Daniel Smerdon ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 45 min

    There’s a rumour spreading quickly on the farm that triggers immediate emergency escape plans for this unknowing bunch of fruit and vegetables. And there’s a certain upcoming birthday to celebrate, but it’s too dangerous to stay on the farm. Where can they flee to? Make no mistake; this is a day full of twists and turns. Just how does an ordinary Saturday morning lead to an unexpected adventure of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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    Ten Masterpieces of Music

    by Harvey Sachs ...
    Narrated by Paul Bellantoni ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 40 min

    In this magisterial volume, Harvey Sachs, author of the highly acclaimed biography Toscanini, takes listeners into the heart of ten great works of classical music?works that have endured because they were created by composers who had a genius for drawing music out of their deepest wellsprings. These masters?Mozart and Beethoven; Schubert, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, and Brahms; Sibelius, Prokofiev, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    But Beautiful

    A Book About Jazz

    by Geoff Dyer ...
    Narrated by Dion Graham ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 6 min

    In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shaped modern jazz. Drawing on photos, anecdotes, and, most important, the way he hears the music, Dyer imaginatively reconstructs scenes from the embattled lives of some of the greats: Lester Young fading away in a hotel room; Charles Mingus storming down the streets of New York on a too-small bicycle; ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Futuromania

    Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines, and Tomorrow's Music Today

    Narrated by Rich Keeble ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 47 min

    A collection of writing by Simon Reynolds, centered on music that seemed, in its moment, to prefigure the FutureSimon Reynolds's first book in eight years is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow. Sounds that prefigure pop music's future—the vanguard genres and heroic innovators whose discoveries eventually get accepted by the wider mass audience. But it's also about the way ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Won't Back Down

    Heartland Rock and the Fight for America

    by Erin Osmon ...
    Narrated by Andrea Gallo ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 54 min

    One of America’s leading music journalists on heartland rock’s glory days and its role in the populist politics of the 1980s.Hear “American Girl” or “Born in the U.S.A.” and, like it or not, chances are you begin to hum along. The soundtrack of grocery stores, pool halls, bowling alleys, flea markets, chain restaurants, drug stores, and political rallies—heartland rock, while beloved by some and ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Anthems We Love

    29 Iconic Artists on the Hit Songs That Shaped Our Lives

    by Steve Baltin ...
    Narrated by Steve Baltin, Cameron Crowe ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 47 min

    Read by the author.**"**Anthems We Love is not just a tale of artistic adventure, it's also a manual for artists and fans alike. There is no formula. Just these inspiring stories of the heart . . . " —Cameron Crowe, Academy Award–nominated director, producer, and screenwriter (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Say Anything, and Pearl Jam Twenty)From U2 to Carly Simon, the Temptations t... ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Poptastic!

    My Days in Radio

    Narrated by Tony Blackburn, Noel Edmonds ...

    Abridged

    4 hours 12 min

    Tony Blackburn is one of Britain's most iconic disc jockeys, a true pioneer of pop radio who has kept the nation entertained for decades. From his rebellious early days as a pirate radio DJ to becoming the golden voice of BBC Radio 1, Tony has seen it all - chart-topping hits, industry rivalries, lifelong friendships, and the ever-changing landscape of music broadcasting.Now, as Radio 1 marks its ... Read more

    $28.42 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Meaning of Jungkook

    The Triumph of BTS and the Making of a Global Pop Superstar

    by Monica Kim ...
    Narrated by Nancy Wu ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 14 min

    Celebrate Jungkook, the once-in-a-generation talent at the center of BTS, in this illuminating look into the forces that have made him a global icon.Jungkook is one of the world’s biggest stars, period. His first album, Golden, sold more than 2 million copies on the day of its release and stayed on the Billboard 200 for twenty-four consecutive weeks*.* How did a young prodigy from South Korea make ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Music Lessons

    by Bob Wiseman ...
    Narrated by Karen Gordon ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 43 min

    Bob Wiseman believes most things in life are universal or, as Lauryn Hill says, everything is everything. Bearing in mind that advice, Wiseman writes about finding the link between music and daily life, like what is common between Mary Margaret O’Hara, hiding around the corner with the lights turned off in order to record herself and his 5-year-old insisting he stop hurrying to her dance lesson ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Wired for Music

    A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound

    Narrated by Adriana Barton ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 22 min

    “Beautifully written… a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety.”—Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the ScoreIn this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy.Music isn’t just background noise or a series of ... Read more

    $18.95 USD

  • Audiobook

    Vinyl Record Collecting For Dummies

    by Dave Thompson ...
    Narrated by Eric Burgher ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 27 min

    Get on the vinyl train and learn about this captivating hobbyVinyl Record Collecting For Dummies teaches you how to start a collection, grow your collection, and make that collection sound excellent. You'll learn how to shop for new, used, and rare records, and how to select the turntable that's right for you. Learn how to determine a record's value, build your collection on a budget, and properly ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman

    by Niko Stratis ...
    Narrated by Niko Stratis ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 21 min

    A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us.When Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky was infamously criticized as "dad rock," Niko Stratis was a twenty-five-year-old closeted trans woman working in her dad's glass shop in the Yukon Territory. As she sought escape from her hypermasculine environment, Stratis found an unlikely lifeline amid dad rock's emotionally open and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Victory Is Assured

    Uncollected Writings of Stanley Crouch

    Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 45 min

    The grievous loss of Stanley Crouch, one of America's most renowned intellectuals, is underscored by the posthumous appearance of these remarkable essays.With Stanley Crouch's untimely death in 2020, American literature lost "a critic without peer" (Ta-Nehisi Coates). Born in Los Angeles in 1945, Crouch—a towering stylist, fearless columnist, and without question, one of the finest jazz critics of ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Cómo se vive la creatividad

    Aprendizajes para ser creativos en el día a día con Humberto Polar

    Series Audiobook 1 - Cómo se vive la creatividad

    Unabridged

    1 hour 42 min

    La creatividad es definida como la capacidad para inventar o crear. Perseguimos la creatividad porque sabemos que es un diferenciador de la humanidad, nos ha ayudado a sobrevivir, a crear arte, a dominar tecnologías, a vencer catástrofes. "Aprendizajes para ser creativos en el día a día con Humberto Polar" es el primer audiolibro de la serie "Cómo se vive la creatividad". El creativo y publicista ... Read more

    $15.81 USD

  • Audiobook

    Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes 2

    Abridged

    46 min

    Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes Liebe Wrestling-Fans! Ich bin Christof Haas und 1. Vorsitzender der EWS – Erding Wrestling Show. Ihr kennt mich sicher auch unter meinem Kampfnamen "Nobody". Als ich 2005 die EWS gründete, dachte ich nicht im Traum daran, dass wir heute zu den beliebtesten und bestbesuchten Wrestling-Ligen Deutschlands zählen. Wir veranstalten unsere Events in ganz Bayern. ... Read more

    $18.15 USD

  • Audiobook

    Grime Kids

    The Inside Story of the Global Grime Takeover

    by DJ Target ...
    Narrated by DJ Target ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 54 min

    NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA, AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON BBC THREE NOW'An essential read for anyone with the slightest interest in the birth of Grime' The Wire'Sharp and nostalgic' The ObserverA group of kids in the 90s had a dream to make their voice heard - and this book documents their seminal impact on today's pop culture.DJ Target grew up in Bow under the shadow of Canary Wharf, with money looming... ... Read more

    $22.74 USD