Techno Pop Textures

Techno Pop Textures
Author: Vincenzo Sguera
Publisher: Arkivia Books Srl
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-04-16
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9788888766010

At the beginning of the 2nd millenium when the use of computers in graphic and stylistic projecting became predominant, images were forced to become more rational. The geometries which blossomed in the 50's then returned into vogue. They were a new approach after the death of representational art and now adapt perfectly to the new rational dimension of digital, animation in TV or mobile phones, symbols used in brandmarks or the new revival of colour after the greys and blacks of the 90's. This new graphical, geometric world can be found in every sort of popular art, from textiles to school products, interior furnishing to design. The book is made up in 3 parts. The first is a research into the use of elementary forms such as the square, the circle and lines. The second is a world made up of geometric flowers, almost abstract, with regular, symmetrical lines and figures. The third approaches the world of pop art in its symbolical, optical, kinetic and psychedelic implications. This demonstrates that fantasy and chromatic variety can combine with geometric rationalism, far from the cold and minimalistic world that some think is their true essence. AUTHOR Vincenzo Sguera, an Italian architect, has been working in the field of design, fashion, textiles and accessories, directing several creative studios and developing products for many companies at an international level since 1977. In 2003 he founded Arkivia Books and has since worked as an author and publisher. ILLUSTRATIONS 200 colour *

Billboard

Billboard
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1980-09-20
Genre:
ISBN:

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Keyboard

Keyboard
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 940
Release: 2002
Genre: Electronic musical instruments
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Lowdown: The Story of Wire

Lowdown: The Story of Wire
Author: Paul Lester
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2009-11-11
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0857120417

The first major book on the post-punk legends! Wire were the seventies band who perhaps did more than any other to usher in the post-punk age. Author Paul Lester has interviewed the four original members of Wire - Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Gotobed and Bruce Gilbert - as well as many of their producers and collaborators. Charts the band's history from their days at Watford Art College through their abrasive encounters with punk audiences hostile to their groundbreaking material on albums like Pink Flag, Chairs Missing and 154. and their 2008 release Object 47. Those albums were to exert an enormous influence on subsequent generations of alternative rock musicians. To bands as diverse as Black Flag, Blur, R.E.M. and My Bloody Valentine, Wire's expansion of the sonic possibilities of rock proved highly significant. Lester has also followed the band's story as it expanded into a melee of break-ups, reformations, parallel projects and solo forays, culminating in their current status as a sort of British Velvet Underground: cultish and modest-selling but uncompromising and immeasurably influential.

Junior Pop Textures

Junior Pop Textures
Author: Vincenzo Sguera
Publisher: Arkivia Book Srl
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2014-09
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9788888766522

A collection of simple, modern, and eclectic deisgns ideal for the children and teenage market. 200 designs, useful for textile fabrics, clothing, and home furniture, wall and gift papers, gadgets and stationery items.

The Rough Guide to Rock

The Rough Guide to Rock
Author: Peter Buckley
Publisher: Rough Guides
Total Pages: 1244
Release: 2003
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781843531050

Compiles career biographies of over 1,200 artists and rock music reviews written by fans covering every phase of rock from R & B through punk and rap.

Romani Routes

Romani Routes
Author: Carol Silverman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0195300947

Now that the political and economic plight of European Roma and the popularity of their music are objects of international attention, Romani Routes provides a timely and insightful view into Romani communities both in their home countries and in the diaspora. Over the past two decades, a steady stream of recordings, videos, feature films, festivals, and concerts has presented the music of Balkan Gypsies, or Roma, to Western audiences, who have greeted them with exceptional enthusiasm. Yet, as author Carol Silverman notes, Roma are revered as musicians and reviled as people. In this book, Silverman introduces readers to the people and cultures who produce this music, offering a sensitive and incisive analysis of how Romani musicians address the challenges of discrimination. Focusing on southeastern Europe then moving to the diaspora, her book examines the music within Romani communities, the lives and careers of outstanding musicians, and the marketing of music in the electronic media and "world music" concert circuit. Silverman touches on the way that the Roma exemplify many qualities -- adaptability, cultural hybridity, transnationalism--that are taken to characterize late modern experience. And rather than just celebrating these qualities, she presents the musicians as complicated, pragmatic individuals who work creatively within the many constraints that inform their lives.

Billboard

Billboard
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1982-05-15
Genre:
ISBN:

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Author: Colin Larkin
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Total Pages: 4183
Release: 2011-05-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0857125958

This text presents a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on popular music, from the early 20th century to the present day.