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Examines the flash-in-the-pan Neue Deutsche Welle movement—its history, importance to youth rebellion in Germany and beyond, and ultimate (re)appropriation by the mainstream establishment.

Guides readers through the enigmatic genre of shoegaze—a subgenre of 90s indie rock defined by dreamy melodies and obscured vocals and made popular by bands like My Bloody Valentine, Ride, and Slowdive.

Uncovers histories of Black soul-folk artists who, like the genre they perform, have largely been left out of folk music narratives.

Explores this far-reaching German-based genre beyond its biggest names, emphasizing just how wide its breadth was leading up to and during the 1970s.

Dennis Walker has been "chasing the blues" for a lifetime, starting with his first producing credit

Guides readers through dance-punk, a sub-genre of post-punk, drawing from the historical and cultural conditions surrounding the genre in the 1970s and early 1980s, and then again in the early 2000s.

Bloomsbury presents Van Halen, written and read by Michael Christoper.