On the heels of the graffiti renaissance comes a vibrant look at an old-school icon that figured prominently in the hip-hop; rock roll; and punk movements of the 1970s and 80s. The Boombox Project features contemporary fine art portraits of an array of vintage boomboxes; as well as scores of documentary photographs of the people who brought the boombox movement to life back in the day. The book is more than just a collection of images; though; itrsquo;s also an oral history of the early days of hip-hop; featuring memories from Fab 5 Freddy; Bob Gruen; Rosie Perez; Kool Moe Dee; LL Cool J; Lisa Lisa; DJ Spooky; and Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys; among others; on the role this once ubiquitous machine played. Part pop cultural history and part "gadget porn;" this lively and highly stylish volume is one of the cool books of the season.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic for exploration of musical styles!By RebeloutionVI recommend this book to everyone; including plugging it all over an electric violin forum I moderate! I love how not only does this book touch on many different styles; but goes into detailed and specific divisions of each general style. I also love that not only is there technical information to go along with each section; but focus on a specific master of each genre as well as text on the history and other details surrounding the development of each style of playing.The information at the beginning of the book; explaining step-by-step how to develop your own ear for improvisation; was quite awesome as well. So many violinists arent trained in this area; despite its crucial role in music throughout the centuries; including baroque works! I make sure all my students are able to improvise; if not fluently at least in an exploratory fashion; because I feel its a crucial skill to develop as a musician of any genre; and was really happy to see Julie go into such depth about it in this book; as well as adding in stylistic pointers and notes on playing rhythm violin (something a lot of people are apparently shocked to see me do on the violin!) as well.I also really enjoy playing along with the cd track. It makes everything make a lot more sense to get a feel for each style of playing as intended by Julie; not just the interpretation in my mind (which isnt accurate very often; and while Im all for personal style; sometimes you have to learn the correct way first!).Overall; this book has five stars for content; both in quality and quantity; and I highly recommend it to all violinists looking to venture past their Suzuki upbringings ;-)14 of 20 people found the following review helpful. musicians best buyBy A CustomerThis book is the most wonderful ;inspiring music text I have been able to find in seven years of searching for the book that really tells you why you picked up your instrument in the first place.It offers a lifetime of experiments and improvisation ideasand in addition theres a wealth of tips that you can apply to approaching any instrument.I love it and Im a guitarist!0 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Not all the info in this book is correct.By A CustomerI was looking to buy something on violin; but then I saw the notation about Natalie MacMaster Being taught by her FATHER Buddy. Buddy is a wonderful fiddler and a great man; but hes Natalies Uncle. I have to wonder what else is wrong in this book. Sorry.
