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Def Jam, Inc.
By: Stacy Gueraseva
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 10 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Def Jam is the hip-hop label that introduced mainstream America to the likes of Run DMC, LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and Slick Rick. Beginning in the NYU dorm room of co-founder Rick Rubin, this never-before-told story captures all the behind-the-scenes action, outrageous hype, and raw talent that made rap a household word. Read more
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The Inextinguishable Symphony
By: Martin Goldsmith
Narrated by: Martin Goldsmith
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
In the spring of 1933, more than 8,000 Jewish musicians, actors, and other artists were expelled from their positions with German orchestras, opera companies, and theater groups. Later that year, the Jüdische Kulturbund, or Jewish Culture Association, was created to allow Jewish artists to perform for Jewish audiences.Here is the riveting and... Read more
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Unmasked
By: Ian Halperin
Narrated by: Richard Allen
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
In late December 2008, New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin told the world that Michael Jackson had only six months to live. His investigations into Jackson's failing health made headlines around the globe. Six months later, the King of Pop was dead.
Whatever the final autopsy results reveal, it was greed that killed Michael Jackson.... Read more
Extended interview with Elvis Costello
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Jeffrey Brown speaks with musician Elvis Costello about how his approach to recording albums has evolved over three decades. Read more
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A Good Night for Ghosts
By: Mary Pope Osborne
Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
Length: 1 hour 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Make story time a little spookier with the #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time! Every visit to the magic tree house leads to a time-travel adventure!
Jack and Annie are on a mission to find—and inspire—a musician that brings happiness to millions of people. After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with... Read more
Hit Hard
By: Joey Kramer
Narrated by: Holter Graham
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
“If ‘sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll’ is what you want, it’s what you’ll get in these photo-laden pages. Kramer’s style is honest, straightforward and pulls no punches.”
— Publishers Weekly Cash meets The Heroin Diaries in Hit Hard: Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer’s moving and inspiring story of fighting personal demons, as well as a wildly glamorous,... Read more
Music, Music for Everyone
By: Vera B. Williams
Narrated by: Martha Plimpton
Length: 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Rosa's grandma is sick and must stay upstairs in bed. And so the big chair in the living room is often empty. And the money jar--in which the family saved their change to buy the big red chair and Rosa's accordion--is empty too. All extra money must be used to take care of Grandma.After school Rosa and her friends Leora, Mae, and Jenny often... Read more
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Got The Life
By: Fieldy
Narrated by: William Dufris
Length: 7 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
From Reggie “Fieldy” Arvizu, legendary bassist of nu-metal pioneers KORN, comes Got the Life: a no-holds-barred look at his extreme highs, drug- and-booze-fueled lows, and, finally, redemption through a conversion to Christianity. Got the Life is simultaneously an insider’s look at rock n’ roll superstardom—the good, the bad, and everything in... Read more
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War Child
By: Emmanuel Jal
Narrated by: Ademola Adeyemo
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven year old Sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. But as Sudan's civil war moved closer—with the Islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resources—Jal's family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, on one terrible day, Jal was... Read more
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Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #16: Bad Rap
By: Nancy Krulik
Narrated by: Anne Bobby
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Katie and Suzanne are so excited-they won tickets to see their favorite rock group, the Bayside Boys, at the Cherrydale Arena! And not only do they get to see the show, but they get to attend the dress rehearsal and go backstage to hang out with the group! But when the magic wind turns Katie into one of the band members in the middle of the... Read more
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Appetite for Self-Destruction
By: Steve Knopper
Narrated by: Dan John Miller
Length: 11 hours
Abridged: No
For the first time, Appetite for Self-Destruction recounts the epic story of the precipitous rise and fall of the recording industry over the past three decades, when the incredible success of the CD turned the music business into one of the most glamorous, high-profile industries in the world—and the advent of file sharing brought it to its... Read more
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Hitman
By: Pablo Fenjves & David Foster
Narrated by: David Foster
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
One of the most influential musical forces of our time, David Foster—producer, arranger, songwriter, performer—has worked with superstars every decade since the 1970s. In this compelling and outspoken memoir, Foster shares revealing portraits and stories from his over five decades of working with music superstars including Michael Bublé, Celine... Read more
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Big Buddy Biographies #1
By: Sarah Tieck
Narrated by: Noah Luce
Length: 44 minutes
Abridged: No
This dynamic group of kid-friendly sports standouts, singing sensations, and televistion and movie superstars will inspire young readers. Each book highlights a star's background, claim to fame, and dreams for the future. Colorful graphics, oversized photgraphs, and short, engaging sentences and paragraphs will encourage reluctant readers to... Read more
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Michael Jackson
By: Mary K. Pratt
Narrated by: Christopher Hopkins Ward
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Abridged: No
This title chronicles the song and dance genius of the King of Pop, whose recent death reinforced the level of his global influence and stardom. While covering controversies and oddities - from the trial on molestation charges to his cosmetic surgeries to his amusement-park house Neverland, the book also details his incredible songs, videos,... Read more
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Big Buddy Biographies #2
By: Sarah Tieck
Narrated by: Christopher Hopkins Ward
Length: 40 minutes
Abridged: No
This dynamic group of kid-friendly sports standouts, singing sensations, and televistion and movie superstars will inspire young readers. Each book highlights a star's background, claim to fame, and dreams for the future. Colorful graphics, oversized photgraphs, and short, engaging sentences and paragraphs will encourage reluctant readers to... Read more
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Miley Cyrus
By: Sarah Tieck
Narrated by: Christopher Hopkins Ward
Length: 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Miley Cyrus is one of the most popular teen singers and actors! This book introduces her childhood, family background, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn about Miley’s passion for show business and how she came to be the star of Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana. Also covered are Miley’s Best of Both Worlds concert tour, as well as... Read more
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Mozart
By: John Mac
Narrated by: various
Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Mozart n'a vécu que trente-cinq ans, il nous a pourtant laissé plus de 600 œuvres. Découvrez la vie fascinante et tragique de ce génial compositeur, confronté à des déceptions sentimentales, à des échecs professionnels, à des soucis d'argent. Nous le suivons à travers l'Europe du XVIIIème siècle, de Salzbourg à Paris en passant par Rome et... Read more
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Bach, la vie et l'oeuvre des grands compositeurs
By: John Mac
Narrated by: various
Length: 1 hour 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Voici l'histoire de Johann Sebastian Bach, et de son oeuvre où, comme dans une fiction historique, les dialogues sont imaginaires et tous les faits historiquement exacts. Orphelin à 10 ans, Bach est un compositeur et un musicien reconnu comme étant l'un des plus grands compositeurs de tous les temps, par des hommes tels que Mozart et Beethoven.... Read more
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Jonas Brothers
By: Sarah Tieck
Narrated by: Noah Luce
Length: 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas make up one of today’s most popular teen bands—Jonas Brothers! This book introduces the Jonas family background and each brother’s childhood, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn about the boys’ passion for music and their drive to succeed as pop stars. Also covered are the brothers’ albums, concerts, and... Read more
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The Rhythm Of Healing
By: Reinhard Flatischler & Cornelia Flatischler
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Reinhard and Cornelia Flatischler work with nature’s complex rhythms to unlock powerful dimensions of healing and consciousness. Through their research and their vast experience teaching TaKeTiNa workshops, in which participants express complex rhythms with voice and movement, the Flatischlers have demonstrated that these exercises can take us... Read more
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John Lennon: The Life - Abridged
By: Philip Norman
Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Length: 12 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: Yes
For more than a quarter century, biographer Philip Norman's internationally bestselling Shout! has been unchallenged as the definitive biography of the Beatles. Now, at last, Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom being a Beatle was never enough. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the... Read more
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The King of Ragtime
By: Larry Karp
Narrated by: Mirron Willis
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
It’s 1916, and time’s running out for Scott Joplin. Before he dies, he wants to provide for his wife and secure his place in musical history.Joplin has written a musical drama, and his young piano student, Martin Niederhoffer, convinces him to try to get Irving Berlin to publish and produce the work. The next day, Niederhoffer walks into his... Read more
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Understanding the Fundamentals of Classical Music
By: Richard Freedman
Narrated by: Richard Freedman
Length: 7 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
This course is not designed as a chronological survey of musical history and its many stylistic periods or moments, nor an exploration of the lives and output of individual composers. Instead, these lectures focus on the development of listening skills. Through this course you will develop new levels of aural awareness that will allow you to... Read more
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Masterpieces of Western Music
By: Jeffrey Lependorf
Narrated by: Jeffrey Lependorf
Length: 7 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
This lecture series focuses on the very best of Western music, and as we progress through these lectures, the following are two important questions that we will seek to answer as we examine the various musical selections: What makes these works masterpieces? Why highlight these works? - These works share, for the most part, a common language,... Read more
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