Popular Music History

Perfect Beat

Journal of World Popular Music

New Journal for 2014

Journal of Film Music

Jazz Research Journal

OUR PUBLISHING

Journals

With the 2014 launch of our newest title, Journal of World Popular Music, edited by Simone Krüger Bridge (Liverpool John Moores University) Equinox now publishes five journals in popular music studies. To discuss a project, contact Janet Joyce.

Books

Each year we publish between six and eight new books in popular music. Our publications include both scholarly works and books for a more general readership, such as biographies. If you have a project that would fit one of our series, please contact the series editor in the first instance (click on series title below for details). If your project falls outside the scope of any of our series but otherwise fits our profile — for example, if it is related to the focus of one of our journals — then please contact Janet Joyce.

Book Series in Popular Music

We currently publish five book series in popular music. Click on any series title to go to series page for more details.

Forthcoming Books

¡Maldito Coronavirus!

¡Maldito Coronavirus!

Mapping Latin American Musical Responses to the Pandemic Moment
Daniel S. Margolies and J.A. Strub

Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

Dancehalls, Glitterballs and DJs

Dancehalls, Glitterballs and DJs

The Early Life of the British Disco Scene
Bruce Lindsay

Dragon Headz

Dragon Headz

Welshness, Identity, and the Hidden Histories of Hip Hop in Wales
Adam de Paor-Evans

Elements of Music Management

Elements of Music Management

Hired Guns

Hired Guns

Portraits of Women in Alternative Music
Amanda Kramer and Wayne Byrne

In Search of Fela Anikulapo Kuti

In Search of Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Max Reinhardt and Rita Ray

Jazz on BBC Radio 1922-1972

Jazz on BBC Radio 1922-1972

Kansas City Jazz

Kansas City Jazz

A Little Evil Will Do You Good
Con Chapman

Les Parisiennes

Les Parisiennes

French Women Composers of the Long Nineteenth Century
Diana Ambache

Music, Meaning and Value in Paraguayan Song

Music, Meaning and Value in Paraguayan Song

Alfredo Colman, Simone Krüger Bridge and Timothy D. Watkins (eds)

Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin

Poetry, Politics, Love and Jazz
Ian Smith

Ray Brown

Ray Brown

His Life and Music
Jay Sweet

Search for the New Land

Search for the New Land

American Jazz in the 1970s
Mark Racz

Song for Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler

Song for Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler

Brian Shaw, Nick Smart

Sounds Irish, Acts Global

Sounds Irish, Acts Global

Explaining the Success of Ireland's Popular Music Industry
Michael Mary Murphy and Jim Rogers

The Beatles in Perspective

The Beatles in Perspective

A Carnival of Light
James McGrath and Peter Mills (eds.)

The Handbook on Music Business and Creative Industries in Education

The Handbook on Music Business and Creative Industries in Education

Daniel Walzer (ed)

The Making of the Musical World

The Making of the Musical World

A Story in Sound
Andrew Killick

The Other Voice

The Other Voice

Women's Musical Creativity in Alma Mahler's Vienna
Carola Darwin

Threads /Uncommon People

Threads /Uncommon People

The DNA of Sheffield Music
Nigel Humberstone and Joanne Wingate

Thunder in their Hearts

Thunder in their Hearts

South African Jazz in Britain
Francis Gooding

Venue Stories

Venue Stories

Narratives, Memories, and Histories from Britain’s Independent Music Spaces
Fraser Mann, Robert Edgar and Helen Pleasance (eds)

Who Do We Think They Are?

Who Do We Think They Are?

Deep Purple and Metal Studies
Andy R. Brown (ed)

Published Books

An Unholy Row

An Unholy Row

Jazz in Britain and its Audience, 1945–1960
Dave Gelly

Antipodean Riffs

Antipodean Riffs

Essays on Australasian Jazz
Bruce Johnson (ed)

Being Prez

Being Prez

The Life and Music of Lester Young
Dave Gelly

Beyond 2.0

Beyond 2.0

The Future of Music
Steve Collins and Sherman Young

Bikutsi

Bikutsi

A Beti Dance Music on the Rise, 1970 – 1990
Anja Brunner

Bill Russell and the New Orleans Jazz Revival

Bill Russell and the New Orleans Jazz Revival

Ray Smith, Mike Pointon

Bjork

Bjork

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson

Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

Chasin’ the Bird

Chasin’ the Bird

The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker
Brian Priestley

Cultural Mapping and Musical Diversity

Cultural Mapping and Musical Diversity

Britta Sweers and Sarah Ross (eds)

Desperado

Desperado

An Autobiography
Tomasz Stańko, as told to Rafał Księżyk
translated by Halina Maria Boniszewska

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

The Autobiography of Billly J. Kramer
Billy J. Kramer with Alyn Shipton

Dora Bright

Dora Bright

Her Life and Works in the Public Eye
Anthony Bilton

Drawn to Sound

Drawn to Sound

Animation Film Music and Sonicity
Rebecca Coyle† (ed.)

Dub in Babylon

Dub in Babylon

Dub Reggae in Jamaica and Britain from King Tubby to Post-punk
Christopher Partridge

Earogenous Zones

Earogenous Zones

Sound, Sexuality and Cinema
Bruce Johnson (ed.)

Elvis

Elvis

Roots, Image, Comeback, Phenomenon
Mark Duffett

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Falco and Beyond

Falco and Beyond

Neo Nothing Post of All
Ewa Mazierska

Finalist -- 2022 Association for Recorded Sound Collections

Finalist -- 2022 Association for Recorded Sound Collections

BEST HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN RECORD LABELS

Formation

Formation

Building a Personal Canon, Part I
Brad Mehldau

Global Tribe

Global Tribe

Technology, Spirituality and Psytrance
Graham St John

Handful of Keys

Handful of Keys

Conversations with Thirty Jazz Pianists
Alyn Shipton

Hear My Train A Comin’

Hear My Train A Comin’

The Songs of Jimi Hendrix
Kevin Le Gendre

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

Controversies and Countercultures
Titus Hjelm, Keith Kahn-Harris and Mark LeVine (eds.)

Hidden Man

Hidden Man

My Many Musical Lives
John Altman

Ivor Cutler

Ivor Cutler

A Life Outside the Sitting Room
Bruce Lindsay

James Brown

James Brown

Jazz Me Blues

Jazz Me Blues

The Autobiography of Chris Barber
Chris Barber† with Alyn Shipton

Jazz Visions

Jazz Visions

Lennie Tristano and His Legacy
Peter Ind

Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett

A Biography
Wolfgang Sandner
translated by Chris Jarrett

Komeda

Komeda

A Private Life in Jazz
Magdalena Grzebałkowska
translated by Halina Maria Boniszewska

Lee Morgan

Lee Morgan

His Life, Music and Culture
Tom Perchard

Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie

Hello
Sharon Davis

Living Life Without Loving the Beatles

Living Life Without Loving the Beatles

A Survivor’s Guide
Gary Hall

Ludomusicology

Ludomusicology

Approaches to Video Game Music
Michiel Kamp, Tim Summers, Mark Sweeney (eds.)

Mosaics

Mosaics

The Music of Graham Collier
Duncan Heining

Movies, Moves and Music

Movies, Moves and Music

The Sonic World of Dance Films
Mary Fogarty and Mark Evans (eds.)

Mr P.C.

Mr P.C.

The Life and Music of Paul Chambers
Rob Palmer

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

A Study of Love, Death and Apocalypse
Roland Boer

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Richard Elliott

Open up the Doors

Open up the Doors

Music in the Modern Church
Mark Evans

Out of the Long Dark

Out of the Long Dark

The Life of Ian Carr
Alyn Shipton

Provincial Headz

Provincial Headz

British Hip Hop and Critical Regionalism
Adam de Paor-Evans

Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

Katherine Williams

Scouse Pop

Scouse Pop

Send in the Clones

Send in the Clones

A Cultural Study of the Tribute Band
Georgina Gregory

She’s at the Controls

She’s at the Controls

Sound Engineering, Production and Gender Ventriloquism in the 21st Century
Helen Reddington

Soul Unsung

Soul Unsung

Reflections on the Band in Black Popular Music
Kevin Le Gendre

Sounding Funny

Sounding Funny

Sound and Comedy Cinema
Mark Evans and Philip Hayward (eds.)

Sounds Icelandic

Sounds Icelandic

Essays on Icelandic Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Tony Mitchell; Nicola Dibben; Þorbjörg Daphne Hall; Árni Heimir Ingólfsson, (eds.)

Sounds Northern

Sounds Northern

Popular Music, Culture and Place in England’s North
Ewa Mazierska (ed)

Technomad

Technomad

Global Raving Countercultures
Graham St John

Terror Tracks

Terror Tracks

Music, Sound and Horror Cinema
Philip Hayward (ed.)

The Beatles

The Beatles

The Godfather of British Jazz

The Godfather of British Jazz

The Life and Music of Stan Tracey
Clark Tracey

The History of European Jazz

The History of European Jazz

The Music, Musicians and Audience in Context
Francesco Martinelli (ed)

The Last Miles

The Last Miles

The Music of Miles Davis, 1980–1991
George Cole

The Lifetime Soundtrack

The Lifetime Soundtrack

Music and Autobiographical Memory
Lauren Istvandity

The Long Shadow of the Little Giant

The Long Shadow of the Little Giant

The Life, Work and Legacy of Tubby Hayes (second edition)
Simon Spillett

The Lost Women of Rock Music

The Lost Women of Rock Music

Female Musicians of the Punk Era (second edition)
Helen Reddington

The Music of Fantasy Cinema

The Music of Fantasy Cinema

new in paperback
Janet K. Halfyard (ed.)

The Northern Soul Scene

The Northern Soul Scene

Sarah Raine, Tim Wall and Nicola Watchman Smith (eds)

The Rosary and the Microphone

The Rosary and the Microphone

Religious Impulse in U2's Mediated Brand
Nicholas P. Greco

The Singing Voice in Contemporary Cinema

The Singing Voice in Contemporary Cinema

Diane Hughes and Mark Evans (eds.)

The Ultimate Guide to Great Reggae

The Ultimate Guide to Great Reggae

The Complete Story of Reggae Told through Its Greatest Songs, Famous and Forgotten
Michael Garnice

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

This is Bop

This is Bop

Jon Hendricks and the Art of Vocal Jazz
Peter Jones

This is Hip

This is Hip

The Life of Mark Murphy
Peter Jones

Trad Dads

Trad Dads

British Jazz, 1960–1975
Duncan Heining

Trajectories and Themes in World Popular Music

Trajectories and Themes in World Popular Music

Globalization, Capitalism, Identity
Simone Krüger Bridge

Turkish Folk Music between Ghent and Turkey

Turkish Folk Music between Ghent and Turkey

Context, Performance, Function
Liselotte Sels

Two Bold Singermen and the English Folk Revival

Two Bold Singermen and the English Folk Revival

The Lives, Song Traditions and Legacies of Sam Larner and Harry Cox
Bruce Lindsay