Reaktion Books

Doyle extracts meaning from narrative without simply going through the lyrics. Rather, he offers what he calls 'historically informed rock criticism' careful descriptions of the social, political,... — The Times More…

Berry's perspective on the controversy (still) surrounding the composer is clear-eyed, empathetic, and pleasingly free of polemics of its own. . . . Berry's survey of the individual works is... — BBC Music Magazine More…

in its compact form it should be bought by any library that wants to provide the best possible introduction to Cage's oeuvre in all its expressions and manifestations — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…