Summary: "As iconic a group as has ever existed, The Velvet Underground were so far ahead of their time, musically, visually and culturally, it's as if they were dropped, ready formed, into New York's avant-garde art scene, from a parallel universe. And in addition to their unique imagery, so perfectly designed by maverick artist and impresario Andy Warhol, their experiments with form and sound that...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC VEL

Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HIS

Weintraub, Aileen

Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEI

John, Elton.

Summary: 17 of Elton's very best, including: Bennie and the Jets * Candle in the Wind * Goodbye Yellow Brick Road * I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues * Rocket Man (I Think It's Gonna Be a Long Long Time) * Tiny Dancer * Your Song * and more.

Format: notated music

Publisher / Publication Date: Hal Leonard Pub. 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.54 JOH

Grohl, Virginia Hanlon

Summary: Drawing on interviews with such women as Verna Griffin, Dr. Dre's mother; Marianne Stipe, Michael Stipe of REM's mother; Janis Winehouse, Amy Winehouse's mother; Hester Diamond, Mike D of The Beastie Boys' mother; and many more, the mother of Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl presents an exposé of what it's like to be a rock 'n' roll mom.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 GRO

Contents: 7: Calypso, palm-wine, mento, joropo, string band. Sons and daughters of Africa / Lord Beginner -- Royal wedding / The Lion -- The hydrogen bomb / The Mighty Terror -- Modern telephone / Dai Dai Simba -- Wa sise / Willie Payne, the Starlight Tempos -- The emperor of Africa / The Mighty Terror -- Bongo man / Louise Bennett -- My handy man / Marie Bryant -- Tortoise mambo / Nigerian Union Rhythm...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT LON

ABBA (Musical group)

Contents: Disc 1, Side A. Dancing queen -- Knowing me, knowing you -- Take a chance on me -- Mamma mia -- Lay all your love on me -- Side B. Super trouper -- I have a dream -- The winner takes it all -- Money, money, money -- S.O.S.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Polar Music International AB 1992

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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: Vinyl PM ABBA

Contents: CD 1. I'm the face / The High Numbers -- Bo Street runner / The Bo Street Runners -- Country line special / Cyril Davies & his R&B All Stars -- Chills and fever / Tom Jones -- Crawling up a hill / John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers -- You'd better make up your mind / The Koobas -- Desdemona / John's Children -- Tick tock / Shyster -- Wasn't it you / Billie Davis -- Bus stop / The Hollies -- Tell...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BRI

Nelson, Tracy

Contents: Down so low -- Cry on -- Goodnight Nelda Grebe, the telephone company has cut us off -- Mother Earth -- Won't be long -- Need your love so bad -- The soul of a man -- Satisfied -- Ruler of my heart -- Temptation took control of me and I fell -- Soul of sadness -- Tonight, the sky's about to cry -- I'll be long gone -- Seven Bridges Road -- Tennessee blues -- Thinking of you -- I don't do that...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 1996

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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES NEL