Browse: University of Texas Press (publisher), Rock & Pop

Juxtaposed with tender paintings from artist and friend Dan Rizzie, cash's lyrics are luminescent nuggets, gleaming with desire, loss, home, and self-empowerment — Vulture More…

[Tongson] packs nostalgic affection and astute critical thinking about Karen Carpenter, her namesake, into this slim volume — Los Angeles Times More…

Love letters to musicians are best kept private, one person's fandom being another's boredom. But Hanif Abdurraqib's tribute to rap group A Tribe Called Quest is an exception: the poet and critic... — Financial Times More…

Donna Gaines has taken the lightning-fast songs of the Ramones' oeuvre and welded her own brainy spin on their songs, their personalities, their impact, resulting in something unequivocally fresh... — Razorcake More…

Weaving flashes of his own voice into an oral history featuring over 130 of Screw's friends, family, heroes, students, and more, Walker stitches together a full picture of the iconic DJ's legacy — Rolling Stone More…

If you want to read the definitive book on Merle Haggard, this is the one...The beauty of Cantwell's book lies in his in-depth, astute, and entertaining close readings of Hag's songs and the... — No Depression More…

The best books about music and musicians are a direct reflection of their subjects and Chris Morris' chronicle on Los Lobos, Dream in Blue, is just such a book — All About Jazz More…

[A] spirited yet poignant story...What's so powerful about [Valentine's] story is not just how she overcomes addiction and the legacy of a difficult childhood, but how The Go-Go's find their... — MOJO More…

Why Bushwick Bill Matters is invaluable for its examination of how race, gender, and disability shaped Bushwick Bill's contributions to hip-hop culture and to the music industry...Hughes proves... — Journal of Popular Music Studies More…