South Seattle
Community College Library
"Rock
Sources in the Library and on the Internet"
October 10,
2002 7:00--8:00p.m. Library 105
Reference
Librarian Patricia Naylor, Instructor
Library Resources
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Magazine(s)
Rolling Stone
1997--Present
We shelf the last two years next to Library 105;
back issues are stored at the end of the second row of bookshelves, in the
Circulating Collection. Use the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature to find
magazine articles.
Reader's Guide
to Periodical Literature--REF AI3 .R48 2000 (Reference Collection)
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Reference Books
The heart of your research can be found here! These
items do not check out. Copies are 5 cents in the copy center.
The
Encyclopedia of Popular Music--REF ML102 .P66 G84 1998
This is a great source for biographies from the 90’s
(Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains) as well as from other decades: 80's
(Aerosmith, Megadeth, Slayer), 70's (Black Sabbath), 60's (Jefferson Airplane),
etc. There is everything from Jazz to Rock to Classical/Pop Music (Kronos
Quartet).
Popular
Musicians--REF ML105 .P66 1999
Use this source for artist's from the late fifties
to the present. Has musicians like the Bee Gees, Pat Benetar, Beck, Natalie
Cole, The Carpenters, Bjork.
All Music
Guide to Rock--REF
ML156.9 .A39 1997
Not only does this rate and review over 11,000
recordings, it also profiles 1,800 Musicians. Great for researching a specific
rock album, or for biographical material.
The Marshall
Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music--REF ML 3470 .M36 1989 (In
Circulating and Reference Stacks)
A comprehensive encyclopedia set that covers the
years 1955--1989. Highlights a specific two year span in music.
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Circulating Books
These items check out for two weeks. Enjoy!
Biographies
Heavier than
Heaven: a Biography of Kurt Cobain--ML420 .C59 C76 2001
A revealing biography
about Cobain’s struggles, exploring childhood, early days as a musician,
co-creating the band Nirvana, fame, and the events that led up to his death in
1994.
Riders on the
Storm--ML419
.D46 A3 1991
Written by Door's drummer John Densmore, this Doors
biography is an excellent source.
SHOUT! The
Beatles in Their Generation--ML421 .B4 N65
Published a year after John Lennon's death, this
biography is authored by Philip Norman, a man that covered the Beatles since
1968.
Other Great
Sources
Music USA The
Rough Guide--ML3477
.U67 1999
This is a wonderful guide to American Popular music,
including rock, covering 21 major cities, including Seattle. Great for
geographical information on rock musicians and movements.
The Secret
History of Rock--ML3534 .S27 1998
This book is dedicated to bands you've probably
never heard, but have contributed greatly to rock music.
Rock 100
Essential CDs (Rough Guide)--ML3534 .S645 1999
Indexed by performer, this has great albums like Mixed Up (The Cure), Nothing's Shocking (Jane's Addiction)
and The Hissing of Summer Lawns (Joni
Mitchell).
The Official
MP3.com Guide to MP3--MT723 .R65 1999
This is a great tutorial on how to download the MP3
software, and how to search for downloadable music. Recommended!
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Sound Recordings and
Videotapes
These items do not circulate, and can be viewed or
listened to in the Library Media Lab.
Videos
The History of Rock 'n' Roll--M1630.8 .H578 1995 [VHS]
This series explores the many movements of rock,
from Little Richard to U2, in ten volumes.
This is Elvis--ML420 .P96 T5 1986
You gotta love the King!
CDs
*****Note: Bob Marley is a reggae artist; Bob Dylan
and Simon and Garfunkel are Folk Artists, but they've definitely influenced
rock music!
The Best of
the Doors--M1630.18
.D6 B4 Disc 1&2 [CD]
Highway 61
Revisited (Bob Dylan)--M1630.18 .D9 [CD]
Exile on Main
Street (The Rolling Stones)--M1630.18 .J33 [CD]
The Sun
Sessions (Elvis Presley)--M1630.18 .P7 [CD]
Simon and
Garfunkel's Greatest Hits--M1630.18 .S5 [CD]
Rastaman
Vibration--M1681
.J3 M372 [CD]
Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles)--M1741.18 .L467 1987