Nylvi Christmas Offer: 40% Discount on Selected Black Dog Books
We have teamed up with Black Dog, publisher of some of our favorite books on music and popular culture, to give Nylvi’s friends and users a special 40% Christmas discount on selected titles.
With titles like “Old Rare New – The Independent Record Shop” – a homage to the holy places of record collecting, via books on the Riot Grrrl movement, No Wave, Lydia Lunch and profiles on labels like Rough Trade, Warp and Ace Records to the charting of Krautrock’s history in “Krautrock – Cosmic Rock and its Legacy”, it should really be something of interest here for all vinyl junkies, record collectors and music nerds.
To take advantage of this offer simply email jess@blackdogonline.com with the book(s) you want, your delivery address and quoting “Nylvi Offer” as email subject.
Titles on offer:
Old Rare New – The Independent Record Shop
There is nothing quite like the feeling of thumbing through LP after LP in a dusty old record shop, only to stumble upon some hidden treasure, new obsession or forgotten love. Old Rare New: The Independent Record Shop is a homage to the holy places of music collecting, complete with their particular anecdotes, peculiar characters, and unique environments
Price: UK £19.95 | US $29.95 UK £11.97 | US $17.97
Krautrock – Cosmic Rock and its LegacyKrautrock charts the history of this influential music genre, from its roots in free jazz, psychedelia and the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen, to the groundbreaking experiments of Faust, Kraftwerk and Can.
Price: UK £19.95 | US $29.95 UK £11.97 | US $17.97
The Gun Is LoadedSince bursting onto the scene in late 1970s New York, Lydia Lunch’s confrontational music, art, literature and spoken word performances have been at the forefront of underground American culture. The Gun is Loaded is a provocative journey into the vision of one of America’s most fearless and pioneering underground artists.
Price: UK £29.95 | US $55.00 UK £17.97 | US $33.00
No WaveNo Wave traces the history of this noisy and uncompromising genre, from its most famous names down to its many offshoots and sidetracks. From early pioneers like Suicide and Richard Hell, to forgotten treasures like Red Transistor and Bush Tetras, and descendents like ESG and Sonic Youth, No Wave charts all the cracks and crevices of a surprisingly diverse movement.
Price: UK £19.95 | US $29.95 UK £11.97 | US $17.97
Riot Grrrl – Revolution Girl Style Now!Riot Grrrl is a vivid documentation of the fierce music, renegade art and independent literature that emerged from suburban America in the late 1980s and became a global phenomenon. With the rallying cry “REVOLUTION GIRL STYLE NOW!” this community of musicians, artists and activists inspired young women across the world to pick up guitars and rewrite rock history, changing the face of feminism and underground culture forever.
Price: UK £19.95 | US $29.95 UK £11.97 | US $17.97
Wreckers of Civilisation – The Story of COUM Transmissions and Throbbing GristleWreckers of Civilisation tells the story of two interconnected groups: the performance art group COUM Transmissions and the music group Throbbing Gristle, focusing on their key protagonists – Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fani Tutti, Peter Christopherson and Chris Carter.
Price: UK £19.95 | US $29.95 UK £11.97 | US $17.97
Club Kids – From Speakeasies to Boombox and BeyondClub Kids: From Speakeasies to Boombox and Beyond is a stunning visual study and rigorous critical analysis of the social trends relating to ‘club culture’. The recent emergence of high-end clubs, which emphasise fashion rather than music, have become sanctuaries for misfits. Club Kids analyses the way in which club regulars condense all the aspects of their underground, eclectic, emerging culture, into the nocturnal hours.
Price: UK £19.95 | US $29.95 UK £11.97 | US $17.97
Rough Trade – Labels UnlimitedRough Trade: Labels Unlimited tells the engrossing story of one of England’s most groundbreaking record labels. It is 30 years since the Rough Trade Shop first opened its doors in Notting Hill, London. Disco and soft-rock ruled the airwaves, The Clash had just signed to CBS and Geoff Travis set up the company with some friends as a communistic, DIY alternative to the increasingly stale mainstream. Over the ensuing years the Rough Trade Shop, Rough Trade Records and Rough Trade Distribution profoundly altered the landscape of modern music.
Price: UK £19.95 | US $29.95 UK £11.97 | US $17.97
Warp – Labels UnlimitedSince its foundation in 1989, Warp Records has become a synonym for futuristic adventures in sound and vision, from ‘intelligent’ techno to progressive hip-hop and adventurous rock. Warp tells the story of how a small Sheffield dance label grew to foster an international range of artists. including Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards Of Canada, Broadcast, Vincent Gallo, LFO, Nightmares On Wax, Plaid, Prefuse 73, Squarepusher, Jimi Tenor and Tortoise, eventually adding film production to its list of credits with Chris Cunningham, Chris Morris, and Shane Meadows.
Price: UK £19.95 | US $29.95 UK £11.97 | US $17.97
Ace Records – Labels UnlimitedTo read Ace Records is to explore the history of modern music and to discover the stories of the people that made it. Visually stunning and hugely entertaining, the book chronicles this fascinating label and profiles a diverse range of artists including BB King, John Fahey, Lee Hazlewood and Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.
Price: UK £19.95 | US $29.95 UK £11.97 | US $17.97
