Publisher: Good Press
When the book begins Sax Northrup lies drifting from consciousness to semi-consciousness, alone in the desert. He is dehydrated and delirious and unable to move. He is dimly aware of two eyes staring at him, unsure whether they are real or imagined.
Gone are the days of traveling thousands of miles & driving hundreds of hours as the only way to build your fanbase. Now within arm’s reach, you can grab your smartphone, upload your music, & reach millions of fans globally with Instagram. As the artist Manafest, I have posted over 3,931 videos & photos, selling over 30,000 albums using Instagram & their ad platform. This book will inspire you with dozens of examples of what posts work to get the most engagement, shares, comments, & likes on your Instagram profile. Plus, with over $250,000 invested in Instagram ads to sell music profitably, I share what works & what doesn’t, from being in the trenches. Music Business & Marketing Accelerator Using Instagram is a resource for any singer, songwriter, rapper, or producer who wants to make a splash on the internet. The topics range from hashtags & Instagram ads to online listening parties and press kits. With practical advice and simple checklists, you’ll grow your audience before you even know it. Music Business & Marketing Accelerator Using Instagram, you’ll discover:How Instagram & other social media help artists get signed to labelsQuestions that increase engagement & whether to post polarizing contentHow to make sure every one of your posts fits your brand & your aestheticTips to pinpoint your demographic & target itHow to connect with well-known artists & even get a famous featureOnline tools to make your social-media strategy easierA 30-day Instagram posting challenge to build the social media habitHow to attract fans from around the globe without leaving your own homeShow book
An often heartbreaking, often humorous look at the life of a great American poet, Buk: The Life & Times of Charles Bukowski explores and recreates the tragic but ultimately transcendent experiences of one of the most important literary luminaries of our time.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Henry Brown, John Diehl, Arye Gross, Emily Heebner, John-David Keller, Tom Lillard,Thom McCleister, George Murdock, Laurie O'Brien, Jill Remez, Ruben Sierra and Harris Yulin.Show book
“Playful and (un)deadly serious . . . chew[s] through a near-exhaustive array of films, television, literature, culture, music and even cocktails.”—Times Literary Supplement They have stalked the horizons of our culture, wreaked havoc on moribund concepts of dead and not dead, threatened our sense of identity, and endangered our personal safety. Now zombies have emerged from the lurking shadows of society’s fringes to wander the sacred halls of the academy, feasting on tender minds and hurling rot across our intellectual landscape. It is time to unite in common cause, to shore up defenses, firm up critical and analytical resources, and fortify crumbling lines of inquiry. Responding to this call, Brain Workers from the Zombie Research Center poke and prod the rotting corpus of zombie culture trying to make sense of cult classics and the unstoppable growth of new and even more disturbing work. They exhume “zombie theory” and decaying historical documents from America, Europe, and the Caribbean in order to unearth the zombie world and arm readers with the brain tools necessary for everyday survival. Readers will see that zombie culture today “lives” in shapes as mutable as a zombie horde—and is often just as violent. “An intelligent and highly engaging collection that will appeal to legions of zombie fans, to students in the humanities, and to scholars working in fields that have already been affected by or are now preparing for the zombie apocalypse. It blends entertaining, illuminating, and accessible readings of zombies and zombie culture with unique interventions made from authoritative positions of expertise.”—Julian Murphet, author of Faulkner’s Media RomanceShow book
Is a kiss the premise of the act or an act in itself? What role do the lips and the tongue play in the lovers’ encounter? What are its means and its uses throughout history and societies? Such are the questions and analyses that Professor Döpp tackles in this book with both talent and intelligence. Richly illustrated with pieces from the author’s illustrious collection, this work is a treat for the eyes and the mind.Show book
The internationally acclaimed pop artist offers his dementedly clever perspective on everything from dolphins, boredom, and beer to supernatural forces. With deadpan humor and unsettling imagery, Scottish pop artist David Shrigley’s scrawls from the subconscious have earned him major gallery showings and legions of fans. In this mock autobiographical collection, his mischievous drawings capture life’s anxieties and ambitions from the mundane to the surreal. Seductively strange and addictively amusing, this edgy book welcomes the uninitiated and rewards the faithful.Show book
A journey through the minds of some of the most creative people on the planet reveals that creativity is rarely a “lightbulb moment” and instead arrives through a process of making and self-understanding. The creative process is winding. It involves entertaining uncertainty and improvising new paths to knowing. In this insightful and informed book, Lorne M. Buchman, an international leader in art and design education and president of ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, guides readers through stories of a diverse and talented group of artists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and designers. Including such luminaries as Yves Béhar, Chris Kraus, Zack Snyder, Paula Scher, and Frank Gehry and businesses like Apple and Tesla who have changed the world as we know it, Buchman focuses on the revelatory nature of the creative journey itself. Michelangelo is said to have seen the angel in the stone and carved away until he set him free. Make to Know is about making as a path to knowing?presenting creativity as a “carving away” toward a revelation, not as a fully formed epiphany gleaned from a mysterious ether. As Buchman reveals throughout this provocative book, uncertainty is the space where discovery happens and where creators can be both playful and imaginative. Whether you’re an artist, designer, writer, daydreamer, or doodler, anyone can learn from these lessons on the varied paths to self-expression.Show book
