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Waldburg, Patrick. Surrealism. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc. 1997. Print Waldberg breaks down in his book where surrealism emerged from and who were the great artists of the movement. in his book he discusses the most famous book of the era. the book includes a copy of the surrealist manifesto which is key to understanding the movement. it also has brief bios of artists and a timelime on the history of the movement in the back of the book. i believe this is a good source because the author was a member of the movement himself and was said to be good friends with some of its most influential artists.

Kitwana, Bakari. The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture. New York: Basic Civitas, 2002. Print. This book talks about how rap has negatively influenced young black kids. I think that this book is very important because this is a bit of a problem in the black community and I think that it needs to be addressed. Although hip-hop has positive factors, it has a lot of negative factors that deal with not only blacks, but all races. This book discusses a lot of important issues, and I think it provides a lot of good information.

Taylor, Joshua C. Futurism. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1961. Questia:Trusted Online Research. Cengage Learning, 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. This book is about the art movement of Futurism and the background information of how it came to be. The book tells us about the goals Futurism wished to accomplish. It wanted to create new risky advancement in the art world and did just that. The major part of the book is its accomplishments through various artists. It takes a look at some of those major contributing artists of Futurism such as Umberto Boccioni. It analyses the Manifestos with and how it was the catalyst to the whole movement. This contains a good amount of valuable information that can be very helpful.

The book on surrealism shows an organized look at some of the most popular paintings from the period. these are made easy to understand by the author who provides background infomation on each painting. these paintings are also presented in alphebitical order and occur in a timeline so you can see when they were painted. there is a breif introduction on the history of the movement in the beginning of the book. i think this is a good source because it describes what the symbolism of these famous paintings mean.

Mitchell, Tony. Global Noise: Rap and Hip-hop outside the USA. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan UP, 2001. Print.T his book describes how rap has grown in other countries other than the U.S. Most people don't think of rap as being something that is international, but it has grown to almost all of Europe and is even getting started in Asia. Rap is becoming the most popular type of music in the whole world and reading this book confirms that. Rap is huge and it's only going to get bigger as time moves on because soon the generation that listens to rap will become older and take up more of the population.

Darby, Derrick, and Tommie Shelby. Hip Hop and Philosophy: Rhyme 2 Reason. Chicago: Open Court, 2005. Print. This book uses fun and easy to read essays that ask many questions, linking the cultural issues in hip-hop to the weighty matters examined by the great philosophers of the past. This book proves that rhyme and reason can be mixed and mastered to contemplate life's most profound mysteries. This book proves that hip-hop is more than cuss words and loud beats, but that it also tells stories that can end up being beneficial.

Martin, R. Picasso's War: The Destruction of Guernica and the Masterpiece that Changed the World. New York: Dutton, 2002. Print. Martin's book describes Adolf Hitler's target practice on the Basque village of Guernica in 1937. This attack sparked Picasso into depicting the terrible event; the painting is known as Guernica. Although Picasso was living in Paris, France at the time of the attack he felt an obligation to depicting the terror that Hitler unleashed on his beloved homeland. The themes, events and individual scenes are discussed throughout the book.

Montagu, Jemima. The Surrealists: Revolutionaries in Art & Writing 1919-35. London: Tate Publishing, 2002. Print. The developments of surrealism can be seen in Montagu's book. She goes through the age of surrealism and identifies all of the changes in the movement. She also lists the artists that helped influence the changes in the movement. the book goes through the year chronologically so it is easy to put in perspective. This is a good source because the author puts specific dates on the changes in Surrealist art.

An eye opening account of the world of heavy metal as well as a model for how Cultural Studies work ought to be done. Walser writes about the culture of heavy metal. The book also gives a brief history of heavy metal and how it was constructed. This ground breaking book will force many readers to confront their prejudice about heavy metal, its performers, it's audience, and its meanings.

Menand, Louis. "TOP OF THE POPS." New Yorker 85.44 (2010): 56-65. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on the "top" pop artists.  It provides Andy Warhol's biography.  It discusses some of the most famous books written about him, and even his own book.  It also comments on several of his most famous pieces of art, including his famous Campbell's soup can painting.  Andy Warhol was a puzzling individual as well as artist; people are still trying to uncover why his art was not affected by the different economic times; people were continuing to pay more and more for his work, no matter what their economic status was at the time.

Martin Goldsmith. The Beatles Come to America. Hoboken, NJ., John Wiley & Sons. 2004. Questia. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This book is about the music and style of The Beatles upon their arrival in America in 1964. Goldsmith gives a narrative view into his personal experiences living as a young adult during "Beatlemania." He also explores the evolution of a fresh musical sound when The Beatles first performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The book also gives accounts of other major events in American history including: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the feminist movement, and the civil rights movement. Goldsmith gives a perfect blend of biographical sources and his own personal experiences to explore the impact The Beatles had on music, culture, and style in America. Note: To view this entire source, you must have an account with Questia.

Silverton, Peter. "I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol". London: Reynolds & Hearn LTD, 2006. Print. This book is about the image of The Sex Pistols and how their intentions were "clear cut" when it came to style. The likes of Johnny Rotten, not John Lydon, was a household name. Whether it was because they were allowed to play or not allowed to play The Sex Pistols were becoming very popular.

Kato, M. T. From Kung Fu to Hip Hop: Globalization, Revolution, and Popular Culture. Albany: State University of New York, 2007. Print. This book describes how much pop culture has changed over the years. In the old days, action heros were cowboys and policemen, whereas now, they are thugs with guns and muscle that look scary and talk tough. Culture has just changed so much and this book does an excellent job of pointing that out

Rosen, Charles. "The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven." 1 (1927): 379-512. Google Scholar Books. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article talks about Beethoven's transition from the post-Classical period into the Romantic Era. His influence on both periods is also greatly discussed. An overview of Beethoven's life as a child and his adult years is also mentioned. Beethoven's music style and the originality of his work are discussed. Mozart and Haydn, other composers of the Romantic Era, are critiqued in this article along with Beethoven.

Beaty, Bart. "Roy Lichtenstein's Tears: Art vs. Pop in American Culture." Canadian Review of American Studies 34.3 (2004): 249-268. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Nov. 2010.

Matlock, Glen and Silverton Peter. "I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol" London: Reynolds and Hearn Ltd, 2006. Print. This book addresses the intentions of The Sex Pistols through their dress,culture, and names. Johnny Rotten, that is a very "clear-cut" meaning as to the bands intentions. Whether the radio, parents, or establishment wanted to play them or not The Sex Pistols were becoming a household name world wide.

Extreme metal one step beyond heavy metal cn appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenatrable sounds that teeters on the edge of screaming, incomprehensable noise. In the first book length study of extreme metal, Keith Kahn-Harris draws on first hand research to explore the global extreme metal theme. Includong interviews with band members and fans from countries around the world Extreme Metal demonstrates the power and subtlety of an often surprising and misunderstood musical form.

Batchelor, David, Briony Fer, Paul Wood. Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism: Art Between the Wars. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. Print The authors of this book breakdown the main art forms that breakout during decades of war in the 1930s and 1940s. Among these they discuss Surrealism and how it came to be. They talk about how it changed during the period of intense fighting and death. A lot of detail is put into the authors descriptions. This is a good source because it specifiys events that changed the movement and how they impacted it.

Weintein, Deena. Postmodernized Simmel. London; New York: Routledge, 1993. Print Working on multiple levels of analysis the authors present a reading of Simmel which shows how his writing can have a role in postmodernist discourses. The Book shows how readers might postmodernize themselves. It is the first sustained attempt to show the signifigance of Simmel"s writings for postmodernism and it challenges prevailing view that simmel sociological impressionist. It provides fresh ideas on postmodernity and a remarkable new interpretation of one of the major figures in the developement of sociology.