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Matt Brennan writes books about music. His latest book, "Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit" (2020) was hailed as "compulsory reading" by Bill Bruford. His previous book "When Genres Collide" (2017) was named as one of Pitchfork's "Favourite Music Books of 2017" and was shortlisted for "Best Music & Performing Arts" book at the 2018 PROSE Awards. By day, Matt is Reader in Popular Music at the University of Glasgow. By night, he plays in a one-man band called Citizen Bravo. ...more

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	Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit 4.40 avg rating — 45 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Genres Collide: Down Beat, Rolling Stone, and the Struggle between Jazz and Rock 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing Has Been Done Before: Seeking the New in 21st-Century American Popular Music by Robert Loss (Goodreads Author), Matt Brennan (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume I: 1950-1967 by Dr Matt Brennan, Matt Brennan (Goodreads Author) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education by Gareth Dylan Smith (Editor), Matt Brennan (Goodreads Author), Phil Kirkman, Zack Moir 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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