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by Jerry Hopkins
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
It’s been over forty years since the tragic death of Jimi Hendrix, yet his popularity is undiminished and his place as the preeminent electric guitarist of the ages is still unrivaled. In The Jimi Hendrix Experience, bestselling author and rock aficionado Jerry Hopkins delves into the legendary...
by Nick Hasted
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
The Dark Story of Eminem is the best-selling, ground-breaking biography of Marshall Mathers, tracing his fierce rise from the schools and factories of Detroit to global superstardom Now updated to investigate the violent death of his best friend Proof, his debilitating drug addiction, four-year disappearance...
Queens Reigns Supreme
Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
Based on police wiretaps and exclusive interviews with drug kingpins and hip-hop insiders, this is the untold story of how the streets and housing projects of southeast Queens took over the rap industry.For years, rappers from Nas to Ja Rule have hero-worshipped the legendary drug dealers who dominated...
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
The Untold Story of the Wu-Tang Clan's Million-Dollar Secret Album, the Devaluation of Music, and America's New Public Enemy No. 1
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
The untold story of the world's most controversial album---a surreal tale of secret recordings, the Wu-Tang Clan, baffled customs agents, the world's most hallowed art institutions, and a villain of comic book proportions: Martin Shkreli.
In 2007, the innovative young Wu-Tang producer, Cilvaringz,...
Eminem and the Detroit Rap Scene
White Kid in a Black Music World
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014
With never before seen photos and interviews and dedicated to the memory of Big Proof, the founder of D12 and Eminem, this book will take you deep into the heart of the Detroit Ghetto with Eminem long before D12 and the Aftermath with D12. With over 100 million albums sold worldwide and Academy Awards,...
by Fleetwood
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2011
The pursuit of hip hop stardom is a road that so many travel in the urban community. Taking their life in poverty, the drug environment,the attraction of crime, and putting it on display with their words for the world to listen to. Only to discover that the music business is more cut throat than the...
by Dr. Charles Fairchild
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
This book marks the tenth anniversary of The Grey Album. The online release and circulation of what Danger Mouse called his 'art project' was an unexpected watershed in the turn-of-the-century brawls over digital creative practice. The album's suppression inspired widespread digital civil disobedience...
by Rolf Potts
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
At the outset of summer in 1990, a Houston gangsta rap group called the Geto Boys was poised to debut its self-titled third album under the guidance of hip-hop guru Rick Rubin. What might have been a low-profile remix release from a little-known corner of the rap universe began to make headlines when...
by Terri Hooley
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
‘A drunken lunatic, a lucid guru, a hilarious storyteller and many more things besides.’ Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) An influential music promoter and producer, Terri Hooley is the undisputed Godfather of Punk. His life has been colorful and extraordinary and was the...
Bang Your Head
The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2009
“Bang your head! Metal Health’ll drive you mad!”
— Quiet Riot
Like an episode of VH1’s Behind the Music on steroids, Bang Your Head is an epic history of every band and every performer that has proudly worn the Heavy Metal badge. Whether headbanging is your guilty pleasure or you...
American Hardcore (Second Edition)
A Tribal History
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
"American Hardcore sets the record straight about the last great American subculture"-Paper magazineSteven Blush's "definitive treatment of Hardcore Punk" (Los Angeles Times) changed the way we look at Punk Rock. The Sony Picture Classicsdistributed documentary American Hardcore premiered at the 2006...
Guitar World Presents Dear Guitar Hero
The World's Most Celebrated Guitarists Answer Their Fans' Most Burning Questions
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
For nearly a decade, “Dear Guitar Hero” – where everyday fans get a chance to ask their hero a question – has remained one of Guitar World magazine's most popular departments. Now the best of these interviews with rock's most inspiring six-string icons are presented here in one volume.
Dear...
Two Times Intro
On the Road with Patti Smith
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
“Michael Stipe’s photo-journal of Patti Smith’s celebrated return to touring . . . Patti’s image burns into pictures with weird radioactive mystery.” —Spin
This book comprises Michael Stipe’s intimate and evocative photos of Patti Smith on tour in 1995, along with other cultural...
by Melody Rose
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Discover interesting facts about Chicago, the Beatles (with producer George Martin), the Ventures, Marty Robbins, Brenda Lee and more. Learn about song origins in respect to family, environment, and time period.
This is the 6th book in Melody Rose's Music Trivia Series. Feed Me investigates...