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Ce livre parle d'un ancien alphabet. Il parle aussi de magie. Cet alphabet, constitué par les runes, est intimement liés à la mythologie nordique, un panthéon relégué aux oubliettes par le christianisme et qui le resta durant des siècles. Mais dont la nature essentielle est demeurée. La première...

Let It Blurt is the raucous and righteous biography of Lester Bangs (1949-82)--the gonzo journalist, gutter poet, and romantic visionary of rock criticism. No writer on rock 'n' roll ever lived harder or wrote better--more passionately, more compellingly, more penetratingly. He lived the rock 'n'...

Le parcours d'un musicien passionné, au fil de ses accomplissements artistiques et de ses rencontres.Après une enfance de « titi » parisien, à peine sorti d’une adolescence peu commune qu’il nous raconte avec sa gouaille coutumière, Jacques poursuit ses études de piano. Il joue au Vieux Colombier,...

El tango se desplegó en el centro de una sociedad específica compuesta por una masa de inmigrantes que se aglomeraba en los conventillos porteños. Fue tomando diferentes medios de expresión: la música, la canción y la danza, sin letras en sus comienzos, pero enunciando un importante número...

Leonard Cohen, one of the most admired performers of the last half century, has had a stranger-than-fiction, roller-coaster ride of a life. Now, for the first time, he tells his story in his own words, via more than 50 interviews conducted worldwide between 1966 and 2012. In *Leonard Cohen on Leonard...

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS Chronology Chapter I Birth and parentage — studies under Zachow at Halle — Hamburg — friendship and duel with Mattheson — Almira — departure for Italy. Chapter II Arrival in Italy — Rodrigo — Rome: Cardinal Ottoboni...

Here is the extreme story of the indestructible LA group from their early funk days to eventual success as one of America's top-selling bands. Despite an epic reputation for exhibitionism, drug taking and debauchery, through it all the Chili Peppers have continued to produce records that shock, challenge...

Healthy, imaginative, delicious, and well-balanced recipes from the kitchens of Grammy-Award-winning artist, Olivia Newton-John.  

The untold story of the night a divide nation turned to James Brown—and he delivered hope and calm in the form of an immortal concert Since James Brown's death in December 2006, the Godfather of Soul has received many stirring tributes. Yet few have addressed his contribution in the darkest...

Eine umfassende Biografie des Komponisten unterteilt in folgende Kapitel: I. Abstammung, Geburt, Name, Kindheit und Jugend. II. Die Wanderjahre in England, Schottland, Italien, der Schweiz und Frankreich. III. Oeffentliche Wirksamkeit in Düsseldorf und Leipzig 1833-41. IV. Zwischenzeit in Berlin....

A bewitching memoir about the lures, torments, and rewards of making and performing music in the indie rock world Dean Wareham's seminal bands Galaxie 500 and Luna have long been adored by a devoted cult following and extolled by rock critics. Now he brings us the blunt, heartbreaking, and...

Dans les entreprises, à travail égal, les femmes gagnent toujours moins que les hommes. Il n’en va pas de même dans le monde de la musique populaire, un milieu pourtant horriblement macho à ses débuts. "Sexe, drogue, vitesse, violence et toutes formes d’excès…" Elles n’allaient tout de...

From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year. Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds...

"Principe dei musici" e "principe uxoricida" (per aver egli assassinato la moglie Maria d’Avalos e l’amante Fabrizio Carafa, sorpresi a casa Gesualdo), ipercritico genio musicale e uomo sfuggente, ostinatamente arroccato dietro lo schermo della sua "malattia" a difesa...