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Aufgeschrieben von Thomas Zimmer. Jürgen Zöller ist der Drummer von BAP - einer der erfolgreichsten Rockbands Deutschlands. Jürgen Zöller steht aber auch für viereinhalb Jahrzehnte gelebten Rock'n'Roll in Deutschland: Er hat mit Jimi Hendrix Wein getrunken, und mit Chuck Berry gespielt....

From their early beginnings, The Police were hailed as a maverick live band - a group that galvanized an already impressive studio sound into something otherworldly when performing. Combining controlled energy and evocative melodies, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played with the improvisational...

A half-century after their first single release, “Surfin' ” the Beach Boys continue to define California popular culture and the sunshine-infused sound that will forever be its living soundtrack. But beyond innocent harmonies touting the delights of catching waves and cruising to the drive-in,...

Laura Nyro was a beloved and pioneering singer-songwriter of the 1960s and 1970s, whose songs were covered with great success by the Fifth Dimension; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Three Dog Night; and Barbra Streisand. This first biography from Michele Kort, Soul Picnic, uncovers previously never revealed...

在音樂家翻騰起伏的人生故事與音樂裡 看見你我也會經歷的無常與恆常、悲傷與歡喜 ．1877年，柴可夫斯基結了一個荒謬的婚姻，公證後馬上就後悔，在蜜月中嚎啕大哭。9週後，這場鬧劇落幕，而作曲家的人生卻哄哄鬧鬧、未曾停歇，直到他神祕死亡…… ．董尼采第得到一紙天上掉下來的合約，為羅馬的樂季創作新歌劇。男高音求好心切奮力演繹新劇，卻青筋暴露、強力嘶吼，以致頸動脈爆裂身亡！董尼采第的音樂生涯將面臨危機？還是奇蹟？ ．一位美麗的將軍之女蹬上列車準備返家，驚奇的發現車廂裡滿是鮮花。原來是浪漫的西貝流士為她準備的。但兩人懸殊的身分卻成為阻礙！ ．以天才之姿震撼世間的莫札特，因深藏政治諷諭的《費加洛婚禮》得罪達官顯要。從此，他在維也納宮廷的命運急轉直下，最後在抑鬱中，人生短暫如夜空慧星…… ．普契尼家的女僕含冤自殺！女主人懷疑她與普契尼有染，她卻激烈的飲毒回敬。作曲家自此陰霾縈繞心頭，在寫到《杜蘭朵公主》中女僕柳兒自殺的情節時不幸病逝，留下未能竟全的茉莉之歌…… 透過文學、電影、歷史和音樂家的故事，以及隨篇附上的經典樂曲QR...

Am Anfang stand ein Vertrag. Mit ihm räumten die Rolling Stones dem Autor im Oktober 1969 das Recht ein, sie als offizieller Biograf auf ihrer USA-Tournee zu begleiten. So erlebte Stanley Booth hautnah die Faszination mit, wie morbide Themen damals auf die bösen Buben des Rock ausübten. Ihre "Sympathy...

If you used to be a punk, you never where! I wasn’t even twelve years old in 1976 when I heard about this "New Thing” from England called: PUNK ROCK! Something completely new, snotty and revolutionary. A musical and verbal revolution against the Establishment! A punch right in the face of...

La vie d'un homme racontée au travers de ses publications sur FacebookUn homme de quarante ans, musicien, père d'un petit garçon, et d'un petit chien blanc, évoque son quotidien au fil de ses posts Facebook. Suivez l’histoire du trio qui a su attendrir des amis de la toile toujours plus nombreux....

Die Erfinder des Schockrock: provokant und genial "Bevor die Welt je etwas von KISS, den New York Dolls, Marilyn Manson oder Ozzy Osbourne hörte, gab es Alice Cooper, die allererste Schockrock-Band." Das sagten die Experten der Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, bevor sie Alice Cooper in...

Canadian-born performers are part of the landscape of the theatre capital of the world. Here are a few of the great names that made stage, small- and large-screen history. Marie Dressler (who emerged from vaudeville to film immortality and an Academy Award); Walter Huston (who also cut his teeth in...

Em No Tempo de Ary Barroso, o biógrafo e renomado jornalista Sérgio Cabral oferece ao leitor um retrato singelo, profundo e recheado de fatos inéditos sobre o autor de Aquarela do Brasil e Na Baixa do Sapateiro, dois clássicos da música brasileira e das canções mais regravadas em todo o planeta....

Married to Jay-Z, mother of Ivy Blue and seller of over 75 million records worldwide, Beyoncé has achieved world fame at only 31. She has been part of a sell-out girl band, acted in blockbuster movies and gone solo to break records, win awards and capture the worlds hearts.This Pop Profile focuses on...

Sedici anni dopo la raccolta di scritti "The Dark Stuff," Nick Kent torna a raccontare gli anni Settanta, l'era dorata del rock. Ma questa volta lo fa in prima persona, spalancando i suoi ricordi personali su quegli anni belli e difficili, eccitanti e turbolenti. Lui era lì, almostfamous,...

HakaBooks reedita la versión original de este libro en formato digital, publicado en papel en 1997: "La historia del rock sigue teniendo en Jimi Hendrix a su guitarrista por excelencia. Exhibicionista, apasionado y huidizo, el autor de Purple haze marcó, durante sus cuatro años de gloria –hasta...