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BERNARD LAVILLIERS

Pour une sociologie politique de la chanson

by Mabilon-Bonfils, Béatrice
Language: French
Release Date: November 23, 2012

La chanson engagée a-t-elle encore un sens au XXIème siècle ? Peut-on concilier critique sociale et société du spectacle ? Que vivent les spectateurs pendant les concerts ? Faut-il chanter les causes perdues ? Il y a une spécificité de la chanson sociale française. Bernard Lavilliers, icône...
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BLOOD AXIS

Day of blood

by Max Ribaric
Language: French
Release Date: September 14, 2012

Parmi les groupes influents de la scène post-industrielle, Blood Axis occupe une place à part. Placé sous l’égide de Michael Moynihan, né des cendres de Coup de Grâce, premier projet qu’il fonda, encore adolescent, sous influence des fréquences extrêmes de la première vague industrielle,...
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Beg, Steal or Borrow

The Official Baby Shambles Story

by Spencer Honniball
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014

Charting the wayward tale of the UK's most notorious group and written with full co-operation of the band this is the ultimate rock and roll story and is destined to become a classic of the genre. From rehab in a Thai monastery to riots at the Astoria, the tabloid exposé of Kate Moss to countless...
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Motörhead

We Are (All) Motörhead

by Jean-Pierre Sabouret
Language: French
Release Date: August 14, 2008

Lorsque Motörhead a vu le jour en juin 1975, personne n’aurait parié un penny sur ce groupe qui faisait passer les Sex Pistols ou les Damned pour de gentils garçons. Sur scène comme dans les coulisses, sur la route ou dans le public, Motörhead était synonyme de « danger permanent ». Et c’est...
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by Chris Salewicz
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014

Jim Morrison, musician, singer and poet was found dead, the victim of a suspected heroin overdose, in a Paris apartment bathtub in 1971. He was 27. Morrison was a talented, charismatic, wild-tempered cultural cipher. He struggled to cope with his exalted status and his death, officially from...
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Starting At Zero

His Own Story

by Jimi Hendrix
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013

It took just four years in the spotlight for Jimi Hendrix to become an international cultural icon. The sheer impact and originality of his music and his unique mastery of the guitar placed him forever amongst musical giants. But what of the man behind the public image? Modest and intensely private...
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by Kim Neely
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998

More than any other band, Pearl Jam embodies the alternative style that dominates rock today. From their early days as fame-ducking grunge pioneers, through their headline-making battle with Ticketmaster, to their current status as self-assured survivors, Five Against One brings to life Pearl Jam's...
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by Elton John
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2019

In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend. Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up...
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She Begat This

20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

by Joan Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018

An NPR 2018 Great Read Celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the acclaimed and influential debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill with this eye-opening and moving exploration of Lauryn Hill and her remarkable artistic legacy. Released in 1998, Lauryn Hill’s first solo album is...
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Becoming Beyoncé

The Untold Story

by J. Randy Taraborrelli
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015

A Billboard Must-Read Fall 2015 Music Book The first comprehensive biography ever published about America's favorite living pop icon, Beyoncé, from New York Times bestselling biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli. Beyoncé Knowles is a woman who began her career at the age of eight performing...
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Miles & Me

Miles Davis, the man, the musician, and his friendship with the journalist and poet Quincy Troupe

by Quincy Troupe
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018

An intimate story of Miles Davis, the man, the musician, and his friendship with the young journalist and poet Quincy Troupe--soon to be a major motion picture. Poet, activist and journalist Quincy Troupe's candid account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great...
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Comfort from a Country Quilt

Finding New Inspiration and Strength in Old-Fashioned Values

by Reba McEntire
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015

The New York Times Bestseller That Reads Like a Back-Porch Conversation with Reba! In a dazzling career, Reba McEntire has become a true country superstar--and a trailblazing businesswoman with her own multimedia entertainment corporation. Yet she is a rare celebrity who is also beloved by...
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Aaliyah

A Biography

by Jennifer Warner
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014

She was a dancer, a model, an actress, and, of course a singer--she did everything. In her short life, she sold millions of records and inspired thousands of lives. This book looks at the short life of Aaliyah--from her early childhood and her rise to stardom on the television show Star Search to her movie appearances and final album.
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by Marcia Butler
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017

**One of 2017's 35 over 35 One of the Washington Post's Top 10 Classical Music Moments of the Year The unflinching story of a professional oboist who finds order and beauty in music as her personal life threatens to destroy her.** Music was everything for Marcia Butler. Growing up in...
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