Pop Rock category: 3054 books

Un ragazzino cicciottello e un po’ tarchiato, un adolescente problematico con gli occhiali spessi, un adulto inquieto che paga a caro prezzo il successo, la fama, il denaro, ma soprattutto un grande autore con una voce stupenda. Questo e molto altro è stato George Michael, un artista spesso incompreso...

In 1970, Deep Purple burst on to the British rock scene with their hit "Black Night" and bestselling album "Deep Purple in Rock". This is the autobiography of their lead singer, Ian Gillan. Here he tells his life story, and that of the band he helped to make great. Stories of friction and violence,...

Dagli esordi nei locali underground di Londra ai fasti degli anni Ottanta e Novanta, I Viaggi Interstellari dei Pink Floyd hanno tratteggiato uno dei percorsi artistici più singolari e fortunati della nostra epoca, puntellato da veri e propri standard della musica rock: dalla psichedelia di Arnold...

Eccentrico, visionario, egocentrico, Jim Morrison ha rappresentato la classica figura del frontman delle rock band anni ’60, capace di stupire prima ancora che per la voce, per i suoi atteggiamenti irriverenti nei confronti del suo pubblico e del mondo intero. Con i Doors ha costituito un fenomeno...

Alfred Neumann, ein Frankfurter Nachkriegskind, entdeckt in seiner Schulzeit Anfang der 60er Jahre seine unsterbliche Liebe zur Rock- und Soulmusik. Nachdem er ein Klavier geerbt hatte, erlernte er dessen Bedienung autodidaktisch. In der Schule erhält Alfred durch einen dummen Zufall den Spitznamen...

~~Pour écrire ce livre, Dominique Grandfils a travaillé pendant près de 3 ans à collecter et regrouper les déclarations de Macca séparées en plusieurs thèmes et qui apparaissent comme les fils conducteurs de sa vie. -Liverpool  -les Beatles  -Les Wings  -L’homme  -Linda...

Pasá y mirá, te invito a recorrer 40.000 kilómetros en 5 meses. ¡Relajate, yo manejo! Eso sí, es probable que no puedas pegarte una ducha caliente por unos días..., que sólo comas algo al pasar, sufras algún susto y duermas muy poco, quizás unas pocas horas en el auto o en algún típico...

This is the uncensored, independent guide to the career and music of Iron Maiden. Dave Artwoods authoritative text traces the Iron Maiden story from East End pubs through the triumphant Hammersmith Odeon shows and on to the stadium rock phenomenon that we know today. Also included is a discography and...

KMS est en France une légende du web. Pseudonyme, évidemment. Un blog qui vous secoue l'écoute, vous emporte sur des chemins où on ne serait jamais risqué seul. Comme une encyclopédie vivante de la musique électrique (et encore : pas seulement – et il vous dirait que la musique ne se divise...

Préface de Jarboe, membre phare de Swans. Au début des années 1980, deux groupes New-Yorkais vont permettre au courant no wave de prendre un nouveau tournant : Sonic Youth et Swans. Si les premiers auront su s’imposer avec le temps comme des piliers du rock indépendant américain, les...

“Entré a los Redondos con dieciocho años y estuve cuatro. Si lo pensamos así, pasé entonces con ellos la cuarta parte de mi vida. No hubo matrimonio ni relación sentimental que me durase tanto. En todos me quedé el tiempo necesario para garantizar la catástrofe (…) Por entonces todavía...

Fully Revised and Updated MADONNA: LIKE AN ICON is a groundbreaking biography finally solves the mystery at the heart of her chameleon-like existence. Extensively researched and perceptively written by journalist Lucy O’Brien, it explores the complex personality and legendary drive that has...

They say there are no second acts in American lives, and third acts are almost unheard of. That's part of what makes Brian Wilson's story so astonishing. As a cofounding member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever recorded....

Updated to include Paul McCartney’s knighting and the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison. Philip Norman’s biography of the Beatles is the definitive work on the world's most influential band—a beautifully written account of their lives, their music, and their times. Now brought...