Pop Rock category: 3054 books
by Roland McCalsburg
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
Fan, quite simply, is a game of Rock 'n' roll trivia, mostly focusing on indie/punk/post-punk/alternative music from its inception in the 1960 to now.
Introduction: I’ve written this book to share an enthusiasm (obsession?) with those who love popular music as much as I do....
by Greil Marcus
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Unlike all previous versions of rock ’n’ roll history, this book omits almost every iconic performer and ignores the storied events and turning points that everyone knows. Instead, in a daring stroke, Greil Marcus selects ten songs recorded between 1956 and 2008, then proceeds to dramatize how each...
by James Hoag
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Legends of Rock & Roll: The Monkees“Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees!” Who doesn’t remember those famous words?This is another in the series of tributes to rock and roll heroes of the past and present. Micky, Davy, Peter and Michael were America's answer to the Beatles. They...
by James Hoag
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
"What a long, strange trip it's been."Welcome to another in the Legends of Rock & Roll series.The Legends of Rock & Roll series is about the music we have listened to over the past fifty years. This is a mini-biography of the band The Grateful Dead, but even more importantly, it's...
by Eddie Trunk
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Known as a leading expert on all things hard rock and heavy metal, Eddie Trunk continues to entertain fans on the radio and as the host of VH1 Classic's hit television program That Metal Show with his passion for music. In his debut book, Eddie discusses his most essential bands, his unique personal...
Punk Rock Saved My Ass
An Anthology of True Punk Rock Stories
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Here are the true stories from people whose lives were transformed and empowered by the frenetic, questioning, creative energy of punk rock; stories and poems written by people from the USA and Europe, sharing their unique vision on what it means to be punk. Written by musicians, teachers, artists, librarians,...
The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars
Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
The bible of music’s deceased idols—Jeff Buckley, Sid Vicious, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac, Elvis—this is the ultimate record of all those who arrived, rocked, and checked out over the last 40-odd years of fast cars, private jets, hard drugs, and reckless living. The truths behind thousands of fascinating...
How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll
An Alternative History of American Popular Music
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
"There are no definitive histories," writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, "because the past keeps looking different as the present changes." Earlier musical styles sound different to us today because we hear them through the musical filter...
Present Tense
Rock & Roll and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 1992
The most compelling art form to emerge from the United States in the second half of the twentieth century, rock & roll stands in an edgy relationship with its own mythology, its own musicological history and the broader culture in which it plays a part. In Present Tense, Anthony DeCurtis brings...
by David Comfort
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Once you're dead, you're made for life. --Jimi Hendrix
Hendrix. Janis. Morrison. Elvis. Lennon. Cobain. Garcia.
Their reckless brilliance held the key to their self-destruction. Their deaths had much in common--and, surprisingly, so did their lives. From lonely childhoods marred by loss...
by James Hoag
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
Ann and Nancy Wilson were among the first to show us that women could rock as well as men. There have been other women rockers, but no one like the Wilson sisters. Their band Heart has been at the top of the album charts for over 40 yearsThey have sold more than 35 million albums throughout...
Who Did It First?
Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
“Everybody has to start somewhere. Businessmen start on the ground floor and try to work their way up the corporate ladder. Baseball players bide their time in the minor leagues wishing for an opportunity to move up and play in the majors. Musical compositions aren’t very different—some songs...
Altamont
The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones’ infamous Altamont concert, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s.
In the...
Led Zeppelin
The Oral History of the World's Greatest Rock Band
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
The definitive oral history of the iconic, bestselling rock band Led Zeppelin
With Robert Plant on lead vocal and Jimmy Page on guitar, Led Zeppelin is one of the most iconic, legendary, and influential rock bands in musical history. Tales of their indulgence in sex, drugs, and excess have...