Pop Rock category: 3054 books
My So-Called Punk
Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion---How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
When it began, punk was an underground revolution that raged against the mainstream; now punk is the mainstream. Tracing the origins of Grammy-winning icons Green Day and the triumphant resurgence of neo-punk legends Bad Religion through MTV's embrace of pop-punk bands like Yellowcard, music journalist...
The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement
UK & USA, 1979 - 1993
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
When Feral House first published the award-winning Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, little was known about the "black metal" genre of music, or how many of its members were involved in the murder of citizens, the torching of churches, or its link to Fascist...
by James "Jimmi" Seiter
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
The Byrds – My Way By James “Jimmi” Seiter Description The Byrds – My Way (Volume 4) is a first-hand description of the inner workings of the Byrds and Burrito Brothers and other entertainment events: written by James ‘Jimmi’ Seiter (Road Manager, production manager and much more for many...
Hedley
Fan Lowdown
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Inside Music Books is pleased to introduce the Fan Lowdown series by music journalist Karen Bliss. These books offer the fan an enhanced experience. Bliss solicits stories from fans via the artist’s message board and mailing list: concert or road trip stories; meeting the artist; making cookies...
by Richard Henderson
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2010
Posing more riddles than the average sphinx, with its decipherable answers pointing somewhere dark, Song Cycle was anything but passive. I had already witnessed hippie bands playing with their backs to the hall, so the thought of late '60s musicians being interested in their audience struck me as...
by Wise Publications
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2005
This edition of The Little Black Songbook presents the complete lyrics and chords to over 130 acoustic songs from the biggest names in Rock and Pop music! This handy chord songbook is perfect for any aspiring guitarist, ideal for group singalongs, a spot of busking or simply to explore the music of...
by Mark Paytress
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2009
Marc Bolan was the very first superstar of the 1970s. As the seductive focus of T. Rex he revelled in fame and fortune released a string of classic records before tragically losing his way. The fatal car accident in 1977 cut short his planned comeback as a punk rocker but also served to fix Bolan...
Stephen Gately and Boyzone
Blood Brothers
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Stephen Gately was a singer, songwriter, and actor, who, alongside Ronan Keating was one of two lead singers in one of the biggest pop bands in the world, Boyzone. After their initial breakup, he released a successful solo album, then went on to star in various successful television and stage productions,...
The Michael Jackson Song Guide
237 Songs by the King of Pop
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Michael Joseph Jackson made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5. He began his solo career in 1971. In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. His music videos, including those of "Beat...
Bullet for My Valentine
Scream, Aim, Conquer: The Biography
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
In the early 2000s, a few small ex-mining towns around the South Wales valleys became an unlikely hotbed for some of the most exciting new rock and metal bands in the world. Following on from the vanguard of Lostprophets and Funeral for a Friend, four childhood friends formed Bullet for My Valentine...
by Evie Nagy
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Finally, after all that waiting, The Future arrived in 1980. Ohio art-rockers Devo had plainly prepared with their 1979 second LP Duty Now for the Future, and now it was go time. Propelled by the new decade's high-tech, free-market, pre-AIDS promise, 1980's Freedom of Choice would rocket what Devo...
Wish You Were Here
An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes—from Punk to Indie and Everything in Between
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
A snarky, fact-filled look at the people and places that made the indie/punk scene what it is today
The American underground music scene is exploding everywhere—not just in New York City and L.A. (although we've got those cities covered too!):
In Washington, D.C. . . . Ian MacKaye...
How Does It Feel?
A Life of Musical Misadventures
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
Following a formative encounter with the British pop movie Slade in Flame in 1975*,* Mark Kermode decided that musical superstardom was totally attainable. And so, armed with a homemade electric guitar and very little talent, he embarked on an alternative career - a chaotic journey which would take...
by Bryan C. Parker
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
This is the album that sent a shockwave of empowerment through the nation's cultural underground. In 1985, Olympia, Washington band Beat Happening released their eponymous debut of lo-fi pop songs on K Records and challenged every conception held about music. At the center of the group was the enigmatic...