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I primi 4 secondi di Revolver
La cultura pop degli anni Sessanta e la crisi della canzone
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 11, 2016
Lo scopo di questo libro è di dar conto di una quantità di nuovi interessi, sia culturali che esistenziali, della generazione che si trovò a compiere vent’anni durante gli anni Sessanta, e di mostrare come tali interessi fecero diventare inadeguato il modo in cui fino a quel momento la popular...
Depeche Mode
Touch faith. Testi commentati
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 16, 2011
"Diventeremo i Beatles della scena indipendente!", commenta Andy Fletcher all'indomani della prima apparizione a Top of the Pops, 1981. Trent'anni, dodici album e quarantotto singoli dopo, quella profezia oggi appare persino superata. Dalle cantine di Basildon, Essex, agli stadi di tutto...
Oasis. Be myself
Testi commentati
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 21, 2011
Abile manipolatore di influenze o genio indiscusso della musica pop? Cosa c'è dietro Noel Gallagher e le sue canzoni? Cosa si nasconde veramente nei testi degli Oasis? Cosa emerge se sezioniamo frase dopo frase, parola per parola, i brani che negli anni Novanta hanno accompagnato e creato il senso...
Atlanta Pop in the '50s, '60s & '70s
The Magic of Bill Lowery
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
In the second half of the twentieth century, Atlanta became a pop music capital of the country. Former DJ Bill Lowery attracted a galaxy of talent and created an empire of music publishing, production and promotion. In 1956, the Lowery Music Company had its first million copy-selling hit single with...
Tom Jones
From the Valleys to Vegas: The Biography
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Celebrity biographer Gwen Russell traces Tom's phenomenal journey from his first South Wales gigs as an unsigned frontman, to his breakthrough hit "It's Not Unusual" and beyond to his superstardom as the voice behind "What's Up Pussycat," "Delilah," and "She's a...
Green Day. Uno! Dos! Tré!
Testi commentati
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Sul finire degli anni Ottanta, al 924 di Gilman Street, Berkeley, California, un collettivo di ragazzi si conquistò uno spazio dove organizzare incontri ed eventi musicali. Nel giro di qualche anno dal Gilman si levò una voce: il punk è risorto, e ha scelto l'America per manifestarsi. Tra i tanti...
The Dirt
Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.
Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography...
by Gregg Allman
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock ’n’ roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long struggle with substance...
by Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
In this "vivid and inspiring" NYT bestseller (Newsweek), the Red Hot Chili Peppers' lead singer and songwriter shares a searingly honest account of life in the rock scene's fast lane -- from the darkness into the light.
In 1983, four self-described "knuckleheads" burst out...
Elvis: My Best Man
Radio Days, Rock 'n' Roll Nights, and My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
When George Klein was an eighth grader at Humes High, he couldn’t have known how important the new kid with the guitar—the boy named Elvis—would later become in his life. But from the first time GK (as he was nicknamed by Elvis) heard this kid sing, he knew that Elvis Presley was someone extraordinary....
Freddie Mercury
The Biography
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
**THE DEFINITIVE, UP-TO-DATE BIOGRAPHY OF FREDDIE MERCURY**
'An outstanding biography. . .a fitting testament to the creative genius' -- Daily Mail
'Touches all manner of intriguing rock 'n' roll debauchery. . .fascinating reading' -- Time Out
This fascinating biography of Freddie...
When Giants Walked the Earth
A Biography of Led Zeppelin
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
The first significant fresh reporting on the legendary band in twenty years, built on interviews with all surviving band members and revealing a never-before-seen side of the genius and debauchery that defined their heyday.
Veteran rock journalist Mick Wall unflinchingly tells the story of...
Captain Fantastic
Elton John's Stellar Trip Through the '70s
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
The true story of Elton John’s meteoric rise from obscurity to worldwide celebrity in the weird, wild 1970s, based on rare one-on-one interviews with the Rocket Man himself—now the subject of a major motion picture.
In August 1970, Elton John achieved overnight fame with a rousing performance...
Carlos Santana
Back on Top
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2000
Carlos Santana took the music world by storm back in 1969 with his thrilling performance at the Woodstock festival. He was the first guitarist to skillfully blend fiery rock riffs with Latin, blues and sensuous Afro-Cuban rhythms to create a unique and unforgettable sound. His vision to create innovative...