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Stone Me
The Wit and Wisdom of Keith Richards
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
In his own words-from rock's most legendary bad boy.
Rock 'n' roll legend and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has quite a few things to say: about Mick Jagger, the Stones, sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, and life itself. Sample these nuggets of wit and wisdom chipped from the tablets of...
'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
David Henderson's biography of Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child of the Aquarian Age -- first published in hardcover in 1978 -- was described by Greil Marcus of Rolling Stone as "[t]he strongest and most ambitious biography yet written about any rock and roll performer." The paperback edition...
by Víctor Blanco Labra
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 9, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 9, 2014
Un retrato vívido sobre el ídolo número 1 del rock n'roll.
Elvis Presley revolucionó la música americana, con su singular sonido y sus escandalosos movimientos de pelvis conquistó a millones de admiradores en el mundo entero. Pero antes de ser el rey del rock and roll, fue un ser humano,...
by Jeff Apter
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: December 21, 2018
A história do The Cure começa como a de tantas outras bandas de rock ao redor do planeta. Um grupo de amigos entediados, numa pacata cidade, com uma ideia na cabeça: liberar o tédio e a frustração adolescentes através de música melancólica com guitarras. Um enredo bastante comum. Mas o aspecto...
Queen Unseen
My Life with the Greatest Rock Band of the 20th Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
For more than a decade, Peter Hince worked alongside one of the greatest bands in the history of rock, touring the world and heading up their road crew. Here he recalls the highlights of those years. He was with Freddie Mercury when he composed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love;" he made...
Death Punch'd
Surviving Five Finger Death Punch's Metal Mayhem
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
From the cofounder of Five Finger Death Punch, a fascinating inside account of one of the most successful heavy-metal bands of the past decade, and a revealing personal journey through the wild highs and terrifying lows of the rock and roll lifestyle—a wry and rollicking tale of music, addiction,...
Lowside of the Road
A Life of Tom Waits
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
With his trademark growl, carnival-madman persona, haunting music, and unforgettable lyrics, Tom Waits is one of the most revered and critically acclaimed singer-songwriters alive today. After beginning his career on the margins of the 1970s Los Angeles rock scene, Waits has spent the last thirty...
Fargo Rock City
A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Empirically proving that—no matter where you are—kids wanna rock, this is Chuck Klosterman's hilrious memoir of growing up as a shameless metalhead in Wyndmere, North Dakotoa (population: 498).
With a voice like Ace Frehley's guitar, Klosterman hacks his way through hair-band history, beginning...
by Jessica Jayne
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
There is only one King of Rock ‘n Roll, and this Elvis Presley. The story of how a poor kid from a poor area become one of the biggest stars in history is a fascinating and extraordinary one - and you can get all the details in this revealing book. From his earliest attempts at singing in public,...
Our Band Could Be Your Life
Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan Eighties--when a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other subversives reenergized American rock with punk rock's do-it-yourself credo and created...
Yes Is The Answer
(And Other Prog-Rock Tales)
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Progressive rock is maligned and misunderstood. Critics hate it, hipsters scoff at it. Yes Is The Answer is a pointed rebuke to the prog-haters, the first literary anthology devoted to the sub genre. Featuring acclaimed novelists, Rick Moody, Wesley Stace, Seth Greenland, Charles Bock, and Joe Meno,...
Rock and Roll Doctor
Lowell George: Guitarist, Songwriter and Founder of Little Feat
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
The late Lowell George is best known as the lead singer slide guitarist songwriter and producer of Little Feat. George's humor and surreal lyrics became a Little Feat trademark making songs like Fat Man in the Bathtub and Dixie Chicken unforgettable. ÊRock and Roll DoctorÊ explores the genius that...
The Who FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Fifty Years of Maximum R&B
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Fifty years after Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon made their first ruckus together onstage, the world is still fascinated with its greatest rock-and-roll band. Whether their music is popping up in TV commercials and the various incarnations of CSI or the remaining members...
by Cindy Washington
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Introduction
The technically skilled guitar playing of John Petrucci elevated Dream Theater to the upper echelons of modern heavy metal. While its schedule has actually constantly developed, the Long Island-based quintet has actually consistently delivered sharp-edged music. Dream Theater...