Pop Rock category: 3054 books
by Joe Bonomo
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2010
Released in 1979, AC/DC's Highway To Hell was the infamous last album recorded with singer Bon Scott, who died of alcohol poisoning in London in February of 1980. Officially chalked up to "Death by Misadventure," Scott's demise has forever secured the album's reputation as a partying primer...
by Zoë Howe
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2014
Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks is a musical visionary, a poet and an enduring style icon with a truly phenomenal life story. The Omnibus enhanced Stevie Nicks: Dreams, Visions & Rumours is a celebratory examination of this tale, tracing Stevie’s life from her Arizona childhood, the magic moment when...
Hey Buddy
In Pursuit of Buddy Holly, My New Buddy John, and My Lost Decade of Music
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
The “thoroughly fun . . . [and] crazy good” memoir about one man’s life and how it was changed by the legacy of a rockabilly legend (Chicago Sun-Times).
Buddy Holly, icon: black horn-rimmed glasses, blue jeans, a white T-shirt, white socks, loafers, and “Peggy Sue.” Not so much to...
Smoke Snort Swallow Shoot
Legendary Binges, Lost Weekends, and Other Feats of Rock 'n' Roll Incoherence
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
"This frenzied and harrowing roller coaster ride brings together some of the wildest and craziest drug stories ever told between the covers of one book. . . . About as addicting as some of the drug addled personalities that inhabit these grimy pages. . . . Bottom line, pick this one up and if...
Barred for Life
How Black Flag's Iconic Logo Became Punk Rock's Secret Handshake
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Cataloging the legacy of the American punk rock pioneers Black Flag, this photo documentary uses stark, contrasting portraits to share the stories of the die-hard fans who wear the iconic four-barred logo tattooed on their skin. From doctors to homeless punks, stories range from the intensely personal...
Trouble Boys
The True Story of the Replacements
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Based on a decade of research and reporting--as well as access to the Replacements' key principals, Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson--author Bob Mehr has fashioned something far more compelling than a conventional band bio. Trouble Boys is a deeply intimate portrait,...
Corn Flakes with John Lennon
And Other Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Robert Hilburn's storied career as a rock critic has allowed him a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of some of the most iconic figures of our time. He was the only music critic to visit Folsom Prison with Johnny Cash. He met John Lennon during his lost weekend period in Los Angeles and they became...
by Mark Duffett
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Bryan Adams is a one man rock’n’roll success story: he went from washing dishes for $2.50 per hour to becoming a multi-millionaire by making music that people liked. Adams’ ‘Reckless’ album sold over 10 million units globally whilst his ballad ‘Everything I Do (I Do It For You)’ cleared...
Johnny's Jukebox Trivia
1,001 Fantastic Questions from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2002
Jukebox Johnny presents 1,001 of his best trivia questions about all of your favorite performers from the Golden Age of Rock & Roll. The questions in this book will thrill, entertain, amuse, and stump you! Even hard core fans will learn new tidbits about their favorite performers and how they...
by Blackie Dammett
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
'Ashley took me to the Roxy one afternoon to meet John Lennon. The Roxy was a new Elmer Valentine and Lou Adler club on the hallowed ground of the old Largo Strip Club, next door to the Rainbow. In the middle of the day, it was normally closed and empty, but today John Lennon was up in the private...
London's Burning
True Adventures on the Front Lines of Punk, 19761977
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
The summer of 1976 through the summer of 1977 was the most significant year in British rock history, when punk rock rose from a murmur on the streets to a roar of defiance that still reverberates today. This collection of vivid memories of concerts and cultural flash points focuses on what was happening...
Music Express
The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Canada's Music Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
The glory days of rock from the perspective of Canada’s original music magazine.
The story of Music Express is told through the unique perspective of Keith Sharp, the magazine’s founder and editor. During its seventeen-year existence, Music Express rose from a small, Calgary-based regional...
Exploring U2
Is This Rock 'n' Roll?: Essays on the Music, Work, and Influence of U2
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
Exploring U2: Is This Rock 'n' Roll? features new writing in the growing field of U2 studies. Edited by Scott Calhoun, with a foreword by Anthony DeCurtis, Exploring U2 contains selections from the 2009 inaugural gathering of "The Hype and The Feedback: A Conference Exploring The Music, Work...
Access All Areas
Stories from a Hard Rock Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Entertaining, crazy, and hilarious stories from Scott Ian of Anthrax
Scott Ian, famous for cofounding legendary thrash metal band Anthrax and only slightly less so for his iconic beard, has done and seen a lot in his decades of touring. Those of you who have read Scott's memoir I'm the Man...