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The Hip Hop Lectures (Volume 2) are inspired by actual academic Hip Hop lectures taught in various educational institutes and organizations. The Hip Hop Lectures provide readers with an in-depth look at current topics plaguing Hip Hop culture. Throughout this book, the reader will be able to see how...

Rage Against The Machine's founding member and guitarist Tom Morello has given author Joel McIver his blessing to write this unauthorised biography of one of the most pro-actively political rock bands on the planet. In this book Joel McIver gives a clear and unbiased analysis of the group’s stance on a wide range of issues, as well as a chronology of their career.

Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to accompany dancing. It can be either the whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. Dance music works usually bear the name of the corresponding dance, e.g. waltzes, the tango, the bolero, the can-can, minuets,...

The saga of the legendary Los Angeles band Little Feat is one of rock ’n’ roll’s great stories. Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, Little Feat created groove-heavy music that was an irresistible mix of rock, blues, R&B, country, jazz, soul, and funk. Fronted...

America’s Songs III: Rock! picks up in 1953 where America’s Songs II left off, describing the artistic and cultural impact of the rock ’n’ roll era on America’s songs and songwriters, recording artists and bands, music publishers and record labels, and the all-important consuming audience....

A definitive history of the MC5 that considers the band’s musical legacy and revolutionary political roots.

Test your knowledge of the most important era of rock music. Rolling Stone magazine recently released its list of the one hundred greatest albums in rock music history, a period spanning more than fifty years. Nearly sixty percent of those albums were released in the decade from 1965 to 1975—the...

Billy Burnette is the epitome of a rock star – he exudes talent, good looks, and the rock star aura wherever he goes and understandably so, given his journey as a musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist. Born in Memphis, singer/songwriter/guitarist, Dorsey William Burnette III (aka Billy...

Do you know who are the most popular duo of all time?Simon & GarfunkelThis is another in the series of tributes to rock and roll heroes of the past and present. Simon & Garfunkel only produced 5 albums together before breaking up in 1971, but they are the sound of the Sixties and will...

Everyone knows that Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul. Growing up in Detroit, she was the daughter of one of the most charismatic evangelists in the city. So, you would think she would become a great gospel singer and she did. But it was in R&B and Soul that she is best know. Aretha was the first...

The tale of the famous Greenwich Village coffeehouse turned nightclub, The Bitter End is also the story of the club's manager and owner, Paul Colby. From the early 60s to the 90s, the Bitter End hosted a wide range of influential music and comedy acts that reflected the changing creative atmosphere...

Music wouldn't be the same without hearing vocals.  You probably know tens of thousands of songs, but do you know thousands of singers?   Unlike usual trivia books, this book is full of questions on groups and their lead vocalists.   Do you remember who's the lead vocalist in No Doubt?...

The evening of May 10, 1970, found a young Watt M. Casey Jr. standing awestruck, only a few feet from Jimi Hendrix as the legendary guitarist tore into his unique arrangement of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on the stage of San Antonio’s Hemisphere Arena during the Texas leg of his Cry of Love...

Inside the Songs of the Sixties contains hundreds of ture stories and folk lore about the music, musicians, and events of the sixties.  Inside the Songs of the Sixties takes you back to the decade when Rock N' Roll, Doo Wop, The British Invasion, Surf, R&B, and Soul music took over our musical...