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A stunning photographic record of The Smiths' formative years. For many The Smiths were the definitive alternative rock band of the '80s. A bracing antidote to Thatcher's Britain for the youth of the day, Manchester-based Morrissey, Marr & Co. even approached something like mainstream success...

Wise Publications presents Friday On My Mind and 12 other hit songs by The Easybeats, arranged for piano and voice with chord symbols, guitar chord boxes and full lyrics. Featuring the original 1960s arrangements alongside cover artwork, images and a full introduction by acclaimed journalist...

What happens after the fairy tale ends? Last summer, Casey Snow's life changed in an instant after a chance encounter with Blake Parker, the lead guitarist of her favorite band. In weeks, she went from being an average high-school student to the paparazzi-plagued girlfriend of a rock star...

Come si può saltare fuori dal nulla, piombare nell'universo musicale squassandolo dalle fondamenta e diventare una stella di prima grandezza del panorama rock moderno? Già, perché oggi i Coldplay sono dappertutto: sono nelle canzoni che canticchiamo al risveglio; sono nella musica che inonda le...

Elvis Presley was unique. "I don't sound like nobody," he said before he was anybody, and John Lennon, whose Beatles would later create their own mania in the world, would offer the tribute: "Before Elvis, there was nothing." Elvis, writes New York Times bestselling author Rees...

In Why the Grateful Dead Matter, veteran writer and lifelong Deadhead Michael Benson argues that the Grateful Dead are not simply a successful rock-and-roll band but a phenomenon central to American culture. He defends the proposition that the Grateful Dead are, in fact, a musical movement as transformative...

Court and Spark is Joni Mitchell's most overt attempt at making a hit record, full of glossy production, catchy choruses, and even guest stars from every stratum of rock culture, high (Robbie Robertson) and low (Cheech and Chong). The record was a smash, reaching number two on the charts in March...

The Kindle version has been optimised for all screen sizes. Simply double tap on a panel to enlarge the text. The Who drummer Keith Moon was a totally incorrigible yet uniquely generous boy who never grew up and who changed the lives of all who knew him, a phenomenal character and an extravagant...

Positive Noises (Total Blam Blam #3) is a fanzine/ebook hybrid that concentrates mostly on the music of the 1970s, particularly Glam Rock & Punk. This issue includes interviews with Vic Godard of Subway Sect and author Nina Antonia and also reviews Nina’s new book 13 Knots, the David Bowie is exhibition...

“There’s only ever been two English rock’n’roll singers, Johnny Rotten and Billy Fury.” Ian Dury If he’d merely stood like a statue on stage, he would have flooded theatres with hormonal longings, but he was incapable of standing still. He pulsed. He writhed. He invalidated the...

YOU DESERVE TO HAVE POWER. IT IS YOURS FOR THE TAKING. GENE SIMMONS IS HERE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO THE TEMPLE. Gene Simmons, KISS front-man, multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, and master of self-invention, shares his philosophy on power—how to attain it, how to keep it, and how to...

This edition of The Little Black Songbook presents the complete lyrics and chords to a huge selection of songs from the back catalogues of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler! This handy chord songbook is perfect for any aspiring guitarist, ideal for group singalongs, a spot of busking or simply to explore...

Para los fanáticos de la música de los últimos 60 años, un listado de 138 incunables discográficos. Una guía imprescindible con los discos que quedaron fuera de las grandes listas, que casi nadie conoce y que no te podés perder. Desde los inconseguibles de bandas clásicas hasta discos de grupos...

This collection of poems by the rock lyricist Robert Hunter, best known for his songwriting contributions to legendary performers such as Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead, features rhythmic, philosophical meditations on art, authenticity, public perception, and love. Hunter delivers his lines with...