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The tiny Sun studio at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee may not have looked like much from the outside, but inside musical miracles were being performed daily by its enigmatic owner, Sam Phillips. Phillips began more or less as a talent scout for other record labels, such as the legendary Chess...

The Clash was one of the most popular and culturally significant rock bands of the 20th century, earning the label "The Only Band That Matters." While the band definitively dissolved by early 1986, most Clash histories effectively end with the ejection of Mick Jones from the band in August...

Rock Progressivo 2 - Linee di confine: un lavoro che già dal titolo si avvicina a territori meno canonici e inquadrabili del prog-rock, con l'obiettivo di esplorare, dopo i classici del primo volume, nomi, ambienti e sottogeneri meno familiari. Linee di confine si sofferma su protagonisti dell'era...

Lo que vas a encontrar en este libro es lo que El Pirata y Javier Broco mejor saben hacer: divulgar la historia del rock. Desde el programa El Pirata y su banda en la cadena Rock FM, con una audiencia diaria de 400.000 oyentes, se acercan cada mañana a los músicos, los discos y las miles de anécdotas...

Il 1970, con lo scioglimento ufficiale dei Beatles, segna la conclusione simbolica degli anni Sessanta. Archiviata traumaticamente un’era musicale, se ne apre una interamente nuova, in un misto di aspettative e delusioni, paure e slanci creativi. Il 1971, il primo anno del nuovo e all’apparenza...

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...

Throughout his prolific career, John Mellencamp has performed more than twenty Top 40 hits, has been nominated for thirteen Grammy Awards, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hits like "Jack and Diane," "Small Town," and "Cherry Bomb" are iconic...

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...

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...

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....

Winner of the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction and Los Angeles Times bestseller "It makes good music sound better."-Janet Maslin in The New York Times "A fascinating look into the West Coast recording studio scene of the '60s and the inside story of the music you...

**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...

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...

The women of the iconic eighties band the Go-Go’s will always be remembered as they appeared on the back of their debut record: sunny, smiling, each soaking in her own private bubble bath with chocolates and champagne. The photo is a perfect tribute to the fun, irreverent brand of pop music that...