Rock category: 3054 books
KISS FAQ
All That's Left to Know About the Hottest Band in the Land
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Since 1973, KISS has recorded over 20 studio albums; been recognized as an innovator in rock presentations; witnessed a firestorm of rumors and controversies; remained a thorn in critics' sides; and continues to surprise its massive fan-following, the KISS Army, with various career twists and turns....
A Light That Never Goes Out
The Enduring Saga of the Smiths
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
The definitive book about The Smiths, one of the most beloved, respected, and storied indie rock bands in music history.
They were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Hailing from Manchester, England, The Smiths--Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce--were critical...
by Larry Sloman
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Hailed as “the War and Peace of rock and roll” by Bob Dylan himself, this is the ultimate backstage pass to Dylan’s legendary 1975 tour across America—by a former Rolling Stone reporter prominently featured in Martin Scorsese’s Netflix documentary Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story.
In...
Black Postcards
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
A bewitching memoir about the lures, torments, and rewards of making and performing music in the indie rock world
Dean Wareham's seminal bands Galaxie 500 and Luna have long been adored by a devoted cult following and extolled by rock critics. Now he brings us the blunt, heartbreaking, and...
The Beach Boys FAQ
All That's Left to Know About America's Band
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
A half-century after their first single release, “Surfin' ” the Beach Boys continue to define California popular culture and the sunshine-infused sound that will forever be its living soundtrack. But beyond innocent harmonies touting the delights of catching waves and cruising to the drive-in,...
Adrenalized
Life, Def Leppard, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
A revelatory, redemptive, and “wild...juicy” (Rolling Stone) memoir from the lead guitarist of the legendary hard rock band Def Leppard—the first ever written by one of its members—chronicling the band’s extraordinary rise to superstardom and how they maintained it for three decades.
Meet...
Serving the Servant
Remembering Kurt Cobain
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time
In early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from the underground music scene...
CSNY
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
“A must for CSNY fans.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The first ever biography focused on the formative and highly influential early years of “rock’s first supergroup” (Rolling Stone) Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young—when they were the most successful, influential, and politically...
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...
Seeing the Light
Inside the Velvet Underground
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
With exclusive new interviews from the band, this is a captivating account of one of the most influential groups in rock history.
Brian Eno famously said "the first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band." Perhaps no other musicians...
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...