Rock category: 3054 books
Death Punch'd
Surviving Five Finger Death Punch's Metal Mayhem
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
From the cofounder of Five Finger Death Punch, a fascinating inside account of one of the most successful heavy-metal bands of the past decade, and a revealing personal journey through the wild highs and terrifying lows of the rock and roll lifestyle—a wry and rollicking tale of music, addiction,...
Lowside of the Road
A Life of Tom Waits
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
With his trademark growl, carnival-madman persona, haunting music, and unforgettable lyrics, Tom Waits is one of the most revered and critically acclaimed singer-songwriters alive today. After beginning his career on the margins of the 1970s Los Angeles rock scene, Waits has spent the last thirty...
Elvis in Vegas
How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019
The story of how Las Vegas saved Elvis and Elvis saved Las Vegas in the greatest musical comeback of all time.
The conventional wisdom is that Las Vegas is what destroyed Elvis Presley, launching him on a downward spiral of drugs, boredom, erratic stage behavior, and eventually his fatal overdose....
Fargo Rock City
A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Empirically proving that—no matter where you are—kids wanna rock, this is Chuck Klosterman's hilrious memoir of growing up as a shameless metalhead in Wyndmere, North Dakotoa (population: 498).
With a voice like Ace Frehley's guitar, Klosterman hacks his way through hair-band history, beginning...
by Jessica Jayne
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
There is only one King of Rock ‘n Roll, and this Elvis Presley. The story of how a poor kid from a poor area become one of the biggest stars in history is a fascinating and extraordinary one - and you can get all the details in this revealing book. From his earliest attempts at singing in public,...
Everybody Loves Our Town
An Oral History of Grunge
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Twenty years after the release of Nirvana’s landmark album Nevermind comes Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, the definitive word on the grunge era, straight from the mouths of those at the center of it all.
In 1986, fledgling Seattle label C/Z Records released Deep Six,...
Our Band Could Be Your Life
Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan Eighties--when a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other subversives reenergized American rock with punk rock's do-it-yourself credo and created...
Yes Is The Answer
(And Other Prog-Rock Tales)
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Progressive rock is maligned and misunderstood. Critics hate it, hipsters scoff at it. Yes Is The Answer is a pointed rebuke to the prog-haters, the first literary anthology devoted to the sub genre. Featuring acclaimed novelists, Rick Moody, Wesley Stace, Seth Greenland, Charles Bock, and Joe Meno,...
A Man Called Destruction
The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, From Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
The first biography of the artist who “essentially invented indie and alternative rock” (Spin)
A brilliant and influential songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, the charismatic Alex Chilton was more than a rock star—he was a true cult icon. Awardwinning music writer Holly George-Warren’s...
Rock and Roll Doctor
Lowell George: Guitarist, Songwriter and Founder of Little Feat
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
The late Lowell George is best known as the lead singer slide guitarist songwriter and producer of Little Feat. George's humor and surreal lyrics became a Little Feat trademark making songs like Fat Man in the Bathtub and Dixie Chicken unforgettable. ÊRock and Roll DoctorÊ explores the genius that...
The Who FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Fifty Years of Maximum R&B
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Fifty years after Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon made their first ruckus together onstage, the world is still fascinated with its greatest rock-and-roll band. Whether their music is popping up in TV commercials and the various incarnations of CSI or the remaining members...
by Lucy Holliday
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2010
No matter how much of an expert you think you are, there will be plenty to challenge and baffle you in this collection of over 1000 teasers from the world of Rock and Pop!
From Abba to Frank Zappa, there's something for everyone to display their expertise. The questions are divided into rounds,...
by Cindy Washington
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Introduction
The technically skilled guitar playing of John Petrucci elevated Dream Theater to the upper echelons of modern heavy metal. While its schedule has actually constantly developed, the Long Island-based quintet has actually consistently delivered sharp-edged music. Dream Theater...
by Sara Powell
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones, once famously said that he'd "rather be dead than sing "Satisfaction" when (he's) forty-five." However, Jagger will turn sixty-nine years old this year, the same year the Rolling Stones are celebrating their fiftieth anniversary as "the greatest rock...