Rock category: 3054 books
Women Drummers
A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
In 1942, drummer Viola Smith sent shock waves through the jazz world by claiming in Down Beat magazine that “hep girls” could sit in on any jam session and hold their own. In Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country, Angela Smith takes Viola at her word, offering a comprehensive...
Motley Crue
A Visual History: 1983 - 1990
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Mötley Crüe's gleeful glam debauchery and unstoppable anthems have made them metal gods, selling over 72 million album copies worldwide and landing their band biography The Dirt on bestseller lists around the country. Mötley Crüe is—amazingly—the first photographic history of the band. Legendary...
Too Much Trouble
A Very Oral History of Danko Jones
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
More than just a history of Danko Jones, this book is an exploration of the rigid politics that govern both underground and mainstream music and how a band can succeed without pandering to either. Danko Jones may be a straightforward rock band, but their story is anything but. TheyÓ²e a band that...
The Strangest Tribe
How a Group of Seattle Rock Bands Invented Grunge
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Grunge isn’t dead – but was it every truly alive? Twenty years after the height of the movement, The Strangest Tribe redefines grunge as we know it. Stephen Tow takes a second look at the music and community that vaulted the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden to international...
Rock Song Index
The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
TIME-LIFE Rock & Roll
The Stories Behind the Songs
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
From iconic love songs and odes to domestic bliss, to bloodcurdling screams and provocative performances, TIME-LIFE presents a history of rock and roll, and the stories behind the songs.
Complicated Fun
The Birth of Minneapolis Punk and Indie Rock, 1974-1984 --- An Oral History
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
In the early 1970s, the Minneapolis music scene was no scene at all. Radio stations played Top 40 music; bars and clubs booked only rock cover bands and blues bands. Meanwhile, cities like New York, Detroit, and London were spawning fresh and innovative—and loud and raw—sounds by musicians creating...
by Guy Oseary
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Foreword by Ben Stiller
Afterword by Perry Farrell
Jewish achievement in the sciences? Celebrated. Jews in literature? Lionized. But until now, there's been no record of the massive contributions of Jews in Rock n' Roll. Jews Who Rock features 100 top Jewish rockers, from Bob Dylan to Adam...
Look Wot I Dun
Don Powell of Slade
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Look What I Dun is the story of Slade told through the eyes of drummer Don Powell whose life was shattered when, in 1973 at the height of the group s fame, he was involved in a horrific car crash. Unflinching in his honesty, Powell deals frankly with the aftermath of the accident that took the life...
Punk Rock Blitzkrieg
Mi vida en los Ramones
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 26, 2015
La revista Rolling Stone puso a Ramones en el número 26 de la lista de los mejores artistas de todos los tiempos. En 2011 recibieron un Grammy por su trayectoria profesional y fueron incluidos en el Rock and Roll Hall of Fame en 2002. Marky Ramone fue una parte esencial de la consecución de este...
Bad Moon Rising
The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Rightly called the saddest story in rock 'n' roll history, this Creedence biography-newly updated with stories from band members, producers, business associates, close friends, and families-recounts the tragic and triumphant tale of one of America’s most beloved bands. Hailed as the great American...
LZ-'75
The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2010
A revealing account of Led Zepplin's 1975 North American tour including all- new interviews with-and insider information about-the band, from the bestselling author of Hammer of the Gods.
As a young music journalist in 1975, Stephen Davis got the opportunity of a lifetime: an invitation to...
The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones
Sound Opinions On the Great Rock 'N' Roll Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
Two of the world’s preeminent music journalists tackle the liveliest debate in rock history: which band is the greatest ever—the Beatles or the Rolling Stones? More than two dozen topics of debate are addressed, with cases being made both for the lads from Liverpool and rock’s proto bad boys....
by Jeff Apter
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2009
Teenage punk self-taught musician bandleader session man smoker drinker multi-millionaire David Grohl has achieved a rare feat a rock n roll double crown having been a member of two hugely successful and influential bands Nirvana and The Foo Fighters. Loaded with candid interviews and hard truths...