Dave Thompson: 38 books
by Dave Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
Living Outrageously Your Hero's Journey is the result of an obsessive quest, spanning more than a decade, to discover the answers to one question:For all things in my life, how can I maximise my experience so that I am truly living outrageously?In this ground-breaking manifesto,...
Never Fade Away
The Kurt Cobain Story
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1994
Never Fade Away is Dave Thompson's inside look at the life of one of the most thought-provoking men of all time - Kurt Cobain. Examining an artisitic genius who was light years ahead of his time, this is an unfailing account of Nirvana's rise and Cobain eventual descent.
by Dave Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2010
In 2009 Phil Spector the legendary record producer was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson. It was an ignominious climax to a life of staggering highs and scarcely believable lows. Wall of Pain Dave Thompson's biography of Phil Spector has now been updated...
by Dave Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2006
By 1987, David Bowie was at a creative, critical, and commercial low. His most recent album was dismissed by the music press, his latest tour written off as a disaster. Fifteen years after becoming the most colourfully controversial superstar in recent rock history, Bowie was seen as a spent force....
The Twilight Zone FAQ
All That's Left to Know About the Fifth Dimension and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
The Twilight Zone is among the most beloved shows in American television history, a pioneering fantasy behemoth that bridged the cultural gap between the 1950s and 1960s with thought-provoking mystery, mind-boggling theorems, and occasionally outright horror.
The Twilight Zone FAQ takes the...
by Dave Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Dave Thompson, author of Virgin's acclaimed Red Hot Chili Peppers biography, takes a new and very detailed look at the creation of one of the world's most influential bands. After all the streets of London had been covered in 'Clapton Is God' tributes, the three top rock instrumentalists of their...
No. 1 Songs in Heaven
Sparks
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Since the moment they emerged into the mainstream in 1974, armed with the hit "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us," the band Sparks—brothers Ron and Russell Mael—has endeared themselves to successive generations of fans, not only with their wry humor and quirkiness, but also with...
Perry Farrell
The Saga of a Hypester
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Dave Thompson's biography of Perry Farrell traces the performer's life from his childhood in Flushing, Queens to becoming front man for the band Jane's Addiction to his founding of the touring festival, Lollapalooza. Perry Farrell: The Saga of a Hypester sheds light on a man who remains a mystery to all but a few.
Robert Plant
The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin follows the iconic singer through his heights of fame with classic rock giant Led Zeppelin, his second life as a multimillion-selling solo artist, and his more idiosyncratic pursuits. A wealth of former associates lend their voices and recollections...
Hearts of Darkness
James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens and the Unlikely Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Hearts of Darkness is the story of a generation's coming of age through the experiences of its three most atypical pop stars. James Taylor, Jackson Browne, and Cat Stevens could never have been considered your typical late-sixties songwriters – self-absorbed and self-composed, all three eschewed...
by Dave Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
A journey back to the spangled age of Glam Rock, when men were men and women were often men in disguise, in the company of the most outrageous band of all
This is the first biography to explore the beautiful dichotomy of the Sweet, still one of the best-loved bands of their age....
Roger Waters
The Man Behind the Wall
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
To some, he is the face behind classic Pink Floyd. To others, he is the temperament behind some of the greatest albums of the rock era. And to others still, he is one of the most original songwriters of a generation that overflows with notable talent. To all, he is an enigma: a rock star who not only...
Bad Reputation
The Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Bad Reputation is the unexpurgated story of Joan Jett, the single most exciting rocker of the American 1980s, one of the biggest-selling acts of the age, and one of punk rock's most valued elder statespeeps.
Through its pages, a welter of exclusive interviews and observations paint what might...
1000 Songs that Rock Your World
From Rock Classics to one-Hit Wonders, the Music That Lights Your Fire
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
1000 Songs That Rock Your World is the ultimate visual guide to the best rock music ever produced. From Abba to ZZ Top, it's not simply the ideal playlist, it's a one-stop catalog of a half-century of Rock 'n' Roll.
Showcasing songs by nearly 500 artists in all rock genres, 1000 Songs That...