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With 2014 marking the 60th anniversary of the release of Elvis Presley's first record, "That's All Right," this book makes the perfect companion for celebrating the life and music of one of the worl……続きを見る

Too much guitar is not enough! Guitar Odyssey 2 is the follow-up to Michael Rays' Smashwords best seller Guitar Odyssey. GO2 sees author and amateur guitarist Rays tackle a new challenge: learning C……続きを見る

Rock and roll music evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and 1950s, as a combination of African American blues, country, pop, and gospel music produced a new musical genre. Even as it ……続きを見る

Richard King's account of the several years he spent working in a Bristol independent record shop in the early 90s is destined to become a classic of music writing. We live in an age when the most b……続きを見る

The Space Between the Notes examines a series of relationships central to sixties counter-culture: psychedelic coding and rock music, the Rolling Stones and Charles Manson, the Beatles and the `Summ……続きを見る

Rock Music in American Popular Culture III: More Rock ’n’Roll Resources explores the fascinating world of rock music and examines how this medium functions as an expression of cultural and social id……続きを見る

This issue explores the often uneasy relationship betwen rock and classical music by presenting a range of essays on the composers, performers, theorists, historians, critics and listeners who welco……続きを見る

The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s is chock full of entertaining essays to inform and delight you about an era that shaped our culture and future music……続きを見る

Rise of the Super Furry Animals tells the story of the greatest psychedelic pop band of our time. Welsh speakers with a lust for global communication, the Super Furry Animals shot to fame on Creatio……続きを見る

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is pla……続きを見る

Teach yourself how to play bass with our easy slap bass guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free bass guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how ea……続きを見る

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy metal guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played ……続きを見る

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy rock guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, the……続きを見る

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy electric guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher,……続きを見る

With many new photos and an updated introduction, The Day John Met Paul, a critically-acclaimed Beatles book, reappears in a visually stunning second edition. The book is an hour-by-hour account of ……続きを見る

The Rock Song Index, Second Edition, is a new version of a well-received index to the classic songs of the rock canon, from the late '40s through the end of the 20th century. The study of the histor……続きを見る

Few names carry such formidable mystique and rabid cult status as Captain Beefheart, who led various lineups of his Magic Band to make some of the most startling, ground-breaking albums of the last ……続きを見る

In this comprehensive and probing biography, Tim Grierson examines Wilco’s history, discussing each of their albums in detail and exploring their often divisive 20-year output. With an eclectic blen……続きを見る

If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, you'd do best to hone your chops and avoid clichés (like the one that begins this sentence) by learning from the prime movers. How to Write……続きを見る

Morrissey is one of the most provocative, individual and controversial performers in popular music. From the formation of his Manchester band The Smiths in 1982, through to the imminent release of h……続きを見る

For a few short publicity-fuelled months, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur was something akin to The Beatles and the Stones in the sixties. And though Oasis’s musical inspiration came squarely fro……続きを見る

Polly Jean Harvey has won worldwide recognition for her raw, bluesy music while remaining one of rock's most enigmatic and private figures. Starting out as PJ Harvey, the first female artist to win ……続きを見る

When Elvis Presley first showed up at Sam Phillips's Memphis-based Sun Records studio, he was a shy teenager in search of a sound. Phillips invited a local guitarist named Scotty Moore to stand in. ……続きを見る

Published in autumn 2001 Have Not Been the Same became the first book to comprehensively document the rise of Canadian underground rock between the years 1985 and 1995. It was a tumultuous decade th……続きを見る

What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context. Deena Weinstein, a rock critic, journalist, and academic……続きを見る

The official book celebrating the 25th anniversary of SPIN magazine From its first issue in 1985, SPIN has cultivated a reputation for brilliant writing and broad musical coverage, including genres ……続きを見る

On July 12, 1962, London's Marquee Club debuted a new act, a blues-inflected rock band named after a Muddy Waters song - The Rolling Stones. They were a hard-edged band with a flair for the dramatic……続きを見る

Rock and roll pioneer and Newport native Sonny Burgess is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In this book full of personal interviews and remembrances, Burgess and his band tell of their origi……続きを見る

One of Jim Paris' first jobs after serving in the Army from 1962 to 1965 was in the mailroom of the entertainment public relations giant, Rogers and Cowan. He spent his nights exploring and enjoying……続きを見る

The Beatles' final album made London's Abbey Road recording studios forever famous. But from their 1931 opening, the studios had exerted a unique appeal for almost everyone who recorded there. This ……続きを見る