Many albums could be cited to support the claim that great suffering yields great art. Elliott Smith's XO should not be one of them. Smith's 1998 major label debut defies the "tortured singer-songwr……続きを見る
著者:Chris Frantz
出版社: St. Martin's Publishing Group
発売日: 2020年07月21日
A captivating memoir of art, music, love, and life with Talking Heads, one of the most influential bands of the '70s and '80s.
In Remain in Love, drummer Chris Frantz shares the story of Talking Hea……続きを見る
1977 marked the final time that the Pink Floyd line-up of Roger Waters, Richard Wright, David Gilmour and Nick Mason embarked on an extensive tour. Taking in 55 shows and spanning seven months from ……続きを見る
著者:Edward Macan
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2016年05月31日
Few styles of popular music have generated as much controversy as progressive rock, a musical genre best remembered today for its gargantuan stage shows, its fascination with epic subject matter dra……続きを見る
Like all double albums, Songs in the Key of Life is imperfect but audacious. If its titular concern - life - doesn't exactly allow for rigid focus, it's still a fiercely inspired collection of songs……続きを見る
著者:Debbie Harry
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2019年10月01日
‘I was saying things in songs that female singers didn’t really say back then. I wasn’t submissive or begging him to come back, I was kicking his ass, kicking him out, kicking my own ass too. My Blo……続きを見る
The rock and roll music that dominated airwaves across the country during the 1950s and early 1960s is often described as a triumph for integration. Black and white musicians alike, including Chuck ……続きを見る
著者:Geddy Lee
出版社: Editora Belas-Letras
発売日: 2023年11月30日
A AGUARDADA AUTOBIOGRAFIA DO BAIXISTA DO RUSH. Geddy Lee é um dos músicos mais respeitados do rock. Por quase cinco décadas, sua habilidade como baixista, vocalista e tecladista foi parte essencial ……続きを見る
The authorized biography of the quintessential ’80s pop band The Bangles, who scored massive hits with “Manic Monday,” Walk Like an Egyptian,” “Hazy Shade of Winter,” and more
From their first meeti……続きを見る
The sixties were possibly the greatest decade of last century – an exciting time for music and youth. No other youth culture has personified this more than the Mods, who emerged in the early years o……続きを見る
Embark on an exhilarating journey through the heart and soul of rock music with 'Rock 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Rock Music.' From its humble beginnings rooted in blues, jazz, and f……続きを見る
Foreword by Joe Satriani
Guitar Player: The Inside Story of the First Two Decades of the Most Successful Guitar Magazine Ever is a reflection on Guitar Player's often pioneering early days, from its……続きを見る
The rise of Oasis in the mid-1990s was nothing short of stratospheric. Yet what made Oasis truly special was that they were the people's band. This is their story, told by the people that lived thro……続きを見る
著者:Will Romano
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2014年11月01日
Prog Rock FAQ traces the controversial, but much misunderstood musical genre through its five-decade history, highlighting the rise, eventual decline, and recent resurgence of one of the most invent……続きを見る
"Gary Moore is definitely in my list of top five guitar influences, right up there with Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Michael Schenker. He just blew me away from the first ti……続きを見る
"Michael Stipe's photo-journal of Patti Smith's celebrated return to touring . . . Patti's image burns into pictures with weird radioactive mystery." ー Spin
This book comprises Michael Stipe's inti……続きを見る
From cowering, introverted founders of the alternative rock movement to one of the twenty best-selling American bands of all time, the story of R.E.M. covers three decades, two generations and the p……続きを見る
W - Sweeney called me and said that Johnny Cash just recorded ' I See A Darkness .' We had a Bowery Ballroom show a week or two later, and he invited Rick Rubin to come to the show; he came to the s……続きを見る
The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and New York Times bestselling author of Geddy Lee's Big Bea……続きを見る
**Kirkus Reviews • Best Books of 2024 [Nonfiction]
“I first met Jesse Ed Davis in the late ’80s. . . . [He was a] gentle yet intensely present giant who was a legend of an artist. . . . In Washita L……続きを見る
著者:Peter Ames Carlin
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2024年11月05日
**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generationーand reasserted ……続きを見る
著者:Darren Johnson
出版社: Sonicbond Publishing
発売日: 2023年09月28日
Slade were one of the biggest British bands of the 1970s. One of the early pioneers of glam rock, they enjoyed an incredible run of six number-one singles, five top-ten albums and a succession of se……続きを見る
著者:Alex Van Halen
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2024年10月24日
In this intimate and open account – nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read – Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable ……続きを見る
Marshall amplifiers go together with rock music like a Rolls-Royce with a swimming pool. Since 1962, their iconic amps have been used by just about every major artist and band in music history - fro……続きを見る
著者:Nadya Zimmerman
出版社: University of Michigan Press
発売日: 2010年02月11日
Forty years after the fact, 1960s counterculture---personified by hippies, protest, and the Summer of Love---basks in a nostalgic glow in the popular imagination as a turning point in modern America……続きを見る
著者:Paul Anderson
出版社: Omnibus Press
発売日: 2014年04月14日
Mod may have been born in the ballrooms and nightclubs around London but it soon rampaged throughout the country. Youngsters in the 60s soon found a passion for sharp clothes, music and dancing, but……続きを見る
著者:Steve Crancher
出版社: Desert Island Books
発売日: 2012年10月10日
In 1975 Eddie and the Hot Rods burst onto the music scene and quickly built up a massive following. The band from south Essex were young, full of energy ... and the singer 'shook his ass'. For a tim……続きを見る
Loveless remains an enigma, 15 years after its release - an album so influential and groundbreaking that its chief creator, Kevin Shields, has been unable or unwilling to release an official follow-……続きを見る
著者:Brian Johnson
出版社: HarperCollins
発売日: 2022年10月25日
One of SPIN'S Best Music Memoirs of 2022!
Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world bigge……続きを見る