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Pete Fowler has been a writer, lecturer, university professor, railway enthusiast, question-setter for Johnny Walker's Radio One quiz, Pop the Question, and very nearly a rock star. Almost Grown ope……続きを見る

'Who gave the drugs to the Beatles? I didn't invent those things. I bought it from someone who got it from somebody. We never invented the stuff.' – John Lennon Riding So High charts the Beatles' ex……続きを見る

Meat Loaf, the larger-than-life rock icon, starred in the biggest cult film of all-time, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, before releasing one of the best-selling albums of all-time, Bat Out Of Hell, ……続きを見る

Black Sabbath has often been credited with inventing heavy metal with their first album released in 1970. Their new style of music was loud, brutal, scary, innovative, and it has greatly influenced ……続きを見る

'...short, sharp, to the point, minimal. 'Never Mind the Bollocks' is a blackmail note - and we got you all to pay up!' - JOHN LYDON 'When we first went in Wessex [recording studios] we went in thro……続きを見る

Michael Joseph Jackson made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5. He began his solo career in 1971. In the early 198……続きを見る

The Beatles experienced huge popularity on the British record charts in early 1963, but record companies in the United States did not immediately follow up the Beatles' successes in the United Kingd……続きを見る

"If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."- John LennonChuck Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on its open……続きを見る

"If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."- John LennonChuck Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on its open……続きを見る

David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie was regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual……続きを見る

Punk Rock Warlord explores the relevance of Joe Strummer within the continuing legacies of both punk rock and progressive politics. It is aimed at scholars and general readers interested in The Clas……続きを見る

Who do you think is the most popular k-pop idol? Who do you think is the most influential k-pop star? There could be many different voices and opinions, but the majority of people in the k-pop indus……続きを見る

""Esta es la crónica de aquellos años que cambiaron el mundo demostrando que, como llevan diciendo desde hace siglos los profetas, son las pequeñas personas, con pequeños gestos, quienes generan los……続きを見る

Featuring groundbreaking, never-before-heard stories, Duane Tudahl pulls back the paisley curtain to reveal the untold story of Prince’s rise from cult favorite to the biggest rock star on the plane……続きを見る

For the Beatles, 1967 marks a signal crossroads that would both transform the group’s career and place them on a trajectory towards their eventual disbandment. It was a year in which they exploded p……続きを見る

The #1 National Bestseller Shortlisted for the 2019 Speaker’s Book Award Nominated for the 2019 Heritage Toronto Book Award “Barclay combines his admiration of the band with his knowledge of the mus……続きを見る

The First Time I Heard Joy Division / New Order is Part I in an ongoing series where musicians and writers tell their stories of first hearing the music of an iconic artist or band.  In this first v……続きを見る

The First Time I Heard David Bowie is Part III in an ongoing series where musicians and writers tell their stories of first hearing the music of an iconic artist or band. In this third volume (follo……続きを見る

The First Time I Heard Cocteau Twins is Part II in an ongoing series where musicians and writers tell their stories of first hearing the music of an iconic artist or band. In this second volume (fol……続きを見る

Alfred Neumann, ein Frankfurter Nachkriegskind, entdeckt in seiner Schulzeit Anfang der 60er Jahre seine unsterbliche Liebe zur Rock- und Soulmusik. Nachdem er ein Klavier geerbt hatte, erlernte er ……続きを見る

In 1971, college-freshman Larry Singer approached a local concert promoter for permission to take photographs for a local newspaper. Little did he know that, a verbal agreement and handshake later, ……続きを見る

Dies ist keine Musikhistorie im herkömmlichen Sinne. In kleinen unterhaltsamen und witzigen Geschichten, Variationen, Glossen, Mini-Essays und kritischen Exkursen beschwört das Buch die Faszination ……続きを見る

La guía más completa del género que ha hecho evolucionar el rock hasta nuevas sonoridades y formas estilísticas. Auténtica esponja musical, capaz de absorber, amalgamar y destilar un sinfín de influ……続きを見る

The evening of May 10, 1970, found a young Watt M. Casey Jr. standing awestruck, only a few feet from Jimi Hendrix as the legendary guitarist tore into his unique arrangement of “The Star-Spangled B……続きを見る

Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industr……続きを見る

Certainly, there is an integrity to Mr Mascord.' - RUSSELL CROWE Steve Mascord spent all his money on twin obsessions: rugby league and rock'n'roll. Aged 47, Steve owned precisely nothing aside from……続きを見る

For the past 50 years, the covers of Rolling Stone have depicted the icons of popular cultureーfrom John Lennon, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Madonna, and Steve Martin to Rihanna, Louis C.K., Adel……続きを見る

The definitive biography of one of the world’s most famous women. Madonna is the biggest-selling female recording artist in the world and one of our greatest living pop stars. With each pioneering a……続きを見る

All Gates Open presents the definitive story of arguably the most influential and revered avant-garde band of the late twentieth century: CAN. It consists of two books. In Book One, Rob Young gives ……続きを見る

In celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon, Bill Kopp explores the ingenuity with which Pink Floyd rebranded itself following the 1968 departure of Syd Barrett. Not only did……続きを見る