Rock 62

If anyone tells you they saw the Rolling Stones on their first tour of America be prepared to either think they were very lucky or they may be confused. The Stones’ tour in June 1964 was a handful o……続きを見る

To borrow words from Stan “The Record Man” Lewis, Shreveport, Louisiana, is one of this nation's most important “regional-sound cities.” Its musical distinctiveness has been shaped by individuals an……続きを見る

From the mountains of Algeria to the squats of South London via sectarian Northern Ireland, Ten Thousand Apologies is the sordid and thrilling story of the country's most notorious cult band, Fat Wh……続きを見る

U2 planted the seeds for The Joshua Tree during an existential journey through America. As Irishmen in the 1970s, the band grew up with the belief that America was a place of freedom and prosperity,……続きを見る

The first ever complete and authorised biography of Britain's first rock 'n' roller and all-round entertainment legend Fully approved and endorsed by Sir Tommy Steele himself (the first time he has……続きを見る

La vita e la carriera di Neil Young, icona della musica rock e folk dagli anni Settanta a oggi, con i testi delle sue canzoni tradotti, spiegati e commentati. Dalle prime esperienze in Canada e gli ……続きを見る

The prequel to Bob Stanley's universally acclaimed Yeah Yeah Yeah, Let's Do It is the only book that brings together all genres to tell the definitive story of the birth of Pop, from 1900 to the mid……続きを見る

«In questi anni ho tenuto dentro le parole delle leggende che ho intervistato. Sono state per me la più bella delle canzoni. Sono come lame al sole, cambiano a seconda della luce. Servono e si adatt……続きを見る

The Stooges have come to be considered one of the most important rock bands, especially in regard to the formation of punk. By emphasizing their influence on later developments, however, critics ten……続きを見る

In September 1967, the Beatles came to Tonypandy, South Wales, and spent six days with Tom Morris of 23 Upper Chemical Terrace … In August 1967, the Beatles were stunned by the death of their manage……続きを見る

In this work, Ken Bielen explains how album cover art authenticates recording artists in a particular genre. He considers albums issued from the 1950s to the 1980s, the golden era of record album co……続きを見る

Il progressive rock, generato da un’ondata di creatività alla fine degli anni Sessanta nel Regno Unito, raggiunge il suo apice negli anni Settanta affermandosi come uno dei generi più seguiti al mon……続きを見る

He is known as the Mark Twain of American songwriting, a man who transformed the everyday happenings of regular people into plainly profound statements on war, industrialization, religion, and the h……続きを見る

The first scholarly discussion on the band, Pearl Jam and Philosophy examines both the songs (music and lyrics) and the activities (live performances, political commitments) of one of the most celeb……続きを見る

Rock è poesia quando si guarda allo specchio e ride, quando guarda la sua gente in preda alla disperazione e piange cantandola. Rock è tutto e il contrario di tutto. La voglia di raccontare diverten……続きを見る

UMA OBRA DEFINITIVA PARA A HISTÓRIA DA MÚSICA O registro literário e visual definitivo de um dos maiores músicos de todos os tempos em uma edição de luxo incomparável. Nestes dois livros em capa dur……続きを見る

Considerado por muitos simplesmente o maior cantor de todos os tempos, ele viveu em busca incessante pela excelência musical com o Queen e pelo amor. Quando Freddie Mercury morreu, em 1991, com apen……続きを見る

In the late 1970s, aggressive, young bands are forming across Britain. Independent labels are springing up to release their music. But this isn't the story of punk. Forget punk. Punk was a flash in ……続きを見る

The Groove Schoolbook is a complete guide to the most common drum set patterns used in rock, pop, funk, and shuffle music. It is also a handy source of more than 2500 possible technical combinations……続きを見る

Three English/Australian brothers, Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, ran off a string of hit records during the late sixties. Many soon proclaimed them the second-coming of The Beatles. However, nothin……続きを見る

The Beatles in Los Angeles takes you past the velvet ropes and inside the mansion gates where The Beatles loved, explored, and experienced all the adventures and mystical chaos that swirls around LA……続きを見る

Blackstar Theory takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded th……続きを見る

The original edition of Beyond and Before extends an understanding of “progressive rock” by providing a fuller definition of what progressive rock is, was and can be. Called by Record Collector “the……続きを見る

Negli anni Ottanta i Dire Straits erano una delle band più importanti del pianeta. In La mia vita nei Dire Straits*, John Illsley – membro fondatore, bassista e colonna portante – evoca lo spirito d……続きを見る

How did Melbourne earn its place as one of the world's 'music cities'? Beginning with the arrival of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s, this book explores the development of different sectors of Melbourne'……続きを見る

A muggy night in Abu Dhabi, 2011. Under the stadium lights a 30,000-strong sea of Libyans, Palestinians, Syrians and Egyptians wait in anticipation. Alongside them are Saudis, Iranians and Israelis.……続きを見る

For rock music and film buffs alike, this is the ultimate guide exploring the electrifying, entertaining, and often daring marriage of rock & roll and cinema**.** When the use of Bill Haley’s “Rock ……続きを見る

Poetic Song Verse: Blues-Based Popular Music and Poetry invokes and critiques the relationship between blues-based popular music and poetry in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The volume is……続きを見る

About Man and God and Law is the story of how Bob Dylan sparked a revolution of the spirit and why it matters today. Many of our assumptions about empathy, sensual pleasure, and the essence of work,……続きを見る

An authoritative, unprecedented account of how in the early 2000s Canadian music finally became cool Hearts on Fire is about the creative explosion in Canadian music of the early 2000s, which captur……続きを見る