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By his untimely death at 34, Elliot Smith had contributed more to the indie music scene then almost any artist. Despite all he contributed, there is little known about him. This book examines his life, his music, his death, and his legacy.   LifeCaps is an imprint of BookCaps™...

In Nomine Metallus ! Le White Metal, ou Metal Chrétien est, sans aucun doute, le sous-genre de Metal le moins connu et le plus sous-estimé. Les rares personnes a en avoir entendu parler ne se rappellent que de la période « paillettes » de Stryper, et ont gardé une vision Hard FM gentillet. Cette...

In Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain, Charles R. Cross, author of the New York Times bestselling Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven, examines the legacy of the Nirvana front man and takes on the question: why does Kurt Cobain still matter so much, 20 years after his death? Kurt...

The life and early death of a South Side guitar genius, the greatest unheralded Chicago blues-maker Jimi Hendrix called Earl Hooker "the master of the wah-wah pedal." Buddy Guy slept with one of Hooker's slides beneath his pillow hoping to tap some of the elder bluesman's power. And B. B. King has...

**Shortlisted for the 2017 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Speaker's Book Award Nominated for the 2018 Heritage Toronto Award - Historical Writing: Book The definitive, full-access story of the life and songs of Canada's legendary troubadour** Gordon Lightfoot’s name is synonymous...

The long-awaited sequel to Zeppelin expert Dave Lewis’ acclaimed first edition of Led Zeppelin: A Celebration, this new book on the legendary band includes exclusive interviews, analysis of concerts both during and after the Zeppelin era, and detailed accounts of important turning points in Led...

Desolation Row (released in August 1965 on the album Highway 61 Revisited) is not your average pop song. More like an epic poem set to music. Its epic-ness comes not from its relatively short length as epic poems go, but from the depth and breadth of its themes. It is very rare to find a song with...

Könnyed csevegések, sziporkázó, élénk gondolatsorok, meghökkentő ötletek és anekdoták keretébe foglalja Stendhal Rossiniről és koráról írt – a maga nemében páratlan – krónikáját. Nem tanulmány, nem értékelő méltatás, nem is száraz dokumentumgyűjtemény, mégis hű...

Like Jimmie Rodgers Woody Guthrie Robert Johnson and Hank Williams Townes Van Zandt was the embodiment of that mythic American figure the troubled troubadour. A Deeper Blue traces Van Zandts background as the scion of a prominent Texas family; his troubled early years and his transformation from promising...

Millions of Texans and Southwesterners have been touched over the years by the Light Crust Doughboys. From 1930 to 1952, fans faithfully tuned in to their early-morning and, later, noontime radio program, and turned out in droves to hear them play live. The Doughboys embodied the very essence of the...

Robert Plant by Paul Rees is the definitive biography of Led Zeppelin's legendary frontman. As lead singer for one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of all time—whose song "Stairway to Heaven" has been played more times on American radio than any other track—Robert Plant...

Jennifer Lopez is an American actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, and television producer. Jennifer Lopez is easily one of the wealthiest and most influential Hispanics in the United States. Her career has spanned more than two decades and today she is one of Hollywood's biggest A-list celebrities....

Queen is the landmark biography of the brief, intensely lived life and soulful music of the great Dinah Washington. A gospel star at fifteen, she was discovered by jazz great Lionel Hampton at eighteen, and for the rest of her life was on the road, playing clubs, or singing in the studio--making...