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by Marcus Baram
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Best known for his 1970 polemic "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," Gil Scott-Heron was a musical icon who defied characterization. He tantalized audiences with his charismatic stage presence, and his biting, observant lyrics in such singles as "The Bottle" and "Johannesburg"...
Ozzy Knows Best
The Amazing Story of Ozzy Osbourne, from Heavy Metal Madness to Father of the Year on MTV's "The Osbournes"
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2002
Always outrageous but equally compelling, Ozzy Knows Best is THE book to have on Ozzy, MTV's The Osbournes, and everything in between.
Meet the Osbournes: children Kelly and Jack, mother Sharon, and the father, none other than Godfather of Metal Ozzy Osbourne. Starring in MTV's most popular...
No Simple Highway
A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
For almost three decades, the Grateful Dead was America's most popular touring band. No Simple Highway is the first book to ask the simple question of why—and attempt to answer it. Drawing on new research, interviews, and a fresh supply of material from the Grateful Dead archives, author Peter Richardson...
by Jesse Fink
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC is unlike any AC/DC book you've read before. Less a biography, more a critical appreciation, it tells the story of the trio through 11 classic rock songs and reveals some of the personal and creative secrets that went into their making.
Important figures from...
Never Fade Away
The Kurt Cobain Story
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1994
Never Fade Away is Dave Thompson's inside look at the life of one of the most thought-provoking men of all time - Kurt Cobain. Examining an artisitic genius who was light years ahead of his time, this is an unfailing account of Nirvana's rise and Cobain eventual descent.
Adele
The Biography
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Over the past year, Adele has taken the country by storm, sweeping the 2012 Grammy Awards and taking home six titles, including one for Album of the Year. The British singer-songwriter has been smashing records ever since her 2008 appearance on Saturday Night Live and her 2009 Grammy for Best New...
Dancing with Demons
The Authorized Biography of Dusty Springfield
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Dusty Springfield led a tragic yet inspiring life, battling her way to the top of the charts and into the hearts of music fans world-wide. Her signature voice made songs such as "I Only Want to Be with You," "Son of a Preacher Man," and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me,"...
War Child
A Child Soldier's Story
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven year old Sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. But as Sudan's civil war moved closer—with the Islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resources—Jal's family moved again and again,...
All We Are Saying
The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2010
Twenty years ago David Sheff climbed the back steps of the Dakota into the personal thoughts and dreams of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. From the kitchen to the studio and up those fateful Dakota steps, Sheff recorded 20 hours of tape, discussing everything from childhood to the Beatles.
Sheff...
Lauryn Hill
She's Got That Thing
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 1999
Lauryn Hill: She's Got That Thing is an engaging look at the life of the musician who was originally raised in South Orange, N.J. Author Chris Nickson shares with fans how Hill created the Fugees with Prakazrel Michel and Wyclef Jean and developed a unique blend of styles, and then how Hill continued find new ground as a solo artist.
Fool the World
The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
It's the 1980s and the rock landscape is littered with massive hair, synthesizers, and monster riffs, but there is an alternative being born in the sleepy East of America-we just don't know it yet.
Before the Internet, MTV, and iPods provided far-off music fans with information and communities-and...
The Cake and the Rain
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
"Novelistic, perfectly plotted and quite possibly the best pop-star autobiography yet written." - The Wall Street Journal
Jimmy Webb’s words have been sung to his music by a rich and deep roster of pop artists, including Glen Campbell, Art Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Donna Summer...
Hey Ya!
The Unauthorized Biography of Outkast
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
Since 1994 OutKast have been reinventing the rules of hip-hop, blending different styles of music into a Southern style that is wholly their own, soulful, outrageous, and addictive. They've captured the hearts of fans and music critics alike, and have achieved records and scaled heights in the music...
by Elina Furman, Leah Furman
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2000
Get the 411 on LFO!
With a unique rap/pop/hip-hop sound and scorching good looks, these three guys are definitely on their way up. Now, find out all the funkie facts about your fave band, including what it's like on the raod (and opening for the Backstreet Boys and LL Cool J), what kind of...