This includes discographies with track listings and chart positions; a full list of performances from 1960-69; a look at the origins of their name; quotes about them from famous contemporaries; other musicians who temporarily or nearly joined them; producers, management, friends, and 'inner circle'; British radio and TV appearances; and much more.
'Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can still sing Hallelujah.' - The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
'Among the finest volumes on Cohen's life and lyrics ... An exploration which would have intrigued ...
Spawned in the intensely fertile music scene that blossomed in and around Seattle in the late 1980s, Nirvana instantly distinguished itself from the bulk of its peers. Although the band released just five albums, Nirvana's influence is certain to be felt for many years to come. This book shows the multiple ...
A collection of articles, interviews and reviews dealing with the legendary inventor of the Wall of Sound. Accused of murder, responsible for the stellar success of Ike and Tina Turner, The Righteous Brothers and The Ramones and the inventor of the modern record producer, Spector has driven more landmarks ...
Last Rockers: The Vice Squad Story has been republished by Tangent Books. The book is written by Shane Baldwin, drummer with the Bristol punk band who signed a major record deal after forming in 1979.
The second edition includes interviews with fellow Vice Squad band members, including both vocalists, ...
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker is the first installment in the long-awaited portrait of one of the most talented and influential musicians of the twentieth century, from Stanley Crouch, one of the foremost authorities on jazz and culture in America. Throughout his life, ...
The story, in his own words, of one of the century's most feted singer-songwriters: Jeff Tweedy, the man behind music by Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and Tweedy.
"How one man discovered Howlin' Wolf, Ike Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, and how his tiny label, Sun Records of Memphis, revolutionized the world"--Book jacket cover.
For over forty years, Bruce Springsteen has stood astride the rock 'n' roll stage like a musical colossus, his 18 studio albums - from the 1973 debut Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. to 2014's High Hopes - the testament of a life dedicated to music-making and committed songwriting. This book examines ...
As the man whose voice and style came to define pop music in the eighties and beyond, George Michael will forever be remembered as one of the all-time greats of British music.