Rock Biography – Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr, Seite 9

Spencer Leigh

Little Richard

Born Richard Wayne Penniman, Little Richard said he invented rock 'n' roll. Spencer Leigh claims he didn't, but the world would have been very different without 'Tutti Frutti', two minutes of wild exhibit…

Ink on the Tracks

"Exploring a diverse range of formats, this book identifies and prioritizes writing forms often excluded from the categorization of rock music writing. The scope of the book goes beyond rock journali…

John Howard

Collected: The Best Of John Howard

Kevin Cummins

Oasis the Masterplan

A riveting visual evolution of Oasis captured by Kevin Cummins and featuring Noel Gallagher in his own words.How does a band come into being? What are the myriad forces that shape the sound, look, and ide…

Thierry Lamy, Nicolas Finet

Punk Rock in Comics!

Here is the can't-miss overview of the punk rock scene from its early inception in the seventies in New York and the UK. Includes chapters on The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, and more. Punk was also the flex…

Wyl Menmuir

The Spirit of Stone

From the lonely heights of mountains to the womblike depths of caves, stone has always drawn us in. In The Spirit of Stone, Wyl Menmuir explores the many ways in which rock and earth form part of our iden…

Robert Hilburn

A Few Words in Defense of Our Country

'[A] penetrating biography . . . While the book posits Newman as a writer of sociopolitical import, its emotional narrative is driven by the more personal aspects of his story: a complex family legacy, ch…

Patti Smith

Year of the Monkey

Riveting, elegant, humorous-and illustrated by Smith's signature Polaroids-New York Times bestseller Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.Following a run …

Peter Guralnick

The Colonel and the King

In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker (the manager of the number-one country music star of the day) heard that an unknown teenager from Memphis had just drawn a crowd of more than 800 people to a Texas school…

Mark Lanegan

Sing Backwards and Weep

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER "Mark Lanegan-primitive, brutal, and apocalyptic. What's not to love?" NICK CAVE"A stoned cold classic" IAN RANKIN'Mark Lanegan writes like he sings, from t…

Brian Hiatt

Bruce Springsteen - The Stories Behind the Songs

An important insight into the work of a truly great songwriter by legendaryRolling Stone Senior Writer Brian Hiatt.Deeply researched, laced with insight frominterviews with Springsteen and his closest col…

Dylan Jones

Loaded

Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen whether it be the 1960s of the 2020s, The Velvet Underground represent ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemi…

Peter Doherty, Simon Spence

A Likely Lad

Peter Doherty's is the last of the great rock 'n' roll stories - bad boy and public enemy. To his devoted fans, he is a cult hero, a modern-day Rimbaud. Musically, he has defined the past twenty years of …

Lisa Jean Rogers,

Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book Biography

Dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley! Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers---as well as fans …

Stephen Davis

Gold Dust Woman

Gold Dust Woman gives the gold standard of rock biographers (Boston Globe) his ideal topic: Fleetwood Macs Stevie Nicks work and life are equally sexy and interesting, and Davis delves deeply into each, u…

Greg Pato

King's X

Built around extensive interviews with members of the band plus dozens of friends and associates, King’s X tells the complete story of one of the most acclaimed and admired hard-rock bands around.

Dan Jennings

Paul Weller: Dancing Through the Fire

'This is as definitive an account of the artist as we have to date' MOJO'It's a treasure trove of personal recollections, and the picture that emerges is of a band with an incredible connection to its fan…

Böhse Onkelz

Kneipenterroristen (30 Jahre Kneipenterroristen - Neuaufnahme 2018)

Die Neuaufnahme erscheint am 10.10.2018, pünktlich zum dreißigsten Geburtstag, die Neuauflage des „Kneipenterroristen“ Albums von 1988 und beschließt damit das Böhse Onkelz Jahr 2018. Und das mit einer …

Joe Shooman

Iron Maiden

'Something genuinely new for fans ... essential reading.' - MetalTalk Podcast'The fervour of a fan and the analysis of an expert critic ... digs deep into the music and its making with refreshing energy' …