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FLEETWOOD MAC FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ICONIC ROCK SURVIVORSAuthor: Ryan ReedISBN-10: 1617136670ISBN-13: 9781617136672Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2018Pages: 376Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.90d

In October 2016, the Swedish Academy finally conceded to a quarter-century's worth of clamorous petitions and sustained lobbying enacted by a chorus of poets, novelists, songwriters, and academics. At long last, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, his vast corpus spread...

The true life story of Elvis's original guitarist, the masterful Scotty Moore When Elvis Presley first showed up at Sam Phillips's Memphis-based Sun Records studio, he was a shy teenager in search of a sound. Phillips invited a local guitarist named Scotty Moore to...

The iconic life and career of the famed guitarist of the Rolling Stones is detailed in this compilation of interviews that spans the last 50 years. Featuring articles from GQ, Melody Maker, and Rolling Stone, as well as interviews that have never previously appeared...

It was 1967. Judy Huddleston's parents had just gotten divorced, and she spent her last year of high school attending Doors concerts. Transformed from a perceptive child into a rebellious teenager bent on attracting boys and fueled by psychedelics, she had lost her sense...

The bible of music's deceased idols--Jeff Buckley, Sid Vicious, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac, Elvis--this is the ultimate record of all those who arrived, rocked, and checked out over the last 40-odd years of fast cars, private jets, hard drugs, and reckless living. The truths behind...

"If I had a name like Wyndham Wallace I would not associate or correspond with anyone with a simple name like mine. However, since you have lowered yourself to such depths, how can my old Indian heart (west not east) not respond favourably." -...

Return Of The King tells the story of a tumultuous period in the life of Elvis Presley. By 1967, The King Of Rock 'n' Roll was all but washed-up, thanks to a string of bland movie roles and lackluster records. But within a year...

This special edition features a new cover in celebration of Robert Smith's curation of the Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre in London in June 2018. The cover image is Vella's photograph of Robert featured on the posters advertising the festival.The content is the...

Andy Vella has been observing Robert Smith and The Cure since 1981. He has designed the majority of the artwork for The Cure's record releases, either as one half of Parched Art or working solo, and has photographed the band in its multiple incarnations....

In 1980, John Bonham, considered one of the greatest drummers of all time, died under tragic circumstances. Two months later, a simple letter signed by fellow band members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones stated that Bonham could not be replaced. After...

Robert Dean Lurie's biography is the first completely researched and written since R.E.M. disbanded in 2011. It offers by far the most detailed account of their formative years--the early lives of the band members, their first encounters with one another, their legendary debut show,...

The astonishing outpouring of rock 'n' roll in the 1960s in Australia and New Zealand gave birth to such iconic bands such as the Easybeats, the Masters Apprentices, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, the Purple Hearts, and the Missing Links. It also launched the...

Beyond his work as a musician, Jon Langford has attracted attention as a visual artist in recent years. Nashville Radio is the first collection of his art. It reproduces 215 paintings, as well as song lyrics and autobiographical writings. The book includes a CD...

Michael Sells brand new Imagine That series--short, popular histories of how the past didn't quite happen--launches with four titles this year.Each book is a flight of imagination that explores how the smallest changes to history could have spiraled out of control.Would a happy ending...

(The Little Black Songbook). This little book packs in over 80 Oasis tunes with chords and complete lyrics for each. Songs include: Be Here Now * Better Man * Champagne Supernova * Cum on Feel the Noize * D'You Know What I Mean? *...

Extreme metal--one step beyond heavy metal--can appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenetrable sound that teeters on the edge of screaming, incomprehensible noise. Extreme metal circulates on the edge of mainstream culture within the confines of...

How did Calvin Harris go from stacking shelves in his local supermarket to such astonishing global success? He's come a long way from making music in his bedroom in his native Dumfries but since bursting onto the music scene with "Acceptable in the 80s"...

Many people dream of meeting their favorite rock star or celebrity. Several years ago I met a rock star from a very famous 1980's rock band. We met, became friends, had a brief relationship, and remain in contact to this day. If this small-town...

Exotic Pentatonic Soloing for Guitar covers the 'Robben Ford', 'Lydian', 'Iwato', 'Hirojoshi' 'm7b5' and 'Hindu' Pentatonic Scales, plus many more. Each scale is taught around the five CAGED shapes with five exciting licks for each scaleAuthor: Simon Pratt, Joseph AlexanderISBN-10: 1789330602ISBN-13: 9781789330601Publisher: WWW.Fundamental-Changes.comLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Five Years Ahead of My Time: Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present tells of a musical phenomenon whose continuing influence on global popular culture is immeasurable. The story begins in 1950s America, when classic rock 'n' roll was reaching middle age, and...

he Experience: Jimi Hendrix at Masons Yard is the boldest story of 1967, a defining moment in history when a young prodigy from Seattle stormed London, broadcasting live on the BBC, changing music forever and forging his own legend in the immortal halls of...

Are you a romantic optimist with a cheery disposition? You might be a "Paul." Brooding, introverted, and artistic? You are probably a "John." If you tend to take life as it comes with a happy go-lucky attitude, most likely you are a "Ringo." Thoughtful,...

A revealing insider's account of Led Zeppelin's 1975 North American tour from the bestselling author of Hammer of the Gods. As a young music journalist in 1975, Stephen Davis got the opportunity of a lifetime: an invitation to cover the sold-out 1975 North American...

The New York Times bestselling epic tale of the last great rock band From the bestselling author of Hammer of the Gods comes the complete story of Guns N? Roses ? from their drug-fueled blastoff in the 80s to the turbulent life of legendary...

Woodstock has often been called the coming of age of a generation, but that was a convenient spin. Woodstock was the opportunity that a half-million people took to show the world that they were of age, and quite capable of demonstrating that living in...

Woodstock has often been called the coming of age of a generation, but that was a convenient spin. Woodstock was the opportunity that a half-million people took to show the world that they were of age, and quite capable of demonstrating that living in...

Milwaukee hasn't earned a reputation as a launching pad for hopeful rock stars, but for generations it has had the perfect acoustics for the garage band rock scene. Of course, the whole point of garage rock is that every place has the perfect acoustics,...

The music that has been produced in Memphis over the past 100 years is as unique and diverse as the city itself. Growing out of the Mississippi Delta, the Memphis blues have been transported worldwide by such ambassadors as B.B. King and Howlin' Wolf....

-Never before published photos of Iggy Pop and The Stooges at the height of their fame -A must-have for any dedicated fan -Incredible stills from this phenomenal gig, hidden away and unseen until now "Ed's photos take us behind the scenes and in the...

Look Wot I Dun is the story of Slade told through the eyes of drummer Don Powell whose life was shattered when, in 1973 at the height of the group's fame, he was involved in a horrific car crash. Unflinching in his honesty, Powell...

Steve Lamacq marks forty years of fandom, and more than twenty-five years of the Radio 1 award-winning music show, the Evening Session with the re-release of Going Deaf For A Living, twenty years after its original publication date. Now updated with an introduction and...

In 1963, Brian May and his father started to build the Red Special--an electric guitar meant to outperform anything commercially made. Here, Brian talks about his one-of-a-kind instrument, which he played on every single Queen album and during the band's amazing shows. Along with...

To millions of fans AC/DC will always be the greatest hard rock band of them all. From their formation in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, AC/DC have made the most visceral and single-minded rock, and inspired generations of rock...

Throughout most of the twelve years between their formation and disbanding after the death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin was regarded as arguably the most influential group in popular music since The Beatles. While seen as pioneers of British heavy rock, their sound...

With an eclectic blend of country, alternative rock and classic pop, Wilco was born out of the influential alt-country group Uncle Tupelo in 1994. Led by Jeff Tweedy, Wilco then made a series of albums that won varying levels of acceptance. From the relatively...

The indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Led Zeppelin. An album by album, track by track, run-down of every song released by Led Zeppelin, from their classic first album to their best selling albums of the seventies and beyond. Also includes details of...

This is a day-by-day account of Bowie's life from the start of 1970 to the end of 1980, his golden era that defined his work as a major artist a dozen inspired studio albums, five major tours, two feature films and critically acclaimed theatrical...

Jim Jarmusch: Music, Words and Noise is the first book to examine the films of Jim Jarmusch from a sound-oriented perspective. The three essential acoustic elements that structure a film-- music, words and noise--propel this book's fascinating journey through his work. Exploring the director's...

Ian Mark photographed some of the most iconic acts of the 70's, including The Who, Rush, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Kiss, Eric Clapton, Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger and many others. He has been interviewed on CBC radio, and his photographs have been published...

Part oral history and part zine-style chronicle, this is the authorized biography of Simply Saucer, the cult psych/proto-punk band formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 1973. Their live shows blew minds and their work ethic was unmatched but after 10 years of misadventures, Simply Saucer...

The #1 National Bestseller Shortlisted for the 2019 Speaker's Book Award Nominated for the 2019 Heritage Toronto Book Award "Barclay combines his admiration of the band with his knowledge of the music industry to make a clever, touching, and very informative book that may...

Veteran journalist and critic Chris Morris looks back at his intense half-century-long relationship with the music of Bob Dylan, viewing the role the singer-songwriter's work has played in his own life. A candid album-by-album exploration of Dylan's catalog through 2016's "Fallen Angels" examines the...

Musician, producer, manager, rock journalist, indie label executive, Southern California native Bruce Duff has seen and been a part of more rock 'n' roll fantasies come to life than the average guy with long hair and a penchant for living the dream. From biohazardous...

Dr. Andrea Baker (aka andee or angee) talked to fans from online communities for You Get What You Need: Stories of Fans of the Rolling Stones, a book for anyone who likes rock music or has ever followed a band. Experiences of Rolling Stones...

Are you a profound follower of punk music?2018 was a prolific year for new albums across the punk rock spectrum, and we have selected the top 43to help you find both the innovative and original artists making great music today.From the author of the...

Britpop: it's the only term that can accurately encompass the bright, bold sound and attitude that burst from the United Kingdom in the '90s. Beginning with the release of Blur's single 'Popscene' in 1992, peaking with Oasis' triumphant outdoor live shows at Knebworth in...

Nirvana were known as the kings of grunge while singer songwriter Kurt Cobain became a cultural icon who spoke to an entire generation they were for many years the world's most important rock act. With the instantaneous success of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', which...

In 1971 Adelaide girl Irene Thornton meets Bon Scott, the singer for local band Fraternity. Between Bon and Irene, there is a unique spark; they marry in 1972. For the next few years, with Irene by his side, Bon Scott continues a driven but...

Countless accolades have been bestowed upon King's X over the years, and, since their formation in 1980, they have grown to become one of the most universally admired in hard rock and heavy metal. But their story is one of many ups and downs,...