Music - Genres & Styles - Rock

Moby Grape are a genuine cult phenomenon. Their story, a mixture of myth and truth, is a cautionary tale, a triumph, and a tragedy all at once. Though they are seen as a symbol of 1960s San Francisco, Moby Grape were never actually a...

'Hey, you! Beautiful!' The voice was compelling--an order. So I turned around. 'Yeah, you, ' he said. 'What are you doing in here? You look normal.' 'I am, ' I said. Bettye Kronstad met Lou Reed in 1968 as a nineteen-year-old Columbia University student;...

Becoming Elektra tells the incredible true story of the pioneering Elektra Records label and its far-sighted founder, Jac Holzman, who built a small folk imprint into a home for some of the most groundbreaking, important, and enduring music of the rock era.Placing the Elektra...

Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, The Thin White Duke: David Bowie had an extraordinary talent for reinvention. But at the beginning of his career, he made the most significant transformation of his life: from "David" to Bowie. In 1969, shortly after the release of his...

Inter-racial. Inter-gender. Into drugs. What is it... this thing called Sly & The Family Stone? It's about time. It's about space. It's about the ups and downs of Funk, Psychedelic Soul and R&B. But more than anything else, it's about music and it's about...

For a time, the Isle of Wight Festivals transformed a sleepy English island into the rock'n'roll capital of the world. What started in 1968 as a parochial one-nighter in a stubble field to raise funds for a local swimming pool, a year later ballooned...

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...

Contrary to popular belief, progressive rock didn't disappear with the advent of punk, and the lack of media support didn't prevent new bands from forming and new music being created, it just drove it underground. It is hard to imagine these days, with everyone...

OZ was an underground alternative magazine. First published in Sydney, Australia, in 1963, a second version appeared in London, England from 1967 and is better known.The original Australian OZ took the form of a satirical magazine published between 1963 and 1969, while the British...

OZ was an underground alternative magazine. First published in Sydney, Australia, in 1963, a second version appeared in London, England from 1967 and is better known.The original Australian OZ took the form of a satirical magazine published between 1963 and 1969, while the British...

OZ was an underground alternative magazine. First published in Sydney, Australia, in 1963, a second version appeared in London, England from 1967 and is better known. The original Australian OZ took the form of a satirical magazine published between 1963 and 1969, while the...

Bob Sawyer -- one time guitarist with both Iron Maiden & Praying Mantis tells his story covering the previously unchartered depths of the early days of both bands with all the gigs recalled from Bob's own archive, including previously unpublished photos. This unique account...

Following his highly successful previous book, Zappa The Hard Way, Frank Zappa specialist AndrewGreenaway's second tome on the influential cult artist is something completely different Frank Talk: The Inside Stories of Zappa's Other People is compiled from over 40 interviews Greenaway has conducted during...

A comprehensive story of Deep Purple's golden years 1968-76, which saw the band come from nowhere to have a top 4 US hit with its debut single. Within two years the band was in the throes of potentially dissolving when the record company went...

Steve Hackett has been at the forefront of inventive music and original playing for almost four decades. After his origins and "apprenticeship" in 70's progressive rock group; Genesis, he moved on through the passing trends of time in a unique and solitary fashion. Since...

Rock Music Is Not Dead It's just changing its course; rock music has a new direction. Which might not be to your tastes. What is a fan of rock music to do? The Underrated Rock Book is for you...This book is for any fan...

Learn classic American songs on the ukulele with this essential ukulele songbook. Equipped with full lyrics, chord diagrams and easy to follow melodies, you can master the ukulele today and become the musician you've always dreamed of being. Unlike other ukulele songbooks, this complete...

As the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame says, "Before the world heard of KISS, the New York Dolls, Marilyn Manson, or Ozzy Osbourne, there was Alice Cooper, the original shock-rock band." When Alice Cooper became the stuff of legend in the early '70s,...

Coloring book for all ages about classic rockers.Author: Brian P. KellyISBN-10: 1532843372ISBN-13: 9781532843372Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2016Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.07d

In 1963, author Tommy Janette and his West Haven, Connecticut, neighborhood buddies were looking for something do, and that something was starting a band and playing music. He had no idea what the future would hold for this group that originally was formed to...

Rock in Opposition was a collective of progressive bands in the late 1970s, united in their opposition to the music industry that refused to recognize their music. Learn all about the RIO movement in this collection of articles by author Paul Perillard.Author: Paul PerillardISBN-10:...

Ripped, torn and cut offers a collection of original essays exploring the motivations behind - and the politics within - the multitude of fanzines that emerged in the wake of British punk from 1976.Author: Subcultures NetworkISBN-10: 1526139073ISBN-13: 9781526139078Publisher: Manchester University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2019Pages: 344Format:...

Rock Against Racism was a mass movement built in opposition to racism and fascism in 1970s Britain. At a time of severe economic and social crises, RAR, alongside the Anti-Nazi League, organised one of the biggest and most effective political and cultural mobilisations of...

This book is the author's desire to share with Chuck's fans, some of the experiences he had on the road that his fans may want to hear about. Unless you were there, you missed some very interesting shows. This book also tries to show...

As we mark the fiftieth anniversary of the most momentous year in the life of the Beatles, the contributors to The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love perform wide-ranging analyses of the group's enduring sociocultural influence and achievements.Author: Kenneth WomackISBN-10: 1498534732ISBN-13: 9781498534734Publisher:...

When nineteen-year-old Hunter Sharpless e-mails roots rock band Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, he doesn't expect a response. He wants to write a book about them. When his inbox chimes two hours later, telling him he has a chance to tour with the band...

Featuring: - Forty-six illustrations of Grateful Dead art featured in Relix magazine - Single-sided printing on high-quality paper to reduce the chance of bleed-through - Perforated removable sheets that are easy to frame or share at coloring parties - An introduction about the artist,...

GUNS N' ROSES FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE BAD BOYS OF SUNSET STRIPAuthor: Rich WeidmanISBN-10: 1495025888ISBN-13: 9781495025884Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2017Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d

The rise of the Canadian music industry, along with anecdotes and exclusive photos of international rock and pop stars, from the perspective of Canada's foremost music magazine from the 70s to the 90s.Author: Keith SharpISBN-10: 1459721942ISBN-13: 9781459721944Publisher: Dundurn PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2013Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize:...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Here are all dozen tunes from the Irish rockers' 1991 CD, produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Includes: Acrobat * Even Better Than the Real Thing * The Fly * Love Is Blindness * Mysterious Ways * One * So...

(Bass Recorded Versions Persona). Note-for-note transcriptions with tab for Flea's genius playing on all 14 cuts from the Peppers' triumphant 2011 return: The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie * Annie Wants a Baby * Brendan's Death Song * Dance, Dance, Dance * Did I...

NEW YORK TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERIn Face the Music, Paul Stanley--the co-founder and famous "Starchild" frontman of KISS--reveals for the first time the incredible highs and equally incredible lows in his life both inside and outside the band. Face the Music is the shocking,...

Revered and massively influential, the Smiths have been called the most important band of the fertile U.K. 1980s music scene. While the group was only active for five years (1982 to 1987), the cult of the Manchester-reared foursome has ballooned in the three decades...

(Easy Instrumental Play-Along). 10 songs carefully selected and arranged for first-year instrumentalists. Even novices will sound great Audio demonstration tracks featuring real instruments and available via download to help you hear how the song should sound. Once you've mastered the notes, download the backing...

(Bass Recorded Versions Persona). Now you can play the bass grooves note for note from the masters of funk bass, Larry Graham and Rustee Allen. This collection features 13 of their best transcribed for bass with the vocal line. Songs include: Babies Makin' Babies...

Best known for his unique musical style and blindingly fast hybrid picking technique, English guitarist Albert Lee is often referred to within the music industry as the "guitar player's guitar player," renowned for his work across several genres of music and for the respect...

The convergence of rock music, counterculture politics and avant-garde aesthetics in the late 1960s underscored the careers of the Beatles, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, and the Velvet Underground. This book examines these artists' relationships to the historical avant-garde (Artaud, Brecht, Dada)...

Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize Over the course of a thirteen-album and multi-award-winning career with Squeeze, it was clear from the very beginning that Chris Difford has few peers when it comes to smart, pithy lyricism. In Some Fantastic Place, he charts...

The use of irony in music is just beginning to be defined and critiqued, although it has been used, implied and decried by composers, performers, listeners and critics for centuries. Irony in popular music is especially worthy of study because it is pervasive, even...

The untimely deaths of Amy Winehouse (2011) and Whitney Houston (2012), and the 'resurrection' of Tupac Shakur for a performance at the Coachella music festival in April 2012, have focused the media spotlight on the relationship between popular music, fame and death. If the...

Black British musicians have been making jazz since around 1920 when the genre first arrived in Britain. This groundbreaking book reveals their hidden history and major contribution to the development of jazz in the UK. More than this, though, the chapters show the importance...

'They call me a madman but compared to Pete Way, I'm out of my league.' - Ozzy Osbourne There are rock memoirs and then there is this one. A Fast Ride Out of Here tells a story that is so shocking, so outrageous, so...

True tales from, and about, rock 'n' roll including the outrageously true, never-before-told, event that accidentally sparked the greatest rock rumor of all time: "Paul Is Dead."Author: Jim YoakumISBN-10: 1470064928ISBN-13: 9781470064921Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/06/2012Pages: 98Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x...

The sixties raged. I was young, crazy, full of hormones and wanting to snatch life by the balls. There was a life out there for the grabbing and it had to be wrestled into submission. There was a society full of boring amoral crap...

On their debut, The Clash famously claimed to be "bored with the USA, +? but The Clash wasn't a parochial record. Mick Jones' licks on songs such as "Hate and War+? were heavily influenced by classic American rock and roll, and the cover of...

In 1978, Siouxsie and the Banshees declared 'We don't see ourselves in the same context as other rock'n'roll bands.' A decade later, and in the stark aftermath of a devastating storm, the band retreated to a 17th-century mansion house in the deracinated Sussex countryside...

Glam Rock investigates the origins, development, and impact of an often under-valued and misunderstood musical genre. Exploring artistic, political, psychological, sexual, and commercial contexts, this book brings a fresh perspective to the transatlantic cultural history of this unique movement in popular music.Author: Simon PhiloISBN-10:...

Counting Down Elvis: His 100 Finest Songs explores the full range of Presley recordings, from his earliest number to his end-of-career (and even posthumous) hits, combing through gold record hits and unpolished gems to distill the best Presley had to offer his generation, his...

Carey Fleiner examines English rock group the Kinks and their social and cultural influences both on and by the group from the early '60s to present day. In and around the biographical survey of the band's career, The Kinks looks at the several contexts...

George Plasketes provides a comprehensive chronicle of Warren Zevon's 40-year, 20-record career and his enduring cultural significance. Throughout, Plasketes explores the musical, cinematic, and literary influences that shaped Zevon's distinctive style and songwriting themes.Author: George PlasketesISBN-10: 1442234563ISBN-13: 9781442234567Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2016Pages:...