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THE MAKING AND MEANING OF RADIOHEAD'S GROUNDBREAKING, CONTROVERSIAL, EPOCHDEFINING ALBUM, KID A.

From their inception in 1971 through their smashingly successful 2007 album Long Road Out of Eden and the accompanying 2008-2010 international tour, The Eagles have seen it all and lived to tell about it. In Eagles, one of America's top rock journalists delivers a comprehensive insider look at arguably ...

Led Zeppelin - a band unique in the history of rock 'n' roll. Led Zeppelin recounts the history of the band in words from a man who witnessed many of their finest concerts, images from the cream of contemporary photographers, and rare memorabilia that is hugely evocative of the era.

A comprehensive guide to the pop idol whose songs and dance moves inspire each new generation of performers.

This fully authorized, visually stunning tribute to the incomparable Freddie Mercury gives fans unprecedented access to one of the world's greatest performers. Foreword by Rami Malek, Oscar-winning star ofBohemian Rhapsody Widely known as an electric showman with no equal, Freddie Mercury's death in ...

The official behind-the-scenes guide to the making of the movie about the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of the 20th century.

The film I Wanna Dance with Somebody tells the joyous, emotional, and heartbreaking story of Whitney Houston's journey from ...

In early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from the underground music scene in Seattle. He had no idea that the band's leader, Kurt Cobain, would become a pop-culture icon with a legacy arguably at the level of John Lennon, Michael Jackson, ...

In the wake of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time - and the only book written by someone who knew him.

A new, updated edition of Christopher Sandford's classic biography of the band, The Rolling Stones is a gripping account of the band's remarkable 60 years at the top of the rock industry.

In 1962 Mick Jagger was a bright, well-scrubbed boy (planning a career in the civil service), while Keith Richards ...

Acclaimed for updating the singer-songwriter format for the new millennium, David Gray has been compared to Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Nick Drake. This book tells the story of the Manchester-born singer whose album "White Ladder" has sold over a million copies. It includes a full discography.

In a world dominated by industry-created pop idols, the story of David Gray is a heartwarming tale of passionate belief in music and a healthy mistrust of celebrity.

Acclaimed for updating the singer-songwriter format for the new millennium, David Gray has been compared to Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Nick Drake. This book tells the story of the Manchester-born singer whose album "White Ladder" has sold over a million copies. It includes a full discography.

Born the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for a life of psychedelic adventuring on the furthest frontiers of noise in MOGWAI, one of the best loved and most ground-breaking post-rock bands of the past three decades.Modestly delinquent at school, Stuart ...

Slade was undoubtedly the greatest glam rock band ever. With their unforgettable hairstyles, platform shoes, reflective clothing and scarf-waving brand of rock balladry, they were never fashionable or hip, but were hugely successful on their own terms and became a seventies phenomenon. The Black Country ...

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Describes early keyboards, pianos, and organs, explains their origin and design, and discusses the modern orchestra.

Some of the more popular types of equipment, the history of percussion, and the development of new electronic instruments are detailed.

Provides a general history of music and instruments, followed by a profile of nine woodwind and brass instruments, and an overview of rare brass instruments including the serpent and the fleugelhorn.

They began in the early 1980s, developed with the decade, profoundly influenced the dance scene, cracked in the 1990s, but have emerged triumphantly to launch the millennium with an acclaimed new album, Exciter, that caused the NME to comment we still need Depeche Mode. No other electronic group of their ...