Author : Gary Valentine
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,18 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781560259442
A first-person account by a founding member of Blondie recounts his witness to the birth of punk music, chronicling the transition of musical styles between the 1960s and 1980s while describing the contributions of such figures as Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and David Bowie. Original.
Author : Michael Grecco
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 21,85 MB
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 1647000661
Iconic and never-before-seen images of punk and post-punk’s quintessential bands In the late 70s, punk rock music began to evolve into the post-punk and new wave movements that dominated until the early 90s. During this time, prolific photographer and filmmaker Michael Grecco was in the thick of things, documenting the club scene in places like Boston and New York, and getting shots on- and backstage with bands such as The Cramps, Dead Kennedys, Talking Heads, Human Sexual Response, Elvis Costello, Joan Jett, the Ramones, and many others. Grecco captured in black and white and color the raw energy, sweat, and antics that characterized the alternative music of the time. Punk, Post Punk, New Wave: Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978–1991 features stunning, never-before-seen photography from this iconic period in music. In addition to concert photography, he also shot album covers and promotional pieces that round out this impressively extensive photo collection. Featuring a foreword from Fred Schneider of the B-52’s, Punk, Post Punk, New Wave is a quintessential piece of music history for anyone looking for backstage access into the careers of punk and post punk’s most beloved bands.
Author : Steven Blush
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 23,94 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1250083613
The definitive history of a key period in rock ‘n’ roll, from new wave to no wave, punk to punk revival, from the bestselling author of American Hardcore.
Author : Ha Jin
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 24,58 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307911624
From the award-winning author of Waiting and War Trash: an urgent, timely novel that follows an aspiring author, an outrageous book idea, and a lone journalist's dogged quest for truth in the Internet age. New York, 2005. Chinese expatriate Feng Danlin is a fiercely principled reporter at a small news agency that produces a website read by the Chinese diaspora around the world. Danlin's explosive exposés have made him legendary among readers--and feared by Communist officials. But his newest assignment may be his undoing: investigating his ex-wife, Yan Haili, an unscrupulous novelist who has willingly become a pawn of the Chinese government in order to realize her dreams of literary stardom. Haili's scheme infuriates Danlin both morally and personally--he will do whatever it takes to expose her as a fraud. But in outing Haili, he is also provoking her powerful political allies, and he will need to draw on all of his journalistic cunning to emerge from this investigation with his career--and his life--still intact. A brilliant, darkly funny story of corruption, integrity, and the power of the pen, The Boat Rocker is a tour de force of modern fiction.
Author : Jesse Jarnow
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 24,26 MB
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 1101588683
The first biography of Yo La Tengo, the massively influential band who all but defined indie music. Yo La Tengo has lit up the indie scene for three decades, part of an underground revolution that defied corporate music conglomerates, eschewed pop radio, and found a third way. Going behind the scenes of one of the most remarkable eras in American music history, Big Day Coming traces the patient rise of husband-and-wife team Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, who—over three decades—helped forge a spandex-and-hairspray-free path to the global stage, selling millions of records along the way and influencing countless bands. Using the continuously vital Yo La Tengo as a springboard, Big Day Coming uncovers the history of the legendary clubs, bands, zines, labels, record stores, college radio stations, fans, and pivotal figures that built the infrastructure of the now-prevalent indie rock world. Journalist and freeform radio DJ Jesse Jarnow draws on all-access interviews and archives for mesmerizing trip through contemporary music history told through one of its most creative and singular acts.
Author : Ted Bafaloukos
Publisher : Gingko Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,24 MB
Release : 2020-04-14
Category :
ISBN : 9783943330489
Set amongst the reggae scene of late 70s Jamaica, Rockers achieved instant cult status among music and cinema fans. Director Ted Bafaloukos has received many accolades for his work on the film, but the fact that he was also a fine writer and photographer is often overlooked. In We Are Rockers, his experiences in Jamaica and New York between 1975 and 1978 are paired with an invaluable collection of photographs taken during the writing and production of the film. Beyond reggae circles, this anthology offers an unparalleled snapshot of Jamaican cool.
Author : Will Hermes
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 14,92 MB
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0374533547
This title provides a group portrait of some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century, including Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash and Bob Dylan.
Author : Jimmy McDonough
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 1001 pages
File Size : 20,40 MB
Release : 2003-05-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1400075440
Neil Young is one of rock and roll’s most important and enigmatic figures, a legend from the sixties who is still hugely influential today. He has never granted a writer access to his inner life – until now. Based on six years of interviews with more than three hundred of Young’s associates, and on more than fifty hours of interviews with Young himself, Shakey is a fascinating, prodigious account of the singer’s life and career. Jimmy McDonough follows Young from his childhood in Canada to his cofounding of Buffalo Springfield to the huge success of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to his comeback in the nineties. Filled with never-before-published words directly from the artist himself, Shakey is an essential addition to the top shelf of rock biographies.
Author : Brenda Perlin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,19 MB
Release : 2016-05-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781523806676
Punk Rocker is the much anticipated sequel to "L.A. Punk Rocker": top author Brenda Perlin's best-selling punk anthology.Here you will find a collection of short stories from those who were there in the early days. Hard core musical anarchists who saw it all, heard it all, did it all - and survived to tell their stories. Along with Brenda and the West Coast punks, Punk Rocker features rebels, writers, commentators and street kids from all over America - talking about the music, the fashion, the attitude, the passion, the lifestyle and, of course, the bands who made it all happen.Meet people who discovered punk's new dawn - and those who were there for its sunset, in the ramshackle mausoleum of the Chelsea Hotel.Backstage, in the clubs, in the gigs, in hotel rooms with the band, on the streets -Brenda was there. She saw it all. And so did her friends. Punk Rocker. If you missed it...what are you waiting for?
Author : John Rocker
Publisher : Rmc Publishing, LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,32 MB
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Baseball players
ISBN : 9780984741908
You don't know John Rocker. I mean, really, you may have been in the packed stadiums or caught him on television at the height of his career pitching in a World Series for the Atlanta Braves, or in the American League playoffs for the Cleveland Indians. Maybe you caught him with one of the other various teams he was with during his career. And no doubt you've heard or read controversies over some of his public comments. But the REAL John Rocker is going to surprise you. This book, written almost entirely from Rocker's own personal hand, is a coming of age story about a young kid who was "bitten" with the dream to become a Major Leaguer. Detailing the rise and ultimate fall, Rocker offers a never before heard rendition of his life, career as well as personal accounts of the infamous Sports Illustrated article for which he is most known.
