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Gwen Stefani

Author : Anne K. Brown

Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC

Page : 106 pages

File Size : 41,40 MB

Release : 2009-03-13

Category : Young Adult Nonfiction

ISBN : 1420501267

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Gwen Stefani is a well-known recording artist, TV personality, and fashion designer. Her work as lead vocalist in the rock band No Doubt propelled her into the spotlight in the 1990s and early 2000s.? After the band's hiatus in 2004, Stefani pursued a career as a solo artist. Stefani has won two Grammy Awards for her work with No Doubt and one for her collaboration with rapper Eve. This compelling edition profiles the life and career of this multitalented entertainer. Chapters discuss her early years in Orange County, explore her time as a lead singer for No Doubt, and offer readers an insight into Stefani's personal life.





Omnibus Press Presents the Story of Good Charlotte

Author : Doug Small

Publisher : Music Sales Group

Page : 100 pages

File Size : 15,82 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780825628719

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An irresistible mix of punk, pop, and rock, Good Charlotteâs music defies definition yet appeals to the mainstream. Here is the tattoos-and-all story of how a bunch of small town high school misfits conquered the pop music world through sheer determination.



Music in American Life [4 volumes]

Author : Jacqueline Edmondson

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 1470 pages

File Size : 45,85 MB

Release : 2013-10-03

Category : Music

ISBN : 0313393486

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Book Description

A fascinating exploration of the relationship between American culture and music as defined by musicians, scholars, and critics from around the world. Music has been the cornerstone of popular culture in the United States since the beginning of our nation's history. From early immigrants sharing the sounds of their native lands to contemporary artists performing benefit concerts for social causes, our country's musical expressions reflect where we, as a people, have been, as well as our hope for the future. This four-volume encyclopedia examines music's influence on contemporary American life, tracing historical connections over time. Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between this art form and our society. Entries include singers, composers, lyricists, songs, musical genres, places, instruments, technologies, music in films, music in political realms, and music shows on television.



The Dave Grohl Story

Author : Jeff Apter

Publisher : Omnibus Press

Page : 347 pages

File Size : 29,55 MB

Release : 2009-11-05

Category : Music

ISBN : 0857120212

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Teenage punk, self-taught musician, bandleader, session man, smoker, drinker, multi-millionaire, David Grohl has achieved a rare feat, a rock ‘n’ roll double crown having been a member of two hugely successful and influential bands – Nirvana and The Foo Fighters. Loaded with candid interviews and hard truths about Grohl’s life in music, this is the first comprehensive biography of an icon whose career charts rock and roll’s rise and fall over the past two decades. Detailing his drumming and touring with Queens of the Stone Age and Nine Inch Nails and his battle over Nirvana’s legacy with Courtney Love, this is a no-holds-barred account of a career and life at the very top. Grohl's powerhouse drumming, anthemic riffing and melodic brilliance have proved both thrilling and enduring, and he remains one of rock's most respected figures.



Dreaming In Indian

Author : Lisa Charleyboy

Publisher : Annick Press

Page : 250 pages

File Size : 11,54 MB

Release : 2014-09-23

Category : Young Adult Nonfiction

ISBN : 1554516889

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A highly-acclaimed anthology about growing up NativeÑnow in paperback. *Best Books of 2014, American Indians in ChildrenÕs Literature *Best Book of 2014, Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature *2015 USBBY Outstanding International Book Honor List A collection truly universal in its themes, Dreaming in Indian will shatter commonly held stereotypes about Native peoples and offers readers a unique insight into a community often misunderstood and misrepresented by the mainstream media. Native artists, including acclaimed author Joseph Boyden, renowned visual artist Bunky Echo Hawk, and stand-up comedian Ryan McMahon, contribute thoughtful and heartfelt pieces on their experiences growing up Native. Whether addressing the effects of residential schools, calling out bullies through personal manifestos, or simply citing their hopes for the future, this book refuses to shy away from difficult topics. Insightful, thought-provoking, brutallyÑand beautifullyÑhonest, this book is sure to appeal to young adults everywhere. ÒNot to be missed.ÓÑSchool Library Journal, *starred review ÒÉa uniquely valuable resource.Ó ÑKirkus Reviews, *starred review ÒÉ wide-ranging and emotionally potent ÉÓÑPublishers Weekly



Gwen Stefani and No Doubt: Simple Kind of Life

Author : Jeff Apter

Publisher : Omnibus Press

Page : 266 pages

File Size : 46,85 MB

Release : 2009-12-09

Category : Music

ISBN : 0857120484

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The eclectic Orange County band No Doubt was formed in 1986 by Eric Stefani and John Spence who soon recruited Eric’s younger sister Gwen as co-vocalist. With the addition of Tony Kanal on Bass, they launched a 20 year career that would fuse ska, grunge, alt. rock and shades of several other musical genres into a unique mix. The 1987 suicide of John Spence resulted in the battlefield promotion of Gwen to lead vocalist, a shift that would prove a launch pad for her future solo career and media celebrity status. Through it all No Doubt went from strength to strength and in 1995, following the departure of Eric Stefani, finally found mainstream success when their third album, Tragic Kingdom, enjoyed over 15 million sales worldwide. Since then this ska-loving band from Southern California has flourished. Despite a frequently changing line-up and the potential distraction of Sven’s parallel solo career, No Doubt have stayed true to their mission to be musical and visual innovators.



Nicki Minaj

Author : Isoul Harris

Publisher : Omnibus Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 16,37 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Design

ISBN : 9781780385549

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Explores Onika Tanya Marej's spectacular transformation from early childhood in Trinidad via her days as an unknown rapper on the New York underground scene to fully-fledged songwriter, international star and chart topper



Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980–1983

Author : Tim Lawrence

Publisher : Duke University Press

Page : 425 pages

File Size : 32,24 MB

Release : 2016-09-15

Category : Music

ISBN : 0822373920

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As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and social eruptions that took place in the city’s subterranean party venues as well as the way they cultivated breakthrough movements in art, performance, video, and film. Interviewing DJs, party hosts, producers, musicians, artists, and dancers, Tim Lawrence illustrates how the relatively discrete post-disco, post-punk, and hip hop scenes became marked by their level of plurality, interaction, and convergence. He also explains how the shifting urban landscape of New York supported the cultural renaissance before gentrification, Reaganomics, corporate intrusion, and the spread of AIDS brought this gritty and protean time and place in American culture to a troubled denouement.



The Anarchy Tour

Author : Mick O'Shea

Publisher : Omnibus Press

Page : 351 pages

File Size : 42,19 MB

Release : 2012-11-20

Category : Music

ISBN : 0857127977

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The ‘Anarchy in the UK Tour’ should have just been a collection of twenty gigs like any other, spanning venues across the UK… It was December 1976, and a coach drove off down a London street like any other. On board were the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Heartbreakers, while The Damned, who were also on the bill, followed behind. However, two days earlier on the Today Show, tour, the Sex Pistols’ had lit a fire in the popular consciousness. What should have been an inconsequential three-minute interview descended into farce when the show’s host goaded Sex Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones into saying ‘something outrageous’. Local councils began to ban the tour and agreed “Most of these groups would be vastly improved by sudden death”. Author Mick O Shea dissects the whirlwind that followed these punk-rock heavyweights and the sheer force of their rebellion against popular culture. He has interviewed band members, managers, roadies and audiences to tell the true story of how anarchy once gripped the nation.