From life in an East End pub to fame on a global stage, Matt Johnson - founder, songwriter and visionary lynchpin of iconic band The The - created some of the most engaging, challenging and enduring music of his era.
Lebendig wie ein Film, gedreht an den verschiedensten Schauplatzen auf mehreren Kontinenten, schildert dieses Buch das Leben und das Werk eines der groten Singer/ Songwriter unserer Zeit.
When Frida Kahlo, died, her husband Diego Rivera asked the poet Carlos Pellicer to turn the Blue House into a museum that the people of Mexico Could visit to admire the work of the artista.
Detailed account of Manson's life, including his attempt to break into the LA scene of the mid '60s, to his bizarre relationship with the Beach Boys, his obsession with The Beatles, his demo releases from prison which achieved quadruple platinum sales, the resultant lawsuit to ban his royalties, his influence on Guns n' Roses, and his links with ne-Nazi rock underground.
FOREWORD BY ALAN WARNER'A book that sets new standards for rock biography' GuardianReissued as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, On Some Faraway Beach is the first and only ever comprehensive and authoritative biography of Brian Eno, featuring interviews with many of his key collaborators over the years: from Bryan Ferry to David Byrne and Robert Wyatt.
Over the last decade or more, classical music programming has expanded to an unprecedented extent, now including works by less familiar composers and underappreciated works by familiar names.
Offering a uniquely musical perspective on the #MeToo experience, this is the story of a talented and fiercely determined musician-a young woman with everything to gain and, ultimately, nothing left to lose-who finds a way through despite multiple betrayals by the men in her life.
For fans of Little Miss Sunshine and Secrets of Miss America, this memoir from a national award-winning author reveals the reality of being the first Guyrex Girl in the 1970s.
Auch nach 20 Alben und einer Legion begeisterter Fans hort der unbeirrbare Waits nicht auf, immer wieder neue, mal zartlich poetische, mal raue wuste Songs voll magischer Faszination zu produzieren, die andere Pop-Artisten wie Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, Elvis Costello, Meat Loaf, The Ramones and Johnny Cash reizen, diese in eigenen Versionen zu interpretieren.
Over the last decade or more, classical music programming has expanded to an unprecedented extent, now including works by less familiar composers and underappreciated works by familiar names.
Joel McIver erzahlt mit akribischer Genauigkeit Metallicas Geschichte, enthullt die Mythen, die seit Jahren mit der Band umgeben und verrat die ungeschminkte Wahrheit uber seine Entstehung und seine Entwicklung.
Growing up in a small village in the Rhymney Valley, Luke's life was shaped by his Jehovah's Witness upbringing, a path he'd eventually navigate to come out to his parents, knowing he risked losing them.
From a humble background, growing up in an East London council flat, Sir Alan Sugar has become a business success story and television sensation, amassing a net worth of GBP830 million.
Diese erfolgreiche Biographie wurde nun uberarbeitet und neu aufgelegt und ist noch immer die umfassendste Chronik der auergewohnlichen Leben und die Karriere von Frank Zappa.
Welche Rolle der Leipziger Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach für das Leben und Schreiben des Schriftstellers Maarten 't Hart spielt, kam schon in seinem Roman »Das Wüten der ganzen Welt« zum Ausdruck.
Born Maurice Micklewhite, son of a Billingsgate fish porter and a charlady; Michael Caine's life has been an extraordinary rollercoaster: from washing dishes and fighting on National Service, to winning two Oscars and being knighted by the Queen.
Als ABBA nur sieben Jahre nach ihrem sensationellen Sieg beim Song-Contest 1974 auseinanderbrachen, wurde jedem klar, dass hinter der Fassade der frohlichen, glitzernden Showband aus Schweden vier hochst unterschiedliche Individuen standen.
