Composers and songwriters

A brilliant study of Oasis' debut album, highlighting the band's massive cultural impact and the raw, positive power of those early songs.

Finally, after all that waiting, The Future arrived in 1980.

Courtney Love has never been less than notorious.

To wander the streets of a bankrupt, often lawless, New York City in the early 1970s wearing a T-shirt with PLEASE KILL ME written on it was an act of determined nihilism, and one often recounted in the first reports of Richard Hell filtering into the pre-punk UK.

Stereo is everywhere.

From a Los Angeles hospital bed, equipped with little more than a laptop and a stack of records, James "e;J Dilla"e; Yancey crafted a set of tracks that would forever change the way beatmakers viewed their artform.

Outside his native France, the view of Serge Gainsbourg was once of a one-hit wonder lothario.

"e;It's Time To Party,"e; the first track off of I Get Wet, opens with a rapid-fire guitar line - nothing fancy, just a couple crunchy power chords to acclimate the ears - repeated twice before a booming bass drum joins in to provide a quarter-note countdown.

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, Kanye West created the most compelling body of pop music by an American artist during the period.

Although Exile in Guyville was celebrated as one of the year's top records by Spin and the New York Times, it was also, to some, an abomination: a mockery of the Rolling Stones' most revered record and a rare glimpse into the psyche of a shrewd, independent, strong young woman.

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, Kanye West created the most compelling body of pop music by an American artist during the period.

A brilliant study of Oasis' debut album, highlighting the band's massive cultural impact and the raw, positive power of those early songs.

"e;It's Time To Party,"e; the first track off of I Get Wet, opens with a rapid-fire guitar line - nothing fancy, just a couple crunchy power chords to acclimate the ears - repeated twice before a booming bass drum joins in to provide a quarter-note countdown.

In 1978, San Francisco, a city that has seen more than its share of trauma, plunged from a summer of political tension into an autumn cascade of malevolence that so eluded human comprehension it seemed almost demonic.

To wander the streets of a bankrupt, often lawless, New York City in the early 1970s wearing a T-shirt with PLEASE KILL ME written on it was an act of determined nihilism, and one often recounted in the first reports of Richard Hell filtering into the pre-punk UK.

Smile is not merely a great unfinished album, but a living work of art that is all at once expansive, indeterminate, and resolutely pop.

Courtney Love has never been less than notorious.

July, 1967: It seems the entire country stopped to listen to a husky voice steeped in the simmering secrets of the South tell a tragic tale of teenage suicide.

This book is targeted to all Indie Artist who is looking to gain some basic knowledge about the vital steps to solidify themselves as Indie Artist.

A New York Times Bestseller!

Fils d’un charcutier de Seine-et-Marne, Charles Pathé, parti de rien, est devenu, au début du XXe siècle, un chef d’entreprise de dimension mondiale.

When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been heard before.

Praise for Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times"e;Dennis McDougal is a rare Hollywood reporter: honest, fearless, nobody's fool.

This book traces the extraordinary life and career of Mel Brooks, who has ridden a wave of show business success perhaps unsurpassed by anyone of his generation.

Elliott Smith was one of the most gifted songwriters of the '90s, adored by fans for his subtly melancholic words and melodies.

Bruce Springsteen often prefers to let his music do the talking.

Since his 1991 debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera, Hao Jiang Tian has appeared on the world's greatest stages, more than 300 times at the Met alone.

He was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, a hard-charging actor whose intensity on the screen was mirrored in his personal life.

Revised and expanded, with a new afterword by the author, this is the definitive biography of Duane Allman, one of the most revered guitarists of his generation.

Written by Chris Welch, former Melody Maker journalist and Cream confidante, this newly-researched book is the first full account of rock's premiere three-man supergroup: guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker.

"e;For those who've never had the opportunity to party like a rock star and felt like they were missing out, Please Take Me Off the Guest List' may very well smooth over those regrets.

Marvin Gaye's life and brilliant career were cut tragically short on April 1, 1984 one day before his 45th birthday when he was shot and killed by his own father.

The late Lowell George is best known as the lead singer, slide guitarist, songwriter and producer of Little Feat.

Guitarist Michael Bloomfield shot to stardom in the '60s with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan, The Electric Flag and on Al Kooper's ';Super Session.

Warren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel.

Pianist Mike Garson was David Bowie's most frequent musician, on record and onstage throughout Bowie's life.

ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Winner and named one of 2018 Top Ten Music Books by Billboard!

Over 30 million records sold.

In a career spanning five decades, Elton John has sold over 250 million records worldwide and has appeared in nearly 4 000 live performances.

Although he's a showbiz lifer, Billy Vera is cut from a wholly different cloth than his peers.

Be a fly on the wall of sound: get the inside history and behind-the-scenes events in the making of a masterpiece.

In this volume, author John Corcelli reveals Zappa's roots as a musician, from his diverse influences to his personal life.

Pearl Jam FAQ is what the British refer to as a ';spanner ' covering the entire arc of the band's career, from their pre-Pearl Jam days to the present.

Sinister Urge is the first in-depth, career-spanning biography of heavy-metal musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie.

How does an underground oddity become a cultural phenomenon?

The Beatles' sixth studio album, Rubber Soul, was a game changer.

Ringo: With a Little Help is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm.

If the Beatles wrote the soundtrack of the swinging '60s, then the Eagles did the same for the cynical '70s.

Prog Rock FAQ traces the controversial, but much misunderstood musical genre through its five-decade history, highlighting the rise, eventual decline, and recent resurgence of one of the most inventive and storied popular musical forms of the latter half of the 20th Century.