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The rock-and-roll memoir of one of the world's greatest guitaristsYngwie Malmsteen's revolutionary guitar style-combining elements of classical music with the speed and volume of heavy metal-made him a staple of the 80s rock scene.

In 1963, it was unusual for a pop group to have a monthly magazine devoted exclusively to their career.

Combining the personal memories and critical analysis of a self-confessed pop addict with a wealth of contemporary documentary evidence, Gathered From Coincidence reconstructs a truly momentous era to tell the story of the music of the Sixties year by year.

The only book that shows how the Blues Scales (Major and Minor) are used to create jazz solos.

How our dominant Christian worldview shapes everything from personal behavior to public policy (and what to do about it)Over the centuries, Christianity has accomplished much which is deserving of praise.

Have you ever wondered how guitarists like Joe Pass, Jim Hall and Wes Montgomery find such full, luscious voicings for their chord melody playing?

This book is designed to teach the fundamentals of bass playing to anyone, regardless of the style of music or level of the player.

Both Sides Now is an intimate exploration of Joni Mitchell's life and art.

The only complete method book on Salsa ever published.

One Direction: Five Lives is an intimate book of the lives of One Direction band members, Harry, Liam, Niall, Louis and Zayn.

"e;We were living through the realities of war and bringing the war onto the stage.

The most highly-acclaimed jazz theory book ever published!

About the music of Jackie McLean in the context of his life as an internationally grat jazz saxophonist, leader and educator.

Get inside the head of one of the most influential musicians of our time with this collection of her most inspiring and revealing quotes.

This practical and enlightening book gives insight into almost every aspect of jazz musicianship---scale/chord theory, composing techniques, analyzing tunes, practice strategies, etc.

Offering new insight into Lennon and Ono as individuals, artists and lovers, Days That I'll Remember is a gifted music journalist's memoir of a seismic time in music, politics and culture and one of the most incisive and affectionate portraits ever written about this world-altering couple.

By the time of his death in 1982, Sam "e;Lightnin'"e; Hopkins was likely the most recorded blues artist in history.

In this comprehensive and probing biography, Tim Grierson examines Wilco's history, discussing each of their albums in detail and exploring their often divisive 20-year output.

Back in print due to popular demand; the David Bowie Black Book remains one of the most elegant books about the iconic superstar ever to have been published.

From the early days of The Rolling Stones, with a relatively baby-faced 'Keef' sporting a hounds-tooth jacket, to his heroic piratical look of the present day, rock's indestructible hero has been photographed by many people over half a century.

How do you keep going when your world is falling apart?

This sensational biography charts Christina Aguilera's rise to the top in the face of parental issues, panic attacks, self-harm, and professional betrayals big and small.

Is Bob Marley the only third world superstar?

Pop music and rock music are often treated as separate genres but the distinction has always been blurred.

Few bands have made as much of an impact on popular and rock music than Led Zeppelin.

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music.

Troubled urban neighborhoods and jazz-club havens were the backdrop of Gerald Majer's life growing up in sixties and seventies Chicago.

Among the great American modern jazz saxophonists, Mobley had been the most unjustly neglected - the truly forgotten man.

The only book that shows how the Blues Scales (Major and Minor) are used to create jazz solos.

Biography of Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground.

In the winter of 2006, Justin Vernon - aka Bon Iver - picked up a guitar, a laptop and some basic recording equipment and retreated to a remote cabin in the woods of Wisconsin to lick his wounds.

Bruce Springsteen has always taken interviews seriously.

Foreword Magazine IndieFab Book of the Year's Gold for Biography 2017Maximum Volume offers a glimpse into the mind, the music, and the man behind the sound of the Beatles.

In a career that’s spanned thirty-five years and generated fourteen albums, fifty-three singles (two of them UK number ones), four Brit Awards, two Ivor Novellas and inspired literally hundreds of university dissertations, quite a few PhD’s and the odd specialist subject on Mastermind, Manic Street Preachers have become, in the words of their 2011 singles collection, national treasures.

The enhanced The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen is a four decade-spanning collection, containing the lyrics of Suzanne, Hallelujah, So Long, Marianne, Everybody Knows, Famous Blue Raincoat and many more, including songs written but never recorded by Cohen himself.

Brass Bands Play an important part in Barnsley's rich cultural and musical heritage.

Leonard Cohen, one of the most admired performers of the last half century, has had a stranger-than-fiction, roller-coaster ride of a life.

Lady Gagas old friend and former DJ Brendan Jay Sullivan paints a vivid picture of the downtown scene from which she emerged.

"e;In early '79 I was already engaged in what eventually turned out to be a lengthy photographic study of the New Romantics (though back then they were not known as such).

Maroon 5: Shooting For The Stars uncovers intimate details of the lives and backgrounds of all band members of Maroon 5.

This new, revised edition of Hot Wired Guitar brings Beck's story bang up to date, from his adventures at The White House in December 2012 with Mick Jagger and US President Barack Obama, to touring the world with Beach Boy Brian Wilson and the 2014 release of Jeff's latest solo disc.

All musicians need to thoroughly learn their scales, chords, intervals and various melodic patterns in order to become complete musicians.

This practical and enlightening book gives insight into almost every aspect of jazz musicianship---scale/chord theory, composing techniques, analyzing tunes, practice strategies, etc.

Fans of the eccentric and edgy films of the Coen brothers know there's more going on in their films than meets the eye.

Misfit Summer Camp: 20 Years on the Road with the Vans Warped Tour contains 200 explosive pages chronicling the first 2 decades of the traveling circus that is the Vans Warped Tour.

Based upon work and materials compiled for the acclaimed and now much sought after 2007 Cramps biography A Short History of Rock'n'Roll Psychosis, Journey To The Centre Of The Cramps goes far beyond being a revised and updated edition: Completely overhauled, rewritten and vastly expanded, it now represents the definitive work on the group.