Exploding onto the late 1960s scene, The Stooges were a bunch of misfit Mid-Western delinquents, and their charismatic frontman, Iggy Pop, was a performer extraordinaire.
The hard-rocking British supergroup was fronted by Steve Marriott, possessor of what is generally regarded as one of the finest ever rock and blue-eyed soul voices.
In 1992, Singer, pianist and composer Tori Amos achieved fame with the intensely personal solid gold record, Little Earthquakes, the first of fifteen studio albums.
The Roland x0x Series: A History of Early Roland Synthesizers and Drum Machines from SH-101 to TR-909 offers an authoritative but accessible investigation of how the design of these most influential musical instruments is shaped by technological factors, institutional contexts, market forces and imagined users and uses.
The Roland x0x Series: A History of Early Roland Synthesizers and Drum Machines from SH-101 to TR-909 offers an authoritative but accessible investigation of how the design of these most influential musical instruments is shaped by technological factors, institutional contexts, market forces and imagined users and uses.
Of all of the 'classic' British rockers who came to prominence in the 1960s, only a very few have achieved significant, sustained success through to the present day.
Schwarz oder wei: Das tragische Leben von Michael Jackson40 Jahre lang begeisterte der King of Pop die Fans mit einer Karriere der Superlative das legendare Album Thriller von 1982, mit dem er den weltweiten Durchbruch als Solokunstler feierte, ist mit 67 Millionen verkauften Tontragern bis heute das weltweit erfolgreichste Pop- Album aller Zeiten.
Hendrik Otremba, Schriftsteller und Musiker in Personalunion, nahert sich einfuhlsam dem Werk der legendaren Kolner Band Can an und spricht mit deren Grunder Irmin Schmidt.
Hendrik Otremba, Schriftsteller und Musiker in Personalunion, nahert sich einfuhlsam dem Werk der legendaren Kolner Band Can an und spricht mit deren Grunder Irmin Schmidt.
This book argues that the songs on Bob Dylan’s John Wesley Harding are deeply concerned with the fractures in collective memory and politics contemporary with its composition and recording.
Francoise Legrand, musicienne eclectique, cheffe d'orchestre engagee et passionnee, a su conjuguer exigence artistique et humanisme durant sa carriere.
Joe Jackson is a singer, songwriter, composer, and performer who has twisted and turned his career through numerous genres and continues to release excellent albums forty years after his initial breakthrough success.
Regula Klingler erzahlt die ungewohnliche Lebensgeschichte ihres Grossvaters Adalbert Klingler (1896-1974), dem Wegbereiter des kunstlerischen Handpuppenspiels in der Schweiz.
Best known for a string of 1980s pop soul classics such as 'Private Eyes', 'Maneater', and 'Out Of Touch', Daryl Hall & John Oates are far more than the much-caricatured image of the tall blonde one and the short one with the moustache.
Das bewegte Leben des Poeten und Liedermachers Konstantin Wecker"Der Liebe zuliebe« – ein Buch über eine lebenslange Suche: nach Sinn, nach dem »mehr als alles«, nach dem großen Geheimnis, nach Liebe, nach Wegen zum inneren und äußeren Frieden.
A poignant and revelatory memoir from acclaimed novelist and actor Denise Nicholas that offers an intimate exploration of her multifaceted life, delving deeply into themes of artistic self-invention, race, and grief.
Foreword by Barry DevlinFive-piece Horslips are arguably the greatest band in Irish rock music history, producing truly special, unique music in the 1970s.
This book argues that the songs on Bob Dylan’s John Wesley Harding are deeply concerned with the fractures in collective memory and politics contemporary with its composition and recording.
