'Represents a pinnacle of its form: a syncretic work of art' DAN CHARNAS'An impeccably constructed examination of an album that boosted the profile of South African music and reinvigorated Simon's career' UNCUT'Made me appreciate the album's intricacies and paradoxes all the more' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWThe definitive story of the making and legacy of Paul Simon's Graceland In 1984, Paul Simon was at a professional and personal crossroads.
Desde su prometedor arranque en 1984 hasta su abrupto final en 1996, Héroes del Silencio encarnaron el rol de estrellas de rock hasta sus últimas consecuencias.
Elvis Presley es una figura de talla mundial de la cultura popular, un artista cuyo talento y fama sólo fueron igualados por sus excesos y su trágico final.
Preparada con la inestimable colaboración de la asociación Cifujazz, esta nueva edición busca volver a hacer accesible al público, por primera vez en forma de libro, la única obra que Juan Claudio Cifuentes escribió de forma sistemática durante su larga carrera.
A compelling portrait of rocks greatest guitarist at the moment of his ascendance, Stone Free is the first book to focus exclusively on the happiest and most productive period of Jimi Hendrixs life.
In fascinating, star-studded anecdotes, original Monkee Micky Dolenz takes readers from his starring role at age 12 as TV's "e;Circus Boy,"e; to the open casting call that brought the Monkees together, through the creative conflicts that finally drove them apart.
"Cuando los gigantes caminaban sobre la Tierra" es, ante todo, la biografía definitiva de Led Zeppelin, una banda que en apenas una década transformó la historia de la música y desapareció de repente tras una década de éxitos, y también de excesos encarnados en el lema: «sexo, drogas y rock&roll».
Metallica es la banda de metal más grande del planeta y son grandes por méritos propios: hace cuatro décadas reinventaron la historia de la música y siguen en la brecha demostrando que su directo es inapelable.
A comienzos de 1991, el mánager musical Danny Goldberg aceptó hacerse cargo de Nirvana, uno de los muchos grupos de rock de la escena musical "underground" de Seattle.
Ziemlich beste Freunde:Die Autobiografie der Simple Minds»Wenn ich an Charlie denke«, sagt Simple-Minds-Sänger Jim Kerr, »dann denke ich nicht daran, wie wir bei Live Aid oder beim Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert zusammen auf der Bühne standen, sondern daran, wie ich ihn als Achtjährigen im Sandkasten spielen sah, als wir uns das erste Mal begegneten.
If Genesis, according to British comedian and fan Al Murray 'were the progressive rock band who progressed', then Peter Gabriel as a solo artist would be the member that progressed the most.
The Great Recession threatened the well-being of tens of millions of Americans, dramatically weakened the working class, hollowed out the middle class, and strengthened the position of the very wealthy.
A compelling portrait of rocks greatest guitarist at the moment of his ascendance, Stone Free is the first book to focus exclusively on the happiest and most productive period of Jimi Hendrixs life.
This vibrant book pulses with the beats of a new American South, probing the ways music, literature, and film have remixed southern identities for a postcivil rights generation.
Este libro explica la trayectoria de Serrat no solo a través de sus canciones y su música sino también a través de los momentos trascendentes de una vida íntimamente ligada con la historia reciente de nuestro país: la dura posguerra en Barcelona, su juventud activista en la España franquista, el escándalo de Eurovisión, la "Nova Cançó" catalana, el exilio por motivos políticos, el reconocimiento en la España de la transición, el éxito internacional.
Among collections of letters written between American soldiers and their spouses, the Civil War correspondence of William and Jane Standard stands out for conveying the complexity of the motives and experiences of Union soldiers and their families.
Among collections of letters written between American soldiers and their spouses, the Civil War correspondence of William and Jane Standard stands out for conveying the complexity of the motives and experiences of Union soldiers and their families.
The Great Recession threatened the well-being of tens of millions of Americans, dramatically weakened the working class, hollowed out the middle class, and strengthened the position of the very wealthy.
This vibrant book pulses with the beats of a new American South, probing the ways music, literature, and film have remixed southern identities for a postcivil rights generation.
In this critical biography, Susan Lee Johnson braids together lives over time and space, telling tales of two white women who, in the 1960s, wrote books about the fabled frontiersman Christopher Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a Denver librarian who compiled the Carson-Bent-Boggs Genealogy, and Kansas-born but Washington, D.
A compelling portrait of rocks greatest guitarist at the moment of his ascendance, Stone Free is the first book to focus exclusively on the happiest and most productive period of Jimi Hendrixs life.
While David Bowie was alive, his songs and their strange commentaries on modern life had some kind of deep significance that made sense of it all for many people.
In this critical biography, Susan Lee Johnson braids together lives over time and space, telling tales of two white women who, in the 1960s, wrote books about the fabled frontiersman Christopher Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a Denver librarian who compiled the Carson-Bent-Boggs Genealogy, and Kansas-born but Washington, D.
Formed at their Oxfordshire secondary school in the mid-eighties, Radiohead have gone on arguably to be not only the most important rock group of the 1990s, but also the most significant post-rock group of the new century.
*One of Stylist's top ten fiction books to look out for in 2026 and an Apple Best Book of February*SUPERFAN is a dark, addictive novel about K-pop fandom, obsession, and the dangerous illusion of being seen.
A companion volume to the Emmy Award-winning PBS(R) series-interviews with "e;an essential voice in our national conversation"e; (Brian Williams, MSNBC anchor).
A companion volume to the Emmy Award-winning PBS(R) series-interviews with "e;an essential voice in our national conversation"e; (Brian Williams, MSNBC anchor).
'A true original, a genuine maverick' ROBERT SMITH (The Cure)'An ode to creativity and thinking outside the box, as well as to rock and roll in its purest form: messy, unpredictable and wholly irresistible'TELEGRAPH'An intriguing insight into an industry during a time of big ideas and even bigger budgets, perfectly capturing the riotous energy of a uniquely creative moment in music history'ROLLING STONE'A dirty little page-turner from England's greatest music video director' MATT JOHNSON (The The)'Tim is a strange person'IGGY POP'The absolute dog's bollocks in the world of pop video.
