A revealing portrait of the rock icon that will be a must-have for his legions of fans. In this new biography, he interviews a whole new group of family, friends, and collaborators to shed light on this fascinating star.
This book looks beyond the triumphs that gather in their story, to discover a band who are determine to retain the pure yet complex personal dynamic that always set them apart.
Mark Everett's band the Eels has released some of the most acclaimed albums, from "Beautiful Freak" to "Tomorrow Morning". Everett is also one of music's most fascinating characters. This title covers his unusual childhood, his relationship with his brilliant mathematician father and his initial struggles to succeed in the music industry.
Even More Rock Family Trees is the eagerly awaited new collection by rock's premier draughtsman and archivist Pete Frame. A legend in his own lunchtime, Frame is justly celebrated for his unique contributions to the literature of the music he loves.
The Great Drugs Bust has everything; sex, drugs, rock and roll and a huge slice of British social history. At its core are four pep pills, a Sunday tabloid, two celebrated rock stars and a court case that changed popular culture forever.
Gives you a glimpse of the lyricist behind the songs, a songwriter whose words were just as searing as his solos. This title includes numerous examples of the author's handwritten lyrics, often scribbled on hotel stationery, as well as photos of his to accompany every song.
Journey is undoubtedly one of America s most successful melodic rock bands, with record sales in excess of 75 million. And with the recent phenomenal success of "Don t Stop Believin'" now the most downloaded song of all time they ve been given an amazing new lease on life. The band is now receiving more acclaim and exposure than at any time since ......
Forty years ago one of the world's best-loved bands, The Faces, formed from the ashes of The Small Faces and the Jeff Beck Group, featuring a charismatic, raspy-voiced frontman in Rod Stewart. They offered an antidote to the more serious excesses of the seventies, being as devoted to the mayhem as they were to the music. This is their story.
Author Martin Roach reveals how the band members met, played their early gigs, financed their own early EPs and how, with four hit albums under their belt; they still continue to maintain a tight degree of control over their output.
