Bøger om Rock & roll

"Metal bands exploded during the 1980s. Influenced by the heavy sounds coming out of Britain via Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, young guitar shredders turned the amps up and played harder and faster. American record companies scooped up a few bands and signed them to major label recording deals (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax) but that left hundreds of bands--and their fans--trying to get their songs heard."--

In this candid biography, Francis Dumaurier explores the incredible life of Giorgio Gomelsky, whose influence on musicians from the Stones to Magma to Jesse Malin, has had a lasting impact on the rock music we know and love today.

The cultural history of one of rock's greatest masterpieces told through the eyes of its creator.

Bring your own unique creative twist to the incredible story of the King of Rock and Roll, with 45 iconic scenes to color in. From his famous album covers to iconic film roles, you'll bring Elvis Presley to life with your unique twist on his remarkable story. Savor the nostalgia as you color in these meticulously designed pages, whether you're a devoted Elvis fan or simply love adult coloring books. So slick back your hair, strum your guitar, don your blue suede shoes, and let the music inspire your creativity. Dive into the rhythm, the energy, and the legacy of Elvis Presley as you color your way through this captivating adult coloring book. Ideal for Elvis Enthusiasts: This coloring book is a must-have for fans of the King of Rock and Roll, making it a thoughtful gift choice. Relaxation and Creativity: Perfect for those who enjoy adult coloring books, it offers a relaxing and creative way to unwind. Unique Gift: Surprise your loved ones with a unique and nostalgic present for birthdays, holidays, or any special occasion. Trip Down Memory Lane: Explore 45 iconic scenes from Elvis's legendary career, providing hours of creative enjoyment and a delightful journey through music history

Forty years later the funk rock band is arguably one of the best known and the longest running in the United States. Everything that happened in 1983 set the course for the rest of the band's career. The scrappy band quickly rose to scene-wide fame, playing all over Los Angeles and gaining fans and media attention wherever they performed. Before the year was out, they had played approximately thirty shows, put together an early, beloved repertoire, recorded a blistering demo that secured them a recording contract with EMI/Enigma, and lost two of their founding members to a rival band.

"In Major Labels, Kelefa Sanneh, one of the essential voices of our time on music and culture, has made a deep study of popular music and how it unites and divides us. Sanneh distills a career's worth of knowledge about music and musicians into a brilliant and omnivorous reckoning with everything from his own punk youth to the racial dynamics of rap and country to the genius of Shania Twain. Sanneh shows how musical genres have been defined by the tension between mainstream and outsider, authenticity and phoniness, right and wrong. He upends familiar ideas of musical greatness as he relays the history of each genre and the artists and events that have shaped them. This is a book about the music everyone loves, the music everyone hates, and the decades-long argument over which is which. The opposite of a modest proposal, Major Labels pays in full." --

"Connecticut is home to a number of landmark music venues that have featured local and national perfomers. While some of the locations have closed, they have certainly not be forgotten. The New Haven Coliseum, the Arena and the Bushnell Memorial were once the places to be for music lovers, while elsewhere places like Cheri Shack and the Shaboo hosted local bands and national headliners. Other venues such as Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, The Meadows and Toad's Place have now taken center stage and continue to attract large crowds. With in-depth interviews with performers and many timeless photos, author Tony Renzoni takes you on a nostalgic and fun tour of the Nutmeg State's most beloved music sites"--Page 4 of cover.

The first ever biography focused on the formative and highly influential early years of rock’s first supergroup, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young—when they were the most successful, influential, and politically potent band in America.

Originally published in 2020 in London by Welbeck Publishing Group.

The square cloud, the portable tornado, and the Pirate are captured by a bungling psychotic cult. This is L.A. radio personality Earl Trout's hilarious transition to print. Includes a preview of "My First Three Years as an Idiot"

Rock Confidential magazine, Volume 3 Number 1. Power To The Music. Featuring interviews with Carla Harvey from the Butcher Babies, Tom Keifer from Cinderella and Rob Halford from Judas Priest. This issue also features exclusives with Sarah Claxton, John Jansky and Brandon Fields.

How can classic rock live on when its idols are dying all around us?Twilight of the Gods is a bold, often humorous, and provocative book about our rock gods and the undeniable messages they leave behind. Since the 1960s, artists like the Rolling Stones, the Who, Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Black Sabbath, and Bruce Springsteen have ushered the classic rock canon forward. Even groups that are no longer active?the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin?continue to wield an outsized amount of cultural capital. But no matter how entrenched these classic rockers have been, you can already see signs of their decline.Mixing personal memoir, criticism, and journalism, Steven Hyden, author of the critically acclaimed Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me, explores the ways that classic rock changed the culture?how it established the album as music's answer to the novel and rock concerts as the secular equivalent to church?and asks whether any of these signposts can endure. He investigates the rise and fall of classic rock radio and asks whether the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is telling the right version of rock history. Twilight of the Gods explains what we can learn from rock gods and their music, and tries to answer the most important question: Is classic rock ephemeral or forever?

WRITING ABOUT MUSIC IS HARD?AND THIS BOOK PROVES IT 101 TIMES OVERIt's happened to all of us who read about rock music: you come across a piece about a hot music scene and the writer thinks they're being clever by exclaiming, ?There must be something in the water!? Or maybe a couple of musicians have started a new project that's ?risen from the ashes? of their previous band. There's a million of those dumb things that rock critics say. Well, OK, maybe just a hundred and one. And they're all duly immortalized in legendary rock journalist Michael Azerrad's Rock Critic Law: 101 Unbreakable Rules for Writing Badly About Music. Fed up, in a bemused sort of way, with all these well-worn tropes of the trade, Azerrad began tweeting them with the hashtag #RockCriticLaw, and the author's righteous tirade struck a chord with both readers and writers of rock criticism, who greeted each new dispatch with gales of derisive laughter or self-flagellating mea culpas. Written as a set of inviolable rules to be followed only by the very worst writers, Rock Critic Law is a wickedly droll exposé of the hackneyed metaphors, knee-jerk clichés and lazy thinking that have long dogged music journalism. In Rock Critic Law, Azerrad has collected the worst offenders.Merciless, snarky, and loving underneath it all, Rock Critic Law is redeemed by artwork from OG-Seattle-scenester-turned-renowned-illustrator Edwin Fotheringham. The rock & roll love child of Elements of Style and The Devil's Dictionary, Rock Critic Law is a unique appreciation of music writing from one of its own.

With a brand-new introduction and chapter that cover the last five years of Prince's life and work and his untimely death in April 2016.In his three decades of recording, Prince had nearly thirty albums hit the Billboard Top 100. He is the only artist since the Beatles to have a number-one song, movie, and single at the same time. Prince's trajectory-from a teenage unknown in Minneapolis to an idol and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer-won him millions of adoring fans the world over. Prince is the first book to give full treatment to his thirty-five-year career. Acclaimed music journalist Ronin Ro traces Prince's rise from anonymity in the late 70s, to his catapult to stardom in the 80s, to his reemergence in the twenty-first century as an artistic icon. Ro expertly chronicles his music and career, showing how Prince and his albums helped define and inspire a generation. Along the way, Prince confronted labels, fostered other young talents, and took ownership of his music, making a profound mark on the entertainment industry and pop culture.