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Author
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Digs deep into quirks, obscure anecdotes, and burning questions surrounding the Sabs. In a fast-moving, topical format, this book covers a tremendous amount of information, delectable to any Sabbath fan, but hard to find in a traditional biography.
Author
Publisher
Overlook
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Drawing on dozens of interviews with George Harrison's close friends and collaborators, a renowned music journalist tracks the Beatle through his many changes and conflicts—from schoolboy guitarist to global superstar, God-seeker to independent filmmaker—and examines the struggle of a man attempting to walk a spiritual path lined with the temptations of fame.
Author
Publisher
HarperEntertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the iconic music band provides in-depth coverage based on exclusive interviews and thousands of articles, in an account that offers insight into the human experiences of the band members at every stage of their careers.
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
When Dave Kendall realizes that his rock band is under the control of hanger-on "Master" Jefferies, he figures he's just been partying too hard. But Diana Tregarde and charming vampire Andre Le Brel have been tracking Jeffries for some time. Now the witch and the vampire face Jeffries and his evil minions in a battle for the soul of rock-and-roll.
Author
Publisher
Blackie Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
When singer Daisy Jones meets Billy Dunne of the band The Six, the two rising 70s rock-and-roll artists are catapulted into stardom when a producer puts them together, a decision that is complicated by a pregnancy and the seductions of fame.
"Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now. Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking...
Author
Publisher
Strange Attractor Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Core members of the legendary British experimental band Coil tell its story in the present-tense, as events unfold across their twenty-year history. Between 1983 and 2004 the legendary British experimental band Coil established themselves as shape-shifting doyens of esoteric music whose influence has grown spectacularly in the years since their untimely end. With music that could be dark, queer, and difficult, but often retained a warped pop sensibility,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In Borja González's stunning graphic novel, two parallel stories reflect and intertwine in a tale of youthful dreams and desires. In 1856, Teresa, a young aristocrat, is more interested in writing avantgarde horror poetry than making a suitable marriage. In 2016, three teenage girls, Gloria, Laura, and Cristina, want to start a punk band called the Black Holes. They have everything they need: attitude, looks, instinct . . . and an alarming lack...
51) The biographical dictionary of popular music: from Adele to Ziggy, the real A to Z of rock and pop
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The documentary tracks the unlikely musical career of one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk bands, charting their progression from socialist art students with no musical skills through their reinvention as the rabble-rousing progeny of Hank Williams. Featuring performances by the band as well as interviews with celebrity fans including Jonathan Franzen, Fred Armisen, Will Oldham, and Mary Harron.
Author
Series
Tig Ripley volume 1
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Looking to propel her into the spotlight at her middle school, thirteen-year-old Tig Ripley starts an all-girl rock band with her cousin and two school friends.
Author
Series
Jem and the Holograms volume 2
Publisher
IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Jerrica and her sisters face their biggest threat yet-- success! Meanwhile, the Misfits aren't taking these upstarts lying down... as they find themselves under new management. Plus, go behind the scenes and see THE HOLOGRAMS and THE MISFITS from a whole new perspective... that of music columnist Rio Pacheco!" -- page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this insightful text, rock writer and cultural critic George Case details one of the biggest and most mythologized rock 'n' roll groups of all time. Here, finally, are the answers to the puzzles that have haunted fans for decades. This fast-moving read delves deep, featuring topics such as the meaning of Led Zeppelin's enigmatic album covers; the truth about leader Jimmy Page's involvement with the occult; a breakdown of the sometimes murky roots...
59) Beat the band
Author
Series
Swim the fly series volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Paired with the infamous "Hot Dog" Helen for a health class presentation on safe sex, tenth-grader Coop tries to regain his "cool" by entering his musically challenged rock group in the "Battle of the Bands" competition.
Author
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This fascinating and beautifully curated oral history tells the tale of this truly one-of-a-kind band. Compiled from nearly fifty all-new interviews conducted by journalist/author Greg Prato, including Primus members past and present and many more fellow musicians, this book is sure to appeal to longtime fans of the band, as well as admirers of the musicians interviewed for the book.
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