AMY WINEHOUSE BY BLAKE WOOD
When 22-year-old American photographer Blake Wood moved to London in 2007, a mutual friend introduced him to Amy Winehouse. After winning five Grammy...
Opera, Jazz, Rock, Pop
SCENE IN BETWEEN USA
Written by Knee, Sam
A pictorial history of 1980s alternative Americana featuring hundreds of previously unseen images of bands including: Faith, Rites of Spring, Dinosaur Jr, Embrace, Opal, Galaxie 500, Beat Happening, Sonic Youth, Scratch Acid, Pussy Galore and early Nirvana. Interviews by key band members make this an essential resource for any fashion or music enthusiast.
ANYTHING THAT MOVES
Written by Stewart, Jamie
From being caught having their first orgasm by their mom'sbest friend to being stalked and propositioned by a fundamentalist pastor; fromsoliciting spanking dates over the Internet to scoring a coveted invitation toa threesome with some elf fetishist neighbors, indie music darling (Xiu Xiu)Jamie Stewart's journey of fleshy
LISTEN TO MY HEART: LIFE, LOVE & ROXETTE
Written by Fredriksson, Marie
Listen to My Heart is a completely candid and passionate, heartbreaking yet often witty life story of one of rock music's most resilient lead singers, Marie Fredriksson from Roxette ("It Must Have Been Love," "Listen to Your Heart," "The Look," "Joyride").
BIRTH OF BREAKING: HIP-HOP HISTORY FROM THE FLOOR UP
Written by Aprahamian, Serouj Midus
The untold story of how breaking - one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today - began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s. Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million participants in this dynamic, multifaceted artform - and, as of 2024, Olympic sport.
BOB DYLAN AND DYLAN THOMAS: THE TWO DYLANS
Written by Towns, Jeff
There are so many strange and wonderful connections and coincidences; shared passions and associations that tie these two cultural icons - Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas together. This provides a rich tapestry - from the ancient Welsh folk tales of the Mabinogion to the poems of the Beat Generation; from Stravinsky to John Cale; from Johnnie Ray to Charlie Chaplin. Rimbaud and Lorca, Sgt.
MADONNA SONG BY SONG
Written by Andrews, Marc
In a career full of 'blond ambition', with controversy never far away, the music of Madonna has often been overshadowed, if not sorely overlooked. Across 14 albums, soundtracks and numerous greatest hits collections, the undisputed Queen of Pop has released over 80 singles spanning five decades.
FREE JAZZ
Written by Schwartz, Jeff
In the late 1950s, free jazz broke all the rules, liberating musicians both to create completely spontaneous and unplanned performances and to develop unique personal musical systems. This genre emerged alongside the radical changes of the 1960s, particularly the Civil Rights, Black Arts, and Black Power movements.
TOMMY, TRAUMA, AND POSTWAR YOUTH CULTURE
Written by MacLeod, Dewar
Tommy, Trauma, and Postwar Youth Culture traces the development of one of rock music's central masterpieces and its relation to the social-cultural history of the era. Composer and guitarist Pete Townshend was the creative force behind the Who, one of Britain's greatest rock bands.
WONDERFUL TONIGHT: GEORGE HARRISON, ERIC CLAPTON, AND ME
Written by Junor, Penny
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - For the first time, rock music's most famous muse tells her incredible story
BACKSTAGE AT THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW
Written by Neely, Richard D
The Dean Martin Show, with its big-name stars--such as Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, and John Wayne--glitzy production number, and often risque skits, for nine years owned Thursday nights at ten o'clock on television. But nothing about the show was as big a draw as its inimitable host, the breezy, roguishly handsome Dean Martin.
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