Performing Arts
SILHOUETTES AND SHADOWS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF DAVID BOWIE'S SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS)
Written by Steiner, Adam
An avant-garde pop album rich with tension and fear, 1980's Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) marked a pivotal point in David Bowie's career.
MAN OF MUCH IMPORTANCE: THE ART AND LIFE OF TERRENCE MCNALLY
Written by Byrne, Christopher
For nearly sixty years, playwright Terrence McNally has been a force in American theater. His work, encompassing plays, musicals, teleplays, and opera, has been performed around the world. McNally is the consummate artist, delving into the human soul, fearlessly examining both the lighter and darker aspects of existence in an uncertain--and sometimes frightening--world.
WAY WE WERE: THE MAKING OF A ROMANTIC CLASSIC
Written by Santopietro, Tom
The Way We Were: a nostalgia drenched, bittersweet romance starring superstars Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford at the peaks of their careers, and a story for everyone who was ever loved with passion, if not wisely.
HOLLYWOOD CONFIDENTIAL: HOW THE STUDIOS BEAT THE MOB AT THEIR OWN GAME
Written by Schwarz, Ted
Hollywood Confidential is the first truly in-depth look at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and his union backers.
SWEET SOUL MUSIC: RHYTHM AND BLUES AND THE SOUTHERN DREAM OF FREEDOM
Written by Guralnick, Peter
A gripping narrative that captures the tumult and liberating energy of a nation in transition, Sweet Soul Music is an intimate portrait of the legendary performers--Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, James Brown, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Al Green among them--who merged gospel and rhythm and blues to create Southern soul music.
CARELESS LOVE: THE UNMAKING OF ELVIS PRESLEY
Written by Guralnick, Peter
Hailed as "a masterwork" by the Wall Street Journal, Careless Loveis the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick's masterful two-part biography. Winner of the Ralph J.
LOST HIGHWAY: JOURNEYS AND ARRIVALS OF AMERICAN MUSICIANS
Written by Guralnick, Peter
This masterful explorationof American roots music--country, rockabilly, and the blues--spotlights the artists who created a distinctly American sound, including Ernest Tubb, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Elvis Presley, Merle Haggard, and Sleepy LaBeef.
ART OF METAL: FIVE DECADES OF HEAVY METAL ALBUM COVERS, POSTERS, T-SHIRTS, AND MORE (REVISED & EXPANDED)
Let's face it, without the larger-than-life character and imagination of the art that complements it, metal just wouldn't have had the same impact.
CREAM: CLAPTON, BRUCE & BAKER SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD: SAN FRANCISCO, FEBRUARY-MARCH 1968
Written by Genzolini, Edoardo
Cream, the hugely influential 1960s British rock power trio--featuring guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker--and the American city of San Francisco, California, were a legendary pairing. The Fillmore Auditorium and Winterland were the venues where, in February-March 1968, the band's live sound was first officially immortalized on tape and film.
BECK: EVERY ALBUM, EVERY SONG
Written by Lizie, Arthur
Beck Hansen has enjoyed three decades of success, creating an unprecedented variety of music across a labyrinth of releases that challenge conventions and push pop music boundaries. He's been individually pigeonholed as folk, anti-folk, lo-fi, alternative, hip-hop, rock, R&B, rap, country, noise, dance-pop, and electronica - by critics of only one album. Mainly, he's just Beck.
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