Results for: books tagged ‘Rock 'n' Roll’
I'm a Man: Ruth Padel
This is a witty, sparklingly argued study about the links between rock, maleness, and the Greek myths. In a boldly original thesis, Ruth Padel examines a hundred interweaving strands of ... More
The Faber Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music: Phil Hardy
The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music has established itself as the classic reference work in this area. From ABBA to ZZ Top, through Noel Coward, The Skatalites and ... More
Crosstown Traffic: Charles Shaar Murray
On original publication in 1989, Crosstown Traffic was immediately hailed as the ultimate book on Hendrix and his extraordinary musical legacy. Fully updated with new material, Charles Shaar Murray's awesome ... More
Chuck Berry: The Autobiography: Chuck Berry
'If you tried to give rock 'n' roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry.' John LennonThis astonishingly candid autobiography is the amazing life story of Chuck Berry, the ... More
Mystery Train: Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus's study of American rock and roll is universally acclaimed as the benchmark work of modern rock criticism. Using a handful of artists - a brace of bluesmen, The ... More
Crosstown Traffic: Charles Shaar Murray
Winner of the Ralph Gleason Music Book Award on publication, Crosstown Traffic was immediately hailed as the ultimate book on Hendrix and his extraordinary musical legacy. Charles Shaar Murray’s awesome ... More
Lipstick Traces: Greil Marcus
A cult classic in a new edition. This book is about a single, serpentine fact: late in 1976 a record called 'Anarchy in the UK' was issued in London, and ... More
Tutti Frutti: John Byrne
Twenty-three years on from their slightly dodgy, single foray into the charts, Scottish pop sensations The Majestics are mourning the loss of Big Jazza - their charismatic frontman - whose ... More
Killing Yourself to Live: Chuck Klosterman
For 6,557 miles from New York to Mississippi to Seattle, Killing Yourself to Live charts Chuck's journey across America to visit its most famous rock and roll death sites, from ... More
The Dark Stuff: Nick Kent
In The Dark Stuff Nick Kent profiles twenty-two of the most gifted and self-destructive talents in rock history. From Brian Wilson to Syd Barrett, the Rolling Stones to Neil Young, ... More
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