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Bono on Bono Bono
ISBN: 0-340-89747-3 Год издания: 2005 Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton Язык: Русский -
Everything : A Book About Manic Street Preachers Simon Price
ISBN: 0753501392 Год издания: 2004 РазвернутьDescribed as 'Rock Book of the decade' by the Guardian in London, this is the fascinating story of this number-one-selling, award-winning UK band. Beginning with their childhoods in South Wales, Simon Price traces the lives of the band through their early days, the mysterious disappearance of their songwriter, Richey Edwards, and concluding with the release of their multi-platinum album "This is My Truth Tell Me Yours". Classic photos, unseen rarities, including exclusive pictures from the band's official photographer, and the most comprehensive "Manic Street Preachers" discography ever published, make this book unmissable. Has sold over…
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Bit of a Blur: The Autobiography Алекс Джеймс
ISBN: 9780316027588 Год издания: 2008 Издательство: Little, Brown Book Group РазвернутьFor Alex James, music had always been a door to a more exciting life: a way to travel, meet new people and, hopefully, pick up girls. But as bass player of Blur - one of the most successful British bands of all time - his journey was more exciting and extreme than he could ever have predicted. Success catapulted him from a slug-infested squat in Camberwell to a world of private jets and world-class restaurants. As 'the second drunkest member of the world's drunkest band' life was always chaotic, but Alex James retained a boundless enthusiasm and curiosity at odds with his hedonistic lifestyle. From nights in the Groucho with Damien Hirst,…
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3862 Days: The Official History of Blur Stuart Maconie
ISBN: 978-0753502877 Год издания: 1999 Издательство: Virgin Books РазвернутьThe official story of the most significant British band of the 90s. Now updated with fresh interviews including insights into lead singer Damon's new act, Gorillaz, that is sweeping awards on both sides of the Atlantic. This is the story of bitter rows with record companies, farcical feuds with Oasis, fist fights with each other, struggles with the bottle, foundering romances and a love-hate relationship with America. Drawing on the hours of exclusive interviews he has done with the band since their early days, Stuart Maconie offers a gripping insight into this intense, hedonistic quartet. Updated with fresh interviews including insights…
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Truth and Beauty: the Story of Pulp Mark Sturdy
ISBN: 978-0711995994 Год издания: 2003 Издательство: Omnibus Press Язык: Английский РазвернутьPulp are considered by many to be one of the most innovative and popular bands of the late 20th century with top ten singles including "Common People" and "Disco 2000" and acclaimed albums including "This is Hardcore" and "We Love Life". However, their history goes back much further than that. The band was formed at school by Jarvis Cocker as far back as 1978. In the 15 years it took before the band enjoyed any success, they went through copious line-ups, bizarre stories and many records. From the late 1990s, long-time Pulp fan Mark Sturdy has been uncovering Pulp's history, speaking to members, ex-members and associates of the band, from…
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Freak Out the Squares: Life in a band called Pulp Russell Senior
ISBN: 978-1781314388 Год издания: 2015 Издательство: Aurum Press Ltd Язык: Английский РазвернутьRussell Senior was Jarvis Cocker's partner-in-crime in Pulp, and the most stylish man in Britpop - known in certain circles as the Imelda Marcos of sunglasses. Freak Out the Squares is Russell's exceptionally witty, unusual and enlightening account of the heady times being a key member of Britpop's best-loved and most enduringly relevant band. The first account of life in Pulp, it takes as its starting point the band's reunion tour in 2011, which culminated in a triumphant Glastonbury performance. It's packed with good stories about Britpop luminaries, including Jarvis of course, and digs back into Pulp's origins in Sheffield and to their…
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Muse. Muscle Museum. Взгляд изнутри Бен Майерс
ISBN: 5983581807 Год издания: 2007 Издательство: Флюид ФриФлай Язык: Русский История "Muse" полна различных эксцессов и идей, технологической паранойи и галлюциногенных грибов, научно-фантастических рассказов, гадальных досок и сломанных музыкальных инструментов... В этой первой книге о "Muse" вы найдете полную биографию группы, а также интервью с самими "Muse" и людьми, которые помогли им добиться успеха.
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I Blame Morrissey: My Adventures with Indie-Pop and Emotional Disaster Jamie Jones
ISBN: 978-1910565230 Год издания: 2015 Издательство: Britain's Next Bestseller Язык: Английский You wouldn't let song lyrics rule your life would you? You wouldn't become so infatuated with a pop star that you would use their words to make decisions on your relationships would you? Jay would. Join him as he tries to grow up in the 90s in a haze of lust, indie-pop & warm lager while all the time looking to Morrissey, and his unique worldview, for guidance.
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Set The Boy Free Джонни Марр
ISBN: 978-0062438690 Год издания: 2016 Издательство: Dey Street Books Язык: Английский РазвернутьThe long-awaited memoir from the legendary guitarist and cofounder of the seminal British band The Smiths. An artist who helped define a period in popular culture, Johnny Marr tells his story in a memoir as vivid and arresting as his music. The Smiths, the band with the signature sound he cofounded, remains one of the most beloved bands ever, and have a profound influence on a number of acts that followed—from the Stone Roses, Suede, Blur, and Radiohead to Oasis, The Libertines, and Arctic Monkeys. Marr recalls his childhood growing up in the northern working-class city of Manchester, in a house filled with music. He takes us back to…
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Going Deaf For A Living Steve Lamacq
ISBN: 978-1787601277 Год издания: 2019 Издательство: Omnibus Press РазвернутьGoing Deaf for a Living is Steve Lamacq's candid reflection of several decades spent on the frontline of the alternative music scene. As a writer at the NME and co-host of The Evening Session, Steve naturally attended hundreds of gigs and collected a lifetime s supply of musical encounters. From witnessing Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers cutting 4Real into his arm to the infamous Oasis interview that sparked national outrage, Going Deaf for a Living provides the first-hand account of some of British music's most memorable moments. But this isn't just a book about working in the music industry: at its heart, this is a tale about…
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Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: The Joy Division Years Стивен Моррис
ISBN: 978-1472126207 Год издания: 2019 Издательство: Constable РазвернутьBefore he was responsible for some of the most iconic drumming in popular music, Stephen Morris grew up in 1960s and '70s industrial Macclesfield, on a quiet road that led seemingly to nowhere. Far removed from the bright lights and manic energy of nearby Manchester, he felt stifled by suburbia and feared he might never escape. Then he joined Joy Division - while they were still known as Warsaw - a pioneer of the rousing post-punk sound that would revolutionise twentieth-century rock. Following two landmark albums and widespread critical acclaim, Joy Division were at the height of their powers and poised to break the US, when lead…
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Fangirls: Scenes From Modern Music Culture Hannah Ewens
ISBN: 1787132412 Год издания: 2019 Издательство: Quadrille Publishing Ltd РазвернутьFrom Beatlemania in the early 1960s to the Directioners and Beyhive of today, female music fans have long driven the objects of their affection to the dizzying heights of life-changing fame. But marginalized fan groups are never given appropriate credit. Frequently derided, their worlds and communities are self-contained and rarely investigated by cultural historians and commentators. Yet without these people, in the past, records would have gathered dust on shelves, unsold and forgotten. Now, concerts wouldn't sell out and revenue streams from merchandising would disappear, changing the face of the music industry as we know it. In…
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Fast Forward: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: Volume II Стивен Моррис
ISBN: 978-1472132574 Год издания: 2020 Издательство: Constable РазвернутьPoised on the brink of success, the dizzying heights of the unknown lying ahead, Ian Curtis had taken his own life. Grieving yet determined, Stephen Morris emerged from the wreckage of Joy Division to the dawn of something new: a new band, a new tour, a new beginning. Under the name New Order, Morris and his bandmates set their sights on America, only to encounter new disasters. Yet, in true northern spirit, not even this sudden tragedy could dissuade them from following their haphazard path to greatness. Following the highs and lows of New Order, Fast Forward tracks the changing rhythm of Morris's life and the music that shaped it. From…
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It's Always Summer Somewhere: A Matter of Life and Cricket Felix White
ISBN: 978-1788402422 Год издания: 2021 Издательство: Cassell РазвернутьFelix White, for reasons often beyond him, has always been deeply in love with cricket. His passion for the game is at the fore on the BBC 's number one cricket podcast and 5Live show, Tailenders, which he co-presents with Greg James and Jimmy Anderson. It's Always Summer Somewhere is his funny, heartbreaking and endlessly engaging love letter to the game. Felix takes us through his life growing up in South West London and describes how his story is forever punctuated and given meaning by cricket. Through his own exploits as a slow left arm spinner of 'lovely loopy stuff', to the tragic illness of his mother, life with The Maccabees and…
