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Book Reviews: Dreaming The Beatles
The Fab Four have inspired some terrific writing over the years, but none as perceptive, insightful or downright exhilarating as this book by Rolling Stone ... -
Book Review: "Starmaker Machinery"
Author Meredith Day distills her many years of experience as a talent manager into this handbook, aptly subtitled Everything You Need to Know for Self-Promotion ... -
Book Review: "The Doors - Summer's Gone"
Here’s another kick-ass compendium of interviews, courtesy of journalist/historian Harvey Kubernik, who seems to have a bottomless trove of chats with the band’s members, intimates ... -
Book Review: "I Wish You Would Kill Yourself Like Your Brother Or Like Kurt Cobain"
An eye-catching book title, for sure. Author Dean Strickland, aka Roland Numbers, singer-bassist of the band Chemical Diary, has penned a unique autobiographical tale of ... -
Book Review: Rock Critic Law
Straight out of his Twitter feed, @RockCriticLaw, acclaimed rock journalist and author of the classic books Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana and ... -
Book Review: How To Make Great Music Mashups
This accessible book presents everything you need to know in order to create great dance floor moments that will take your sets to the next ... -
Book Review: 31 Days in May
As inspirational as it is enthralling, this handsome hardback by visual artist Derek Hess, who in addition to creating album covers for the likes of ... -
Book Preview: "Guitar Amplifier Encyclopedia"
Starting with early amp models like the Gibson EH-150 that was first used with Gibson’s EH-150 lap-steel guitar and later the Charlie Christian ES-150 guitar, ... -
Book Preview: Unlocking Creativity: A Producer's Guide to Making Music and Art
Grammy-nominated producer Michael Beinhorn explores how producers help artists commit emotionally to their own work and truly invest in their creative process. The situations and ... -
Book Preview: Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming
Aikin’s book is for anyone who makes electronic music. It explains what is going on “under the hood” of synthesizers and explores new trends and ... -
Book Preview: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck tells the story of the legendary lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of Nirvana. With lots of interviews and copiously illustrated ... -
Book Preview: 33 1/3 Book Series
Focusing on individual albums by artists ranging from James Brown to Celine Dion and from J Dilla to Neutral Milk Hotel, each volume in the ... -
Book: I Fought the Law: The Life and Strange Death of Bobby Fuller
On July 18, 1966, at the age of 23 and with a Top 10 hit, “I Fought The Law,” on the charts, Bobby Fuller was ... -
Book Preview: Brian May's Red Special: The Story of the Home-made Guitar
For 50 years, Brian May played the Red Special on every Queen album and live show. May and his father started to hand-build that guitar ... -
Book Preview: Going into the City: Portrait of a Critic of a Young Man
The “Dean of American Rock Critics” takes us on an ultra-personal tour through his life that is both a love letter to a New York long ... -
Book Preview: Born to Drum
The abiding pulse of rock & roll—the drummer—finally gets its due. Interviews include Chad Smith, Ginger Baker, Clem Burke, Sheila E, Phil Collins, Nick Mason, ... -
Book Preview: Riff Notes: Acoustic Guitar Basics
Understanding what an acoustic guitar is, including all of its essential parts and how they work, will be critical to choosing the one that is ... -
Book Preview: Kurt Cobain: The Last Session
Frohman’s book combines over 100 of his photos with revealing commentary and insights from notable authors Jon Savage and Glenn O’Brien. Shot just months before ... -
Book Preview: The Concise Guide to Hip-Hop Music
Comprehensive and accessible, this guide breaks down the difference between old school and new school, re-caps the biggest influencers of the genre, and sets straight ... -
Book Preview: 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
It was the year rock & roll evolved into the premier art form of its time and accelerated the drive for personal freedom throughout the ...
