University of Texas Press, October 2021. Hardcover. Reality first appeared in the late 1980s--in the sense not of real life but rather of the TV entertainment genre inaugurated by shows such as Cops and America's Most Wanted; the daytime gabfests of Geraldo, Oprah, and Donahue; and the tabloid news of..... More
Chicago Review Press, October 2013. Trade Paperback. The singer and drummer of the Band details, in this book, the history of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s. While their music evoked a Southern mythology with their beautifully crafted, image-rich songs, only their Arkansan drummer, Levon Helm, was..... More
Bantam Books, January 1983. Mass Market PaperBack. More
Putnam Pub Group, March 1982. Trade Paperback. A detailed analysis of Bob Dylan's songs focuses on the meaning and themes of his lyrics, and their relationship to his life. Front cover creased to tender; else, very good condition. More
University of Texas Press, May 2021. Hardcover. Doony, Ryder, Wyatt, Bodhi. The names of Kristin Hersh's sons are the only ones included in her new memoir, Seeing Sideways. As the book unfolds and her sons' voices rise from its pages, it becomes clear why: these names tell the story of..... More
University of Texas Press, September 2019. Hardcover. David Bowie was a master of artifice and reinvention. In that same spirit, illustrator MarÃa Hesse and writer Fran Ruiz have created a vivid retelling of the life of David Robert Jones, from his working-class childhood to glam rock success to superstardom, concluding..... More
Canongate Books, July 2007. Hardcover. "It was forty years ago today" that Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles was released, an LP which changed the face of popular culture and continues to top public and critical polls of the greatest albums ever made. The Act You've Known..... More
Harpercollins, May 2001. Hardcover. In May 2001 Bob Dylan will be sixty years old. Ten years ago, Clinton Heylin published his groundbreaking biography of the man. Behind the Shades, which The New Yorker recently singled out as the most readable and reliable of all Dylan biographies. This new, updated version..... More
Rodale Books, October 2010. Trade Paperback. Robert Hilburn's storied career as a rock critic has allowed him a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of some of the most iconic figures of our time. He was the only music critic to visit Folsom Prison with Johnny Cash. He met John Lennon..... More
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Easton Press. First Edition. Leather. 'This limited, leather bound edition has been privately printed and personally signed by the author exclusively by The Signed First Edition Society.' Burgundy leather with gold lettering and gold design. Ribbed spine. Marbled end pages. Signed First Edition Society printed cardstock ephemera laid in. Gold..... More
Harper Design Intl, November 2013. First Edition. Box. A carefully curated collection of the surviving transcripts of the Beatles' appearances on BBC Radio and Television from 1962 to 1970, featuring commentary from author and Beatles expert Kevin Howlett and rare photographs and memorabilia from the BBC. The year 2013 marks..... More
Sanctuary Publishing, June 1998. Trade Paperback. The Kinks leapt to 60s stardom with a string of songs reflecting the feelings of a generation. With dedi cated followers including The Jam in the 70s, Van Halen in t he 80s and Blur today, the music of The Kinks remains as rel..... More
St. Martin's Press, December 1993. Hardcover. A fascinating new biography of Brian Jones, founder and inspiration of the world's greatest-ever rock band, the Rolling Stones. This fresh, often startling look at the brilliant musician traces his rise to stardom and explores the mysterious circumstances surrounding his untimely and tragic death..... More
Seven Stories Press, December 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Nineteen-seventy-one was the year John Lennon left London and pop stardom for a life in New York City as a solo artist, record producer and activist looking to help end the war in Vietnam. He settled in Greenwich Village and quickly came..... More
Spiegel & Grau, November 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time. Praise..... More
Perseus Books Group, June 2005. Trade Paperback. Over the course of a career now in its fourth decade, Bruce Springsteen has earned one of the most passionate, devoted followings in all rock 'n' roll. He's selling more records and concert tickets in his fifties than he sold in his twenties..... More
Delta, September 1991. Trade Paperback. "The first Doors biography that feels like it was written for the right reasons, and it is easily the most informed account of the Doors' brief but brilliant life as a group." -- "The New York Times Book Review" More
Henry Holt and Co., October 2019. Hardcover. INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend. Christened Reginald Dwight, he..... More
Celadon Books, March 2022. Paper Back. **THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "A Gen-X This Boy's Life...Music and his fierce brilliance boost Jollett; a visceral urge to leave his background behind propels him to excel... In the end, Jollett shakes off the past to become the captain of his own..... More
Grove Pr, April 2021. Hardcover. "Book of the Year." -- MOJO Magazine"Outstanding Book of the Year." --The Herald (Glasgow) A Best Book of the Year by NPR, Pitchfork, The Telegraph, and Uncut A tender and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious women in music, the..... More
Taschen, March 2015. Hardcover. Part of an edition of 1980 copies; shrinkwrapped in clamshell box. More
Broadway, April 2005. Trade Paperback. At last! An A-to-Z reference guide for readers who want to learn the cryptic language of Rock Snobs, those arcana-obsessed people who speak of Rickenbacker guitars and Gram Parsons. We've all been there--trapped in a conversation with smarty-pants music fiends who natter on about the..... More
St. Martin's Press (August 28, 2018) Author Signed Edition, January 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. This is part of a batch of first printings signed by Kaukonen on the f.f.e.p. Includes CD. Bumped corners, torn jacket. More
Atria Books, March 2022. Paper Back. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This "beautiful tribute to a legendary artist" (Quincy Jones) is the first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip-hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy--before he was..... More
