Poly Styrene was many things: a pop star, a punk, a songwriter, a single mother, a woman of colour, a Hare Krishna convert and an artist, but she is best known as the singer of X-Ray Spex. Dayglo! is the definitive statement on Poly Styrene as an artist.
Keith Moon was more than just rock's greatest drummer, he was a phenomenal character and an extravagant hell raiser. In this classic biography, Tony Fletcher questions the myths, avoids the time-honoured anecdotes and talks afresh to those who were closest to Moon including Kim, his wife of eight years, and Linda, his sister and Annette ......
Keith Moon was more than rock's geatest drummer, he was a phenomenal character and an extravagant hell raiser who in a final, uncharacteristic act of grace, actually did die before he got old.
With commentary from key players including Vivienne Westwood, Paul Cook, Marco Pirroni, Holly Johnson and her partner behind the SEX/Seditionaries counter Michael Collins plus a wealth of never-before-seen images from Simon Barker, Sheila Rock and Harri Peccinotti Jordan finally reveals her outrageous life story.
A brutally honest chronicle of touring life in the Seventies, and a classic of the rock writing genre, Diary of a Rock `n Roll Star remains the gold standard for rock writing. This edition includes new content from Hunter. Ian Hunter is the lead singer in Mott the Hoople and a successful solo artist in his own right.
Do What You Fear Most is the authoritative tome on the band that changed music, fashion and culture forever. Blending new archival insights and first-hand accounts, Richie Unterberger illuminates the band's radical global impact on New York's progenitors of punk, who bridged pure rock'n'roll, avant-garde experimentation and literary songwriting ......
Electronic Music in Britain From Doctor Who to Acid House
An expansive and illuminating account of the development of electronic music in the UK, told with passionate enthusiasm by Matthew Collin, the critically-acclaimed author of Altered State and Rave On.
Dream Machines tracks the music’s evolution from early avant-garde experiments after World ......
Each song includes lyrics, chord symbols, and chord note diagrams. It also includes suggested voice registration, rhythm and tempo. Songs include: "Tiny Dancer"; "The Bitch Is Back"; "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"; "Something About The Way You Look Tonight"; "Philadelphia Freedom"; "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"; "Blue Eyes"; and "Sad Songs" ......
