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The first comprehensive biography of iconic singer-songwriter Chris Cornell. Total F*cking Godhead is the complete story of the complex and enigmatic artist, Chris Cornell. It's the riveting account of a blue collar, high-school dropout emerging from Seattle, Washington, to become one of the...

The revealing, wildly entertaining, and bestselling memoir from the legendary Bruce Springsteen, one of the greatest songwriters and performers of any era. Born to Run is the greatest rock ‘n’ roll story ever told. Essential reading for the 50th anniversary of Springsteen’s seminal album...

In the 1970s, Paul McCartney was a man on the run. After the breakup of The Beatles, the biggest and most culturally influential band of the 1960s, Paul McCartney faced an impossible question: Who was he now?

Bloomsbury presents A Little More Love by Matthew Hild, read by Taryn Ryan. An in-depth biography that closely examines the superstar’s multi-faceted career, personal life, advocacy, and legacy. Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest and most iconic global pop stars in history with...

From their beginnings as teenagers experimenting in a San Fernando Valley garage dubbed "The Hell Hole" to headlining major music festivals around the world, discover the whole story of Bad Religion's forty-year career in irreverent style.Do What You Want's principal storytellers are the four...

Frank Cascio was a close friend of tragic superstar Michael Jackson for more than twenty-five years. In My Friend Michael, Cascio offers a deeply personal, behind-the-scenes look at the Michael Jackson he knew. Filled with never-before-told stories and intimate details, My Friend Michael is the...

A brutally honest rock memoir, The Heroin Diaries chronicles Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx’s descent into heroin addiction and his harrowing fight for recovery at the height of fame. When Mötley Crüe was at the height of its fame, there wasn’t any drug Nikki Sixx wouldn’t do. He spent...

Even if you have listened to many of these illustrative pieces throughout your life you will never hear them the same way again after experiencing these lectures....

Paul Kelly is a uniquely gifted storyteller, and here, using his lyrics as starting points, he reads stories of his life and his songs....

Alice Cooper is an American rock star whose career has spanned more than four decades....

For half a century, Michael Jackson’s music has been an indelible part of our cultural consciousness. Landmark albums such as Off the Wall and Thriller shattered records, broke racial barriers, amassed awards, and set a new standard for popular music. While his songs continue to be played in...

Dubbed “the industry bible” by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is the go-to guide for everyone in the music business through ten editions, over thirty years, and over a half a million copies sold. Now with updates...

A founder of the iconic band Faith No More shares his coming-of-age and out-of-the-closet story in pre–tech boom San Francisco.

This program includes introductions read by the authors. "A backstage pass to the wildest and loudest party in rock history—you'll feel like you were right there with us!" (Bret Michaels of Poison) Nöthin' But a Good Time is the definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1980s hard rock and...

**Read by the Author** The long-awaited memoir from country music legend, Clint Black—a raw, intimate, and unflinching story that traces his rise from struggling songwriter to chart-topping superstar and enduring music legend. Over twenty million records sold. Twenty-two number one career...

A Recorded Books Audio Original production of songs and stories performed by Dolly herself, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics goes beyond the glitz, glamour, and rhinestones to the warmth, heart, and soul of a treasured pop-culture icon. In this exclusive audio performance, the...

Playing music should be as simple and natural as drawing a breath, yet most musicians are hindered by self-consciousness, apprehension, self-doubt, and stress. Before we can truly express our inner self, we must first learn to be at peace and overcome the distractions....

Sprung from the roots of '70s hard rock, Metallica defined the look and sound of 1980s heavy metal, just as Led Zeppelin had for hard rock and the Sex Pistols for punk before them. Inventors of thrash metal - Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth followed - it was always Metallica who led the way, who...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE. Celebrate over thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the audiobook edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography...

It's 1982 and the Ramones are in a gutter-bound spiral. Following a run of inconsistent albums and deep in the throes of internal tensions, the legendary quartet is about to crash and burn. Enter Richie Ramone. Then a 26-year-old from New Jersey named Richard Reinhardt, he's snapped up by the...

The #1 New York Times Bestseller Includes six new songs by Jessica Simpson, available exclusively in the Open Book audiobook. Performed by the author featuring her music throughout. Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's...

An intimate, coming-of-age memoir by legendary guitarist Kid Congo Powers, detailing his experiences as a young, queer Mexican-American in 1970s Los Angeles through his rise in the glam rock and punk rock scenes. Kid Congo Powers has been described as a “legendary guitarist and paragon of...

A revelatory work—grounded in the author's own pathbreaking research—that explores the capacity for meaning-making and connection through "musical daydreams." We've all had the experience: a song comes on, and suddenly we're not where we were. We're back in the past, or living out a future...

The long-awaited memoir from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling author of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass. Includes two new songs by Geddy Lee, available exclusively in the My Effin’ Life audiobook. Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll's most respected...

A compelling narrative biography of the legendary drummer John Bonham, his wild ride with iconic rock band Led Zeppelin, and the highs and lows that made up his wild (and tragically short) life. John Bonham is considered by many to be one of the greatest drummers of all time. He was recruited to...

Bloomsbury presents A Little More Love by Matthew Hild, read by Taryn Ryan. An in-depth biography that closely examines the superstar’s multi-faceted career, personal life, advocacy, and legacy. Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest and most iconic global pop stars in history with...

Minimalist Music looks critically into the music’s past, shows how the genre thrives across styles, and points the way toward minimalism’s ongoing future. Minimalism as a genre is best defined not by any style or flavor but by its means. Certain rhythms and chords in other music may identify...

A revelatory work—grounded in the author's own pathbreaking research—that explores the capacity for meaning-making and connection through "musical daydreams." We've all had the experience: a song comes on, and suddenly we're not where we were. We're back in the past, or living out a future...

“Dominic clearly remembers more about the 90s than I do.” – Zoe Ball I was in the right place at exactly the right time. I was handed a precious backstage pass to this magical period, as a chronicler of some of its most significant moments, of its wild protagonists, whether in music...

Clad in black with dark shades, Roy Orbison had a mystique, style, and voice that were unmistakable and singularly different from his famous peers of the 1950s and '60s. Born in Vernon, Texas, Roy was the son of a guitar-playing oil worker. Already a music fan by age six, Roy went on to form a...

Keith Morris is a true punk icon. No one else embodies the sound of Southern Californian hardcore the way he does. With his waist-length dreadlocks and snarling vocals, Morris is known the world over for his take-no-prisoners approach on the stage and his integrity off of it. Over the course of...

Bloomsbury presents Raps of Resistance by Jeremy C. McCool and Earl Hopkins, read by Greg Lockett Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole blazed paths that salvaged socially conscious rap at a pivotal time in history. Conscious rap, a subgenre of hip-hop music that engages in dialogue about social and...

Often overshadowed by his former bandmates, Ringo Starr has his own remarkable story that is no less compelling. Ringo: A Fab Life highlights a life so jaw-droppingly eventful that one is left wondering how he also had time to become one of the best musicians on the planet. Tom Doyle takes...

Bloomsbury presents Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd by Rick Pender, read by John Chancer. An award-winning Sondheim expert dives into all facets of this unique, murder-filled masterpiece—its slimy roots, original production, characters from killers to lovers to bakers, soaring score, gripping...

Erin Osmon’s rollicking Won’t Back Down tells the story of the origins, chart-topping development, and tangled legacy of Heartland Rock, the music that ruled the airwaves of the 1980s and remains instantly recognizable to millions. Osmon delves into the making of its classic albums and songs, including Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run,” Bob Seger’s “Against the Wind,” John Mellencamp’s “Small Town,” and Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.”

Sonny Rollins is one of the towering masters of American music, a virtuoso of the saxophone, and an unequaled improviser whose live performances are legendary and who has reshaped modern jazz over the course of a career lasting more than sixty years. A turning point in that legendary career came...

**Read by the Author** The long-awaited memoir from country music legend, Clint Black—a raw, intimate, and unflinching story that traces his rise from struggling songwriter to chart-topping superstar and enduring music legend. Over twenty million records sold. Twenty-two number one career...

“An excellent history of the queer world’s countless music scenes.” —Emma Alpern, Vulture “An essential book for this moment.” —Rob Sheffield The definitive history of LGBTQ music, from Stonewall to RuPaul, and its impact on culture and American life From the underground...

Dans ses mémoires, Travis Barker, batteur du groupe de rock multi disque de platine Blink-182, se met à nu, ne dissimulant rien des hauts et des bas de sa vie artistique et personnelle, comme le terrible crash d'avion qui l'a pratiquement tué et le long cheminement pour se remettre de ce traumatisme. Tout a changé dans la vie de Travis Barker avec la célébrité. Mais la gloire a aussi ses revers sombres : son mariage surexposé qui vole en éclats, et les tournées interminables qui le rendent accro à la drogue.

La esperadas memorias del legendario Lionel Richie. Lionel Richie, un narrador sin parangón, está dispuesto a contarlo todo. En este libro de memorias, íntimo y profundamente sincero, Lionel repasa acontecimientos divertidos y angustiosos para inspirar a todos los que dudan de sí mismos o...

Songs that blow the mind.

Running a Recording Studio and Using Recording Equipment is the ultimate step-by-step guide for anyone who wants to build, run, and profit from a professional recording studio—whether in a spare bedroom, a home basement, or a full commercial facility. This comprehensive manual gives beginners and intermediate engineers the knowledge, techniques, and confidence needed to create high-quality audio, attract paying clients, and operate a smooth, efficient studio business.

Зачем любить сложную музыку? Как «читает» произведение опытный слушатель? Почему важно знать разные варианты исполнения одного и того же произведения? Что такое теорба, граунд и сонорика? Какой русский композитор — современник Моцарта?

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“Pretty marvellous. A fabulous autobiography” Irvine Welsh “Full of beautiful, mad stories” Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 6 The long awaited autobiography from the musical maverick, polymath and Beta Band front man. “Self-destructive pop saboteurs who did it all wrong in all the right ways...

Following in the tradition of best-selling Amazon books on the topic, such as "Piano Bar: Playing the Room" and "The Piano Man's Guide to Survival," Dan Ruskin's "TIPS" offers a fresh and insightful perspective on the piano bar business. In "TIPS," legendary piano player Dan Ruskin pulls back the curtain on the piano bar business, offering an entertaining and insightful guide for aspiring musicians.

Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops. Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie...

Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe recipient, platinum-selling artist. The voice of Dolores Madrigal in Encanto. Adassa invites us into her personal story of achieving her musical dreams, battling a paralyzing illness, and having faith in divine timing. Born to immigrant Colombian parents, Adassa...

A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the punk rock world, a career in show business and a lifetime spent on stage, written by legendary musician and one-time Sex Pistol Edward Tudor Pole. Whether trading one-liners at RADA with Ralph Richardson, shooting the breeze with Clint Eastwood...