Offering an impartial and comprehensive exploration, this book dismantles myths surrounding the Small Faces while highlighting their significant contributions to music. It aims to provide a definitive account, ensuring that the band's legacy is recognized and celebrated for its greatness. Through thorough research, it seeks to correct historical oversights and give the Small Faces the credit they deserve.
An precedented, in-depth look at a crucial stage in Rod Stewart's career, recording for the Mercury label from 1969 to 1975.
With the help of new and exclusive interviews, it examines the contributions of producers, directors, writers, actors, and makeup artists in an attempt to gain an understanding of how this media property has changed the world.
Exploring themes of resilience and community, this book invites readers into a vibrant world where characters confront challenges with determination and camaraderie. The narrative weaves together personal stories that highlight the importance of friendship and support in overcoming obstacles. Richly illustrated, it captures the essence of teamwork and the joy of discovery, making it a compelling read for those seeking inspiration and connection.
New Waves, Old Hands, and Unknown Pleasures tells the varied, vibrant, and often unexamined story of popular music in 1979. It reveals the stories behind key recordings, traces the trajectories of commercial and artistic successes, and explains the musical and socio-political context behind the sounds of the day.
The narrative explores the journey of a band initially dismissed as uncool suburbanites who rose to prominence by embodying punk ideals of social protest and authenticity. With 18 hits and celebrated albums, they maintained a strong connection with fans while rejecting commercialism. Their split in 1982, viewed as a testament to their integrity, reveals a more complex reality marked by internal conflicts. Sean Egan's extensive interviews with band members and insiders provide a comprehensive and nuanced biography, capturing the fervor and cultural impact of The Jam.
Set against the backdrop of Tarzan's creation in 1912, this biography explores the evolution of the iconic character across various media, including film, comics, and merchandise. Featuring exclusive interviews with family members, actors, and creators, it offers insights into Tarzan's enduring legacy. The updated edition includes over 100 images, making it a comprehensive resource for fans and scholars alike. The narrative is enriched by the perspectives of notable figures involved in bringing Tarzan to life, highlighting the character's cultural impact.
"By collecting interviews with Who members from across five decades, conducted by the greatest rock writers of their generation--Barry Miles, Jonathan Cott, Charles Shaar Murray, John Swenson, and Greil Marcus among them--The Who on the Who provides a full, fractious story of a fascinating band."--Dust jacket.
"The Clash thought they could change the world. They never did, but they created some of the greatest rock music of all time in the attempt. Clash interviews were mesmerizing. Infused with the messianic punk spirit, the Clash engaged with the press like no rock group before or since, treating interviews almost as addresses to the nation. Their pronouncements were welcomed but were hardly uncritically reported. The Clash's back pages are voluminous, crackle with controversy, and constitute a snapshot of a uniquely thoughtful and fractious period in modern history. Included in this compendium are the Clash's encounters with the most brilliant rock writers of their time, including Lester Bangs, Nick Kent, Mikal Gilmore, Chris Salewicz, Charles Shaar Murray, Mick Farren, and Lenny Kaye. Whether interviewed by punk fanzines like Sniffin' Glue and 48 Thrills, pious UK weeklies like New Musical Express, Melody Maker, Sounds, and Record Mirror, or US periodicals like Creem, Trouser Press, and Rolling Stone, the Clash consistently created copy that lived up to their sobriquet The Only Band That Matters."--Publisher's description.
Fleetwood Mac was a triumph from the beginning—their first album was the UK’s bestselling album of 1968. After some low points—when founder Peter Green left, some fans felt that the band continuing was sacrilege—Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined, and their 1977 album, Rumours , became one of history’s immortals, a true classic that remained on the charts for years and in the public's affection forever.In the press, the ethereal Californian Stevie Nicks, the tormented rocker Lindsey Buckingham, the dignified English rose Christine McVie, the blunt-speaking John McVie, and the loquacious Mick Fleetwood have all regularly been astoundingly candid. This collection of interviews across the entirety of Fleetwood Mac’s career features articles from such celebrated publications as Crawdaddy , New Musical Express , Circus , Creem , Mojo , Goldmine , Classic Rock , Blender , and Elle , as well as interviews that have never previously appeared in print. Here is the only place you can learn the Fleetwood Mac story from the band members’ own mouths.