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Hearts on Fire is about the creative explosion in Canadian music of the early 2000s, which captured the world's attention in entirely new ways. The Canadian wave didn't just sweep over one genre or one city, it stretched from coast to coast, affecting large bands and solo performers, rock bands and DJs, and it connected to international scenes by capitalizing on new technology and old-school DIY methods.

Billy Stanley, Elvis Presley's stepbrother, shares the untold story of the iconic singer's Christian faith—its deep influence on his music, films, relationships, commitment to his family and fans, and his love for the Gospel.

In 1980, Jerry A. formed Poison Idea, a Portland-based punk band that gave voice to disaffected and disenfranchised youth for over thirty years. As happened to so many punk bands, Jerry A. and Poison Idea also went all in on drugs and drinking as they toured the country, spiraling out of control and blowing both the band and their lives apart.

Livet er skønt er skuespiller og sangeren Poul Bundgaards ærlige og nærværende erindringer. Bundgaard kigger tilbage på et langt og begivenhedsrigt liv, der bragte ham fra barndommen i Hellerup til landets største lærreder. Selvom han blev udlært salgsassistent i Brugsen, kaldte scenen og teatermiljøet tidligt på ham, og der gik ikke længe, før han fik populære roller på Nørrebro teater som operettesanger.

Få har sunget sig ind i danske familiers bevidsthed som Keld og Hilda Heick. Alligevel er de ofte blevet dømt ude af de gode selskab, men det har de taget med oprejst pande. I denne billedbiografi kommer vi helt på fornavn med det folkelige par, både gennem samtaler med journalist Marianne Tofte, og ved hjælp af private scrapbøger og billedalbum. Vi får historien om to lange og begivenhedsrige liv, om hvordan de sammenflettedes i de unge år, deres bryllup på trods af forældrenes misbilligelse, om barnet Anette, og om livet på landevejen.

Los últimos años de José Alfredo Jiménez fueron de una intensidad desbordante. Además de haber sido el momento más exitoso en su carrera como compositor e intérprete, también fueron los años que vivió con Alicia Juárez.

This never-before-told "behind the screams" story of the Love Affair, the youngest group to have a number-one hit, may be fun and fascinating, but it is also a serious piece of rock music history, appealing to everyone who loved, or lived during, London’s swinging '60s. Patricia was the secret fiancée of Mick Jackson, bass player, and has catalogued his life in the group in astonishing detail. Coupled with a revealing, often humorous account of her own and Mick’s romance, this is an exceptional memoir.

From 1969 to 1971, as the United States convulsed with political upheaval and transformative social movements, no band was bigger than Creedence Clearwater Revival. They managed a two-year barrage of top-10 singles and LPs that doubled as an ubiquitous soundtrack to one of the most volatile periods in modern American history, and they remain a staple of classic rock radio and films about the era. Yet despite their enduring popularity, no book has ever sought to understand Creedence in conversation with their time. A Song for Everyone finally tells that story.

Chuck Berry was a man of wild contradictions, whose motives and motivations were often shrouded in mystery. Throughout his life, Berry refused to shed light on either the mastery or the missteps, leaving the complexity that encapsulated his life and underscored his music largely unexplored—until now. In Chuck Berry, biographer RJ Smith crafts a comprehensive portrait of one of the great American entertainers, guitarists, and lyricists of the 20th century, bringing Chuck Berry to life in vivid detail.

Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner's deeply personal memoir vividly describes and brings you inside the music, the politics, and the lifestyle of a generation, an epoch of cultural change that swept America and beyond. The age of rock and roll in an era of consequence, what will be considered one of the great watersheds in modern history. Wenner writes with the clarity of a journalist and an essayist. He takes us into the life and work of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Bono, and Bruce Springsteen, to name a few.

Kid Congo Powers has been described as a “legendary guitarist and paragon of cool” with “the greatest resume ever of anyone in rock music." That unique imprint on rock history stems from being a member of not one but three beloved, groundbreaking, and influential groups—Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the Cramps, and last but not least, The Gun Club, the wildly inventive punk-blues band he co-founded. Some New Kind of Kick begins as an intimate coming-of-age tale.

An intimate memoir from international pop star Melanie Chisholm—better known as Mel C. or Sporty Spice—chronicling her trajectory from small-town girl to overnight icon as part of the Spice Girls.

In 1980, Jerry A. formed Poison Idea, a Portland-based punk band that gave voice to disaffected and disenfranchised youth for over thirty years. As happened to so many punk bands, Jerry A. and Poison Idea also went all in on drugs and drinking as they toured the country, spiraling out of control and blowing both the band and their lives apart. A memoir of a time and a place and a movement, as well as a deep conversation about the memories and moments we leave behind, Black Heart Fades Blue is a deep exploration of an unconventional life.

Greg Graffin is the lead vocalist and songwriter of Bad Religion, recently described as “America's most significant punk band.” Since its inception in Los Angeles in 1980, Bad Religion has produced 18 studio albums, become a long-running global touring powerhouse, and has established a durable legacy as one of the most influential punk rock bands of all time. Punk Paradox is Graffin's life narrative before and during L.A. punk's early years, detailing his observations on the genre's explosive growth and his band's steady rise in importance.

Stell dir vor: Das vorige Jahrtausend, eine Jugend im Herzen des Ruhrgebiets. Zwischen Ruhrstadion und Cranger Kirmes, zwischen Fußball, Kino und Heavy Metal, in der Gruga- und der Westfalenhalle. Eine Zeit, in der du die Zeche Bochum rockst, Schauspiel-Ikone Tana Schanzara den auftritt-rettenden Parkplatz besorgst, Backstage mit KISS und Whitesnake abhängst, Chris Rea vor einem Auftritt auf dem Westfalenturm triffst, beinahe Fußballprofi wirst und in der Boxbude überraschend nicht aufs Maul kriegst. Geht nicht? Geht! Im Pott geht alles.

Ever since Pearl Jam first blasted onto the Seattle grunge scene three decades ago with their debut album, Ten, they have sold 85M+ albums, performed for hundreds of thousands of fans around the world, and have even been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation, music critic and journalist Steven Hyden celebrates the life, career, and music of this legendary group, widely considered to be one of the greatest American rock bands of all time.

Trans es la historia íntima de la enigmática fundadora de Against Me!, que entremezcla el recorrido musical de la banda con el personal de Grace, e incluye numerosas entradas del diario que la cantante cultivó y conservó durante años. Más que una autobiografía musical llena de sexo, drogas y rock and roll—que, por otro lado, tampoco faltan—Trans aborda uno de los episodios más extraordinarios de la historia del rock.

Do you want to know everything there is to know about the most influential bands since the 1970s? If you’ve read the odd book or article online that covers a couple of the most influential bands but are looking for a comprehensive guide on more than the top few, this is your audiobook! Maybe you’re in a band yourself and you are looking for some inspiration and motivation. Or perhaps you are simply a fan of everything about music and want one source where all of this information is available...Well, the good news is that you’ve found it!

After thirty-five years as an “on-again, off-again, uncoached closet pianist,” poet and writer Robyn Sarah picked up the phone one day and called her old piano teacher, whom she had last seen in her early twenties. Music, Late and Soon is the story of her return to studying piano with the mentor of her youth. In tandem, she reflects on a previously unexamined musical past: a decade spent at Quebec’s Conservatoire de Musique, studying clarinet—ostensibly headed for a career as an orchestral musician, but already a writer at heart.

A volte, un solo momento può cambiare tutto. Basta una giornata di sole, la campagna che brilla, la voglia di dedicarsi a lavori di bricolage, lavorare al legno, a un vecchio carro che un tempo lontano era stato un calesse. L'incidente è improvviso. Il sangue, poi il dolore, la paura, lo shock. La corsa verso l'ospedale. La mano squarciata. La possibilità di non recuperarne l'uso. Ma che vuol dire perdere la funzionalità di una mano per un musicista? La stessa mano che ha sempre usato per suonare, comporre, creare?