The Life and Legacy of The Byrds' Gene Clark. Gene Clark soared to fame as a founding member and frontman of The Byrds one of the most important and influential groups of the '60s. His songwriting with The Byrds and subsequent work as a solo artist and with Dillard & Clark mark him as one of rock's key innovators and a pioneer of folk-rock psychedelia and alt-country. Yet Clark's personal demon…
Acquired wisdom has always put Sgt. Pepper at the head of the class but it was Revolver that truly signalled The Beatles' sea change from a functional band to a studio-based ensemble. These changes began before Rubber Soul but came to fruition on Revolver which took an astonishing 300 hours to produce far more than any rock record before it.The making of Revolver hunkered down in Abbey Road w…
The Groundbreaking Innovations That Shaped the Modern Instrument-Innovation. Disruption. Thought leadership. Today's hottest tech sector buzzwords would prove just as apt in describing the twentieth century crucible of Guitar development.Imagine an electric Guitar Is it a Strat? A Les Paul? Some third party variant on one of these classics? Or is it something more uniquely memorable: a Warlock a…
Crank It Up --The live concert business is exploding; hundreds of acts are hitting the road every year and whatever style music they play they need to sound great. How can you be at the controls for these show? Learn from this book! Meet 72of the world's finest front-of-house and monitor engineers and listen as they reveal what gear they use and how how they make top acts always sound amazing …
First-ever look at the intertwining outrageous lives of three rock legends.When Lou Reed and Iggy Pop first met David Bowie in the fall of 1971 Bowie was just another English musician passing through New York City. Lou was still recovering from the collapse of the Velvet Underground and Iggy had already been branded a loser... Yet within two years they completely changed the face of popular mus…
Music Genius and Rage-Other people locked themselves away and hid from their demons. Townes flung open his door and said 'Come on in.' So writes Harold Eggers Townes Van Zandt's longtime road manager and producer in My Years with Townes Van Zandt: Music Genius and Rage - a gripping memoir revealing the inner core of an enigmatic troubadour whose deeply poetic music was a source of inspirat…
Design & Technique for Fine Woodworking. This dazzling showcase of the art of inlay provides artistic inspiration as well as how-to instruction and design insights - written by the inlay artist for U2 Led Zeppelin and many more. Over 100 color photographs show you exquisite inlays in musical instruments wooden boxes and various objets d'art while black-and-white photos and drawings guide you …
Woven of flashbacks by musicians artists authors radicals and folks who “were there” in the '60s this book by author Alan Bisbort (The White Rabbit and Other Delights) and Rolling Stone staffer ParkePuterbaugh travels through: San Francisco's rock revolution with bands like the Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead; the British underground scene with Pink Floyd and Cream; the …
Book/online media pack. More than a player's manual this book portrays jazz bass as a vital element of 20th century American music. Citing examples from key recordings in the jazz canon the book defines the essence of the musical contributions made by more than 70 important jazz bassists including Ray Brown Eddie Gomez Charles Mingus Milt Hinton and many others. Bassists get expert guidance …
The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon-Warren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel. Its story lies in the heart of his – and our – psyche. The lines are blurred. We never seem to know if we are looking in a mirror or peering through a window; we only know that when we listen we see something. The music sets the scene – his voice a striking baritone its narrator our …
Rikky Rooksby's revised and updated bestseller explores more than 200 classic riffs from Cream and Led Zeppelin through Nirvana and Soundgarden to Metallica U2 and the White Stripes. The first half of the book analyzes classic rock riffs and reveals the stories behind their creation. Easy-to-read text describes and explains each riff supported by illustrations and a CD of audio examples. The…
This how-to guide is ideal for musicians who are new to the complexities of digital recording as well as for those who want to keep up with the fast-changing technology. Providing detailed guidance on using hard disk and DATtechnologies stand-alone workstations computer-based DAWs surround sound 5.1 and more plus related hardware and software-based tools such as Softsynths plug-ins and softw…
The Big Black Book-More than 30 years ago Marty Di Bergi (played by director Rob Reiner) could not have known that as he introduced his ?rockumentary? This Is Spinal Tap he was creating a work of genius that would rock on for decades. Consistently cited as one of the funniest movies ever made (and often spoken about by rock stars as one of the most frightening movies they've ever seen) This Is S…
Few would dispute U2's position as the biggest rock band in the world. Active and relevant for nearly thirty-five years Bono the Edge Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. have been masters of reinvention thriving artisticallywhile continuing to sell out concerts across the globe.From their start at Dublin's Mount Temple School in 1976 up to the 2009 Rose Bowl show that shattered a U.S. concert …
The Fender Electric Guitar Book: 3rd Edition marks the 60th anniversary of Fender. This fantastic book tells the history of Fender and gives clear collectors details for all models ever made.With superb pictures and facts about guitars you may have never heard of or seen. This is truly the book to have for any Guitar fanatic of Fender enthusiast.
For those who want to learn the inner workings of music without as author Dave Stewart notes “getting bogged down in a lot of fearsome technicalities ” this is an enlightening exploration of the theory and practiceof music. Picking up where The Musician's Guide to Reading & Writing Music leaves off Stewart uses the same amusing style clear examples and practical advice to encourag…
How to Get Play and Keep the Gig-Packed with proven solutions developed from real-life experiences this book by Gig columnist Billy Mitchell analyzes both the business and creative challenges of successful gigging. Articles on specific issues withlanding planning and playing gigs are backed by firsthand interviews with musicians agents producers and others who have handled these problems on t…
This book looks inside the artists and music that transformed the American and British soundscape of the 1980s and '90s. Scene-setting essays – some with interviews of key figures – explore alternative rock's primaryinfluences from Captain Beefheart to Brian Eno and its many subgenres from punk to grunge and Brit pop to trip hop. Reviews and profiles cover over 2 000 recordings and …
Get down with the music that mixes R&B and soul with a little rock'n'roll. This newest addition to the Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion series traces funk from its James Brown roots through today's groove withgroups like the Red Hot Chili Peppers – folks who “got on the good foot.” Alongside detailed artist biographies anecdotes and discographies this guide r…
Lyrics sheds light on all aspects of lyric writing for music and will make songwriters feel more confident and creative when they tackle lyrics. It's perfect for all songwriters: those who don't like their own lyrics and find them difficult to write experienced writers looking for a creative edge and those offering lyrics to set to music in a partnership.Topics include channeling personal experi…
How Yes's Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock-The first half of the 1970s was an especially fertile period for British progressive rock laying claim to classics such as Tarkus Selling England by the Pound Larks' Tongues in Aspic The Dark Side of the Moon and Thick as a Brick. Collectively these and other works represent the best British progressive rock had to offer. Yet it's Yes's 1972 three-trac…
Bruce Springsteen is one of today's great songwriters with a style that is all his own. This book uses his work as the starting point for a master class in the art of writing powerful – and successful – songs.Songwriting guru Rikky Rooksby takes Springsteen's songs apart and shows how the common techniques they use can help you: structure intros verses choruses and bridges • wr…
