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'In Never schetst Astley zijn eigen merkwaardige rise and fall and rise, deels als ooggetuigenverslag van de eigthies-popcultuur, deels als muzikale zedenschets van het digitale tijdperk.' OOR 'Ik had me met beroemd zijn niet erg op mijn gemak gevoeld, maar ná het beroemd zijn wist ik niet wat ik met mezelf aan moest. Oppervlakkig gezien was ik enorm opgelucht dat ik van de hele toestand af was. Het was alsof ik vrijgelaten was.

Rita Marley se casou com Bob Marley quando eles tinham vinte e poucos anos e esteve ao lado do astro da música jamaicana durante sua meteórica ascensão à fama. No Woman No Cry é um relato sem meias palavras sobre a vida de uma mulher incrível, casada com um dos músicos mais conhecidos e amados de todos os tempos.

With a career spanning over fifty years, Tom Waits remains one of rock’s great enigmas; a chameleon-like survivor who, like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, has achieved long-term success while retaining cult credibility and outsider mystique. Lowside of the Road, by Barney Hoskyns, offers a unique, affectionate and penetrating portrait of Waits spanning from Closing Time to Orphans, and beyond. Based on extensive research and deep critical insight, Hoskyns' definitive account of Waits' life and work is an outstanding exploration of this notoriously private artist and performer.

The coming of age of a late bloomer and quiet dreamer set in a small beach town community of southern California during the early 1960s. Twenty-two-year-old Lorraine is finding it tough-going when she moves to Hollywood. Her Associate of Art’s degree from the local junior college does not help her get a job in the art field. And if that isn’t enough, her longtime boyfriend has broken up with her. The job she does have as a receptionist is also a disaster, so when she comes down with severe laryngitis, she is ready to call it quits.

¿Hay vida más allá de Les Luthiers? Uno de sus fundadores (Carlitos) nos cuenta su vida fuera del escenario, tanto o más fascinante que las desplegada sobre las tablas... Poco imaginaban los incondicionales fans de Les Luthiers y entusiastas exégetas (Màrius Serra y Álex Grijelmo) cuyas loas adornan la solapa que, en paralelo a sus labores de archivero mayor del grupo, trabajaba ya Carlitos en la redacción de sus propias memorias.

Jennifer Weist: lautstarke Stimme gegen Rassismus, Misogynie und Queerfeindlichkeit, Kraftpaket auf der Bühne, in jeder Hinsicht eine Frau mit Haltung. Aber wo kommt sie her, wie ist sie zu der starken und selbstbewussten Person geworden, die sie ist? In ihrem Memoir lässt sie nichts aus: Sie erzählt ungeschönt von ihrer Kindheit ohne Vater, von Drogenerfahrungen und sexualisierter Gewalt.

The story goes like this: on a freezing winter night in 1941, a new piece of chamber music was performed to a crowd of prisoners of war on a three-stringed cello, clarinet, violin and pub piano with sticky keys. It was the premiere of Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du Temps. Listeners since then have been captivated by the ecstatic music and mythology of Messiaen’s masterpiece. Michael Symmons Roberts’ own lifelong fascination with the Quartet leads him on a quest to understand its enigmatic power.

Through a series of interviews with a wide range of people connected to Pink Floyd in their earliest days (including Nick Mason, Peter Jenner, Jenny Fabian, Storm Thorgerson, Duggie Fields and Peter Whitehead), John Cavanagh paints a vivid picture of how this remarkable debut album was created. He brings to life the stories behind each track, as well as Pink Floyd's groundbreaking live performances of the time.

Electric Ladyland is one of the greatest guitar albums ever made. During the recording process, Jimi Hendrix at last had time and creative freedom to pursue the sounds he was looking for. In this remarkable and entertaining book, John Perry gets to the heart of Hendrix's unique talent—guiding the listener through each song on the album, writing vividly about Hendrix's live performances, and talking to several of Hendrix's peers and contemporaries.

"Selbsthilfe ist wie ein Lichtschwertkampf. Im Film sieht's top aus, aber in echt hackt man sich garantiert was ab." Self-Help boomt! Egal, ob Depression oder Herzprobleme, ob eine Karriere oder Selbstvertrauen aufgebaut werden sollen, Kindheitstraumata überwunden oder Familienkatastrophen gemanagt werden müssen – es gibt immer ein Buch von einem Mental Coach, das die Lösung aller Probleme verspricht. Maxi Gstettenbauer hat Hunderte dieser Bücher gelesen. Er weiß, wie man Freunde gewinnt und Menschen beeinflusst. Er weiß, wie man reich wird und die eigenen Überzeugungen reframed.

He was the King of Rockabilly, and one of rock and roll's true pioneers. A groundbreaking guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Carl Perkins inspired countless musicians in country, rock, and pop music. Now acclaimed music writer Jeff Apter recounts Carl Perkins's remarkable life story—the triumphs, tragedies, and career highlights that include some of the most pivotal moments in music history.