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How to Play Guitar: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Guitar by Roger Evans

In How to Play Guitar guitar players of all levels more...0 points

In How to Play Guitar guitar players of all levels will find a wealth of instruction and inspiration. Whether you want to play pop, folk, country, rock, blues, jazz, classical, or any other style of music, you will pick up the basic techniques without tedious drills and exercises. Using real music and a step-by-step approach, How to Play Guitar will teach you about:· Choosing and buying a guitar· Tuning your instrument correctly· Reading sheet music, guitar music, and tablature· Playing melodies...0 points

Piano Lessons: Learning the Piano Keyboard, how to play piano instructional DVD

Learning Piano DVD - 3 Hours Long and includes many more...0 points

Learning Piano DVD - 3 Hours Long and includes many bonus features and password access to FREE 96 Page Downloadable E-Book! Are you looking for an inside track to piano lessons? Would you like to learn at your own pace without paying $25-$40 per hour for weekly private lessons. Using these tips and techniques, your ability is guaranteed to produce positive immediate results. Who else would like to.... - Learn piano lessons from an expert in the field - Learn many useful techniques and how t...0 points

Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music by Jonathan Harnum

What do all those lines and squiggles and dots mea more...0 points

What do all those lines and squiggles and dots mean? Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly. The book is written by an experienced teacher using methods refined over more than ten years in his private teaching studio and in schools. Lessons are short, well-paced and enjoyable. Whether you're a beginner of any age, whether you're an experienced player who wants to bone up on your th...0 points

How To Write Songs On Guitar - Revised by Rikky Rooksby

So you want to write songs, and you want to write more...0 points

So you want to write songs, and you want to write them on guitar. This is the book that shows you exactly how. Taking tips and tricks from classic songwriters, from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Tori Amos, How to Write Songs on Guitar takes you through the four main elements of a song - rhythm, melody, lyrics, and harmony - and inspires you to combine them in exciting new ways. Now with updated songs and tips on writing trends, it's packed with wisdom and practical advice culled from over 1,500 so...0 points

How to Write Songs on Keyboards - A Complete Course to Help You Write Better Songs Book/CD (Softcover) by Rikky Rooksby

How to Write Songs on Keyboards helps both keyboard more...0 points

How to Write Songs on Keyboards helps both keyboard and guitar players find and develop interesting keyboard chords and chord sequences that they can use in their own songs. Rather than trying to teach intricate pieces of music, the book breaks things down into a simple style, concentrating on basic chords and ideas that can be gradually elaborated to create more complex structures. A visual system that virtually eliminates the use of standard music notation allows guitarists who are used to usi...0 points

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition by Michael Miller

Write the songs that make the whole world sing. A step-by-step more...0 points

Write the songs that make the whole world sing. A step-by-step guide to writing music, this book shows musicians how to compose simple chord progressions and melodies, and leads them through more advanced compositional techniques and musical forms. Designed for composers of all types of music, it includes instruction on composing stand-alone melodies, using different scales and modes, themes and variations, orchestration, and composing for film, theater, and videogames. -Perfect complement to Th...0 points

How to Write a Hit Song, 5th Edition by Molly-Ann Leikin

Covering all the essentials of craft and marketing more...0 points

Covering all the essentials of craft and marketing for launching and sustaining a long, successful writing career, this cutting-edge revision contains an exclusive interview with Oscar-winning songwriter Melissa Etheridge - I Need to Wake Up - and shows you, step by step, how to write a hit song.0 points

How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond by John Powell

What makes a musical note different from any other more...0 points

What makes a musical note different from any other sound? How can you tell if you have perfect pitch? Why do 10 violins sound only twice as loud as one? Do your Bob Dylan albums sound better on CD or vinyl? John Powell, a scientist and musician, answers these questions and many more in HOW MUSIC WORKS, an intriguing and original guide to acoustics. In a clear, accessible, and engaging voice, Powell fascinates the reader with his delightful descriptions of the science and psychology lurking benea...0 points

Music Composition For Dummies by Scott Jarrett, Holly Day

Want to turn that haunting tune in your head into an more...0 points

Want to turn that haunting tune in your head into an awesome sound in your ear? You can! Music Composition For Dummies demystifies the process of composing music and writing songs. It guides you through every step of writing your own music, from choosing the right rhythm and tempo to creating melodies and chord progressions and working with instruments and voices.In this fun and practical guide, you'll learn how to match keys and chords to the mood you want to convey, work a form without limitin...0 points

Music Theory For Dummies, with Audio CD (For Dummies (Career/Education)) by Michael Pilhofer, Holly Day

Grasp the concepts needed to compose, deconstruct, more...0 points

Grasp the concepts needed to compose, deconstruct, and comprehend musicWhether you're a student of music or a music lover, Music Theory For Dummies presents you with essential information on how to read, write, and understand music, as well as helpful hints on composing, arranging, and creating original melodies, harmonies, and chords. Music Theory For Dummies gives you a friendly, unintimidating overview of the material covered in a typical college-level course and makes music theory easy to un...0 points

Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business by Richard Stim

If you belong to a band and love the art of your job, more...0 points

If you belong to a band and love the art of your job, but sing the blues when it comes to the business, you need Music Law. Composed by musician and lawyer Richard Stim, the book explains how to: * book performances * choose a name and protect its use * copyright song lyrics * establish legal ownership of songs * sample legally * sign contracts * write a band partnership agreement * sell CDs, tapes and other recordings * and much more Music Law provides all the legal information and pract...0 points

The Girls' Guide to Rocking: How to Start a Band, Book Gigs, and Get Rolling to Rock Stardom by Jessica Hopper

From greats like Patti Smith and Joan Jett to legends-in-the-making more...0 points

From greats like Patti Smith and Joan Jett to legends-in-the-making like Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato, girls want to rock. They want to start bands, write songs, get up on stage, and kick out the jams. Here's the book to teach them how. Written by an obsessive music lover who's spent her life playing, performing, publicizing, and writing about rock 'n' roll, The Girls' Guide To Rocking is a hip, inspirational guide for rad girls who want to make their rock dreams come true.It's everything a rock...0 points

Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison

Pattison presents a unique, in-depth approach to t more...0 points

Pattison presents a unique, in-depth approach to the process of lyric writing. Songwriters will examine 17 extraordinary songs and learn the distinct elements that make them so effective. Pattison then presents more than 30 lyric-writing exercises designed to achieve the same results. From generating lyric ideas and managing repetition to developing verses, it's all here. Songwriters will: find warm-up exercises that revolutionize songwriting imagery; use a rhyming dictionary and a thesaurus to....0 points

Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison

With additional song evaluations and exercises to more...0 points

With additional song evaluations and exercises to help songwriters hone their lyric-writing skills, "Writing Better Lyrics, 2nd Edition" is more comprehensive than ever before. The book features new and expanded chapters covering such topics as: when the use of repetition can be an asset; how to successfully manipulate meter; how to work with a co-writer; how to build on ideas and generate effective titles; and, much, much more.0 points

Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop by Adam Bradley

If asked to list the greatest innovators of modern more...0 points

If asked to list the greatest innovators of modern American poetry, few of us would think to include Jay-Z or Eminem in their number. And yet hip hop is the source of some of the most exciting developments in verse today. The media uproar in response to its controversial lyrical content has obscured hip hop's revolution of poetic craft and experience: Only in rap music can the beat of a song render poetic meter audible, allowing an MC's wordplay to move a club-full of eager listeners.Examining.....0 points

Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting: 126 Proven Techniques for Writing Songs That Sell by Robin Frederick

Here are 126 Shortcuts that will take your songs f more...0 points

Here are 126 Shortcuts that will take your songs from good to great! Discover the melody and lyric writing techniques of today's top songwriters and learn how you can use the very same secrets to give your songs the power and edge that will make listeners want to hear them over and over again. You'll learn... 38 proven strategies for creating powerful, unforgettable lyrics, 30 simple ways to make your melody fresh, exciting, and memorable, how to use hit songs as "ghost songs" to get quick resul...0 points

How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC by Paul Edwards

Clipse, Cypress Hill, Nelly, Public Enemy, Remy Ma, more...0 points

Clipse, Cypress Hill, Nelly, Public Enemy, Remy Ma, Schoolly D, A Tribe Called Quest, will.i.am-these are just some of the acclaimed artists offering tips and advice in this compelling how-to. Delivering countless candid and exclusive first-person insights from interviews with more than one hundred of the most innovative artists, author Paul Edwards examines the dynamics of rap from every region and in every form--mainstream and underground, current and classic-and covers everything from...0 points

Songwriter's Rhyming Dictionary by Jake Jackson

Finding the right rhyme can be excruciating, songw more...0 points

Finding the right rhyme can be excruciating, songwriters too often choosing ridiculous words in desperation. This is an invaluable resource for any budding songwriter or even an experienced lyricist with writer's block. Featuring tips on songwriting, the book focuses on the types of rhyme and assonance (end rhymes, last syllable rhymes, double rhymes, beginning rhymes, first syllable rhymes) for a range of popular styles. Arranged phonetically and drawn from a variety of musical 'dialects', from...0 points

Music Business Handbook and Career Guide by David Baskerville, Tim Baskerville

The Ninth Edition of the Music Business Handbook and more...0 points

The Ninth Edition of the Music Business Handbook and Career Guide maintains the tradition of this classic text as the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the music industry and includes: greater coverage of digital technology and new marketing and distribution channels; new business models including the independent musician, the evolving role of producers, and satellite and internet radio; expanded coverage or the international scene; and additional and updated information on careers, especi...0 points

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, 2nd Edition by Michael Miller

A music theory book that hits the high note %u2026 more...0 points

A music theory book that hits the high note %u2026 This updated and expanded edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Music Theory breaks down a difficult subject in a simple way-even for those who think they have no rhythm or consider themselves tone deaf. With clear, concise language, it explains everything from bass-clef basics to confusing codas. This new edition includes: -A brand-new CD -A comprehensive ear-training section -Musical examples of intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms0 points

Reading Music (Quamut) by Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn more...0 points

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are:Teach yourself a new language without opening a book.If you can read musical notation, a whole new world presents itself to you. Take your singing, composing, or music-playing skills to the next level by learning to: Recognize notes, rests, and accidental...0 points

Songwriting (Quamut) by Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn more...0 points

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are: Music and lyrics by . . . you.If you have stories to tell, you can write songs, regardless of whether you know how to play an instrument or read music. All you need is motivation, inspiration, and a crash course on how to:Identify the five main parts of....0 points

Guitar Chords (Quamut) by Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn more...0 points

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are:Six strings, countless possibilities.A guitar can produce an enormous range of moods and tones, from simple, upbeat major chords to eerie, mournful diminished sevenths and everything in between. This guide compiles all the chords you'll ever need in one.....0 points

Guitar (Quamut) by Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn more...0 points

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are:Learn to play the music you love. Few instruments can match the range of sounds the guitar can produce, or the ease with which you can learn. With just a few chords, you can play thousands of popular songs. So pick up an old acoustic or electric and learn...0 points

Rock Guitar (Quamut) by Quamut

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First Guitar Tutor by Terry Burrows

Here's the book for every kid who ever dreamed of growing more...0 points

Here's the book for every kid who ever dreamed of growing up to play like Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, the Edge, or Jack White. First Guitar Tutor helps make budding rock stars' dreams come true by introducing them to the hottest, most important instrument in contemporary popular music. It takes a fun, easy approach that's just right for young beginners, showing them how to read written music and play master chords.  Illustrated hand and finger positions guide novices, and exercises...0 points

Rock Drums (Quamut) by Quamut

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The Paths We Choose by Sully Erna

With over ten million albums sold and multiple Gra more...1 point

With over ten million albums sold and multiple Grammy nominations, the hard rock band Godsmack has become one of the most successful groups of the last decade. The band's driving beats and searing lyrics have garnered widespread acclaim, while their well-known work ethic has earned the industry's respect. Fans who attend Godsmack concerts are sure to be rewarded with a fiercely energetic show. The force behind the band comes largely from founder and front man Sully Erna. Onstage, growling into t...1 point

Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good by Corey Taylor

For the first time, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontm more...1 point

For the first time, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor speaks directly to his fans and shares his worldview about life as a sinner. And Taylor knows how to sin. As a small-town hero in the early '90s, he threw himself into a fierce-drinking, drug-abusing, hard-loving, live-for-the moment life. Soon Taylor's music exploded, and he found himself rich, wanted, and on the road. His new and ever-more extreme lifestyle had an unexpected effect, however; for the first time, he began to activ...1 point

The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx

In one of the most unique memoirs of addiction ever more...0 points

In one of the most unique memoirs of addiction ever published, MÖtley CrÜe's Nikki Sixx shares mesmerizing diary entries from the year he spiraled out of control in a haze of heroin and cocaine, presented alongside riveting commentary from people who were there at the time, and from Nikki himself. When MÖtley CrÜe was at the height of its fame, there wasn't any drug Nikki Sixx wouldn't do. He spent days -- sometimes alone, sometimes with other addicts, friends, and lovers -- in a coke and heroi...0 points

Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir by Steven Tyler

"I've been mythicized, Mick-icized, eulogized more...0 points

"I've been mythicized, Mick-icized, eulogized and fooligized, I've been Cole-Portered and farmer's-daughtered, I've been Led Zepped and 12-stepped. I'm a rhyming fool and so cool that me, Fritz the Cat, and Mohair Sam are the baddest cats that am. I have so many outrageous stories, too many, and I'm gonna tell 'em all. All the unexpurgated, brain-jangling tales of debauchery, sex & drugs, transcendence & chemical dependence you will ever want to hear." The son of a classical pianist straight....0 points

Appetite for Destruction: The Days of Guns N' Roses by Danny Sugerman

Details the unlikely rise of five under-educated, more...0 points

Details the unlikely rise of five under-educated, drug-using, rebellious kids to the top of the charts as Guns 'n' Roses, a rock group whose first album sold fifteen million copies.0 points

It's So Easy: and other lies by Duff McKagan

A founding member of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver more...0 points

A founding member of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver shares the story of his rise to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his phoenix-like transformation via a unique path to sobriety. In 1984, at the age of twenty, Duff McKagan left his native Seattle-partly to pursue music but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overdoses then decimating his closest group of friends in the local punk scene. In L.A....0 points

Not Dead & Not for Sale: A Memoir by Scott Weiland

In the early 1990s, Stone Temple Pilots-not U2, not more...0 points

In the early 1990s, Stone Temple Pilots-not U2, not Nirvana, not Pearl Jam- was the hottest band in the world. STP toppled such mega-bands as Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses on MTV and the Billboard charts. Lead singer Scott Weiland became an iconic front man in the tradition of Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Robert Plant. Then, when STP imploded, it was Weiland who emerged as the emblem of rock star excess, with his well-publicized drug busts and trips to rehab. Weiland has since made...0 points

I'm In the Band: Backstage Notes from the Chick in White Zombie by Sean Yseult

Art rock? Noise rock? Punk-metal? Alternative? White more...0 points

Art rock? Noise rock? Punk-metal? Alternative? White Zombie may have been unclassifiable, but it didn't stop them from carving out a place for themselves in music history. The band became a multiplatinum, two-time Grammy nominee with the release of their 1992 album, La Sexorcisto. But while most people will remember their bizarre look and macabre lyrics, what many failed to realize was that their lanky, high-octane bass player was a woman.I'm In the Band combines eleven years of tour diaries,...0 points

Bringing Metal to the Children: The Complete Berzerker's Guide to World Tour Domination by Zakk Wylde, Eric Hendrikx

"If Zakk Wylde did not exist we would have to more...0 points

"If Zakk Wylde did not exist we would have to build him like Frankenstein's monster. The hands of Randy Rhoads sewn onto the body of Conan the Barbarian implanted with the brain of Larry David."-Rob ZombieBringing Metal to the Children is a handbook to all things Heavy Metal, brought to you by insane prankster and guitar god Zakk Wylde, of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society fame. This "Complete Berzerker's Guide to World Tour Domination" provides tips and tests for...0 points

Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal by Eddie Trunk

Known as a leading expert on all things hard rock and more...0 points

Known as a leading expert on all things hard rock and heavy metal, Eddie Trunk continues to entertain fans on the radio and as the host of VH1 Classic's hit television program That Metal Show with his passion for music. In his debut book, Eddie discusses his most essential bands, his unique personal experiences with them, his favorite "Stump the Trunk" anecdotes and trivia, as well as his favorite playlists. Whether you're a classic Metallica or Megadeth metalhead or prefer the hair metal of old...0 points

Marilyn Manson by Kurt Reighley

For the public, the triumph of Marilyn Manson happ more...0 points

For the public, the triumph of Marilyn Manson happened in the blink of an eye, beginning with the debut of their 1994 "Album Portrait of an American Family", an event which led to a cover on "Rolling Stone" and the group's MTV smash "Sweet Dreams". This biography offers an all-encompassing look at the success of this controversial band.0 points

Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith by Aerosmith, Stephen Davis

Hang on, it's a hell of a ride! From the band that more...0 points

Hang on, it's a hell of a ride! From the band that lived by the motto "Anything worth doing was worth overdoing" -- Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford, and Joey Kramer -- comes a quarter century of rock godhood: the life, the music, the truth, the hell, the lost years, and the raunchy, unsafe sex. And, of course, the drugs. But after crashing in a suffocating cloud of cocaine, crystal meth, and heroin, Aerosmith rose up from the ashes to become clean and sober -- and recla...0 points

From This Moment On by Shania Twain

The world may know Shania Twain as many things: a more...0 points

The world may know Shania Twain as many things: a music legend, a mother, and recently, a fixture in the news for her painful, public divorce and subsequent marriage to a cherished friend. But in this extraordinary autobiography, Shania reveals that she is so much more. She is Eilleen Twain, one of five children born into poverty in rural Canada, where her family often didn't have enough food to send her to school with lunch. She's the teenage girl who helped her mother and young siblings escape...0 points

Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock by Sammy Hagar

Loud rock, fast cars, and Cabo. This is the life of more...0 points

Loud rock, fast cars, and Cabo. This is the life of Sammy Hagar. For almost forty years, Sammy Hagar has been a fixture in rock music. From breaking into the industry with the band Montrose to his multiplatinum solo career to his ride as the front man of Van Halen, Sammy's powerful and unforgettable voice has set the tone for some of the greatest rock anthems ever written-songs like "I Can't Drive 55," "Right Now," and "Why Can't This Be Love." In Red, Sammy tells the outrageous story of his...0 points

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx by Nikki Sixx

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through more...0 points

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx is part photo, part journal-but all Nikki Sixx. It is a collection of compelling photography and stories that capture the rage, love, optimism, darkness, and determination that shape his work. Combining the raw authenticity that defined his New York Times bestseller The Heroin Diaries with a photographic journey, This Is Gonna Hurt chronicles Sixx's experiences-from his early years filled with toxic...0 points

Tommyland by Tommy Lee

I am Tommy Lee, born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Gr more...0 points

I am Tommy Lee, born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece, on October 3, 1962, and raised in a suburb of California by an American father and a Greek mother. At seventeen, I joined Mötley Crüe and we became one of the baddest-ass rock bands in history. We sold over 40 million albums, we wreaked havoc, we scared parents, and we titillated too many fathers' daughters. I've been married three times: once for just a few days to a Penthouse Pet, for seven years to Heather Locklear, and then for five yea...0 points

Life by Keith Richards, James Fox

The long-awaited autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, more...0 points

The long-awaited autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Ladies and gentlemen: Keith Richards.With The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. The Rollin...0 points

Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen by Vince Neil

"So where do we start? I remember when we did more...0 points

"So where do we start? I remember when we did The Dirt, the Mötley Crüe book, I was interviewed at The Grand Havana Room in Beverly Hills. A lot of people think I didn't get to say much in The Dirt. It's probably true. I didn't read it. I'm not that big a talker. Some people can f*ckin' talk ... eat up all the oxygen in a room in no time flat. I don't tend to run my mouth. It's b*llshit. All those years in rehab and counseling--the talking cure? I can't say I really got that much out of it. All....0 points

Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran by Andy Taylor

Wild Boy is the explosive first inside account of the more...0 points

Wild Boy is the explosive first inside account of the rise and fall of Duran Duran. The band rose to conquer the globe with a string of unforgettable hits such as "Rio," "Hungry Like the Wolf," and "The Reflex." With Simon Le Bon as their frontman, they were the defining pop act of the 1980s, but Andy Taylor, the enigmatic lead guitarist, is widely acknowledged to have been their musical driving force.Then, at the very height of their achievement in 1985, Duran Duran imploded. Now Andy shares th...0 points

Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson by Joseph Vogel

The first comprehensive look into Michael Jackson's more...0 points

The first comprehensive look into Michael Jackson's creative life and work, Man in the Music foregoes sensationalism in favor of an illuminating portrait of the artist. Featuring a foreword by Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis, author Joseph Vogel takes the reader on a journey through Jackson's entire solo career, from 1979's groundbreaking Off the Wall and 1982's world-conquering Thriller to his frequently overlooked later work, including a glimpse into the music he was creatin...0 points

Duran Duran: Notorious: The Biography by Steve Malins

In the last couple of years, Duran Duran has scooped more...0 points

In the last couple of years, Duran Duran has scooped MTV's Lifetime Achievement Award, played sold-out stadium gigs in America, Britain, and Japan, and enjoyed feature coverage in Rolling Stone and Vogue. Not bad for a band who were at the height of their fame in the 1980s. This reference offers a look at their remarkable career, including exclusive interviews and photos.0 points

Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice from Rock's Ultimate Survivor by Ozzy Osbourne

Wondering if science could explain how he survived more...0 points

Wondering if science could explain how he survived his 40-year avalanche of drugs and alcohol, Ozzy Osbourne became one of a handful of people in the world to have his entire DNA mapped in 2010. It was a highly complex, $65,000 process, but the results were conclusive: Ozzy is a genetic anomaly. The "Full Ozzy Genome" contained variants that scientists had never before encountered and the findings were presented at the prestigious TEDMED Conference in San Diego-making headlines around the world....0 points

The Wit and Wisdom of Ozzy Osbourne by Dave Thompson

All Aboard the Crazy TrainThis is Ozzy Osbourne in more...0 points

All Aboard the Crazy TrainThis is Ozzy Osbourne in all his raw and unfiltered glory; four decades worth of his best quotes, oddest observations, risqué retorts, and yes, even articulate ponderings. Ozzy might come across as a nutter (and rightly so), but when you sit down and seriously consider what he's saying...well, he's f**king Ozzy Osbourne and he's got things to say!The Prince of Darkness sounds off on various topics including:Black Sabbath: "We thought, Let's scare the whole f**king plane...0 points

Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny by Nile Rodgers

You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make more...0 points

You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy.   Today's pop music-genre-crossing, gender-bending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appeal-is the world that Nile Rodgers created. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote and produced the songs that defined that era and everything that came after: "Le Freak," "Good Times," "We Are Family," "Like a Virgin," "Modern Love," "I'm...0 points

Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir by Dave Mustaine, Joe Layden

Now with a new chapter Dave Mustaine is the first more...0 points

Now with a new chapter Dave Mustaine is the first to admit that he's bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. Impoverished, transient childhood? Check. Abusive, alcoholic parent? Check. Mind-f**king religious weirdness (in his case the extremes of the Jehovah's Witnesses and satanism)? Check. Alcoholism, drug addiction, homelessness? Check, check, Check. Soul-crushing professional and artistic setbacks? Check. Rehab? Check...0 points

My Appetite for Destruction: Sex & Drugs & Guns N' Roses by Steven Adler

Forty years, twenty-eight ODs, three botched suicides, more...0 points

Forty years, twenty-eight ODs, three botched suicides, two heart attacks, a couple of jail stints, a debilitating stroke . . . Now, Steven Adler, the most self-destructive rock star ever, is ready to share the shattering, untold truth. Once upon a time, Steven Adler-along with four uniquely talented but very complicated and demanding musicians-helped form Guns N' Roses. They emerged from the streets, primal artists who obliterated glam rock and its big hair to resurrect rock's...0 points

The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson, Neil Strauss

The best-selling autobiography of America's most controversial more...0 points

The best-selling autobiography of America's most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover). In his twenty-nine years, rock idol Manson has experienced more than most people have (or would want to) in a lifetime. Now, in his shocking and candid memoir, he takes readers from backstage to gaol cells, from recording studios to emergency rooms, from the pit of despair to the top of the charts, and recounts his metamorphosis from a frightened Christian......0 points

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx by Nikki Sixx

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through more...0 points

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx is part photo, part journal-but all Nikki Sixx. It is a collection of compelling photography and stories that capture the rage, love, optimism, darkness, and determination that shape his work. Combining the raw authenticity that defined his New York Times bestseller The Heroin Diaries with a photographic journey, This Is Gonna Hurt chronicles Sixx's experiences-from his early years filled with toxic...0 points

Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman

Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller by more...0 points

Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller by one of rock's most provocative figures Scar Tissue is Anthony Kiedis's searingly honest memoir of a life spent in the fast lane. In 1983, four self-described "knuckleheads" burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. with their own unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. Though...0 points

White Line Fever: The Autobiography by Lemmy Kilmister

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I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne

"They've said some crazy things about me over more...0 points

"They've said some crazy things about me over the years. I mean, okay: 'He bit the head off a bat.' Yes. 'He bit the head off a dove.' Yes. But then you hear things like, 'Ozzy went to the show last night, but he wouldn't perform until he'd killed fifteen puppies . . .' Now me, kill fifteen puppies? I love puppies. I've got eighteen of the f**king things at home. I've killed a few cows in my time, mind you. And the chickens. I shot the chickens in my house that night. It haunts me, all this craz...0 points

Motley Crue: The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Neil Strauss

The most influential, enduring, and iconic metal band more...0 points

The most influential, enduring, and iconic metal band of the 1980's reveals everything a tell-all of epic proportions. This unbelievable autobiography explores the rebellious lives of four of the most influential icons in American rock history. Motley Crue was the voice of a barely pubescent Generation X, the anointed high priests of backward-masking pentagram rock, pioneers of Hollywood glam, and the creators of MTV's first "power ballad." Their sex lives claimed celebrities from Heather L...0 points

Slash by Slash, Anthony Bozza

From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era more...0 points

From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. For the first time ever, Slash tells the tale that has yet to be told from the inside: how the legendary band Guns N' Roses came together, how they wrote the music that defined an era, how they survived insane, never-ending tours, how they survived themselves, and, ultimately, how it all fell apart. Slash is a window into the world of the notoriously private guitarist and a front seat...0 points

Kiss & Tell (NEW SPECIAL EDITION) by Bob McAdams, Gordon G.G. Gebert

The NEW SPECIAL EDITION KISS & Tell MORE STORI more...0 points

The NEW SPECIAL EDITION KISS & Tell MORE STORIES, MORE UNRELEASED PHOTOS, COLOR PHOTOS, plus much, much more! What's it like to be best friends with a Rock and Roll legend? Bob McAdams and Gordon G.G. Gebert have been asked that question more times than they care to remember, each having the dubious distinction of being members of the KISS inner circle. People never seem to get enough of all their outrageous stories and finally after re-telling these tales about Ace Frehley and KISS for the umpt...0 points

No Regrets by Ace Frehley, Joe Layden, John Ostrosky

THE MUSIC, THE MAKEUP, THE MADNESS, AND MORE. . . . more...0 points

THE MUSIC, THE MAKEUP, THE MADNESS, AND MORE. . . . In December of 1972, a pair of musicians placed an advertisement in the Village Voice: "GUITARIST WANTED WITH FLASH AND ABILITY." Ace Frehley figured he had both, so he answered the ad. The rest is rock 'n' roll history.He was just a boy from the Bronx with stars in his eyes. But when he picked up his guitar and painted stars on his face, Ace Frehley transformed into "The Spaceman"-and helped turn KISS into one...0 points

Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath by Tony Iommi

Iron Man chronicles the story of both pioneering guitarist more...0 points

Iron Man chronicles the story of both pioneering guitarist Tony Iommi and legendary band Black Sabbath, dubbed “The Beatles of heavy metal" by Rolling Stone. Iron Man reveals the man behind the icon yet still captures Iommi's humor, intelligence, and warmth. He speaks honestly and unflinchingly about his rough-and-tumble childhood, the accident that almost ended his career, his failed marriages, personal tragedies, battles with addiction, band mates, famous friends, newfound daughter, and...0 points

The Notorious B.I.G.: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies) by Holly Lang

Over ten years since his death, Biggie Smalls, also more...0 points

Over ten years since his death, Biggie Smalls, also known as The Notorious B.I.G., is considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, a credit continually given by numerous hip-hop artists. Raised in Brooklyn during the crack-cocaine boom of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Smalls (born Christopher Wallace) worked as a drug dealer before ultimately deciding to become a rapper. With Sean Puffy Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment, Biggie rocketed to fame as one of hip hop's most popular art...0 points

Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever (100% Official) by Justin Bieber

His debut album has already gone platinum. His You more...0 points

His debut album has already gone platinum. His YouTube videos have received over 10 million hits. He's sung for the president of the United States. His screaming fans have stormed TV studios and shut down shopping malls. Justin Bieber is a global superstar and now, for the first time ever, he's going to tell all in his very own book. In this book, Justin tells the story of his amazing journey from small-town schoolboy to global superstar. Stunningly designed and jam packed full of exclusive unse...0 points

Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon by Tayannah Lee McQuillar, Fred L. Johnson PhD

In 1996 Tupac Shakur, one of the most talented artists more...0 points

In 1996 Tupac Shakur, one of the most talented artists of his time, was murdered by an unknown gunman. Fred L. Johnson and Tayannah Lee McQuillar examine the theories surrounding his death and the story of Tupac's lost legacy in this definitive biography.For millions, Shakur gave voice to their stories, but there was also another side to him, revealed as his life spun out of control, as the whispered warnings from friends went unheeded and the denunciations of critics grew louder. Disturbingly,....0 points

Amy Winehouse: The Biography 1983-2011 by Chas Newkey-Burden

A detailed biography that pays tribute to the award-winning more...0 points

A detailed biography that pays tribute to the award-winning singer whose turbulent life and untimely death have captivated the world  p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list 0in" class="MsoNormal">An indisputable musical icon and controversial celebrity figure, Amy Winehouse's unique blend of jazz, pop, and soul singing and songwriting brought her a host of awards-including two prestigious Ivor Novellos and five Grammys-as well as an army of committed fans who adored her rich voice...0 points

Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain by Charles R. Cross

This is the first in-depth biography of the troubl more...0 points

This is the first in-depth biography of the troubled genius Kurt Cobain. Based on exclusive access to Cobains unpublished diaries, more than 400 interviews, four years of research, and a wealth of documentation, Heavier Than Heaven traces Cobains life from his early days in a double-wide trailer outside of Aberdeen, Washington, to his rise to fame, fortune, and the adulation of a generation.0 points

Edward Van Halen: A Definitive Biography by Kevin Dodds

In July of 1984, Edward Van Halen was the most pop more...0 points

In July of 1984, Edward Van Halen was the most popular musician in the world in the most popular band in the world-the band that to this day bears his own surname. As a 12-year-old, author Kevin Dodds experienced his first Van Halen concert, and it changed his life. In this biography, Dodds takes a comprehensive look at the life of Van Halen, one of the world's most famous and influential musicians. He examines Eddie's early years growing up in the Netherlands; his life with his mother and music...0 points

Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash

He was the "Man in Black," a country music more...0 points

He was the "Man in Black," a country music legend, and the quintessential American troubadour. He was an icon of rugged individualism who had been to hell and back, telling the tale as never before. In his unforgettable autobiography, Johnny Cash tells the truth about the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs, and the people who shaped him. In his own words, Cash set the record straight -- and dispelled a few myths -- as he looked unsparingly at his remarkable life: from the joys o...0 points

Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross

Now in paperback, the national bestselling biography more...0 points

Now in paperback, the national bestselling biography of American musical icon Jimi Hendrix It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still very much alive for his fans everywhere. Charles R. Cross vividly recounts the life of Hendrix, from his difficult childhood and adolescence in Seattle through his incredible rise to celebrity in London's swinging sixties. It is the story of an outrageous life -- with legendary tales of sex, drugs, and exces...0 points

Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

IN 1950 a couple of rhythm and blues-loving teenagers more...0 points

IN 1950 a couple of rhythm and blues-loving teenagers named Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met for the first time. They discovered their mutual affection for R&B and, as Jerry and Mike put it in this fascinating autobiography, began an argument that has been going on for over fifty years with no resolution in sight. Leiber and Stoller were still in their teens when they started working with some of the pioneers of rock and roll, writing such hits as "Hound Dog," which eventually became a #1 recor...0 points

Clapton: The Autobiography by Eric Clapton

"I found a pattern in my behavior that had been more...0 points

"I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices were my specialty, and if something honest and decent came along, I would shun it or run the other way."With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest autobiography. More than a rock star, he is an icon, a living embodiment of the history of rock music. Well known for his reserve in a profession marked by self-promot...0 points

Tommyland by Tommy Lee

I am Tommy Lee, born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Gr more...0 points

I am Tommy Lee, born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece, on October 3, 1962, and raised in a suburb of California by an American father and a Greek mother. At seventeen, I joined Mötley Crüe and we became one of the baddest-ass rock bands in history. We sold over 40 million albums, we wreaked havoc, we scared parents, and we titillated too many fathers' daughters. I've been married three times: once for just a few days to a Penthouse Pet, for seven years to Heather Locklear, and then for five yea...0 points

The Way I Am by Eminem

Chart topping-and headline-making-rap artist Eminem more...0 points

Chart topping-and headline-making-rap artist Eminem shares his private reflections, drawings, handwritten lyrics, and photographs in his New York Times bestseller The Way I Am Fiercely intelligent, relentlessly provocative, and prodigiously gifted, Eminem is known as much for his enigmatic persona as for being the fastest-selling rap artist and the first rapper to ever win an Oscar. Everyone wants to know what Eminem is really like-after the curtains go down. In The Way I Am, Eminem writes can...0 points

Crazy Enough: A Memoir by Storm Large

Yes, Storm Large is her real name, though she's been more...0 points

Yes, Storm Large is her real name, though she's been called many things. As a performer, the majority of descriptions have led with "Amazon," "Powerhouse," "a six-foot Vargas pinup come to life." Playboy called her a "punk goddess." You'd never know she used to be called "Little S"-the mini-me to her beautiful and troubled mother, Suzi. Storm spent most of her childhood visiting her mother in mental institutions and psych wards. Suzi's...0 points

All Known Metal Bands (Mcsweeneys) by Dan Nelson

This volume contains the names of over 50,000 meta more...0 points

This volume contains the names of over 50,000 metal bands. Presuming that each of these bands had an average of four members, and multipling that by the number of bands, one might figure that at least a quarter of a million humans have pledged allegiance to one of them at some point is his or her lifetime. Never has a genre of music relegated to the underground of a civilization had so many devotees; no radio needs to transmit the power of this music, for it is sought out fiercely and freely by....0 points

Battle of the Band Names: The Best and Worst Band Names Ever (and All the Brilliant, Colorful, Stupid Ones in Between) by Bart Bull

Award-winning veteran music journalist Bart Bull h more...0 points

Award-winning veteran music journalist Bart Bull has created a one-of-a-kind book and compiled hundreds of the most colorful, clever, obscure, and unusual band names of the past 50 years. Broken down into 35 highly designed chapters, Bull covers the worlds of Ska, Surf, Hip-Hop, Punk, Country, and Heavy Metal alongside more creative categories such as Tribute Bands, Girl Groups, Japanese Bands with English Names, and, most daringly, the Best and Worst band names of all time. The book's free...0 points

The Words of Every Song: A Novel by Liz Moore

The Words of Every Song is a literate and original more...0 points

The Words of Every Song is a literate and original debut novel in the form of fourteen linked episodes, each centered on a character involved with the music industry in some fashion. There's the arrogantly hip, twenty-six-year-old A&R man; the rising young singer-songwriter; the established, arena-filling rock star on the verge of a midlife crisis; the type-A female executive with the heavy social calendar; and other recognizable figures.Set in the sleek offices, high-tech recording studios,...0 points

Fargo Rock City : A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota by Chuck Klosterman

Empirically proving that -- no matter where you are more...0 points

Empirically proving that -- no matter where you are -- kids wanna rock, this is Chuck Klosterman's hilrious memoir of growing up as a shameless metalhead in Wyndmere, North Dakotoa (population: 498). With a voice like Ace Frehley's guitar, Klosterman hacks his way through hair-band history, beginning with that fateful day in 1983 when his older brother brought home Mötley Crüe's Shout at the Devil. The fifth-grade Chuck wasn't quite ready to rock -- his hair was too short and his farm was too quiet...0 points