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Through anecdotal biographies and evocative photos, this book by jazz author extraordinaire Scott Yanow portrays every key Afro-Cuban Jazz innovator past and present, plus other jazz artists influenced by this infectious music. Also includes reviews and ratings of recordings that make [or don't make] the cut, and essays packed with historical insight not found in other guides. Musicians covered include: Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo, Machito, Poncho Sanchez, Chucho Valdes, Arturo Sandoval, Mongo Santamaria, Gato Barbieri, Eddie Palmieri, and many more.

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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 reclaim their rightful title as World Champion Rockers. Learn how they did it in a book that is pure Aerosmith unbound: where they came from, what they are now, and what they will always be -- a great American band.

Tras el 11 de septiembre de 1973, día del asalto militar al palacio presidencial de La Moneda en Santiago de Chile, se precipitaron las detenciones masivas, los registros, las torturas, asesinatos y desapariciones de multitud de jóvenes y trabajadores. Víctor Jara fue uno de ellos. Vivió como uno más y murió como tantos. De orígenes humildes, dedicó su vida y su obra a reencontrarse con su raíces, a dignificarlas, activarlas y visualizarlas. Consiguió unir su propio desarrollo personal, compromiso y evolución política y artística a la de todo el pueblo chileno, ser consecuente con su historia y testimonio vivo de resistencia y esperanza para quienes le sucedieron. Te recuerda Chile reúne a viejos amigos, compañeros y compañeras de escenario, familiares, protagonistas de sus más conocidas canciones y represaliados políticos del régimen pinochetista para realizar un recorrido por el interior del Chile trabajador, campesino, poeta y rebelde. Los emotivos testimonios, fotografías y letras de sus canciones conforman un puzzle-homenaje a todos aquellos que junto a Víctor Jara posibilitaron con sus experiencias y sus propias vidas que hoy disfrutemos de su obra, vigente igual que hace 30 años.

El legendario Barry Miles, miembro del círculo íntimo de los Beatles en los años sesenta, ofrece en este libro una cronología asombrosamente detallada de las actuaciones, los locales, los discos, las declaraciones y las fechas memorables de la inmortal banda de Liverpool. El autor muestra la historia de los cuatro integrantes del grupo sin retoques ni maquillajes, sin eludir los momentos dificiles, las peleas y los temas de sexo y drogas, pero sin olvidar tampoco sus logros personales. Este diario no se limita a los diez años de existencia oficial del grupo, sino que se extiende durante treinta años (desde el nacimiento de sus miembros) y revela, ademas, numerosos hechos poco o nada divulgados. Son pocos los especialistas que conocen la historia de los Beatles tanto como Miles, y ninguno de ellos ha tenido un acceso tan personal a su trayectoria y su vida intima. Mucho mas que una simple cronologia, este excelente libro es la cronica verdadera del grupo mas legendario y universal de la musica pop, y su historia es descrita aqui tal y como sucedio, con nuevos comentarios, datos y hechos autenticos. Ademas, el libro incluye numerosas fotografias desconocidas o poco difundidas de los componentes de la banda.

In this title Mark Sturdy uncovers Pulp''s history, speaking to members, ex-members and associates of the band. Many of people interviewed have never spoken at length to the media before and the result is an exhaustive exposition of Pulp''s story, both before and after their mid ''90s breakthrough.

Ken Sharp, David LeafAfter three decades of undying adoration, KISS fans will get their first fully authorized and total access look at the band who loves to "rock 'n' roll all nite and party every day!"Twenty years ago, KISS officially revealed the faces behind the stage makeup, and fans all over the world got their first look at the band. Now, in KISS: BEHIND THE MASK, the band's legion of fans and music enthusiasts alike will get to know the men behind the stage personas. After 30 years as a band, KISS are more than just a rock 'n' roll institution--they are legends. For decades, they have consistently remained among the most successful acts in the history of popular music. KISS' legendary stagemanship and extreme theatrics are well known by two generations of rock fans, and they are already pulling in the next one. Now, through their own words and exclusive material contributed by some of the biggest rock stars in the industry, KISS: BEHIND THE MASK will tell the band's full story.

El cincuenta aniversario de la desaparición de Arnold Schönberg brinda una nueva ocasión para el reconocimiento de un legado irrefutable y de una figura imprescindible para la historia de la música.

The embodiment of sweet revenge for every high school nerd who's ever felt the bitter sting of peer-related scorn, Radiohead's phenomenal run of success as the thinking fan's rock band hasn't come without a considerable amount of effort. Quickly snapped up after its formation by an eager record label, the band was derided by the British rock press as not having paid its dues, while the fluke success of its single "Creep" exposed it to two years' worth of shows for audiences interested in hearing only that song. Richer but terminally pissed off, Radiohead retired to a country barn, emerging some time later with THE BENDS, the first in a series of astonishingly angst-ridden, simultaneously experimental and commercial albums. Martin Clarke's remarkably well-researched biography of the band, HYSTERICAL AND USELESS, recounts Radiohead's story from its members' school days near Oxford, through their first faltering performances, their initial double-edged success, and their early-21st-century status as rockers with a license to innovate. While there's plenty of fascinating background detail, of scandal there is none--though one of their producers unabashedly reveals the band's daily communal ritual completion of the morning paper's crossword puzzle before settling down to a hard day's rocking.