Music : Rock

The inside story can finally be revealed. The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever, and Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 is the bestselling album of all time in the United States. Through bre more...

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This guide examines the growth of Bruce Springsteen’s career, from the optimistic youth who wrote Born To Run to the respected heavyweight songwriter of today. Collaborations and side projects, and the work of band members away from E Street are also detailed and rated. more...

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Presents an analysis of cyberculture and its popular cultural productions. This work begins with a Foucaultian model of cyberculture as a discursive formation, and explains how some key concepts (such as virtuality, speed, and connectivity) operate as a conceptual architecture network linking technologies to information and individual subjects. more...

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The first definitive biography of the ultimate American rock band How did a pair of little Dutch boys trained in classical music grow up to become the nucleus of the most popular heavy metal band of all time? What's the secret behind Eddie Van Halen's incredible fast and furious guitar solos? What makes David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar so wacky? And, are all those stories about groupies, booze bashes, and contract riders true? The naked truth is laid bare in Everybody Wants Some—the real-life story of a rock 'n' roll fantasy come true. more...

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We're Here for a Good Time — ''Raise a Little Hell'' — ''The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar'' — all Canadian anthems — all recorded by Trooper. The Globe and Mail calls them ''honest-to-God Canadian legends.'' The Toronto Sun lauds the ongoing strength of their ''Boomer/Gen X cachet.'' They have sold millions of albums, have travelled tens of thousands of miles, and, for thirty years, have borne first-hand witness to an amazing era in popular music: ''sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll'' and the long hard road where careers are made and broken. Ra McGuire, Trooper's charismatic leader, singer, and songwriter, still travels that road, performing 100 shows a year from Tofino to Torbay and everywhere in between. Famous for his quick wit and sometimes too-candid stage banter, McGuire has always had a knack for keeping audiences on the edge of their seats. In Here for a Good Time: On the Road with Trooper — Canada's Legendary Rock Band, he reveals the peaks and valleys of his life on the road and the joys and challenges of being a fifty-something rock star at large in the country he knows like the back of his hand. more...

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