Rock Art

The Beatles, an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the history of popular music. The songs of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr scanned several genres, from pop ballads to psychedelic rock, often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways.

If you love music and have played an instrument for any length of time, chances are that you’ve thought about playing in a band. Life in a band can be a great adventure, but it’s not always obvious how to get from playing by yourself to rocking out with a group. Luckily, we’re here to help. Being in a band isn’t all show time and success - there’s a lot of hard work involved before you’re ever ready to step on a stage, but we’ll give you step-by-step advice on everything - from forming a band and practicing to songwriting and gear maintenance.

How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one of the biggest pop stars of all time? A lot of talent and a lot of personality! Elton John, as he would later call himself, started playing piano at the age of three. Although he was trained to play classical music, Elton's real love was rock and roll.

Dal primo nucleo di quelli che diventeranno i Rolling Stones, all'arrivo di Brian Jones, che ne sarà l'anima per qualche tempo, fino alla costituzione della vera "fabbrica" Jagger/Richards. Questo audioBook è un viaggio avventuroso e a volte impietoso lungo le tappe di una delle carriere più "granitiche" del rock: quella delle Pietre per eccellenza, i Rolling Stones. Un disco dopo l'altro per raccontare l'avventura della band più longeva della musica senza dimenticare qualche aneddoto curioso e, soprattutto, dando il giusto spazio a quello che più conta.

Released in 1974, Sweet Home Alabama has become synonymous with Southern rock. From its opening guitar riff, it is instantly recognizable, a raucous, irreverent defense of a Deep South state and its segregationist governor against the jabs of Neil Young. But the roots of Lynyrd Skynyrd's best-selling anthem go much deeper than regional pride or resentment of a fellow rocker.

It's 1972 and Vince Cosmos is all the rage. He's the enigmatic Glam Rock star who sings about being an alien and whose followers worship him. Poppy Munday is the secretary of his fan club - Sunderland chapter - and all her dreams are about to come truewhen she finds herself drwan into the strange orbit of the Seventies' most fabulous star. But what if Vince Cosmos really is an alien? One engaged in a secret battle with aliens already on Earth?

Based on extensive research and interviews with some of the participants, Browne - a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and author of Fire and Rain and Dream Brother - vividly chronicles the year America went rock & roll in everything from politics to technology. The Spirit of '76 will make you think anew about an under-appreciated moment in the country - and will make you wonder if its optimistic, can-do spirit of reinvention and renewal will ever come again.

Stand-up comedy album

The Journey of the Rolling Stones: Rock and Roll Legends is a comprehensive and in-depth look at one of the most iconic and influential bands in music history. Written by experts in the field, this book explores the roots and beginnings, rise to fame, and enduring legacy of the Stones, capturing the essence of what makes this band so special and enduring.

Will tiny Anton Stanton - guitar freak and champion ping-pong player - survive Smith Street Secondary College? Anton's pretty doubtful and so is Mr Barrington but heroes of all sizes can rock!

Se dice que detrás de cada gran hombre, hay una gran mujer ¿verdad? Bueno, también esa frase podría trasladarse al rock, un género que ha permitido que varios cantantes y compositores de fama mundial potencien la frase gracias a sus vínculos amorosos con mujeres que como Yoko Ono, Linda Eastman, Sharon Arden, entre otras, les han servido de guía e inspiración.

Conformado por músicos y bandas de primera línea como Yes, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull o King Crinsom, su aparición en la escena musical llevó al rock a los terrenos conceptualmente hablando, más prolíficos, barrocos y virtuosos como jamás se presenció. La espectacularidad y extensión de este género los hicieron, con justicia, los reyes de toda una década: La de los años 70.

Cansados de la marginalidad y la falta de oportunidades de las grandes disqueras, un puñado significativo e importante de creativas bandas de rock como Sonic Youth, Placebo, Pixies, Primal Scream, the Hives, entre otras, se rebelaron contra el yugo asfixiante de la industria e iniciaron una carrera autónoma hacia el estrellato que puso de vuelta y media al mercado. Una auténtica revolución.

Toda la estética multicolor y la irreverencia de un género que durante los años 70, marcó una época. Nacido para desafiar la sobriedad del rock progresivo y la seriedad o nihilismo de otros géneros, el movimiento comandado por Davie Bowie, T. Rex, Alice Cooper, Roxy Music y compañía, marcó una huella que aún hoy, nadie ha olvidado.

This stand-up comedy album stars socio-political comedian W. Kamau Bell, whose characteristically biting and hilarious take on the real issues of modern America run from gentrification to raising his family in a post-Obama nation.

The debut album from stand-up comedian Kurt Braunohler.

Rock music is the reason we are alive. Nothing seems to rule more than rock music. Some rock stars are even cooler than the rest, so Andrew Bushard has chosen his favorite rock star to praise in this volume of free speech poetry.

This is a much-needed lesson for the intermediate guitar player. Most six-string slingers have a hard time communicating with other musicians. Even simple jazz stuff seems mysterious to some. This is why guitar players stick together and form noisy bands. You need a little theory to get you over this hump. This lesson will help you unlock some basic stuff you have to know to get you to the next level.