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Book Synopsis Oasis & the Twisted Wheel by : David Prestbury
Download or read book Oasis & the Twisted Wheel written by David Prestbury and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-11-13 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL POETRY (WELL ILLUSTRATED) SET IN 1960'S MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. OF THE STREET LIFE & THE VIBRANT SIXTIES MUSIC & CLUB SCENE - DRAWN FROM TRUE LIFE EXPERIENCES, OBSERVATIONS & 'SEX'SATIONS
Book Synopsis Mr Manchester and the Factory Girl by : Lindsay Reade
Download or read book Mr Manchester and the Factory Girl written by Lindsay Reade and published by Plexus Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic tale of sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll, this heartfelt and searingly honest memoir details the relationship between Tony Wilson (the legendary impresario behind Factory Records, Joy Division, New Order and the Happy Mondays) and his first wife, Lindsay Reade.
Book Synopsis Easily Led and Hard on his Shoes by : Geoff Mullin
Download or read book Easily Led and Hard on his Shoes written by Geoff Mullin and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terry Wogan couldn't have written a better introduction had he been alive today. I think it might have been penned with a tear in his eye and a crystal ball on the table, the one he used on a regular basis to tell my future, as you'll soon discover. What he couldn't know is that I would write and publish this book. Most of my friends say they will buy a copy so that should boost the bank balance by about a tenner, if I'm lucky, which I have been during most of my life, and that theme, plus a deep love of music, permeates this tome throughout. I wouldn't say it's a rags to riches story but I can still hardly believe that a little lad from the back streets of Manchester could have had the fun journey I have enjoyed. I hope you'll travel with me through childhood and teens to the Swinging Sixties in London and Manchester, where I briefly found employment as a schoolteacher and civil servant, through my time as a singer/songwriter/record producer and pop star in Norway (Oh yes I was!). From the seventies onward the BBC was my main focus as a producer with thirty years before the mast on the Good Ship Radio Two working with some of the all-time great broadcasters like Jack Jackson, Simon Bates, Sir Terry Wogan, Jimmy Young, David Hamilton, Kenny Everett, Wally Whyton, Anne Robinson, Michael Aspel and Ken Bruce. The cream on the top during those years was meeting my heroes Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, The Crickets, John D Loudermilk, Neil Sedaka and Roy Rogers. Did I mention The Beatles? The great northern city of Manchester was an education, an inspiration, an introduction to my two great passions - music and sport - and a springboard to explore the wider world, which I did on many occasions from a very young age, being regularly parcelled off to stay with relatives in Yorkshire, and once to friends on the Isle of Man. All this before the age of twelve when I took matters into my own hands and began a love affair with Vienna and Austria by taking part in a student exchange programme every year until I was 18. Maybe my parents were relieved to be rid of me for a period of time – this is not a misery memoir, but things were less than easy. And I certainly enjoyed my holiday visits away from home. It was always a great adventure, which is how most of my life has been ever since. In January 2020, I made one New Year's resolution, to start writing this book. I started compiling and collating dates to bring the memories into focus, and as I did, I realised... It all started with a bass guitar. A Fender Precision Bass, to be exact, about which I knew nothing at the time I bought it, but which put me on a trajectory to a life-long involvement with popular music and the rarefied atmosphere of stars and celebrity. I could have called this book "All About That Bass" but Meghan Trainor beat me to it! So it became "Easily Led And Hard On His Shoes" which were a couple of the many things my mother used to call me, the first for being a little naïve and credulous and the second for my inability to resist kicking anything in the street, be it a stone, a stick or a tin can. She also told me I had a mind like a butterfly. So let's focus, shall we, and get on with the story?
Book Synopsis The Rough Guide to Cult Pop by : Paul Simpson
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Cult Pop written by Paul Simpson and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Rough Guide is devoted to pop music, the tacky, catchy yet enduring music we grew up listening to when we should have been listening to something more profound. We celebrate the hits, the singers, the impresarios and the songs which have made up the soundtrack to our lives. So come along pop pickers, put on your blue suede shoes (or your tartan trousers or puffball skirt, it's your call) and take a stroll down Electric Avenue. Not aarf! Features include: bull; The Stars A celebration of those performers, from Robbie Williams to Andy Williams (and Madonna to Mungo Jerry), who have had us singing along or, in the case of Dean Friedman and Kajagoogoo, left us wondering what the world is coming to.
Download or read book Captain Fantastic written by Tom Doyle and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of Elton John’s meteoric rise from obscurity to worldwide celebrity in the weird, wild 1970s, based on rare one-on-one interviews with the Rocket Man himself—now the subject of a major motion picture. In August 1970, Elton John achieved overnight fame with a rousing performance at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Over the next five years, the artist formerly known as Reginald Dwight went from unheard of to unstoppable, scoring seven consecutive #1 albums and sixteen Top Ten singles in America. By the middle of the decade, he was solely responsible for 2 percent of global record sales. One in fifty albums sold in the world bore his name. Elton John’s live shows became raucous theatrical extravaganzas, attended by all the glitterati of the era. But beneath the spangled bodysuits and oversized eyeglasses, Elton was a desperately shy man, conflicted about his success, his sexuality, and his narcotic indulgences. In 1975, at the height of his fame, he attempted suicide. After coming out as bisexual in a controversial Rolling Stone interview that nearly wrecked his career, and announcing his retirement from live performance in 1977 at the age of thirty, he gradually found his way back to the thing he cared about most: the music. Captain Fantastic gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the rise, fall, and return to glory of one of the world’s most mercurial performers. Rock journalist Tom Doyle’s insider account of the Rocket Man’s turbulent ascent is based on a series of one-on-one interviews in which Elton laid bare many previously unrevealed details of his early career. Here is an intimate exploration of Elton’s working relationship with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, whose lyrics often chronicled the ups and downs of their life together in the spotlight. Through these pages pass a parade of legends whose paths crossed with Elton’s during the decade—including John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Groucho Marx, Katharine Hepburn, Princess Margaret, Elvis Presley, and an acid-damaged Brian Wilson. A fascinating portrait of the artist at the apex of his celebrity, Captain Fantastic takes us on a rollicking fame-and-drug-fueled ride aboard Elton John’s rocket ship to superstardom. Praise for Captain Fantastic “Veteran rock journalist [Tom] Doyle continues his foray into the 1970s music scene with a compelling profile of an unlikely rock star. . . . In chronicling Elton John’s stratospheric rise to fame, replete with platinum records, increasingly outlandish stage shows, and mountains of cash, the author deftly manages to keep his subject in sharp focus. Based on hours of one-on-one interviews with Captain Fantastic himself, this breezy yet comprehensive biography demonstrates what it was like for the talented musician to churn out an impossible string of hit records. . . . A great way to better understand the man behind the garish glasses and platform boots.”—Kirkus Reviews “In this adoring and candid set of fan’s notes, music journalist Doyle (Man on the Run) draws on interviews with John and his colleagues, especially his writing partner, Bernie Taupin, to capture the meteoric rise and fall of the man who released at least one album every year of the 1970s. . . . This energetic book . . . makes a convincing case that John reached his peak and made his best music in the ’70s.”—Publishers Weekly “A breezy and surprisingly poignant romp through a decade, and a career, that effectively invented modern celebrity culture.”—Peter Doggett, author of You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup
Book Synopsis The North Will Rise Again by : John Robb
Download or read book The North Will Rise Again written by John Robb and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - The real story of the Manchester scene in the words of the musicians, promoters, club owners, managers and pundits - Compiled by Manchester music authority John Robb, author of the bestselling The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop ISBN 978-0091878870 - Robb has been at the frontline of the Manchester music scene for 25 years and has direct access to all the key players - The Manchester scene is of perennial interest to book buyers, e.g. Touching From a Distance ISBN 978-0571239566
Book Synopsis Just a Salford Lad by : David Jim Tommins
Download or read book Just a Salford Lad written by David Jim Tommins and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just A Salford Lad The story of my life; from the very beginning; to the present day. As a kid I grew up in the streets of Salford; it was very rough and ready. Running with the gangs; then at the age of fourteen, I became a singer in a group on the other side of Manchester, which changed my life completely and I loved every minute of it. It was a life changing move and at the same time the club scene was evolving in Manchester; the most incredibly exciting times imaginable! My life changed directions many times, mostly for the good but sometimes tragically, things do go wrong; sometimes it’s your own fault; but sometimes you can be the innocent victim. Moved to Urmston at age nineteen; a beautiful suburb with great people. Moved to South Africa at age thirty four; a beautiful country. I’ve been lucky so far, I’ve had a wonderful life, full of fun and laughter, but also tragedies and injuries that I wouldn’t like to go through again, but hey, that’s life; and on it goes! Most of my life has been great; which I would gladly relive again with my incredible friends! The music never ends – it’s a passion! Life is an incredible adventure, live it to the fullest – some people aren’t that lucky! Anyway, I hope that you enjoy my story; I’ll hopefully be starting a new chapter in a few months time, when I move to the Philippines!
Book Synopsis How The Beatles Rocked The World by : Stephen F Kelly
Download or read book How The Beatles Rocked The World written by Stephen F Kelly and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Beatles burst onto the pop scene in 1962, they not only took the music world by storm but they also brought with them a counter culture that was to have far-reaching effects. With their long hair, humour and irreverent attitude towards authority, they were a breath of fresh air to a generation who had grown weary of the greyness of the post-war years. Beatlemania was to unleash a revolution against an outdated age. The 1950s with its oppressive and authoritarian attitudes was ready for change and young people, desperate to escape suburbia with its stifling formality, were set to lead that rebellion. In politics, fashion, education, the arts, religion, television, women’s rights and universities, the time had come to challenge the old order. And in came the swinging sixties with its more liberal attitudes offering hope of change and a more peaceful and just world. The introduction of the contraceptive pill, legalized abortion, gay rights, easier divorce and the relaxing of censorship were all part of this social revolution. And it wasn’t just in Britain. The influence of the Beatles reverberated across Europe and, most of all, in America where teenagers not only campaigned against a war in Vietnam but also for civil rights in their own country. This book tells the story of the Sixties and how the Beatles’ influence had such an impact on British society. It’s a social history of Britain told by Stephen Kelly who regularly watched the Beatles at the Cavern and experienced first hand the changes that were to take place.
Book Synopsis Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 11 by : David Horn
Download or read book Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 11 written by David Horn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 937 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See:
Book Synopsis Images of England Through Popular Music by : K. Gildart
Download or read book Images of England Through Popular Music written by K. Gildart and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on archival sources and oral testimony, Keith Gildart examines the ways in which popular music played an important role in reflecting and shaping social identities and working-class cultures and - through a focus on rock 'n' roll, rhythm & blues, punk, mod subculture, and glam rock - created a sense of crisis in English society.
Book Synopsis Mods: The New Religion by : Paul Anderson
Download or read book Mods: The New Religion written by Paul Anderson and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mod may have been born in the ballrooms and nightclubs around London but it soon rampaged throughout the country. Young kids soon found a passion for sharp clothes, music and dancing, but for some it was pills, thrills and violence. The original Mod generation tell it exactly how it was, in their very own words. First hand accounts of the times from the people who were actually on the scene. Top faces, scooterboys, DJs, promoters and musicians build up a vivid, exciting snapshot of what it was really like to be with the in-crowd. Packed with rare pictures, ephemera, art and graphics of the era. Featuring interviews with Eddie Floyd, Martha Reeves, Ian McLagan, Chris Farlowe and many more.
Download or read book Johnny Marr written by Richard Carman and published by Bonnier Zaffre. This book was released on 2016-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes an interview with Martin Roach, originally published in Roach's 1994 book, 'The right to imagination and madness.'
Book Synopsis Rolling Stones: I Was There by : Richard Houghton
Download or read book Rolling Stones: I Was There written by Richard Houghton and published by This Day In Music Books. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rolling Stones: I Was There provides over 400 accounts from fans, friends and work colleagues of seeing the Stones live in concert. This book is packed with fascinating anecdotes, stories, photographs and memorabilia that have never been published before. It features accounts of the the group from its first live shows in pubs and clubs in and around London in 1962 right through to the death of Brian Jones in July 1969.
Book Synopsis The Man Who Killed the Hamsters - a Biography of Ian Moss by : Stephen Dobson
Download or read book The Man Who Killed the Hamsters - a Biography of Ian Moss written by Stephen Dobson and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Biography of Ian Moss 'I met Moet at Steve's house - he was in a band with Mardy and Robert. He was a sour-faced cherub but as I was to find out, as sharp as a pin.' - Bob Williams.'In 1970/71, he was the only kid in the class who went home for lunch, apart from myself, but found time to bring back a record that he'd bought during that break time which within weeks would attain the upper reaches of the music charts.' - Steve Mardy. 'WHAT TWAT SPAT? WHAT TWAT SPAT? WHAT TWAT SPAT?' - Steve Middlehurst. 'I believe Moet may be slightly bipolar. He has great bellowing highs and deep worthless lows. This is a common trait of depression, bipolar, call it what you like. It's sometimes called Life.' - Craig Scanlon. 'I would call him an emotionally charged mastodon; a complex intellectual who thinks with his penis. But I love him.' - Jon Rowlingson.
Book Synopsis Tony Wilson - You're Entitled to an Opinion But. . . by : David Nolan
Download or read book Tony Wilson - You're Entitled to an Opinion But. . . written by David Nolan and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steeped in the chaotic swirl of the Manchester music scene, David Nolan is the critically acclaimed author of Bernard Sumner: Confusion and I Swear I Was There: The Gig That Changed The World. He's also an award-winning former Granada TV producer with 150 television credits to his name including documentaries on the Sex Pistols, The Smiths and Echo and the Bunneymen.
Book Synopsis For Our Children by : David Prestbury
Download or read book For Our Children written by David Prestbury and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-11-20 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of poems & stories for children & grown ups to enjoy, with lots of good humour & wit, well illustrated by the author, a feel good book to cherish.
Download or read book The Hacienda written by Peter Hook and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legendary musician Peter Hook tells the whole story - the fun, the music, the vast loss of money, the legacy - of Manchester's most iconic nightclub Peter Hook, as co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, has been shaping the course of popular music for thirty years. He provided the propulsive bass guitar melodies of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' and the bestselling 12-inch single ever, 'Blue Monday' among many other songs. As co-owner of Manchester's Hacienda club, Hook propelled the rise of acid house in the late 1980s, then suffered through its violent fall in the 1990s as gangs, drugs, greed and a hostile police force destroyed everything he and his friends had created. This is his memory of that era and 'it's far sadder, funnier, scarier and stranger' than anyone has imagined. As young and naive musicians, the members of New Order were thrilled when their record label Factory opened a club. Yet as their career escalated, they toured the world and had top ten hits, their royalties were being ploughed into the Hacienda and they were only being paid £20 per week. Peter Hook looked back at that exciting and hilarious time to write HACIENDA. All the main characters appear - Tony Wilson, Barney, Shaun Ryder - and Hook tells it like it was - a rollercoaster of success, money, confusion and true faith.
