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Winner of the National Award for Best Book on Cinema in 2011 To a nation fed on classical music, the advent of Rahul Dev Burman with his repertoire of Western beats was a godsend. RD revolutionized Hindi film music in the 1970s, and with his emphasis on rhythm and beats, this Pied Piper of Hindi...

From the author of Dark Days and lead singer of long-running extreme metal band, Lamb of God, a riveting and revelatory memoir about self-development and maintaining proper prospective through difficult times In his gripping, bestselling debut memoir Dark Days, Lamb of God vocalist D. Randall...

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Hijo de una encantadora modista de Santiago de Cuba y un habanerísimo padre músico que desde niño le inculcóel amor a las artes y la pasión por la lectura. Paquito D’Rivera nació en Marianao, La Habana el 4 de Junio de 1948.De temperamento inquieto y carácter humorístico, el ecléctico saxofonista, clarinetista, compositor y escritor, en 1067fue fundador, junto a Armando Romeu de la orquesta Cubana de música moderna y más tarde, con Chucho Valdés,del explosivo, innovador e influyente grupo Irakere.

Inclassable et fédérateur, adulé et méprisé, célèbre et discret... Tel est le paradoxe Goldman. La star de la chanson française a toujours préféré l'ombre rassurante de l'anonymat à la lumière artificielle et trompeuse des spotlights. Fruit de douze mois d'un véritable travail journalistique, Le mystère Goldman retrace son parcours intime avec quantité de témoignages et documents inédits (ses blessures secrètes, son histoire familiale tourmentée, le culte du secret, son rapport à l'argent...) et explore la carrière et la vie d'une personnalité moins lisse que certains veulent le croire !

Davide Van De Sfroos girovaga con le sue storie tra immagini, istantanee e memorie, in un audiolibro d'ore segreto che si rivela pagina dopo pagina. I fantasmi e i folletti che abitano i sogni dell'autore lo accompagnano lungo strade dritte e sbiancate dal sole, dentro notti nebbiose, giorni scanditi da sentimenti sempre più forti. Qui si incontrano figure angeliche e folli, frammenti di vita reale e divagazioni fantastiche, esplosioni di gioia e riflessioni nostalgiche, lungo il cammino d'artista di uno straordinario "contastorie".

Just Don’t Be a D**khead and Other Profound Things I’ve Learnt is a whirlwind of great stories, rock-solid life lessons and Kasey Chambers at her most heartfelt and honest. From her childhood in the Australian outback to the heights of her chart-topping international success as a singer/songwriter, Kasey has trusted her gut, stuck to her values and learned some hard truths, always while trying to live by the best advice she’s ever received: just don’t be a d**khead.

On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn’t We Almost Have It All is author Gerrick Kennedy’s exploration of the duality of Whitney’s life as both a woman in the spotlight and someone who often had to hide who she was. This is the story of Whitney’s life, her whole life, told with both grace and honesty.

Printed books are all well and good, but, let's face it, it's a whole lot easier to let somebody else do the reading. P.D.Q. Bach was probably the most passive composer who ever allegedly lived, so the less effort you put into learning about him, the more you carry on his ideals.

A no-holds-barred memoir of legendary Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer D.H. Peligro, Dreadnaught chronicles Peligro from his pre-DK years growing up in a deprived St. Louis ghetto to his years in San Francisco with Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray, and Klaus Flouride - from Los Angeles with the Red Hot Chili Peppers through years of drug and alcohol abuse all over the world amidst a backdrop of some of the most defining periods of late 20th century cultural, social, and music history.

La vita di Nino D’Angelo non è una favola, è l’emblema del cambiamento. La sua è una storia unica eppure esemplare: nato nella periferia napoletana, ha corso più veloce della miseria e ha realizzato il sogno di fare il cantante. Lui che è stato prima “il caschetto biondo” – neomelodico prima ancora che questo genere esistesse – e poi l’artista che evolve, che produce poesia, che rivoluziona la sua musica e i suoi dischi, fino a comporre anche per il cinema di qualità, raccoglie ora in questo libro alcuni frammenti della sua vita, la sintesi dei suoi stati d’animo, e traccia la sua storia personale e artistica.

Just what is nostalgia? Here are provocative and exciting stories about a great period of popular music. It was a time when the nation was facing desperate days of the Great Depression as well on-going fears of a World War. The still young radio industry was a major force in helping provide a worried nation with a source of entertainment and comfort. The author/narrator had conversation/interviews with many of the major stars and he tells you about their talent and their wonderful music. It’s as though you’re sitting there listening as to one of the most memorable eras in the nation’s history.

Dans son autobiographie, Louise Forestier nous raconte son parcours artistique, dévoilant dans le même souffle toutes les femmes qui cohabitent en elles et parfois s'entredéchirent. De son enfance à Shawinigan jusqu'à aujourd'hui, elle relate les hauts et les bas de sa vie d'artiste qui a débuté avec beaucoup d'audace… et un pieux mensonge à une religieuse! Celle qui a été de la distribution de plusieurs comédies musicales nous entraine dans les coulisses et sur la scène de Demain matin, Montréal m'attend, L'Osstidcho et Starmania.

Nella sua breve quanto tormentata vita Kurt Cobain, riempìva quaderni e quaderni di poesie, schizzi, appunti, annotando i suoi progetti per i Nirvana, le sue riflessioni sulla fama e sulla notorietà, il suo pensiero sulla musica e sull'ambiente di produttori, discografici, fans. Un viaggio intimista per conoscere gli inizi e la fine di una leggenda della musica contemporanea. Lucas Pavetto: Nato in Argentina, si trasferisce in giovane età. Manifesta sin dalla più tenera infanzia una spiccata attitudine per la musica e le arti figurative.