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Peter Andre's Celebrity success was inevitable from the very first time he performed on BBC's "Top of the Pops". What Peter did next always succeeded. Peter, originally from England, moved to Australia when he was ten years onld and then relocated to the UK to acquire his celebrity status.

For almost three decades, the Grateful Dead was America's most popular touring band. No Simple Highway is the first book to ask the simple question of why - and attempt to answer it. Drawing on new research, interviews, and a fresh supply of material from the Grateful Dead archives, author Peter Richardson vividly recounts the Dead's colorful history, adding new insight into everything from the Acid Tests to the band's formation of their own record label to their massive late career success, while probing the riddle of the Dead's vast and durable appeal.

In this wide-ranging biography, Peter Ormerod explores the quest for spirituality that powered David Bowie's creativity from his earliest recordings to his death-defying final album. Taking Bowie's spiritual explorations and faith seriously, Ormerod shows us how this quest for meaning propelled him through his darkest moments and biggest successes, lending his music a timelessness and depth that has spoken to so many people across the world.

John Cage has been described as the most important composer of our time. He combined classical European training with Eastern spirituality to produce an American amalgam of such vitality and originality that it continues to define what we mean by avant-garde. His influence has touched generations of artists, including Philip Glass, David Byrne, and his longtime collaborator Merce Cunningham. His work and ideas have influenced not only the world of music but also dance, painting, printmaking, video art, and poetry.

Suddenly the music is not notes or a tune, but what those seven people are exactly: the music is an aural holograph of the Grateful Dead. All their fibers, nuances, histories, desires, beings are clear. Jerry and his questing, Phil the loyal comrade, Tom drifting beside them both on a cloud, Pig staying stubbornly down to earth; Mickey working out furious complexities trying to understand how Bill is so simple, and Bob succumbing inevitably to Jerry and Phil and joining them.

Welcome to Peter & Gordon + 1, where three music lovers dive deep into the albums, artists, and tracks that shaped popular music. Each episode, we debate "best of" lists, forgotten classics, and underrated gems with passionate takes on what makes great music truly great. Expect lively debate, production insights, personal stories, and humor as we explore songwriting, cultural impact, and the legacy of music we love. We're serious about music, but don't take ourselves too seriously. Join us for engaging conversations, musical discoveries, and occasional tangents. New episodes soon...

Hong Kong music and Cantopop have been an unstoppable force for decades. Yet for non-Cantonese speakers, it can be a bit of a mystery about what the genres that emerge from Hong Kong and Cantonese speaking diasporas are all about. Join DJ Fabsabs as he interviews people across the industry to uncover the multiple identities of Cantonese and Hong Kong music.

Klangforscher Peter Kiefer und Journalist Christian Conradi laden euch auf eine faszinierende akustische Reise ein, bei der ihr lernt, wie Klänge unsere Realität, Geschichte und Kultur formen. Gemeinsam mit ausgewählten Expert:innen tauchen sie ein in die über 5000 Jahre alte Geschichte der Glocke, klären mit Akustikprofis, wie wir mit unseren Ohren die Welt verstehen und wie Räume durch unser Gehör lebendig werden. In diesem Podcast erfahrt ihr außerdem, wie Forscher:innen Klänge der Vergangenheit rekonstruieren und die Akustik antiker Theater, prähistorischer Höhlen und ...

A "radiantly accomplished" (Wall Street Journal) music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation—and reasserted the power of rock and roll "[Carlin's] unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a...

In Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, Peter Hook, bassist for the legendary, groundbreaking band Joy Division, takes readers backstage with the group that helped define the sound of a generation and influenced artists such as U2, Radiohead, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Unlike other books...

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By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues...

Welcome to TWINHOOD… the ultimate twin podcast you didn’t know you needed. Hosted by chart-topping singer-songwriter MAISIE PETERS, and her corporate queen, brutally honest, should’ve-been-the-real-star non identical twin ELLEN PETERS. Born 15 minutes apart (with Ellen proudly holding the “older twin” title), this podcast celebrates the chaos, charm, and contradictions of twin life — but not in the way you’d expect.Think of them as your unofficial sisters. Living together in their beloved flat (affectionately known as ‘Flattie‘), Maisie and Ellen welcome you into their ...

Die Radio-Legende und Stimme des ESC: Seit Jahrzehnten prägt Peter Urban die deutsche Radiolandschaft - als legendär trockener Kommentator des Eurovision Song Contests, als Moderator verschiedener Musiksendungen, inzwischen auch als Podcaster. Offen und unprätentiös beobachtet er seit fast 50 Jahren als Popexperte die nationale und internationale Musikszene und hat in seiner langen Laufbahn unzählige Popgrößen getroffen, interviewt und porträtiert - von Keith Richards über Yoko Ono zu David Bowie, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Harry Belafonte und Eric Clapton.

Welcome to the mind of Musician, Peter Marchant - A podcast exploring music, history, art, travel and health. Keep Peter's podcasting and music going by subscribing on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A song which reminds me and you about God's promises. That is a helper in the hardest things He fights our battle in all things

In Catch a Wave, Peter Ames Carlin pulls back the curtain on Brian Wilson, one of popular music's most revered luminaries, as well as its biggest mystery. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and never-before heard studio recordings, Carlin follows the Beach Boys from their earliest days through Brian's deepening emotional problems to his triumphant re-emergence with the release of Smile, the legendarily unreleased album he had originally shelved.

Peter Asher met the Beatles in the spring of 1963, the start of a lifelong association with the band and its members. He had a front-row seat as they elevated pop music into an art form, and he was present at the creation of some of the most iconic music of our times. But Asher was also a talented musician in his own right, with a great ear for what was new and fresh. Once, when Paul McCartney wrote a song that John Lennon didn’t think was right for the Beatles, Asher asked if he could record it.

No Beethoven chronicles the life and times of drummer Peter Erskine, with the legendary band Weather Report being the nexus to this firsthand account. Erskine was in the midst of the modern American jazz music scene as it underwent its most dynamic change. Peter Erskine is a musician of his times with incredibly rich stories to tell in this autobiography.