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Nel 1997 nascono i Sun Eats Hours, la prima band di Francesco Lorenzi. Sono quattro giovanissimi vicentini alle prese con un grande sogno: fare della musica la propria professione. Dopo qualche anno hanno già all'attivo quattro dischi in inglese, più di trecento concerti, migliaia di fan del loro punk melodico e il premio come Miglior punk rock band italiana nel mondo. Ma il grande successo ha anche un altro volto: la loro vita si smarrisce dietro a eccessi e comportamenti autodistruttivi, l'energia della giovinezza e della celebrità si disperde tra relazioni falsate, bugie, ubriacature moleste.

She said, "I became a singer because I couldn't get work as an actress," but Barbra Streisand not only became both but revolutionized the two professions. Her music transformed the smooth, uninflected style of the Frank Sinatras and Ella Fitzgeralds into an engine of dramatic vocalism in which each song is like a miniature three-act play. And Streisand's films changed forever the ideal of how a movie star chooses roles, going from musicals to dramas to comedies, from period fare to ultra-modern tales, from Funny Girl to The Way We Were to Yentl.

Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness is a journalistic and cultural chronicle spanning more than five decades in the life and career of one of the most influential figures in rock and heavy metal.

Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (April 2, 1939-April 1, 1984) was an American R&B and soul singer, musician, and songwriter. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul." With hits like, "How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "What's Going On," "Let's Get It On" and "Sexual Healing," Gaye is often considered one of the greatest singers of all time. The following recording is from a 1983 TV interview.

Carson Wayne Newton, born April 3, 1943, in Norfolk, Virginia, also known as "Mr. Las Vegas," "The Midnight Idol," and "Mr. Entertainment," is an American singer and actor. One of the most popular singers in the United States from the mid-to-late 20th century, Newton remains one of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas and has headlined there since 1963. Newton has also appeared in many dozens of films and television shows. The following includes two television interviews, each from the 1960s and 70s.

Un bambino come tanti: silenzioso, non bello, con grandi occhi pieni di domande. Dal momento in cui il mondo si accorge di lui, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart non avrà più pace. Per farlo dovrà però rinunciare alla spensieratezza, alle amicizie, agli amori e persino alla salute, mentre per restare nell'orbita della sua vita eccezionale coloro che lo amano, come la sorella Nannerl e la madre Anna, si sacrificheranno fino ad annullarsi.

Alexander Hacke, eine der einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten der deutschen Avantgarde, feierte im Oktober 2025 seinen 60. Geburtstag. Seine fesselnde, nunmehr komplett überarbeitete und erweiterte Autobiografie "KRACH – Verzerrte Erinnerungen" (Ventil Verlag) zeichnet seinen Weg durch Punk, experimentelle Musik und die wilden Jahre Westberlins nach – und natürlich die Geschichte der legendären Band, mit der er jahrzehntelang Musikgeschichte geschrieben hat: Einstürzende Neubauten, deren Klangwelten bis heute wegweisend sind.

Exploding on the music scene in the early 1970s, the rock group KISS combined raw energy with theatrical showmanship—not to mention face painting! Founding member Gene Simmons—an outrageous star whose superlong tongue, legendary sexual exploits, and demonic makeup have made him a rock icon—recounts his own story as well as the history of the band. In KISS and Make-Up, Simmons shares a wild, shocking, and unbelievable tale about an immigrant boy from Israel who studied to be a rabbi but was saved by rock and roll and became one of the most notorious rock stars in the world.

De la primigenia escoria que brotara de la fragua del rock duro británico, surgiría en el oeste de la Inglaterra proletaria este entrañable y disparatado disturbio sonoro comandado por el guitarrista (aquí autobiografiado) que aunó a un díscolo hatajo de tunantes dispuestos a subvertir lo que la todopoderosa industria discográfica ordenaba y disponía. El sonido sin parangón de Iommi traía causa de una lesión que sufrió en los dedos de su diestra mientras trabajaba —ironías del destino— en una fábrica de chapa metálica.

Brian Johnson, chanteur et légende d'AC/DC, nous raconte sa vie en forme de montagnes russes, une histoire très rock'n'roll au cours de laquelle Brian a tout fait pour garder les pieds sur terre. Fils d'un militaire anglais et d'une mère italienne, Brian a grandi dans la banlieue de Newcastle en Angleterre, juste après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le jour où il a vu Little Richard à la télévision cela a changé le cours de sa vie : l'enfant de chœur deviendrait chanteur.

Born into a white, suburban family, Vera fell for black music as a child and started down a winding performer's path that would buoy him the rest of his life. In the sixties, Vera paid his bills by songwriting (for other artists) through the day and playing mobbed up clubs at night. As blue-eyed soul went out of fashion, Vera, like many other musicians, found himself scrounging for survival gigs, but one crucial difference set him apart: he abstained from the drugs and drink that fuelled – and eventually claimed – so many of his contemporaries.

Las muy diversas mutaciones en las que se ha embarcado el artista diseccionado en estas páginas, por muchos conocido como C.

'Last Of the Giants is the mad, funny, dark and often painful story of a lost band from a now-distant time' CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE INCLUDES BRAND NEW CHAPTER COVERING GUNS N' ROSES EPIC WORLD TOUR 'Any story about Guns is worth reading. But when the author is Mick Wall it's absolutely essential'...

Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks is a musical visionary, a poet, and an enduring style icon with a truly phenomenal life story. The Omnibus enhanced Dreams, Visions & Rumours is a celebratory examination of this tale, tracing Stevie's life from her Arizona childhood, the magic moment when she joined Fleetwood Mac, and the hedonistic turbulence that followed.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Russia opened its borders, and Russian audiences were hungry for Western popular music and the values it espoused. David Junk was one of the first idealistic, young Americans to seize this opportunity. Rockin’ the Kremlin is the thrilling true story of how David became the first CEO of Universal Music Russia and built impactful cultural bridges with music—but also how that would all shatter with the rise of Vladimir Putin and invasions of Ukraine.

A reissue of Sammy Davis Jr.’s 1965 autobiography, Yes I Can chronicles this entertainment icon’s rise to stardom, and his career-spanning pursuit of racial justice. “I had to prove I was somebody. And I knew the only way to do that was to show the world what I could do.” —Sammy Davis...

John Lennon, Musiklegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

Now fully revised and expanded, this new edition of While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison is the most comprehensive evaluation of George Harrison's musical career ever published. Treating each of Harrison's songs with unprecedented analysis, author Simon Leng reveals Harrison's eclectic approach – from teenage Nashville twang through Indian raga, psychedelia, gospel, soul, and pure pop – and thoroughly defines Harrison's role in the Beatles.

En los años sesenta, Celia Cruz emprendió una nueva vida lejos de su Cuba natal, el lugar donde brilló por primera vez. Exiliada y con el corazón dividido entre la nostalgia y la esperanza, Celia decidió conquistar escenarios que parecían inalcanzables. Peldaño a peldaño, durante más de cuatro décadas, la Guarachera forjó una carrera extraordinaria a fuerza de talento, carácter, visión y su inconfundible sello personal: ¡Azúcar!

Sobre el escenario, bajo las luces y frente a su público, Pastora Soler sintió el silencio y la sombra de la inseguridad. Sin embargo, ese oscuro momento se convirtió en el inicio de una historia de fuerza y superación inspiradora. En este conmovedor relato, Pastora Soler abre su corazón y nos lleva por aquellos momentos que han marcado su vida. Con humildad, valentía y gran honestidad, la autora comparte en estas páginas cómo, a pesar de la angustia y los miedos, aprendió a amarse a sí misma y encontró su auténtica melodía.