Michael Heatley

Frank Hopkinson

The Real Stories Behind 50 Classic Pop Songs

Girl in the Song

Through discussions of Audrey Hepburn's film, charity work, reminiscences from friends and collaborators, and photographs of her various looks over the years, this book reveals the woman and the icon.

In Words and Pictures

Audrey Hepburn

The miniskirt, the trouser suit (pantsuit), the bob hairstyle, eye makeup, the supermodel – so many fashion concepts we take for granted today owe their existence to the Sixties. It was an era when fashion advanced side-by-side with music and movies, breaking new ground as the world threw off the drab grayness of post-war life and put its gladrags on. Hemlines weren’t the only thing that was rising as the decade progressed. The interest of the mass media was piqued, and when Time magazine pinpointed the epicenter of the fashion revolution as Swinging London, all roads led to Carnaby Street. London-based models like The Shrimp, Twiggy, and Veruschka became overnight stars, blazing a trail for the supermodels of today and projecting the fashions of the time. Photographers and designers were now celebrities too, names like David Bailey, Patrick Lichfield, Mary Quant, and Ossie Clark making headlines as big as politicians and pop stars. This publication records the Sixties fashion revolution in words and most importantly, pictures, documenting the decade when haute couture and the high street met and married. What we wear and how we wear it has never been the same since.

Essential History

60s Fashion

Ryan Adams is American roots music's first superstar of the new century. First finding cult fame with alternative country band Whiskeytown, his rebellious image and photogenic street urchin looks have won a wide fan following that includes Elton John and Noel Gallagher. In this first account of his life, Michael Heatley traces Adams' progress from small town North Carolina to trysts with actress Winona Ryder, the broken romances and personal demons that have fuelled his most affecting work and his dedication to legendary country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons. Still in his mid twenties, Adams has the world at his feet. If, unlike Parsons, he opts for self-preservation rather that the self-destructive image he often portrays. This book assesses the past, present and future of a performer with the potential and the eclecticism to be 'the new Neil Young'.

Ryan Adams

Graham Betts

Nadia Cohen

Rihanna: an unofficial biography. Princess RiRi has soared to the heights of stardom, every year rocking a hot new look as she works the audience with sizzling style and awesome sounds. She breaks records left, right and centre, with 20 million album sales under her belt and the youngest artist in the Billboard chart's history to achieve 10 number-one singles. The ultimate celebration of this girl's talent, beauty and wow-factor, with brilliant pics and inspirational words - a must-have for all fans.

Rihanna

Through discussions of her films, charity work, reminiscences from friends, and photographs of her looks over the years Audrey Hepburn reveals the woman and the icon. Nearly two decades after her final film appearance, film star, style icon, and humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn continues to captivate the world with her beauty, grace, image, and activism. One of the most successful and popular actress in the world, some of the greatest leading men in Hollywood shared the screen with Audrey. She was also one of the first activist stars as the public face of UNICEF for over twenty years. Yet her life was not a complete fairy tale. She endured early life in Nazi-occupied Netherlands, and saw many children her own age shipped off to concentration camps. She suffered miscarriages and failed marriages, yet throughout maintained her grace and dignityas a public figure. Audrey Hepburn explores her amazing life, with a special focus on her iconic films and fashion styles.

The 1970s was a fascinating decade in terms of music and movies, and whilst it has not left the indelible mark on history that the 60s did, there was still a great change in the muisc and films round the globe, culminating in the punk movement which swept the globe at the end of the decade. This is a beautifully illustrated history of the decade.

Remember the 70s

Recounts his life and work from his boyhood as Reg Dwight to his tribute to Princess Diana, and describes his relationship with the lyricist Bernie Taupin, his troubles with alcohol, drugs, and bulimia, his costumes, his charitable work, and related topic

The Life and Music of a Legendary Performer

Elton John

An insight into the world of Jarvis Cocker, leader singer of Pulp. It features quotes gathered from family, friends and Jarvis himself.

In His Own Words

Jarvis Cocker

In the Top Ten on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, with millions of followers, Rihanna is adored by a huge online community. If you love Princess RiRi, you gotta get this unofficial biography - the ultimate celebration of this girl's talent, beauty and wow-factor, with brilliant pics and inspirational words.

Bad Girl

Hundreds of fantastic and nostalgic photos, many previously unpublished, document the rise of one of the oldest – in1888 Everton were invited to become one of the founder members of The Football League – and most famous clubs in the world. From the days of being nicknamed the Black Watch, after the famous military regiment, and winning their 1st FA Trophy in 1906 to the clubs success through the efforts of players such as Dean, Lawton, Hickson, Young, and Vernon. There’s the sixties, one of the most successful decades in Everton's history when they won the FA Cup in 1966 and the League Championship in 1962-63 and 1969-70. The Holy Trinity years of Ball, Kendall and Harvey were so memorable that Evertonians still discuss this decade on a daily basis. This book brings to life, forgotten stories, the highs, the lows, the personalities and reveals the real history through images that speak thousands of words. We’ll let Alan Ball sum it up, "Once Everton have touched you, nothing is the same."

Everton: A Nostalgic Look at a Century of the Club

When Football Was Football

The 1960s was a defining year, in politics, music and film, with a new generation making the world sit up and take notice. This book uses the music of the era as a means to tell the story of the decade, when bands such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones changed the face of music globally and protest singers such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell used music to form the core of protest. Illustrated throughout with color photos, this is a great souvenir of a decade that changed the face of music.

Remember the 60s

Ian Welch

Claire Welch

Mike Gent

Peter Gamble

Remember the 80s is a fantastic value book featuring some of the musical highlights of the 80s. The book concentrates on the music, film, sport and TV events of the 80s and also covers key news items of the decade. Packed with brilliant illustrations, this is a truly nostalgic look at the extravagant eighties.

Remember the 80s

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Presents the history of the stage and film productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, beginning with the history of Gaston Leroux and his original novel, Le Fantãome de l'Opâera, and including the stage production's libretto.

The Phantom of the Opera

25th Anniversary Edition

This is the ideal guide for those, perhaps starting out in a band, who need to know quickly and simply how to develop a hard, metal or nu rock style. Starting with invaluable information on the background, sound, instruments and line-up of a typical band and how to go about achieving that, the reader is then provided with description and instruction on the various guitar techniques that can be used. The second half of the book contains useful notation samples in the three main styles and the sub-styles within those. It comes with helpful pictures, clear accessible text and a practical ringbound format.

Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Carry, Over 100 Examples

How to Play Hard, Metal and Nu Rock

By any standards, the Kings of Leon are unique. Consisting of three brothers and their first cousin, all surnamed Followill, the quartet from a God-fearing Tennessee background has conquered the music world on their own terms. They have audaciously mixed elements of classic rock with grunge, garage and a very contemporary attitude. The result is music that has found a ready audience between 15 and 50. It has also been used in several significant movie soundtracks, accelerating their rise. Their song- writing skills have earned the admiration of none other than Bob Dylan himself. This first-ever full-length, authoritative biography of the band, by Michael Heatley, traces their rise from local hopefuls to US Hot Modern Rock chart-toppers (singles 'Sex On Fire', 'Use Somebody', and 'Notion' all reached Number 1) with the platinum album Only by the Night. A background and lifestyle that kept them well away from popular music until 1997, when their father sensationally resigned from the church and divorced their mother, has produced some fascinating results. Exposure to the rock'n'roll lifestyle led to crises that have had to be resolved as a band and as individuals, and The Kings of Leon: Sex On Firerecounts them all.

The Kings of Leon: Sex On Fire (New Edition)

Updated through the Foo Fighters Greatest Hits, this guide to his career places the singer/guitarist/drummer in the context of contemporaries and musical styles that have influenced him Dave Grohl, frontman for the Foo Fighters, will always be remembered as the drummer for Nirvana—a band that occupied the cultural consciousness in a way that few others ever have—and this book looks at Grohl's career to date, telling the story from before Nirvana to the Foo Fighters and beyond. It covers all the recordings—from the monumental Nevermind, which rocketed Nirvana to superstardom, to the Foo Fighters' million-selling album One by One, and its Grammy-winning single, All My Life. It looks at the lawsuit initiated by Courtney Love, Grohl's emergence as the touring drummer for underground hard-rock outfit Queens of the Stone Age, and the work he's done with Tom Petty, Probot, Nine Inch Nails, Garbage, and Killing Joke.

Nothing to Lose

Dave Grohl

From his early success in the Jackson 5 as a young boy to becoming the self-styled 'King of Pop', Michael Jackson lived his whole life in the limelight. This title separates the man from the myth, examining the more contentious areas of his life while also celebrating the undeniable achievements of this musical genius.

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