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In 2002, the reclusive and legendary record producer Phil Spector gave his first interview in twenty-five years to Mick Brown. The day after it was published an actress named Lana Clarkson was shot dead in Spector's LA castle. This is Brown's odyssey into the strange life and times of Phil Spector. Beginning with that fateful meeting in Spector's home and going on to explore his colourful and extraordinary life and career, including the unfolding of the Clarkson case, this is one of the most bizarre and compelling stories in pop history.

The “sensational” Led Zeppelin biography, revised and featuring rich and substantial new material (New York Times). Music journalist Mick Wall draws on insider access, as former confidante to both Plant and Page, to craft the definitive biography of the world’s most legendary rock band--Led Zeppelin. In When Giants Walked the Earth, Wall audaciously tells the story of the band known not just as one of the biggest-selling bands of all-time, but also as the one that set the mark for on-the-road excess. Detailed and revealing, When Giants Walked the Earth bores into not only the disaster, addiction and death that haunted the band but also into the real relationship between Page and Plant, including how it was influenced by Page’s interest in the occult. Comprehensive and yet intimately detailed, When Giants Walked the Earth literally gets into the principals’ heads to bring to life both an unforgettable band and an unrepeatable slice of rock history. This edition includes approximately 35,000 words of new material about the band and the last decade, featuring fresh interviews and newly unearthed content. “Entertaining, thoughtful.” ―Los Angeles Times “His access and attention to detail make this a definitive work...an essential source for anyone eager to learn about the era when rock stars ruled the world.” —Publishers Weekly “Deftly strikes the balance between lofty authority and finding a way to get inside the heads of its subjects.” ―The Guardian (UK) “[T]his is the big one: a fat, juicy biography of the biggest band ever.” ―Daily Telegraph (UK)

The incredible diversity of the bass guitar is revealed in this all-inclusive style guide. Each chapter covers particular styles or families of styles, gradually introducing players to techniques that will allow them to get the most out of their instrument and easily increase their bass repertoire. More than 400 bass grooves are presented, spanning an excess of 100 styles that musicians can follow along with on each of the two accompanying CDs. In addition to techniques for mastering the various styles, historical information about how they developed is included, giving players a one-of-a-kind opportunity to be true masters of the bass guitar.

Det här är boken om och av The Clash, världens bästa punkrockband. Här berättas hela historien om fyra killar från »Ladbroke Grove, London w10«, som skrev om rockhistorien under sju omtumlande år 19761983. The Clash var en svamp som sög åt sig samtiden och spottade ur sig låtar där varje textrad var på liv och död. De hade integritet nog att blanda rocknroll & punk med reggae & dub; vit musik med svart. The Clash var solidariska internationalister med bultande hjärtan  och samtidigt det snyggaste band världen skådat. De var trendsättare, revolutionärer - och deras legendstatus har aldrig falnat. Strummer, Jones, Simonon & Headon - var för sig berättar de här sin egen version av vad som hände; från uppväxten till bildandet av The Clash, om spelningarna, om relationerna inom bandet, till fansen, pressen och andra band. Och, inte minst, hur låtarna kom till. Det här är den första Clash-boken som medlemmarna själva varit med och skapat. Materialet är hämtat ur deras privata samlingar och boken är rikt illustrerad med unika bilder av bandet både på och bakom scen, såväl som turnéaffischer, konsertbiljetter och kuriosa. »Mitt liv förändrades den sekunden dom gick upp på scen för evigt.« THÅSTRÖM »Ett av Englands bästa band någonsin.« NICK HORNBY, författare till bland annatHigh Fidelity och Om en pojke »En enorm inspirationskälla för mig.« BERNARD SUMNER, Joy Division & New Order »Alla fyra bidrar till berättelsen, men gång på gång är det Joe Strummers röst som sticker ut. Om en låt inspirerad av en filmreplik säger han att det var som att hålla i ena änden av en tråd som var fäst i en sång och när det börjar gå utför med The Clash beskriver han Jones som Elizabeth Taylor på uselt humör« NEW YORK TIMES

AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A wild rock 'n' roll fairground ride of the damned.' OBSERVER 'Excellent.' NEW STATESMAN 'Entertaining . . . recalls twenty heady years at the centre of the British music business.' FINANCIAL TIMES A candid frontline account of an illustrious gonzo career as an independent music publicist during the post-punk heyday of the 80s and 90s, featuring an introduction by Bill Drummond and a new foreword by Julian Cope. Mick Houghton worked with some of the greatest, most influential and downright dysfunctional cult groups of the post-punk era and beyond - Ramones, Talking Heads, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Undertones, Felt and Sonic Youth among them. But the three acts Mick is most closely identified with are Echo & the Bunnymen, Julian Cope, and the KLF. As confidant and co-conspirator, he navigated the minefield of rivalries and contrasting fortunes which make Fried & Justified such a candid, amusing and insightful picture of an exciting and inspirational period for music.

From one of rock's greatest writers, Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre is the definitive biography of the Doors Spanning the entire history of the band, from the birth of its members to the deaths of those who have departed, this book will long remain the definitive history of a band that changed the history of popular music. The band that started out as the "American Rolling Stones," noted for their wildly unpredictable performances, their jazzy vibe, and the crazed monologues of their front man, ended as badly as did the '60s: abruptly, bloodily, cripplingly. Along with evoking the cultural milieu of Los Angeles in the era, bestselling writer Mick Wall captures the true spirit of that tarnished age. From the release of their classic first album, The Doors, to their last with Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman, this band biography is a brilliantly penetrating and contemporary investigation into the real story of the Doors.

Rates more than 17,000 movies on video. Cross-indexed by director and star. More than 800 new entries.

Featuring an exploration of a controversial subject, this book talks about the complex issues of faith and religion.

"On Emotion" by award-winning director, Mick Gordon asks, "Are we just the puppet of our emotions?"