Weaving together the definitive story of the Seattle music scene through a series of interviews with the people who were there, this book contains more than 130 interviews, along with essential background information. Digging deeper than other accounts, this history begins in the early 1960s, tracing the chain of events that spawned some of the greatest rock acts of all time in the 1990s, including Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden. First-ever interviews include Eddie Vedder's take on Pearl Jam’s history, a discussion among the members of Alice in Chains, and Layne Staley’s mother’s comments on her son's drug addiction and death. There is also plenty of information on less well-known aspects of the grunge scene, including the Riot Grrrl movement and the oft-overlooked but highly influential Seattle bands such as Mother Love Bone/Andy Wood, the Melvins, Screaming Trees, and Mudhoney. The end result is a comprehensive guide that includes a wealth of previously untold stories and offers a fresh and immediate approach to music history.
Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal is an outstanding book. I discovered a couple of new bands (to me) UFO, Montrose after reading this book.
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Eddie Trunk holds a special place in metal fan's and musician's hearts. So much so in fact, that for his 25th anniversary in radio, Judas Priest played an invitation-only party for him at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. In fact, Rob Halford even wrote the Foreword to his new book, Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. While there are tons of these types of collections on the market these days, Eddie brings something different to the task. Rather than simply offering short biographical sketches of the major bands in the genre, as most do, Trunk adds his personal reflections about the groups. It makes a big difference. Most fans know the basics about groups like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, but reading stories of Eddie's personal encounters with the artists adds a whole new dimension. This type of writing could have easily degenerated into name-dropping and star####ing, but he does not come off that way. As a fan, his reactions mirror that of what any of his listeners would probably feel. It is a fine line to straddle, but Trunk makes it work.
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution is a hugely readable and fun new oral history of the first decade of MTV. Veteran music writers Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum interviewed many of the era's major players, putting a microscope on the biggest, weirdest, and most memorable videos of the time, and we're thrilled to present the following excerpt.
"the non-stop video parade of pouty cuties wearing low-cut leather bikinis or skintight skirts, their bodies sometimes chained but always concupiscent,"
LIONEL RICHIE, artist: I just figured that the video would be a simple love story. And then Bob leveled me to the floor when he said, "Here's my big pitch. You're a teacher, and you're gonna fall in love with a blind girl." I admit, I hesitated for a moment. But you don't hire Picasso and then tell him how to paint.
The funniest story about "Hello" is that I kept going back to Bob over and over again saying, "Bob, that bust of me does not look like me." "Bob, the bust does not look like me." Finally, Bob came over to me and said, "Lionel, she's blind."
I think I'll be getting the "Stevie Ray Vaughan - Day By Day, Night After Night: Deluxe Box Set" when it comes out later this month. I find it hard to read about SRV though, still feel his loss
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The Blues™ anchors a multi-media celebration that raises awareness of the blues and its contribution to American culture and music worldwide.
Under the guiding vision of Executive Producer Martin Scorsese, seven directors will explore the blues through their own personal styles and perspectives. The films in the series are motivated by a central theme: how the blues evolved from parochial folk tunes to a universal language.
Jazz was a 2000 documentaryminiseries, directed by Ken Burns. Jazz was the last in a trilogy by Burns, following The Civil War and Baseball. It was broadcast on PBS in 2001, and was released on DVD later that year by the same company.
Just finished Pete's book. I enjoyed it, but there is a lot in there about composing and recording music (which may only interest musicians). Not as many sex, drugs and rock and roll stories as you might expect. It is interesting to me how many of the most creative people are really introverts that obsessively spend hours alone working on their art.
Give's great insight into intimate moments occurring over the course of the Stones' career, written by (or from the point of view) of each individual member. It's a large book dimensions-wise, so it's not very handy for carrying around, but it's an interesting read if you're into the Stones.
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I've been going back and re-reading some of my old biographies. This is one of my favourite warts and all bios on GnR. I just finished it again this morning as a matter of fact. These guys burned bright and burned out fast.
