"A history of the world's greatest guitar and bass amplifiers, from the quaint 1937 Rickenbacher M11 to the latest and greatest Matchless."--Page 4 of cover.
The Pitchfork 500
by Schreiber, Ryan, Plagenhoef, Scott, Pitchfork (Firm), Kaskie, Christopher
"Pitchfork offers up their take on the 500 best songs of the past three decades in a chronological playlist. Each chapter represents a distinct period and offers a narrative of how the musical landscape of the day influenced its artists."--From publisher description.
"Pitchfork offers up their take on the 500 best songs of the past three decades in a chronological playlist. Each chapter represents a distinct period and offers a narrative of how the musical landscape of the day influenced its artists."--Publisher description.
The author of Love is a Mix Tape returns to share the soundtrack to his eighties adolescence. When he turned 13 in 1980, Sheffield had a lot to learn about women, love, music and himself, and here he offers a glimpse into his transformation from pasty, geeky "hermit boy" into a …
The author of Love is a Mix Tape returns to share the soundtrack to his eighties adolescence. When he turned 13 in 1980, Sheffield had a lot to learn about women, love, music and himself, and here he offers a glimpse into his transformation from pasty, geeky "hermit boy" into a …
The result of an extensive poll asking heavy metal fans to list their favorite heavy metal albums, this compendium combines those survey results with interviews of dozens of world-famous rockers who reveal recording session secrets in addition to their own favorite albums. From …
One of the all-time greats in Canadian music recounts his life and times in the business from the 1960s to the present. Whether acting as a producer, record label owner, or manager of great singer/songwriters and bands, Bernie Finkelstein, recipient of the 2006 Juno Special Achi…
"Producer, manager, record label owner, and pioneering entrepreneur Bernie Finkelstein has worked for over four decades alongside many of the great talents of Canadian music and entertainment. In True North, his entertaining, outspoken life story, Finkelstein opens up about his …
Despite John Lennon's immense popularity, little attention has been paid to the overall efforts of his work apart from the Beatles. Yet his solo artistry not only illuminates what he gave to the Beatles (and what the Beatles experience gave to him), but also constitutes a signif…
Explores the impact death metal and grindcore have had on popular culture, focusing on how it has defined music of the 1990s.
Presents an exploration of the Fab Four's arrival in the U.S. featuring essays and interviews from writers, musicians, and fans on how they were inspired and changed by the Beatles.
Traces the roots and evolution of the controversial form of extreme metal, in a work that draws from over one hundred exclusive interviews with the genre's most notable figures.