Download or read book The Big Book of Rock Roll Names written by Adam Dolgins and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names tells the behind-the-scenes stories of how the world’s most popular and influential rock and pop acts got their names. By turns fascinating, funny, and bizarre, the pages offer insight into the peculiar choices and idiosyncratic psychologies of hundreds of top musicians from the 1960s to the present. Originally published more than two decades ago to great success, it’s been out of print for years and has now been completely updated and expanded to feature dozens of exclusive interviews including conversations with groups like The Black Keys, The Killers, Twenty One Pilots, Coldplay, Cage the Elephant, and Vampire Weekend. From Arcade Fire to ZZ Top, this diverting and handsome collection reveals the often overlooked but defining histories of hundreds of the biggest names in rock and pop.
Download or read book Rock n Roll Call written by Dean M. Boland and published by Dowling Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive encyclopedia explores rock bands and how they got their names. Comprehensively covering everything from AC/DC to ZZ Top, the volume spans four decades of the rock 'n' roll name game. Illustrations.
Download or read book Rock Band Name Origins written by Greg Metzer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-06-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the origins of the names of 240 musical acts, focusing on the most popular groups (and a few individual performers) from the 1960s through today. Even casual music fans will recognize almost all of the acts discussed. A few one-hit wonders are included simply because their name is so unusual (Mungo Jerry, for example) that they warrant a place in the study. Each entry focuses on the meaning and/or origin of the act's name, what it had been called previously, and any other names that were considered and rejected during the naming process. Also included are facts and figures about the act's history and place in the rock music pantheon, the year the act was formed, the names of original members and later members of note and the act's best known hit. The book lists bands alphabetically to give the casual reader the opportunity to open it to any page and read at leisure, the historian the ability to easily pinpoint the subject of his or her research, or the die-hard rock fan the chance to learn from A to Z the name origins of the biggest acts in rock and pop music history.
Download or read book Rock and Roll Call written by Dean M. Boland and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rock n Roll Baby Names written by Eric Thoroman and published by Avon. This book was released on 1998-11-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wonderful, one-of-a-kind new arrival to Avon's successful baby name book family offers moms-and-dads-to-be hundreds of choice monikers from the rollicking world of rock'n'roll. Favorite songs and musicians can now provide prospective parents with the perfect name for their upcoming greatest hits. Whether they're expecting a dear little Prudence, a Johnny-be-good, a seet Caroline, a smilin' Sara, or a staggerin' Lee, ROCK 'N' ROLL BABY NAMES has all the rocking' names they'll ever need--and provides enticing musical facts all along the way. This eminently helpful baby namer is not only an indispensible tool, ti's great fun to boot--and the only baby name book on the market that really rocks!
Download or read book Rock Names written by Adam Dolgins and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the origins of rock bands' names reveals stories about how such bands as The Doors, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, and others got their names
Download or read book Rock n Roll Call written by Dean Boland and published by Right Recordings Limited. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive encyclopedia explores rock bands and how they got their names. Comprehensively covering everything from AC/DC to ZZ Top, the volume spans four decades of the rock 'n' roll name game. Illustrations.
Download or read book Rock and Roll Baby Names written by Margaret Eby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything an expectant music-lover needs to know about the lyrics, band trivia, and other rock-and-roll factoids linked to thousands of popular baby names. What do we know about Caroline? Neil Diamond says she's sweet and The Beach Boys say she prefers short hair when she's older. And what about guys named Victor? Prince and Blondie say Victor is possibly a saint, but also flees from the law. Offering the rock-and-roll definitions of these and dozens more popular names, the wildly popular Rock 'n' Roll Baby Name Dictionary post on Flavorwire drew over fifty thousand hits days after it was launched. Now its creator, pop-culture writer Margaret Eby, rolls out the complete encyclopedia, from Alison to Ziggy and everyone in between. Rock and Roll Baby Names lets every music-savvy parent discover a name's role in rock history. Each entry explains a classical definition and a definition of the name from song lyrics, along with fun "liner notes" about the featured song or band. Sidebars include Best Punk Rock Names for Boys and Weirdest Rock Star Children's Names, with quizzes such as Which Rebel Name Should You Give Your Girl? Every modern baby-from the Girl Next Door to the Rebels and Renegades-will find a legendary legacy in these pages.
Download or read book Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life written by Steve Almond and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drooling fanatic, n. 1. One who drools in the presence of beloved rock stars. 2. Any of a genus of rock-and-roll wannabes/geeks who walk around with songs constantly ringing in their ears, own more than 3,000 albums, and fall in love with at least one record per week. With a life that’s spanned the phonographic era and the digital age, Steve Almond lives to Rawk. Like you, he’s secretly longed to live the life of a rock star, complete with insane talent, famous friends, and hotel rooms to be trashed. Also like you, he’s content (sort of) to live the life of a rabid fan, one who has converted his unrequited desires into a (sort of) noble obsession. Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life traces Almond’s passion from his earliest (and most wretched) rock criticism to his eventual discovery of a music-crazed soul mate and their subsequent production of two little superfans. Along the way, Almond reflects on the delusional power of songs, the awkward mating habits of drooling fanatics, and why Depression Songs actually make us feel so much better. The book also includes: • sometimes drunken interviews with America’s finest songwriters • a recap of the author’s terrifying visit to Graceland while stoned • a vigorous and credibility-shattering endorsement of Styx’s Paradise Theater • recommendations you will often choose to ignore • a reluctant exegesis of the Toto song “Africa” • obnoxious lists sure to piss off rock critics But wait, there’s more. Readers will also be able to listen to a special free mix designed by the author, available online at www.stevenalmond.com, for the express purpose of eliciting your drool. For those about to rock—we salute you!
Download or read book Rock Names written by Adam Dolgins and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rock Names written by Adam Dolgins and published by . This book was released on 1998-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Big Book of Hair Metal written by Martin Popoff and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An oral history and timeline of the popular 1980s heavy metal subgenre, including its prehistory and decline, profusely illustrated with relevant photographs and memorabilia"--
Download or read book Rock n Roll People written by Allan Jones and published by Hamlyn (UK). This book was released on 2000 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Focusing on 15 of the most outstanding rockers of all time...a great retrospective and a great read....interviews with...Bowie, Dylan, Lennon, the Sex Pistols...from the archives of Melody Maker, the longstanding authority on all things pop-musical. With glossy photographs on every page and lengthy, behind-the-scenes interviews...this tribute to rock's elite will have broad appeal."--Publishers Weekly.
Download or read book The Rock And Roll Book Of The Dead written by David Comfort and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once you're dead, you're made for life. --Jimi Hendrix Hendrix. Janis. Morrison. Elvis. Lennon. Cobain. Garcia. Their reckless brilliance held the key to their self-destruction. Their deaths had much in common--and, surprisingly, so did their lives. From lonely childhoods marred by loss to groundbreaking music and turbulent careers that ended tragically and suspiciously, David Comfort explodes the myths as he probes: • The sinister roles of Hendrix's manager and girlfriend in his death and subsequent cover-up • The bizarre odyssey of Jim Morrison's corpse • Why Kurt Cobain was worth more dead than alive to Courtney Love • The twisted motives that caused John Lennon to sail through the Devil's Triangle to Bermuda--nearly going down in a storm--shortly before he was fatally shot • The crippling disease and "miracle" drug that drove Elvis to suicide Charismatic and gifted, but also isolated and conflicted, these are not the rock icons you thought you knew. Here are their larger-than-life stories of turmoil and excess that led to their early deaths and ultimate immortality. It's a wild ride to the other side of fame. "Fame is the soul eater." --Jerry Garcia "Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground." --John Lennon Includes Rare Photos David Comfort is the author of three bestselling nonfiction books. His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines, including Eclectic Literary Forum, Pacific Review, Coe Review, and Belletrist Review. He has been the recipient of several literary prizes and a finalist for such prestigious awards as the Nelson Algren Award and America's Best. A former rock musician, he has spent over 30 years studying rock music, particularly the revolutionary and fatalistic pioneers of the 1960s. He lives in Santa Rosa, California.
Download or read book The Big Book of Baby Names written by Marissa Charles and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choosing the name of your child is one of the most important early decisions you can make as a parent. Some parents want to choose a more traditional name, while others want a popular contemporary name. Others wish for a more unusual name that no other child in the classroom has, while an ever-increasing number are looking for a name with particular meaning - be it a Biblical name, a name from Roman or Greek mythology, or even one associated with a particular place, colour or plant. The list of requirements can be endless. Thankfully the choices are limitless too, as you will discover from the two comprehensive A-Z sections of boys' and girls' names in this easy-to-use guide. Whatever name you are looking for, The Big Book of Baby Names is the perfect companion to help you in your task.
Download or read book Rock Connections written by Bruno MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the connections and lineups of bands, including the unexpected lucky breaks, the name changes, and all the missed chances before they hit the big time
Download or read book The Big Book of Rock written by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1992 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). 78 of rock's biggest hits, including: Born to Be Wild * Cold as Ice * Crocodile Rock * Dust in the Wind * Free Bird * I Love Rock N Roll * Lay Down Sally * Livin' on a Prayer * Maggie May * Monday, Monday * Owner of a Lonely Heart * Walk This Way * We Didn't Start the Fire * and more.
