Это необычное психоделическое путешествие в темное сердце 60-х. В то время, как музыка становилась все отвязнее, а наркотики все тяжелее, на олимп музыкальной славы взошла новая рок-звезда. Джимми Хендрикс – виртузоный гитарист, человек-загадка, человек-легенда. Изучив солидный список книг и интервью, Мик Уолл представил свое, совершенно не похожее на других исследование жизни и смерти Джимми Хендрикса. Это не только стремление разобраться в цеп ...
he owner of one of the most recognizable faces – not to mention voices – in the entertainment business, Sir Tom Jones is the definition of a national treasure. It has been over fifty years since Jones's breakthrough single 'It's Not Unusual' reached Number One in the UK, and it seems as if he has been a permanent fixture on our airwaves ever since. Songs like 'Delilah' and 'She's a Lady' are by now a ...
Olly Murs may have finished in second place on television's The X Factor in 2009, but the heartthrob singer has since become one of British pop's winners. The cheeky chappie with the tight trousers and the porkpie hat has sold out concert tours, released bestselling albums and enjoyed a string of hits including 'Please Don't Let Me Go' and 'Heart Skips a Beat'. A regular in the charts and in the gossip columns, ...
Calling all JCats! Read on and find out everything you need to know about your favourite band…Discover how Josh, JJ and Jaymi started out as Triple J – and how they found George and became Union J. Relive their incredible X Factor 2012 journey and read all about the twists and turns on their road to stardom. Find out about their likes and dislikes, their musical influences and all the hilarious things the boys get up to. This book tells the thri ...
Steeped in the chaotic swirl of the Manchester music scene, David Nolan is the critically acclaimed author of Bernard Sumner: Confusion and I Swear I Was There: The Gig That Changed The World. He's also an award-winning former Granada TV producer with 150 television credits to his name including documentaries on the Sex Pistols, The Smiths and Echo and the Bunneymen. ...
Take That as a four-piece and Robbie Williams alone. It never seemed quite right, no matter how much success they had apart. Now they are back together…This insightful biography tells the story of how it happened. It includes the secret writing and recording sessions which led to the official announcement of a new album and goes behind the headlines that said Robbie was to rejoin. And it also tells the whole story of the UK's best-loved boy ...
Stephen Gately was a singer, songwriter and actor, who, alongside Ronan Keating, was one of two lead singers in one of the biggest pop bands in the world, Boyzone. With all of their albums reaching number one in the UK chart and a record-breaking sixteen consecutive singles in the top 5 UK Singles chart they were a huge pop phenomenon. After the initial break up of Boyzone in 2000 Stephen released a successful solo album which charted in the UK ...
On 8 January 2017, Dame Shirley Bassey, one of the greatest performers – and voices – of her generation, will be eighty. This is her unique story, told at first-hand by her greatest fan.<br> Since she signed her first professional contract at the age of sixteen, Shirley Bassey has become one of the most prestigious singers of her time. Her work has inspired and influenced many, and will continue to do so for generations to come.<br>D ...
