Product Description: The story of the Rolling Stones is one of the epic rock 'n' roll yarns of our time. Their music defined today's cultural landscape and their history is a source of endless fascination

Drawing on interviews with friends, colleagues, and the artist himself, a revealing portrait of the pioneering rock musician and legendary wild man details his innovative influence on the world of contemporary rock music, as well as his turbulent personal life, including his youth in Michigan, his rise to musical success and fame, his battles with drug addiction and mental illness, and more. Book available.

Born James Newell Osterberg Jr., Iggy Pop transcended life in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to become a member of the punk band the Stooges, earning the nickname 'the Godfather of Punk.' He is one of the most riveting and reckless performers in music history, with a commitment to his art that is perilously total. But his personal life was often a shambles, as he struggled with drug addiction, mental illness, and the ever-problematic question of commercial success in the music world. That he is even alive today, let alone performing with undiminished energy, is a wonder. Biographer Trynka spent time with Iggy's childhood friends, lovers, and fellow musicians, and has spoken to dozens of musicians who count Iggy as an influence, and portrays in detail Iggy's relationship with his enigmatic friend and mentor David Bowie. He also interviewed Iggy himself. What emerges is a psychological study of a Jekyll/Hyde personality.--From publisher description.Paints a revealing portrait of the pioneering rock musician, detailing his innovative influence on the world of rock music and his turbulent personal life, including his rise to fame and his battles with drug addiction and mental illness.

* The definitive biography of one of rock's most extraordinary legends

Product Description: The story of denim is a tale rich in paradox. Cherished alike by cowboys and models, the fabric is at once a symbol of the counterculture and the raw material of a major industry. A simple fabric, dating back to 17th-century France, denim today is ubiquitous: Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood have pushed it into the forefront of high fashion; and Calvin Klein and Giorgio Armani have made it the basis for billion-dollar brands...read more

A visually stunning compilation of a decade in the lives of the members of the greatest band in the history of rock music traces the careers of John, Paul, George, and Ringo in more than seven hundred illustrations, behind-the-scenes photographs, rare memorabilia, album covers, and more.

Product Description: (Book). This is the first illustrated history of the horns that have defined jazz since the 1920s and enhanced more recent pop and rock music with their distinctive, classy sounds. Offering superb, specially commissioned photography and inviting descriptive text, The Sax & Brass Book tells the unique 70-year story of these instruments...read more

Product Description: Denim: From Cowboys to Catwalks is a marvelous, one–of–a–kind pictorial history of this illustrious fabric, featuring archival photos from pioneering brands; rare pictures of denim–clad icons; images of denim’s role in subcultures from 1950s teens to LA hip hop; examples of rare, collectable garments; a guide to valuable vintage items, and more...read more

Product Description: Written by a team of the world’s foremost gutiar and music experts, this is the first book to chronicle the development of the instrument alongside the music that it made possible. Contains a unique visual glossary. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The story of the blues is told in this unique collection of firsthand interviews with over fifty major blues and blues-influenced players, including John Lee Hooker, B. B. King, and Buddy Guy; and presented with the stunning pictures of world-famous photographer Val Wilmer, taken over the last thirty years in the rural south and in urban blues centers such as Chicago, New Orleans, and Memphis...read more

The development and history of the various musical instruments and electronic equipment used by rock musicians and in recording are described with explanations of amplification and recording techniques