For lovers of contemporary music the world over, it would be hard to find many people who wouldnt acknowledge the influence The Eagles have had on popular music. From the early 1970s when their debut album was released, through their troubled late 70s and beyond, to the mega stadium tours of today, they still exert a presence on popular music that is quite frankly, staggering. This eBook contains a track by track analysis of The Eagles entire back catalogue, and is the definitive critical rev...

"I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway."—Syd Barrett's last interview, Rolling Stone, 1971Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (1946–2006) was, by all accounts, the very definition of a golden boy. Blessed with good looks and a natural aptitude for painting and music, he was a charismatic, elfin child beloved by all, who fast became a teenage leader in Cambridge, England, where a burgeoning bohemian scene...

Its tragic magic. This is the true story of the Bonzos featuring the recollections of original members Neil Innes, Rodney Slater, Roger Ruskin Spear, Sam Spoons, Vernon Dudley Bowhay-Nowell, Bob Kerr and the irrepressible Legs Larry Smith. Also featured are extensive interviews given by the late, great Vivian Stanshall.The unique dada-inspired collision of music, comedy, art, robots and vaudeville is totally unique and has never been equalled and is sadly missed. The Bonzos were brilliant ...

Alan Cross is the preeminent chronicler of popular music.Here he provides a history of Jack White and The White Stripes.This look at the band "with just two people, and not a bass player in sight" is adapted from the audiobook.

"Trust Yourself" is excerpted from Have Note Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995, available as a print or ebook. Published in autumn 2001, Have Not Been the Same became the first book to comprehensively document the rise of Canadian underground rock between the years 1985 and 1995. It was a tumultuous decade that saw the arrival of Blue Rodeo, The Tragically Hip, SarahMcLachlan, Sloan, Barenaked Ladies, Daniel Lanois, and many others who made an indelible mark not only on Cana...

This is a fascinating overview of music's intriguing and enduring relationship with the dark side. Much of the music discussed in Gathering Of The Tribe deals with the special power of sound and tone. Frank Zappa may have said that ‘writing about music is like dancing about architecture,’ but this book explains how music can - or for a moment believed it could - move mountains. It is a matter of record that over the centuries composers and musicians have been consistently inspired by the...