"An interesting look at how 1977 marked the explosion of punk alongside this heartbreaking (though not altogether surprising) loss of a legend" ( USA Today).In the late 1970s, punk music was setting out to destroy everything Elvis Presley had come to represent. But punk couldn't destroy The King himself—he had already done that, succumbing to his excesses at Graceland on August 16, 1977.Ever since, Elvis has permeated the world in ways that are biz...

David Bowie. Culture Club. Wham!. Soft Cell. Duran Duran. Sade. Adam Ant. Spandau Ballet. The Eurythmics.' Excellent' Guardian ' Hugely enjoyable' Irish Times ' Dazzling' LRB **'Fascinating' New Statesman **'An absolute must-read' GQOne of the most creative entrepreneurial periods since the Sixties, the era of the New Romant...

'It's just another song to me. I've written 1,000 of them and it's really just another one.' Jimmy Webb'When I heard it I cried. It made me cry because I was homesick. It's just a masterfully written song.' Glen CampbellThe sound of 'Wichita Lineman' was the sound of ecstatic solitude, but then its hero was the quintessential loner. What a great metaphor he was: a man who needed a woman more than he actually wanted her.Written in 19...

Decades tend to crest halfway through, and 1995 was the year of the Nineties: peak Britpop (Oasis v Blur), peak YBA (Tracey Emin's tent), peak New Lad (when Nick Hornby published High Fidelity, when James Brown's Loaded detonated the publishing industry, and when pubs were finally allowed to stay open on a Sunday). It was the year of The Bends, the year Danny Boyle started filming Trainspotting, the year Richey Edwards went missing, the year Ale...

An intimate, magisterial biography of David Bowie, drawn from over 180 interviews with friends, rivals, lovers, and collaborators—“the ultimate oral history of the artist’s life and musical journey” (Billboard)“There have been many books about David Bowie, both before and after his death, but GQ editor Dylan Jones’s is among the best, as well as the most revelatory.”—The GuardianTracing David Bowie’s life from the...

Finn remembers the stories his grandfather told him about a place where the ocean meets the sky, where whales and jellyfish soar and birds and castles float. Now that his grandfather is gone, Finn knows the perfect way to honour him. He'll build a boat. He'll set sail. He'll find this magical place himself!

**Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this "monumental origin story" celebrates the legacy of the Velvet Underground, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century (New York Times bestselling author Bob Spitz).Variety and Concrete Islands Best Book of 2023** · A "Must Read" by Nylon, BookRiot, and Town & Country

The colorful history of London gastronomy as told by acclaimed GQ editor, restaurant insider, and New York Times bestselling author Dylan Jones.In October 1976, the London restaurant world was turned upside down when Michael Caine, celebrated chef Richard Shepherd, and entrepreneur Peter Langan opened Langan’s Brasserie, a celebrity hangout that would revolutionize the capital’s dining scene. This soon became the most celebrated restaurant in the ...

______________'A perceptive and thorough examination of both the man and the music' ? NME'A highly engaging and refreshingly irreverent portrait of the Doors' frontman'? i-D______________A revealing biography of Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors and a musical iconIn Paris's Père-Lachaise cemetery, Jim Morrison's graffiti-scrawled tombstone is a...

In Paris's Père-Lachaise cemetery, Jim Morrison's graffiti-scrawled tombstone is a place of pilgrimage for local devotees, adolescent hedonists, and wayward backpackers alike. Found dead in his bathtub at only twenty-seven, having achieved worldwide stardom as lead singer of the Doors, Morrison was quickly immortalized among the rock and roll deities such as Hendrix and Joplin. In death, however, this debauched "rock poet" remained more stubbornly enigmatic than ever.Who was the

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