"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...

This book is not another variation on a theme, but rather a complete paradigm shift in how we view diet and exercise. Authors Hermann and Jones argue that the prevalent theories we rely upon for getting in shape are fundamentally flawed at their foundations. Together, they present a compelling case that challenges the status quo and conventional wisdom.This all-in-one guide will help you ditch Calorie-counting, break dieting cycles, and get the body you have been desperately search...

'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...

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...

**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

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...

Mae'r gwerslyfr hwn wedi'i gymeradwyo gan CBAC.Anogwch fyfyrwyr i ymgysylltu â'r Gymraeg wrth iddynt ddarganfod mwy am eu gwlad, eu llenyddiaeth a'u treftadaeth, tra'n datblygu'r sgiliau gwrando, darllen, siarad ac ysgrifennu sydd eu hangen ar gyfer TGAU.Wedi'i gynllunio gan dîm o arbenigwyr pwnc, mae'r Llyfr Myfyrwyr hygyrch hwn yn dilyn dull dysgu sy'n seiliedig ar sgiliau.- Darganfod cyfoeth o adnoddau a gweithgareddau newydd: bydd y cwrs...

'A wholly successful endeavour carried along by waves of infectious enthusiasm' Mojo'Fascinating' New StatesmanThe '80s were about big ideas writ large - new money, new style, gender fluidity, gay pride, attritional politics, the 'special relationship', nuclear fear, AIDS, cocaine, ecstasy, tabloid royalty, the rise of urban pop, and ultimately geopolitical chaos. Dylan Jones' history of the decade in pop frames the '80s th...

'A wholly successful endeavour carried along by waves of infectious enthusiasm' Mojo'Fascinating' New StatesmanThe '80s were about big ideas writ large - new money, new style, gender fluidity, gay pride, attritional politics, the 'special relationship', nuclear fear, AIDS, cocaine, ecstasy, tabloid royalty, the rise of urban pop, and ultimately geopolitical chaos. Dylan Jones' history of the decade in pop frames the '80s th...

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!

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...

The Biographical Dictionary of Popular Music is an incredible and opinionated collection of celebrated cultural critic Dylan Jones's thoughts on more than 350 of the most important artists around the world—alive and dead, big and small, at length and in brief. This A to Z reference is the true musical heir to David Thomson's seminal The New Biographical Dictionary of Popular Film. Jones writes entertainingly about bands that have inspired, bedeviled, and fascinated him ov...