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A Few Words in Defense of Our Country

The Biography of Randy Newman

by Robert Hilburn ...

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12 hours 42 min

The definitive biography of songwriter Randy Newman, told with his full cooperation, by acclaimed biographer and longtime Los Angeles Times music critic, Robert HilburnRandy Newman is widely hailed as one of America’s all-time greatest songwriters, equally skilled in the sophisticated melodies and lyrics of the Gershwin-Porter era and the cultural commentary of his own generation, with Bob Dylan ... Read more

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Total F*cking Godhead

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12 hours 55 min

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John Lennon In His Own Words

by John Lennon ...

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Series series In Their Own Words
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51 min

John Lennon was a world famous and influential singer/songwriter and former member of the Beatles.Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive: Tonight, broadcast on BBC TV, 18 June 1965 (featuring Kenneth Allsop); The World of Books, broadcast on BBC Radio, 3 July 1965 (featuring Wilfred De'Ath); The Beatles in New York, broadcast on BBC ... Read more

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John Lennon was a world famous and influential singer/songwriter and former member of the Beatles.Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive: Tonight, broadcast on BBC TV, 18 June 1965 (featuring Kenneth Allsop); The World of Books, broadcast on BBC Radio, 3 July 1965 (featuring Wilfred De'Ath); The Beatles in New York, broadcast on BBC
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Nowhere With You (Booktrack Edition)

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5 hours 38 min

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C.A.L.M.

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Coke Machine Glow

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Gordon Downie, lead singer and lyricist for the popular Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released his first solo record, Coke Machine Glow in Spring 2001. Alongside the album, his first book of poetry and prose under the same title was published, including the lyrics to the sixteen songs on the record. Now, on the 20th anniversary year of Coke Machine Glow, fans have more to delight in: the ... Read more

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Three and a Half Minutes of Fame

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Loaded

The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground

by Dylan Jones ...

Narrated by Dylan Jones, Robert G. Slade ...

Unabridged

16 hours 18 min

Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this definitive oral history celebrates not only the impact of The Velvet Underground but their legacy, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century.Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen—whether ... Read more

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Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this definitive oral history celebrates not only the impact of The Velvet Underground but their legacy, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century.Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen—whether
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Grunge Is Dead

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by Greg Prato ...

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Unabridged

22 hours 24 min

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Crazy Man, Crazy

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by Bill Haley ...

Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

Unabridged

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VAN HALEN'S VOICES:

TONECHASER VOL. 2

by Steven Rosen ...

Narrated by Steven Rosen ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Tonechaser
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19 hours 25 min

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by Jonathan Lethem ...

Narrated by Keith Brown ...

Series series 33 1/3
Unabridged

4 hours 5 min

It's the summer of 1979. A 15-year-old boy listens to WNEW on the radio in his bedroom in Brooklyn. A monotone voice (it's the singer's) announces into dead air in between songs ""The Talking Heads have a new album, it's called Fear of Music"" - and everything spins outward from that one moment.Jonathan Lethem treats Fear of Music (the third album by the Talking Heads, and the first produced by ... Read more

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It's the summer of 1979. A 15-year-old boy listens to WNEW on the radio in his bedroom in Brooklyn. A monotone voice (it's the singer's) announces into dead air in between songs ""The Talking Heads have a new album, it's called Fear of Music"" - and everything spins outward from that one moment.Jonathan Lethem treats Fear of Music (the third album by the Talking Heads, and the first produced by
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TONECHASER

TONECHASER VOL. 1

by Steven Rosen ...

Narrated by Steven Rosen ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Tonechaser
Unabridged

31 hours 6 min

Tonechaser is the first in a series of audiobooks based around the hardback titled Tonechaser – Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen. Veteran rock journalist and author Steve Rosen narrates the nearly 20-hour audiobook but all the interviews between Rosen and the legendary guitarist which occur in the 580-page hardback utilize the actual archival recordings made by Steve ... Read more

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Rock Hits: Volume 2

Team Sweat

by Antonio Smith ...

Narrated by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Series series Team Sweat
Unabridged

40 min

Smith Show Media presents Rock Hits: Volume 2 written by Antonio Smith. This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout. ... Read more

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Smith Show Media presents Rock Hits: Volume 2 written by Antonio Smith. This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout.
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R.E.M.'s Murmur

by J Niimi ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Series series 33 1/3
Unabridged

4 hours 29 min

R.E.M.'s debut album, released in 1983, was so far removed from the prevailing trends of American popular music that it still sounds miraculous and out of time today. J. Niimi tells the story of the album's genesis - with fascinating input from Don Dixon and Mitch Easter. He also investigates Michael Stipe's hypnotic, mysterious lyrics, and makes the case for Murmur as a work of Southern Gothic ... Read more

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R.E.M.'s debut album, released in 1983, was so far removed from the prevailing trends of American popular music that it still sounds miraculous and out of time today. J. Niimi tells the story of the album's genesis - with fascinating input from Don Dixon and Mitch Easter. He also investigates Michael Stipe's hypnotic, mysterious lyrics, and makes the case for Murmur as a work of Southern Gothic
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Anoint My Head

How I Failed to Make it as Britpop Indie Rockstar

by Andy Macleod ...

Narrated by Andy Macleod ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

It’s 1992 and Horace dreams of becoming a rockstar with his band the Pointy Birds. The only problem is that his day-job (mis)filing vinyl in a Soho record store is stealing all his time and energy, plus rival bands like Suede, Blur, Pulp and Radiohead are moving on to bigger and better things. But then someone called Ricky offers his services as a band manager and at last the dream can start ... Read more

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It’s 1992 and Horace dreams of becoming a rockstar with his band the Pointy Birds. The only problem is that his day-job (mis)filing vinyl in a Soho record store is stealing all his time and energy, plus rival bands like Suede, Blur, Pulp and Radiohead are moving on to bigger and better things. But then someone called Ricky offers his services as a band manager and at last the dream can start
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Elvis is King: Costello's My Aim is True

by Richard Crouse ...

Narrated by Shea Taylor ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Pop Classics
Unabridged

3 hours 38 min

An explosive, groundbreaking album that crowned a new king of rock in just 33 minutes Before Elvis Costello was one of Rolling Stone’s greatest artists of all time, before he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he was Declan P. McManus, an office drone with a dull suburban life and a side gig in a pub rock band. In 1976, under the guidance of legendary label Stiff Records, he ... Read more

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An explosive, groundbreaking album that crowned a new king of rock in just 33 minutes Before Elvis Costello was one of Rolling Stone’s greatest artists of all time, before he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he was Declan P. McManus, an office drone with a dull suburban life and a side gig in a pub rock band. In 1976, under the guidance of legendary label Stiff Records, he
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The Silver Snarling Trumpet

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by Robert Hunter, Brigid Meier ...

Narrated by John Mayer, Dennis McNally, Brigid Meier, Fred Berman ...

Unabridged

6 hours 18 min

The legendary lost manuscript of Grateful Dead co founder and primary lyricist Robert Hunter, written in the early 1960s—a wry, richly observed, and enlightening remembrance of “the scene” in Palo Alto that gave rise to an incredible partnership of Hunter and Jerry Garcia.“Strange to think back on those days when it was perfectly natural that we all slept on the floor in one small room ... These ... Read more

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The legendary lost manuscript of Grateful Dead co founder and primary lyricist Robert Hunter, written in the early 1960s—a wry, richly observed, and enlightening remembrance of “the scene” in Palo Alto that gave rise to an incredible partnership of Hunter and Jerry Garcia.“Strange to think back on those days when it was perfectly natural that we all slept on the floor in one small room ... These
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Beatles Rewind

Essential Stories of John, Paul, George, and Ringo—and the Music That Never Gets Old

by Steve Weber ...

Narrated by Steve Weber ...

Unabridged

12 hours 23 min

Sixty years after four young men from Liverpool changed everything, the Beatles remain the most written-about, argued-over, and obsessively studied band in the history of popular music. So, what is there left to say?Quite a lot, it turns out.Beatles Rewind is a deep dive into the people, the music, and the cultural phenomenon that the Beatles became—and remain. Written by a lifelong Beatles ... Read more

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Sixty years after four young men from Liverpool changed everything, the Beatles remain the most written-about, argued-over, and obsessively studied band in the history of popular music. So, what is there left to say?Quite a lot, it turns out.Beatles Rewind is a deep dive into the people, the music, and the cultural phenomenon that the Beatles became—and remain. Written by a lifelong Beatles
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Van Halen

The Eruption and the Aftershock

by Michael Christopher ...

Narrated by Michael Christopher, Michael Christopher ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

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Math Rock

Genre: A 33 1/3 Series

by Jeff Gomez ...

Narrated by Hunter Johns ...

Series series Genre: A 33 1/3 Series
Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

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Been So Long

My Life and Music

by Jorma Kaukonen ...

Narrated by Jorma Kaukonen, Grace Slick, Jack Casady ...

Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

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***This program includes a foreword written and read by Grace Slick, and an afterword written and read by Jack Casady*From the man who made a name for himself as a founding member and lead guitarist of Jefferson Airplane comes a memoir that offers a rare glimpse into the heart and soul of a musical genius—and a vivid journey through the psychedelic era in America.**“Music is the reward for being
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And in the End

The Last Days of The Beatles

by Ken McNab ...

Narrated by Peter Kenny ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

Ken McNab's in-depth look at The Beatles' acrimonious final year is a detailed account of the breakup featuring the perspectives of all four band members and their roles. A must to add to the collection of Beatles fans, And In the End is full of fascinating information available for the first time.McNab reconstructs for the first time the seismic events of 1969, when The Beatles reached new highs ... Read more

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Bob Dylan In America

by Sean Wilentz ...

Narrated by Sean Wilentz ...

Unabridged

11 hours 49 min

One of America’s finest historians shows us how Bob Dylan, one of the country’s greatest and most enduring artists, still surprises and moves us after all these years.Growing up in Greenwich Village, Sean Wilentz discovered the music of Bob Dylan as a young teenager; almost half a century later, he revisits Dylan’s work with the skills of an eminent American historian as well as the passion of a ... Read more

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