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Punk. London.1977. Most people blinked and missed it. Many spent a decade trying to catch up. Derek Ridgers stumbled across it by accident, where it was, in the beating filthy heart of the Roxy in middle of a derelict slum called Covent Garden. Stumbling through the moshpits trying to keep hold of a borrowed camera. '1977. Punk London' brings you 152 pages of photography featuring the birth of the the most exciting cultural phenomenon in UK history....
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"Steve Hackett: The Man, The Music explores the life and art of one of the true pioneers of progressive rock. Starting with his years as guitarist in Genesis, playing a key role during their most innovative era on such seminal albums as Selling England by the Pound and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, the film goes on to trace Steve's multifaceted solo career. From classic albums such as Voyage of the Acolyte and Spectral Mornings, via Steve's virtual...
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"Much has been written about the Sex Pistols. Much of it has either been sensationalism or journalistic psychobabble. The rest has been mere spite. This book is as close to the truth as one can get ... This means contradictions and insults have not been edited, and neither have the compliments, if any. I have no time for lies or fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die." So writes author John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, in his introduction to...
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Captures all the fun, excitement, and unforgettable music of John, Paul, George and Ringo at the height of Beatlemania. The Beatles perform their songs, look for adventure, all while avoiding hordes of screaming fans. Packed with all-time Beatle favorites including, A hard day's night, All my loving, Can't buy me love, I should have known better, She loves you, and Tell me why, and more.
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"In these interviews collected throughout his fabled career--including his first, when he was sixteen, as well as his last, decades later--David Bowie discusses his childhood in the rough streets of South London, songwriting, his problems with drug abuse, the influence of Andy Warhol, sexuality, his movies, fashion, working with Brian Eno, his friendship with John Lennon, and more. Ever articulate, with a wicked wit always at hand, Bowie shows here...
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More than 40 years after breaking up, the Beatles remain the biggest-selling and most influential group in the history of popular music. Fans endlessly replay their songs, craving more, while thousands of cover versions of their songs have been recorded or performed by artists. Band biographies, pop music histories, song books, and academic titles clutter shelves on the Fab Four. But never has there been a definitive guide to the finest songs of The...
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"The Beatles "Get Back"/"Let It Be" sessions and the resulting unreleased and released albums and bootlegged recordings are among the most interesting and confusing aspects of the Beatles recorded legacy. Bruce Spizer's fourth installment in his Beatles album series, The Beatles Finally Let It Be covers the January 1969 rehearsals and recording sessions, the unreleased "Get Back" albums, "Let It Be" and "Let It Be...Naked," along with American, British...
508) Oasis: supersonic
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Documentary on the meteoric rise of the 1990's rock band, Oasis, weaving concert footage with interviews and a firsthand account of the backstage sibling rivalry, between Liam and Noel Gallagher, that threatened to destroy the band.
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"Bruno Wizard is a London punk musician who became an underground legend for his original performances and 'mystery man' status in the mid 70's. He performed at the Roxy club alongside The Jam, Generation X and The Wire, and was part of the Blitz kids scene, squatting with the Warren Street mafia. His loathing of the establishment and conventional music industry made him reject record company contracts and follow his own heart and principles at any...
510) God save Sex Pistols
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"A definitive celebration packed with previously unseen material of the original punk band--the group that defined a movement, energized a generation, and brought punk music and the safety-pin aesthetic to the mainstream. The Sex Pistols have defined the look, sound, and feel of the punk movement since they formed in London in 1975. Together for less than three years--a short run that included just four singles and one studio album before they broke...
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"Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band, and a key influence on the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements. But Poly didn't just leave behind a cultural footprint. She was survived by a daughter, Celeste, who became the steward of her mother's legacy and demons, which plagued Poly's life and scarred the pair's relationship. With narration by Ruth Negga, this film follows Celeste's journey to better understand...
512) Freddie Mercury
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Junto con Mick Jagger, Robert Plant y Roger Daltrey, Freddie Mercury ha encarnado el prototipo del animal escénico total, entrando de manera indeleble en el imaginario colectivo de al menos tres generaciones de amantes de la música. Además de la propensión innata a la teatralidad y la vocalidad única, siempre se han destacado características de su carácter excesivo, irónico y deliberadamente provocador que poco tenían que ver con el hombre...
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Outside of the United Kingdom, only the most obsessive music fans were aware of what was known as ' Pub Rock' during its brief heyday in the early to mid-1970s. But in England, Pub Rock was a important precursor to the punk and new wave scene; the Pub bands rejected the growing pretension of glam and progressive rock, and instead embraced a back-to-basics sound rooted in stripped down R&B and country rock. The toughest of the Pub Rock bands was Dr....
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They've had songs written about them. They've been the subject of legend and lore.Yoko allegedly broke up The Beatles. Pattie dropped George for George's best friend Eric Clapton. Olivia beat an intruder senseless and bloody with a lamp stand. The stories are endless.These women have lived, loved and fallen under the spell of four of the most famous musicians in the history of popular music. They are the wives of the Beatles, nine women who came from...
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"[T]ells the story of the Stones' unparalleled journey from blues obsessed teenagers in the early sixites to their undisputed status as rock royalty. . . . An intimate insight into exactly what it's like to be part of The Rolling Stones as they overcome denunciation, drugs, dissensions and death to become the definitive survivors."--Back cover.
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In April 2017, The Who took to the stage at London's Royal Albert Hall to perform their rock opera "Tommy" live in its entirety for the first time in their long and illustrious career. Previous Who live shows had always dropped two, three or four tracks from the album but for this show in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, the band would perform every track. With specially created animations on a huge screen above the stage and creative use of lighting,...
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"The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine is the latest installment in the Beatles Album Series by Beatles historian Bruce Spizer. The book covers the songs and projects undertaken by the Beatles shortly after completion of their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in April 1967. In following ten months, the group wrote and recorded the song "All You Need Is Love" for the Our World TV program that was broadcast by satellite throughout...
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Collection of two programs on the Beatles. Lennon & McCartney, 1966-1970 reviews the partnership, music, and impact of John Lennon and Paul McCartney as composers during this period. From the first bars of Eleanor Rigby to the closing Abbey Road song cycle, the film shows how and why they barely put a step wrong while making the most joyous music the world had ever witnessed. Strange Fruit tells the story of Apple Records, one division of the potential...
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The losers: "An explosive action tale of betrayal and revenge, [it] centers around an elite Special Forces unit sent to the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. But the team soon finds that it has become the target of a deadly double-cross instigated by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Making good use of the fact they're now presumed dead, the group goes deep undercover in a dangerous plot to clear their names and even the score with...
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