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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 781.66 ASSSummary: An exploration of Sinead O'Connor's rise and fall and her enduring cultural impact. By the age of 20, O'Connor was one of Ireland's brightest rising stars but her decision to use her fame as a platform to speak out on several controversial issues shifted her narrative from global stardom to worldwide condemnation. In a new interview, O'Connor reveals the abusive upbringing that left her feeling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC NOTSummary: "Bowie on Bowie presents some of the best interviews David Bowie has granted in his near five-decade career. Each featured interview traces a new step in his unique journey, successively freezing him in time in all of his various incarnations, from a young novelty hit-maker and Ziggy Stardust to plastic soul player, 1980s sell-out, and the artistically reborn and beloved elder statesman of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BOWIE, DAVID BOWSummary: Arguably the sharpest tool in the rock musician box, Frank Zappa was never lost for words when presented with another s opinion and would counter any position he did not agree with, fluently, eloquently and with the style and wit normally reserved for the great orator or the finest raconteur. Frank could be funny, serious and just about anywhere in-between and could literally talk for hours...
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Publisher / Publication Date: I.V. Media 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FRASummary: A portrait of musical iconoclast David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi. From his days leading The New York Dolls to his reinvention as lounge lizard Buster Poindexter, David Johansen is a chameleonic one-of-a-kind performer. Featuring a live performance at Cafe Carlyle in New York City, where he performs as Poindexter singing the Johansen songbook, along with new and archival...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PERWenner, Jann
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author and Rolling Stone founder comes "a visit to the Mount Olympus of rock" in this remarkable collection of new and collected interviews with the greatest rock stars and cultural icons of our time (Kirkus Reviews). During fifty years of publishing the "Bible of Rock and Roll," Jann Wenner conducted a series of interviews that are now regarded among the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.4216 WENSummary: There is nothing like a Greatful Dead concert!Since 1965, there have been over 3,000 Greatful Dead concerts, from the Panhandle of Golden Gate Park to the Gizeh Pyramids. At each of them, someone has stepped "on the bus" and become a Dead Head. Now, all of the Dead Head voices and visions have come together. Greatful Dead: The Official Book of the Dead Heads is a splendid mixture of musicians,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.5 GRASummary: The most anticipated book in more than a decade by the legendary band, The Beatles: Get Back is the official account of the creation of their final album, Let It Be, told in The Beatles' own words, illustrated with hundreds of previously unpublished images, including photos by Ethan A. Russell and Linda McCartney. Half a century after the 1970 Let It Be album and film, this milestone book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apple 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 782.42 BEASummary: Fleetwood Mac are one of the most famous rock bands of all time. This in depth program uses archive footage and interviews with Mick Fleetwood and Christie McVie to follow the band through the highs and lows throughout their amazing career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Entertain Me Europe 2012
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Summary: "Tracing the steps of grunge from its subversive inception in neighborhood basements to its global rise to the multimillion dollar pop culture phenomenon, Hype! incorporates hilarious interviews with rare concert footage of bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and The Melvins"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Republic Pictures 2004
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC HYPCott, Jonathan.
Summary: A decades-long friend of John Lennon and Yoko Ono presents an intimate account of the couple's relationship that reveals the profoundly positive influence of Ono on Lennon and the ways they inspired each other creatively before the latter's death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LENNON, JOHN COTBolden, Tonya
Summary: "Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THAContents: Disc 1. High voltage -- It's a long way to the top (If you wanna rock 'n' roll) -- School days -- T.N.T. -- Live wire -- Can I sit next to you girl -- Baby please don't go -- Hell ain't a bad place to be -- Rocker -- Rock 'n' roll damnation -- Dog eat dog -- Let there be rock -- Problem child -- sin city -- Bad boy boogie -- Highway to hell -- The jack -- Whole lotta Rosie -- Bonus features.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Music 2007
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ACJobling, John
Summary: "John Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive interviews with insiders including record label scouts, studio presidents, politicians, music critics, and childhood friends, Jobling investigates the U2's most personal relationships and controversial business...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.7 JOBSummary: Back to Black tells the real story of how Amy's best known and most celebrated body of work came into being. Featuring previously unseen footage of Amy in the studio, new interviews with producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, and the musicians who worked with Amy on the album, it offers fresh insights into Amy's remarkable gifts as a singer, songwriter, musician and performer. Also includes An...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC AMYGans, David.
Summary: A collection of interviews--some vintage, some recent--Conversations with the Dead is the first comprehensive book made up of the Grateful Dead's own words. This book will fascinate any "Dead Head" and even those unfamiliar with the band will be intrigued by the Dead and its loyal following of fans. Photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Underground 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 GANBono
Summary: "Bono, artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2, has written a memoir: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he's lived, the challenges he's faced, and the friends and family who have shaped and sustained him. 'When I started to write this book, I was hoping to draw in detail what I'd previously only sketched in songs. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BONO BONCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B BONO BONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio BonoPrince
Summary: "Prince is among the most respected and influential entertainers of the twentieth century, breaking sexual, racial, and creative barriers throughout his almost forty years in the spotlight. He was a multitalented studio artist, a master songwriter who produced and performed almost all of his own music on yearly LPs and countless singles and videos. He was one of the most dynamic live performers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PRINCE PRISummary: Featuring almost 100 minutes of filmed unadulterated interviews, press conferences and other occasions of interest with Foo Fighters, during which Dave Grohl and his merry men come over with their traditional decency, humility and non-rock star approach to both their lives and their art, while discussing all manner of topics close to their communal and individual hearts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC FOODu Noyer, Paul
Summary: An intimate portrayal of the musical icon, largely in his own words, draws on years of meetings between McCartney and the author and includes candid discussions of the artist's inspirations, creative process, beliefs, and achievements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Overlook Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCCARTNEY, PAUL DUNCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B McCartney DUNCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Music DuNoyerLennon, John
Summary: John Lennon was a highly opinionated and controversial figure with a commanding personality and quick wit. And he made a point of living his adventurous life as openly as possible. Whether he was experimenting with LSD, Transcendental Meditation, primal therapy, macrobiotic diets, or recording techniques, the public was on board every step of the way. He spoke candidly about his intense,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LENNON, JOHN LENFong-Torres, Ben.
Summary: Grateful Dead fans are legendary for their Dead-ication to the band and its enduring legacy of freewheeling musical exploration. The Grateful Dead Scrapbook collects rare removable memorabilia and evocative images culled from the Grateful Dead Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, including never-before-published photos, flyers, fan letters, and other ephemera. To accompany the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 FONSharp, Ken.
Summary: Oral history of the making of Double Fantasy and account of Lennon's last days.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Galery Books/VH1 Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 SHASummary: The broadcast comes 50 years to the month after The Dave Clark Five's first US single peaked on the Billboard charts. 'Glad All Over' had already knocked the Beatles out of the number one position on the UK charts. Following The Beatles' triumphant appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, The Dave Clark Five were actually the first 'British Invasion' band to make a concert tour in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014