David Spero began his career in music at the tender age of thirteen as the cue cardholder on his father's rock and roll music show, Upbeat, in Cleveland, Ohio. He went on to become one of the pioneering DJs of the new FM format in radio, a free form limited only by the DJ's imagination. He left radio in 1973 to become the manager for Michael Stanley. He went on to become manager for Joe Walsh, Yusuf Islam, Dickey Betts, Jesse Colin Young, Kenny Loggins,...

Part memoir, part cookbook, and all rock and roll, Red Velvet Underground tells the story of how musician Freda Love Smith's indie-rock past grew into her family-and food-centric present. Smith, born in Nashville and raised in Indiana, is best-known as the drummer and co-founder of bands such as the Boston-based Blake Babies, Antenna, and the Mysteries of Life. Red Velvet Underground is loosely, framed around cooking lessons Smith gave to her eldest...

Chronicling the intertwined lives of members of core grunge bands, Grunge Seattle reveals the origins and inspirations of the grunge movement. Delve into the collisions between personalities and egos, artists and corporations, suburbs and cities, obscurity and fame. Explore the cafés, apartments and studios where Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and Alice in Chains practiced and played. In this reprint edition, originally published in 2010...

Quand on s'appelle Sylvie, qu'on a 12 ans, qu'on vient de Moselle et qu'on échoue avec sa mère divorcée dans un village fleuri aux portes de Meaux, la navigation à vue au long des méandres de l'adolescence risque bien de ressembler à un naufrage. Cette chronique (1993-2001) d'une adolescence en proie à l'ennui et à la solitude au sein d'une famille recomposée défriche sans désherbant ces années ingrates. À cette époque pré-internet,...

It's been over forty years since the tragic death of Jimi Hendrix, yet his popularity is undiminished and his place as the preeminent electric guitarist of the ages is still unrivaled. In The Jimi Hendrix Experience, bestselling author and rock aficionado Jerry Hopkins delves into the legendary life and career of the greatest man to ever pick up a guitar. With a consistent mix of greatness and madness, learn why the man who only released three studio...

The last decade has seen an explosion in the number of home-recording studios. With the mass availability of sophisticated technology, there has never been a better time to do it yourself and make a profit. Take a studio journey with Brian Tarquin, the multiple-Emmy-award winning recording artist and producer, as he leads you through the complete recording process, and shows you how to perfect your sound using home equipment. He guides you through...