The book delves into the origins and evolution of Nu-Metal, a dominant genre in 21st-century heavy rock, highlighting its fusion of hip hop, punk, reggae, and rock. It examines early pioneers like George Clinton and Run DMC, as well as contemporary artists such as Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit. Influential figures like Ice-T, Eminem, and Rob Zombie are also discussed, alongside the contributions of bands like Slipknot, Linkin Park, and Papa Roach, providing a comprehensive overview of this dynamic musical landscape.
Parallel Lives is the definitive biography of Blondie . This updated edition
brings the story up to date with the release of their 2014 album, Blondie 4(0)
Ever, ongoing success as a touring act and reaction to...
The book delves into the extraordinary journey of The Cramps, led by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorschach, from their inception in the late 1970s to their rise as cult icons. It highlights their unique blend of punk, garage rock, and psychobilly, along with their theatrical performances reminiscent of circus freak shows. Featuring exclusive interviews, the illustrated work captures the band's evolution and the impact of their acclaimed albums, such as Songs the Lord Taught Us and Gravest Hits, on their devoted global fanbase.
Based upon work and materials compiled for the acclaimed and now much sought after 2007 Cramps biography A Short History of Rock'n'Roll Psychosis, Journey To The Centre Of The Cramps goes far beyond being a revised and updated edition: Completely overhauled, rewritten and vastly expanded, it now represents the definitive work on the group. In addition to unseen interview material from Ivy, Lux and other former band members, Journey To The Centre Of The Cramps also sees the Cramps' story through to its conclusion, recounting Lux's unexpected death in 2009, the subsequent dissolution of the group and their enduring legacy. The Cramps' history, influences and the cast of characters in and around the group are likewise explored in far greater depth. Features unseen first-hand interview material from Lux Interior and Poison Ivy. A wealth of new interview material with former band members and other key players in the band's history and never before seen/rare photographs and ephemera to help illustrate the book.
Fifty black-and-white photos are included in this story of the band that was as trashy as last weeks garbage and as all-American as the eagle on their logo. "If there were a Punk Rock Hall of Fame . . . the Ramones would be the first inducted."--Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.
Eschewing the traditional rock’n’roll trappings of ego, sex and drugs (or even bass guitars), songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Jack and drummer Meg White have answered all the international acclaim by simply continuing to record cheaply and play loudly.The White Stripes: 21st Century Blues examines the folksy ex-husband and wife duo who stunned the music world with the most powerful blues-rock since Led Zeppelin and the most haunting country-rock since the Byrds and Gram Parsons. Rock biographer Dick Porter analyses the quirkiness of their former claims to be a brother and sister from a family of ten, Jack’s austere puritanism and obsessions with ‘truth and death’, and the child-like innocence of the couple’s red-and-white matching colour schemes.But most of all, he pays tribute to the minimalist ethic that informed their little-known second album, De Stijl, and is honed to riff-laden perfection on their hugely successful fourth album, Elephant – recorded for less than £6,000 at a cramped studio in London’s East End. Pegged as the unlikeliest saviours of rock’n’roll, the book considers Jack and Meg’s discomfort with their status against the claim that the next White Stripes album will be the last before they split.
