American Rock

Author : Erik Farseth
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books ™
ISBN 13 : 1512452858
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Rock written by Erik Farseth and published by Twenty-First Century Books ™. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guitarist fires off riffs. A drummer pounds out primal rhythms. Fans scream along to a booming chorus. These are the sounds of rock. When rock 'n' roll first shook up young audiences, parents and politicians screamed in protest. But artists soon used the music to make protests of their own. Since rock's birth in the 1950s, its sounds have been blasted from garages to stadiums. The music can be the soundtrack to rebellion, a tool for self-expression, or just a way to bang your head. Find out what inspired rock pioneers to pick up their guitars. Discover the stories of outrageous punks and grungy alternative rockers. And learn more about legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Metallica, and Green Day.

Author : Bebe Buell
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312301552
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rebel Heart written by Bebe Buell and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-07-19 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exmodel's ride through the rock scene during the 1970s and 1980s.

Author : Everett True
Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Live Through this written by Everett True and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nirvana almost single-handedly brought grunge into the popular consciousness with their seminal album Nevermind. From their underground roots in the Pacific Northwest, the group achieved world fame and Kurt Cobain had the mantle of 'spokesperson for a generation' thrust upon him. This was, arguably, the last era of great rock music, and it is shrouded in stories and rumours. Author Everett True, the man who introduced Kurt Cobain to Courtney Love and brought grunge to the outside world, gives an inspired insider's account of the grunge scene. Featuring rare photographs and exclusive interviews with members of Nirvana,Hole, Soundgarden and Babes in Toyland, Everett True takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the lives, the music, the personalities, the legends and the laughs. Everett True was the first outside journalist to cover the Seattle music scene in early 1989 and saw up-close the birth and development of the rock phenomenon which changed the face of alternative and mainstream music forever. This book contains exclusive interviews with people close to Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, and photographs of members of Nirvana, Hole, and many other bands of the scene.

Author : Don Mellor
Publisher : Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881505474
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Rock written by Don Mellor and published by Countryman Press. This book was released on 2003-03-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history, regional geology, and cultural quirks of rock climbing.

Author : Yvette La Pierre
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781565660649
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Native American Rock Art written by Yvette La Pierre and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to native American art through petroglyphs and pictographs.

Author : Lawrence L. Loendorf
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816524839
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discovering North American Rock Art written by Lawrence L. Loendorf and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the high plains of Canada to caves in the southeastern United States, images etched into and painted on stone by ancient Native Americans have aroused in observers the desire to understand their origins and meanings. Rock paintings and engravings can be found in nearly every state and province, and each region has its own distinctive story of discovery and evolving investigation of the rock art record. Rock art in the twenty-first century enjoys a large and growing popularity fueled by scholarly research and public interest alike. This book explores the history of rock art research in North America and is the only volume in the past twenty-five years to provide coverage of the subject on a continental scale. Written by contributors active in rock art research, it examines sites that provide a cross-section of regions and topics and complements existing books on rock art by offering new information, insights, and approaches to research. The first part of the volume explores different regional approaches to the study of rock art, including a set of varied responses to a single site as well as an overview of broader regional research investigations. It tells how Writing-on-Stone in southern Alberta, Canada, reflects changing thought about rock art from the 1870s to today; it describes the role of avocational archaeologists in the Mississippi Valley, where rock art styles differ on each side of the river; it explores discoveries in southwestern mountains and southeastern caves; and it integrates the investigation of cupules along GeorgiaÕs Yellow River into a full study of a site and its context. The book also compares the differences between rock art research in the United States and France: from the outset, rock art was of only marginal interest to most U.S. archaeologists, while French prehistorians considered cave art an integral part of archaeological research. The bookÕs second part is concerned with working with the images today and includes coverage of gender interests, government sponsorship, the role of amateurs in research, and chronometric studies. Much has changed in our understanding of rock art since Cotton Mather first wrote in 1714 of a strange inscription on a Massachusetts boulder, and the cutting-edge contributions in this volume tell us much about both the ancient place of these enduring images and their modern meanings. Discovering North American Rock Art distills todayÕs most authoritative knowledge of the field and is an essential volume for both specialists and hobbyists.

Author : Leslie G. Kelen
Publisher : Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Images written by Leslie G. Kelen and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty color and 15 bandw photographs utilize natural light and show Utah's prehistoric rock art images in the context of the surrounding canyons. The photos are presented with brief captions, and with the words of Ute, Paiute, Hopi, and Northwest Shoshone individuals who describe the what the art means to them personally. An introductory essay discusses the various artistic styles of native peopls of this region over a period of 8,000 years. N. Scott Momaday supplied the foreword. A lovely book. No index or references. 10x11" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Steve Almond
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679603654
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life written by Steve Almond and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drooling fanatic, n. 1. One who drools in the presence of beloved rock stars. 2. Any of a genus of rock-and-roll wannabes/geeks who walk around with songs constantly ringing in their ears, own more than 3,000 albums, and fall in love with at least one record per week. With a life that’s spanned the phonographic era and the digital age, Steve Almond lives to Rawk. Like you, he’s secretly longed to live the life of a rock star, complete with insane talent, famous friends, and hotel rooms to be trashed. Also like you, he’s content (sort of) to live the life of a rabid fan, one who has converted his unrequited desires into a (sort of) noble obsession. Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life traces Almond’s passion from his earliest (and most wretched) rock criticism to his eventual discovery of a music-crazed soul mate and their subsequent production of two little superfans. Along the way, Almond reflects on the delusional power of songs, the awkward mating habits of drooling fanatics, and why Depression Songs actually make us feel so much better. The book also includes: • sometimes drunken interviews with America’s finest songwriters • a recap of the author’s terrifying visit to Graceland while stoned • a vigorous and credibility-shattering endorsement of Styx’s Paradise Theater • recommendations you will often choose to ignore • a reluctant exegesis of the Toto song “Africa” • obnoxious lists sure to piss off rock critics But wait, there’s more. Readers will also be able to listen to a special free mix designed by the author, available online at www.stevenalmond.com, for the express purpose of eliciting your drool. For those about to rock—we salute you!

Author : Ellen Wohl
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520257030
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Of Rock and Rivers written by Ellen Wohl and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-06-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This deeply personal collection of essays paints a progressive view of the American West as seen by a geologist. The author traces her twenty years of living and conducting research in the natural landscapes of the West as she investigates the conflict between environmental history and widely held romanticized views of the region.

Author : Uta G. Poiger
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520211391
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jazz, Rock, and Rebels written by Uta G. Poiger and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-03-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This significant contribution to German history pioneers a conceptually sophisticated approach to German-German relations. Poiger has much to say about the construction of both gender norms and masculine and feminine identities, and she has valuable insights into the role that notions of race played in defining and reformulating those identities and prescriptive behaviors in the German context. The book will become a 'must read' for German historians."—Heide Fehrenbach, author of Cinema in Democratizing Germany "Poiger breaks new ground in this history of the postwar Germanies. The book will serve as a model for all future studies of comparative German-German history."—Robert G. Moeller, author of Protecting Motherhood "Jazz, Rock, and Rebels exemplifies the exciting work currently emerging out of transnational analyses. [A] well-written and well-argued study."—Priscilla Wald, author of Constituting Americans