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Hell Bent for Leather

Author : Seb Hunter
Publisher : Harper
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 0060722924

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Seb Hunter was a heavy metal fan and he's not proud. In fact, he was more than a fan; he was a blind devotee who threw away his education and future prospects to become a rock star. Hell Bent for Leather is his toe-curlingly funny confession of fifteen years spent trying to hit the big time -- taking readers on a (very loud) musical journey from first guitar (his dad's) to first gig, and on through groupies, girlfriends, too many drugs, spiraling egos, musical differences, and, finally, the end of the dream and a much needed haircut. Along the way, Seb offers a crash course in the way of heavy metal, with choice illustrations. You will learn to spot a Fender Telecaster from a Gibson Flying V, Thrash Metal from Glam Metal, and "the Priest" from "the Gunners." Hell Bent for Leather, with a wink and a nod, will also show you how to play a drum solo, wear spandex and white leather sneakers, and exactly what to do in the middle of a muddy field when you are surrounded by a mob of screaming metalheads and you desperately need to relieve yourself. But Seb Hunter's memoir, more than anything, is a moving story of adolescence, of playing air guitar in your bedroom, of living with parental disapproval, and of struggling for acceptance among friends when you carry a shameful secret obsession. It is an affectionate and irreverent memoir told with the nostalgia inspired by a love letter to an old flame.

Hell Bent for Leather

Author : Seb Hunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 5558742119

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Reaching deep into the most embarrassing depths of the family photo album, Hunter offers a witty and touching account of heavy metal mania in the tradition of Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity."

Hell Bent for Leather: Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict

Author : Seb Hunter
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007381616

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Hell Bent for Leather: Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict by Seb Hunter Pdf

A witty and self-deprecating memoir about headbanging your way through growing up.

Orthography as Social Action

Author : Alexandra Jaffe,Jannis Androutsopoulos,Mark Sebba,Sally Johnson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614511038

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Orthography as Social Action by Alexandra Jaffe,Jannis Androutsopoulos,Mark Sebba,Sally Johnson Pdf

The chapters in this edited volume explore the sociolinguistic implications of orthographic and scriptural practices in a diverse range of communicative contexts, ranging from schoolrooms to internet discussion boards. The focus is on the way that scriptural practices both index and constitute social hierarchies, identities and relationships and in some cases, become the focus for public language ideological debates. Capitalizing on the now robust body of literature on orthographic choice and debate in sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics, the volume addresses a number of cross-cutting themes that connect orthographic practices to areas of contemporary interest in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology. These themes include: the different social implications of self vs. other representation and the permeability of the personal/social and the public/private; how scriptural practices ("inscription") serve as sites for social discipline; the historical and intertextual frameworks for the meaning potentials of orthographic choice (relating to issues of genre and style); and writing as a broader semiotic field: the visual and esthetic dimensions of texts and metalinguistic "play" in spelling and its ambiguous implications for writer stance.

Extreme Metal

Author : Keith Kahn-Harris
Publisher : Berg
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781845203993

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Extreme Metal by Keith Kahn-Harris Pdf

Includes interviews with band members and fans, from countries ranging from the UK and US to Israel and Sweden, this book demonstrates the power and subtlety of an often surprising and misunderstood musical form. It draws on first-hand research to explore the global extreme metal scene.

Gender, Metal and the Media

Author : Rosemary Lucy Hill
Publisher : Springer
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137554413

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Gender, Metal and the Media by Rosemary Lucy Hill Pdf

This book is a timely examination of the tension between being a rock music fan and being a woman. From the media representation of women rock fans as groupies to the widely held belief that hard rock and metal is masculine music, being a music fan is an experience shaped by gender. Through a lively discussion of the idealised imaginary community created in the media and interviews with women fans in the UK, Rosemary Lucy Hill grapples with the controversial topics of groupies, sexism and male dominance in metal. She challenges the claim that the genre is inherently masculine, arguing that musical pleasure is much more sophisticated than simplistic enjoyments of aggression, violence and virtuosity. Listening to women’s experiences, she maintains, enables new thinking about hard rock and metal music, and about what it is like to be a women fan in a sexist environment.

Heavy Metal Studies and Popular Culture

Author : Gabby Riches,Dave Snell,Bryan Bardine,Brenda Gardenour Walter
Publisher : Springer
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781137456687

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Heavy Metal Studies and Popular Culture by Gabby Riches,Dave Snell,Bryan Bardine,Brenda Gardenour Walter Pdf

Elaborating on themes of resilience, memory, critique and metal beyond metal, this volume highlights how the development and future of metal music scholarship is predicated on the engagement with other forms of popular culture such as comics, documentaries, and popular music.

Metaldata

Author : Sonia Archer-Capuzzo,Guy Capuzzo
Publisher : A-R Editions, Inc.
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780895798923

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Metaldata by Sonia Archer-Capuzzo,Guy Capuzzo Pdf

Metaldata: A Bibliography of Heavy Metal Resources is the first book-length bibliography of resources about heavy metal. From its beginnings in the late 1960s and early 1970s, heavy metal has emerged as one of the most consistently popular and commercially successful music styles. Over the decades the style has changed and diversified, drawing attention from fans, critics, and scholars alike. Scholars, journalists, and musicians have generated a body of writing, films, and instructional materials that is substantial in quantity, diverse in approach, and intended for many types of audiences, resulting in a wealth of information about heavy metal. Metaldata provides a current and comprehensive bibliographic resource for researchers and fans of metal. This book also serves as a guide for librarians in their collection development decisions. Chapters focus on performers, musical instruction, discographies, metal subgenres, metal in specific places, and research relating metal to the humanities and sciences, and encompass archives, books, articles, videos, websites, and other resources by scholars, journalists, musicians, and fans of this vibrant musical style.

Understanding Popular Music Culture

Author : Roy Shuker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780415419055

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Focusing on the variety of genres that make up pop music, Roy Shuker explores key subjects which shape our experience of music such as music production, the music industry, music policy, fans, audiences and subcultures.

The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume III, 1985-2015

Author : Simon Frith,Matt Brennan,Martin Cloonan,Emma Webster
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317028802

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The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume III, 1985-2015 by Simon Frith,Matt Brennan,Martin Cloonan,Emma Webster Pdf

To date there has been a significant gap in existing knowledge about the social history of music in Britain from 1950 to the present day. The three volumes of Live Music in Britain address this gap and do so through a unique prism—that of live music. The key theme of the books is the changing nature of the live music industry in the UK, focused upon popular music but including all musical genres. Via this focus, the books offer new insights into a number of other areas including the relationship between commercial and public funding of music; changing musical fashions and tastes; the impact of changing technologies; the changing balance of power within the music industries; the role of the state in regulating and promoting various musical activities within an increasingly globalised music economy; and the effects of demographic and other social changes on music culture. Drawing on new archival research, a wide range of academic and non- academic secondary sources, participant observation and a series of interviews with key personnel, the books have the potential to become landmark works within Popular Music Studies and broader cultural history. The third volume covers the period from Live Aid to Live Nation (1985– 2015).

Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures: Record Collecting as a Social Practice

Author : Roy Shuker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351537186

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Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures: Record Collecting as a Social Practice by Roy Shuker Pdf

The term 'record collecting' is shorthand for a variety of related practices. Foremost is the collection of sound recordings in various formats - although often with a marked preference for vinyl - by individuals, and it is this dimension of record collecting that is the focus of this book. Record collecting, and the public stereotypes associated with it, is frequently linked primarily with rock and pop music. Roy Shuker focuses on these broad styles, but also includes other genres and their collectors, notably jazz, blues, exotica and 'ethnic' music. Accordingly, the study examines the history of record collecting; profiles collectors and the collecting process; considers categories - especially music genres - and types of record collecting and outlines and discusses the infrastructure within which collecting operates. Shuker situates this discussion within the broader literature on collecting, along with issues of cultural consumption, social identity and 'the construction of self' in contemporary society. Record collecting is both fascinating in its own right, and provides insights into broader issues of nostalgia, consumption and material culture.

Cult Pop Culture

Author : Bob Batchelor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 895 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313357817

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Cult Pop Culture by Bob Batchelor Pdf

This three-volume collection of original essays examines cult pop culture, the often-seedy underbelly of American popular culture. Cult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream is the first collection dedicated to the quirky, offbeat aspects of American popular culture that people have loved, enjoyed, (and in some cases) worshiped over the last 50 years. By examining the people and subjects we hold most dear, this three-volume set offers deep insights into what Americans think, feel, and cherish. Organized by subject, the collection enables readers to focus on a given topic or compare different subjects across cult phenomenon. Volume One of the set covers film and television topics, Volume Two examines music and literature, and Volume Three explores sports, clubs, and the cult industry. Through this investigation of sublime, transcendent, and idiosyncratic trends, readers will learn more about iconic individuals, topics, and subjects that form the vast underbelly of American culture. By revealing how tightly interwoven cult topics are with the public's broader notion of popular culture, the collection underscores the blurry line between normal and abnormal, grandiose and degradation.

Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music

Author : William Phillips,Brian Cogan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9798216095316

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Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music by William Phillips,Brian Cogan Pdf

It has been reviled, dismissed, attacked, and occasionally been the subject of Congressional hearings, but still, the genre of music known as heavy metal maintains not only its market share in the recording and downloading industry, but also as a cultural force that has united millions of young and old fans across the globe. Characterized by blaring distorted guitars, drum solos, and dramatic vibrato, the heavy metal movement headbanged its way to the popular culture landscape with bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath the 1970s. Motley Crue and Metallica made metal a music phenomenon in the 1980s. Heavy metal continues to evolve today with bands like Mastodon and Lamb of God. Providing an extensive overview of the music, fashion, films, and philosophies behind the movement, this inclusive encyclopedia chronicles the history and development of heavy metal, including sub-movements such as death metal, speed metal, grindcore, and hair metal. Essential and highly entertaining reading for high school and undergraduate courses in popular music studies, communications, media studies, and cultural studies, the Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music and Culture offers a guide to the ultimate underground music, exploring its rich cultural diversity, resilience, and adaptability. Entries for musicians include a discography for those wanting to start or develop their music collections.

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Selected Albums. Bibliographies

Author : Colin Larkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Popular music
ISBN : UOM:39015066803399

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Selected Albums. Bibliographies by Colin Larkin Pdf

Containing 27,000 entries and over 6,000 new entries, the online edition of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music includes 50% more material than the Third Edition. Featuring a broad musical scope covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music, the Encyclopedia also offers thousands of additional entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system.

How to be a Better Person

Author : Seb Hunter
Publisher : Atlantic Books Ltd
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781848874862

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How to be a Better Person by Seb Hunter Pdf

Why is it so difficult to find the time to help others? When Seb Hunter became aware of a nagging ache in the place where his soul ought to be, he embarked on a two year odyssey of volunteering - with hilarious results. He collects litter, teaches pensioners how to use the internet, works at Oxfam (where he meets Gladys, his septuagenarian nemesis), mans a steam train line, becomes a star DJ on hospital radio, visits prisoners, and runs a very long way for charity... But will his quest for self-improvement be successful? How to Be a Better Person is the tale of a cynic's attempt to become a better person by helping others. For nothing. It's a volunteering call-to-arms! Oh no it's not! Well it is, sort of...