Like A Rolling Stone

Author : Greil Marcus
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786736584

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Like a Rolling Stone by Greil Marcus Pdf

Greil Marcus saw Bob Dylan for the first time in a New Jersey field in 1963. He didn't know the name of the scruffy singer who had a bit part in a Joan Baez concert, but he knew his performance was unique. So began a dedicated and enduring relationship between America's finest critic of popular music -- "simply peerless," in Nick Hornby's words, "not only as a rock writer but as a cultural historian" -- and Bob Dylan. In Like A Rolling Stone Marcus locates Dylan's six-minute masterwork in its richest, fullest context, capturing the heady atmosphere of the recording studio in 1965 as musicians and technicians clustered around the mercurial genius from Minnesota, the young Bob Dylan at the height of his powers. But Marcus shows how, far from being a song only of 1965, "Like a Rolling Stone" is rooted in faraway American places and times, drawing on timeless cultural impulses that make the song as challenging, disruptive, and restless today as it ever was, capable of reinvention by artists as disparate as the comedian Richard Belzer and the Italian hip-hop duo Articolo 31. "Like a Rolling Stone" never loses its essential quality, which is directly to challenge the listener: it remains a call to arms and a demand for a better world. Forty years later it is still revolutionary as will and idea, as an attack and an embrace. How Does it Feel? In this unique, burningly intense book, Marcus tells you, and much more besides.

Author : Jann S. Wenner
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316415392

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Like a Rolling Stone by Jann S. Wenner Pdf

In this New York Times bestseller, Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offers a "touchingly honest" and "wonderfully deep" memoir from the beating heart of classic rock and roll (Bruce Springsteen). Jann Wenner has been called by his peers “the greatest editor of his generation.” His deeply personal memoir vividly describes and brings you inside the music, the politics, and the lifestyle of a generation, an epoch of cultural change that swept America and beyond. The age of rock and roll in an era of consequence, what will be considered one of the great watersheds in modern history. Wenner writes with the clarity of a journalist and an essayist. He takes us into the life and work of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Bono, and Bruce Springsteen, to name a few. He was instrumental in the careers of Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Wolfe, and Annie Leibovitz. His journey took him to the Oval Office with his legendary interviews with Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, leaders to whom Rolling Stone gave its historic, full-throated backing. From Jerry Garcia to the Dalai Lama, Aretha Franklin to Greta Thunberg, the people Wenner chose to be seen and heard in the pages of Rolling Stone tried to change American culture, values, and morality. Like a Rolling Stone is a beautifully written portrait of one man’s life, and the life of his generation.

Author : Steven Kurutz
Publisher : Broadway
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385518901

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Like a Rolling Stone by Steven Kurutz Pdf

A journey inside an offbeat American subculture offers a colorful study of the rock 'n' roll underworld of tribute bands, traveling with two Rolling Stones tribute bands as they crisscross the country in the wake of the Rolling Stones' 2005-06 tour, profiling curiously obsessed characters and musicians, and sharing a wealth of sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant anecdotes. 30,000 first printing.

Author : Greil Marcus
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 0674194225

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Dead Elvis by Greil Marcus Pdf

Listening in on public conversation that recreates Elvis after death, Marcus tracks Presley's resurrection. He grafts together snatches of film, music, books, newspapers, photos, posters, and cartoons, and amazes us with what America has been saying as it raises its late king--and also what this obsession with dead Elvis says about America itself.

Author : Anthony ed DeCurtis,James Henke,Holly George-Warren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780679737285

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The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll by Anthony ed DeCurtis,James Henke,Holly George-Warren Pdf

Discusses the evolution of rock music from its earliest origins to today's most influential musical styles and performers

Author : Joe Hagan
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781782115922

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Sticky Fingers by Joe Hagan Pdf

Shortlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize Sticky Fingers is the story of how one man's ego and ambition captured the 1960s youth culture of rock and roll and turned it into a hothouse of fame, power, politics, and riches that would last for fifty years. Drawn from dozens of hours of interviews with Jann Wenner, who granted Joe Hagan exclusive access to his vast personal archive, this biography reveals how Wenner manufactured an unforgettable cultural mythology in story and image every other week for five decades. Hagan captures in stunning detail the extraordi­nary stories behind Rolling Stone, the magazine that reinvented youth culture, and marketed the libertine world of late-sixties San Francisco. He chronicles Wenner's marksmanship as an editor, his instinctive un­derstanding of the zeitgeist, his endless pursuit of fame and power and his capacity for betrayal that would earn him as many enemies as friends. Featuring on-the-record interviews with Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Keith Richards, Pete Townsend, Yoko Ono, Billy Joel, Tom Wolfe, Cameron Crowe, Lorne Michaels, David Geffen, Dan Aykroyd, Bette Midler, and many others, Hagan describes Wenner with intimacy, nuance, and complexity. Like a real life Clash of the Titans, STICKY FINGERS captures the spirit of the age and paints an unforgettable portrait of one of the most signif­icant cultural forces of our time.

Author : Rolling Stone LLC
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781683350200

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50 Years of Rolling Stone by Rolling Stone LLC Pdf

A brilliant album of interviews, photographs, feature articles, and exposés from the magazine that’s chronicled music and culture since 1967. Rolling Stone has been a leading voice in journalism, cultural criticism, and—above all—music for over five decades. This landmark book documents the magazine’s rise to prominence as the voice of rock and roll and a leading showcase for era-defining photography. From the 1960s to today, the book offers a decade-by-decade exploration of American music and history. Interviews with rock legends—Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Kurt Cobain, Bruce Springsteen, and more—appear alongside iconic photographs by Baron Wolman, Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger, and others. With feature articles, excerpts, and exposés by such quintessential writers as Hunter S. Thompson, Matt Taibbi, and David Harris, it’s an irresistible greatest-hits collection from the magazine that has defined American music for generations. “Documenting the magazine’s rise from humble beginnings in a tiny office in San Francisco, the book includes interviews with artists such as Bob Dylan, the Beastie Boys and Adele, images from iconic photographers including Annie Leibovitz and sparking prose from the likes of Hunter S. Thompson.” —Daily Mail

Author : Jann S. Wenner
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316023139

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The Rolling Stone Interviews by Jann S. Wenner Pdf

The greatest interviews with the greatest rock stars, movie stars, and cultural icons -- uncensored and unfiltered -- are published together in one remarkable volume in celebration of Rolling Stones 40th anniversary.

Author : Bob Dylan,Tom Piazza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1907849440

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Mondo Scripto by Bob Dylan,Tom Piazza Pdf

Author : Bob Dylan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 1451648782

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The Lyrics by Bob Dylan Pdf

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A beautiful, comprehensive volume of Dylan’s lyrics, from the beginning of his career through the present day—with the songwriter’s edits to dozens of songs, appearing here for the first time. Bob Dylan is one of the most important songwriters of our time, responsible for modern classics such as “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Mr. Tambourine Man,” and “The Times They Are a-Changin’.” The Lyrics is a comprehensive and definitive collection of Dylan’s most recent writing as well as the early works that are such an essential part of the canon. Well known for changing the lyrics to even his best-loved songs, Dylan has edited dozens of songs for this volume, making The Lyrics a must-read for everyone from fanatics to casual fans.

Author : Editors Rolling Stone
Publisher : Touchstone
Page : 1136 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 0743201205

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Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll by Editors Rolling Stone Pdf

Completely updated with new entries and extensive revisions of the previous 1,800, The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock & Roll is the authoritative volume on the world's music makers—from the one-hit wonders to the megastars. In 1983, Rolling Stone Press introduced its first Rock & Roll Encyclopedia. Almost two decades later, it has become the premier guide to the history of rock & roll, and has been selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum as its official source of information. Giving full coverage to all aspects of the rock scene, it tells the story of rock & roll in a clear and easy reference format, including complete discographies, personnel changes for every band, and backstage information like date and place of birth, from Elvis Presley to Eminem. Since the last edition, the music scene has exploded in every area, from boy-bands to hip-hop, electronica to indie rock. Here, the Encyclopedia explores them all—'NSync, Notorious B.I.G., Ricky Martin, Radiohead, Britney Spears, Blink-182, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Portishead, Fatboy Slim, Fiona Apple, Lil' Kim, Limp Bizkit, Oasis, Outkast, Yo La Tengo, TLC, and many, many more. The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, Third Edition includes all the facts, phenomena, and flukes that make up the history of rock. Accompanying the biographical and discographical information on the nearly 2,000 artists included in this edition are incisive essays that reveal the performers' musical influences, first breaks, and critical and commercial hits and misses, as well as evaluations of their place in rock history. Filled with hundreds of historical photos, The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia is more than just a reference book, it is the bible of rock & roll.

Author : Elijah Wald
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780062366702

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Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald Pdf

One of the music world’s pre-eminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan “went electric” at the Newport Folk Festival, timed to coincide with the event’s fiftieth anniversary. On the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at Newport Folk Festival, backed by an electric band, and roared into his new rock hit, Like a Rolling Stone. The audience of committed folk purists and political activists who had hailed him as their acoustic prophet reacted with a mix of shock, booing, and scattered cheers. It was the shot heard round the world—Dylan’s declaration of musical independence, the end of the folk revival, and the birth of rock as the voice of a generation—and one of the defining moments in twentieth-century music. In Dylan Goes Electric!, Elijah Wald explores the cultural, political and historical context of this seminal event that embodies the transformative decade that was the sixties. Wald delves deep into the folk revival, the rise of rock, and the tensions between traditional and groundbreaking music to provide new insights into Dylan’s artistic evolution, his special affinity to blues, his complex relationship to the folk establishment and his sometime mentor Pete Seeger, and the ways he reshaped popular music forever. Breaking new ground on a story we think we know, Dylan Goes Electric! is a thoughtful, sharp appraisal of the controversial event at Newport and a nuanced, provocative, analysis of why it matters.

Author : Barbara O'Dair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Rock musicians
ISBN : UOM:39015040565981

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Trouble Girls by Barbara O'Dair Pdf

Essays by leading music critics look at the most important female rock musicians, singers, and groups, with profiles of Bonnie Raitt, Carol King, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Madonna, and many others.

Author : Barbara Charone
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UCSD:31822010281558

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Keith Richards, Life as a Rolling Stone by Barbara Charone Pdf

Depicts the life and experiences of Keith Richards and portrays his musical career as a guitarist in the Rolling Stones rock band.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10
Category : Music
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110395030

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Rolling Stone by Anonim Pdf

Rock & roll has been around for almost 50 years, and since 1967 Rolling Stone has been following the circus, reporting with wit and insight on its antics. Now Rolling Stone and Chronicle Books join forces to deliver the first five decades of rock & roll as it's never been read before. The Decades of Rock & Roll delves into Rolling Stone's vast archive and pulls out the most interesting, insightful, and seminal essays and interviews written in the history of music journalism. Full of the funnystories and vivid details that bring history to life, the pieces are organized decade by decade along with newly written retrospectives from crack writers like Rob Sheffield and Anthony DeCurtis. Stars like Little Richard, Bob Dylan, and Robert Plant are revealed in incredible interviews. Paul McCartney gives his top ten songs of the '60s as does Moby for the '90s. Black-and-white photos capture Otis Redding on his knees, screaming into the microphone, or Donna Summer wreathed in '70s glitz. From R&B to punk rock to rap to grunge, The Decades of Rock & Roll gives fans of all ages the lowdown on the way it was, and the way it is today