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Mo' Meta Blues

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson,Ben Greenman
Mo Meta Blues Book PDF

Author : Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson,Ben Greenman
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781455501366

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Mo' Meta Blues by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson,Ben Greenman Pdf

"You have to bear in mind that [Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His musical knowledge, for all practical purposes, is limitless." --Robert Christgau MO' META BLUES The World According to Questlove Mo' Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's Favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip hop, and pop culture. Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is many things: virtuoso drummer, producer, arranger, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon bandleader, DJ, composer, and tireless Tweeter. He is one of our most ubiquitous cultural tastemakers, and in this, his first book, he reveals his own formative experiences--from growing up in 1970s West Philly as the son of a 1950s doo-wop singer, to finding his own way through the music world and ultimately co-founding and rising up with the Roots, a.k.a., the last hip hop band on Earth. Mo' Meta Blues also has some (many) random (or not) musings about the state of hip hop, the state of music criticism, the state of statements, as well as a plethora of run-ins with celebrities, idols, and fellow artists, from Stevie Wonder to KISS to D'Angelo to Jay-Z to Dave Chappelle to...you ever seen Prince roller-skate?!? But Mo' Meta Blues isn't just a memoir. It's a dialogue about the nature of memory and the idea of a post-modern black man saddled with some post-modern blues. It's a book that questions what a book like Mo' Meta Blues really is. It's the side wind of a one-of-a-kind mind. It's a rare gift that gives as well as takes. It's a record that keeps going around and around.

Music Is History

Questlove
Music Is History Book PDF

Author : Questlove
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781647001841

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Music Is History by Questlove Pdf

New York Times bestselling Music Is History combines Questlove’s deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years—now in paperback Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapes, whether investigating how the blaxploitation era reshaped Black identity or considering the way disco took an assembly-line approach to Black genius. And these critical inquiries are complemented by his own memories as a music fan and the way his appetite for pop culture taught him about America. A history of the last half-century and an intimate conversation with one of music’s most influential and original voices, Music Is History is a singular look at contemporary America.

Creative Quest

Questlove
Creative Quest Book PDF

Author : Questlove
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062670595

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NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2018 BY Esquire • PopSugar • The Huffington Post • Buzzfeed • Publishers Weekly A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove—inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live your best creative life Questlove—musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around cultural omnivore—shares his wisdom on the topics of inspiration and originality in a one-of-a-kind guide to living your best creative life. In Creative Quest, Questlove synthesizes all the creative philosophies, lessons, and stories he’s heard from the many creators and collaborators in his life, and reflects on his own experience, to advise readers and fans on how to consider creativity and where to find it. He addresses many topics—what it means to be creative, how to find a mentor and serve as an apprentice, the wisdom of maintaining a creative network, coping with critics and the foibles of success, and the specific pitfalls of contemporary culture—all in the service of guiding admirers who have followed his career and newcomers not yet acquainted with his story. Whether discussing his own life or channeling the lessons he’s learned from forefathers such as George Clinton, collaborators like D’Angelo, or like-minded artists including Ava DuVernay, David Byrne, Björk, and others, Questlove speaks with the candor and enthusiasm that fans have come to expect. Creative Quest is many things—above all, a wise and wide-ranging conversation around the eternal mystery of creativity.

something to food about

Questlove,Ben Greenman
something to food about Book PDF

Author : Questlove,Ben Greenman
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780553459425

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something to food about by Questlove,Ben Greenman Pdf

In somethingtofoodabout, drummer, producer, musical director, culinary entrepreneur, and New York Times bestselling author, Questlove, applies his boundless curiosity to the world of food. In conversations with ten innovative chefs in America, Questlove explores what makes their creativity tick, how they see the world through their cooking and how their cooking teaches them to see the world. The conversations begin with food but they end wherever food takes them. Food is fuel. Food is culture. Food is history. And food is food for thought. Featuring conversations with: Nathan Myhrvold, Modernist Cuisine Lab, Seattle; Daniel Humm, Eleven Madison Park, and NoMad, NYC; Michael Solomonov, Zahav, Philadelphia; Ludo Lefebvre, Trois Mec, L.A.; Dave Beran, Next, Chicago; Donald Link, Cochon, New Orleans; Dominque Crenn, Atelier Crenn, San Francisco; Daniel Patterson, Coi and Loco'l, San Francisco; Jesse Griffiths, Dai Due, Austin; and Ryan Roadhouse, Nodoguro, Portland

Unashamed

Lecrae Moore
Unashamed Book PDF

Author : Lecrae Moore
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781433689116

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Unashamed by Lecrae Moore Pdf

If you live for people's acceptance, you'll die from their rejection. Two-time Grammy winning rap artist, Lecrae, learned this lesson through more than his share of adversity—childhood abuse, drugs and alcoholism, a stint in rehab, an abortion, and an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Along the way, Lecrae attained an unwavering faith in Jesus and began looking to God for affirmation. Now as a chart-topping industry anomaly, he has learned to ignore the haters and make peace with his craft. The rap artist holds nothing back as he divulges the most sensitive details of his life, answers his critics, shares intimate handwritten journal entries, and powerfully models how to be a Christian in a secular age. This is the story of one man's journey to faith and freedom. *Cover/Interior design by Alex Medina, photography by Mary Caroline Mann

Mixtape Potluck Cookbook

Questlove
Mixtape Potluck Cookbook Book PDF

Author : Questlove
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781683356752

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What if Questlove threw a dinner party and everyone came? Named one of fall's best cookbooks by Los Angeles Times, GrubStreet, and Eater “Even with its many flashy co-authors, Mixtape Potluck never wavers from its earnest stated intent: to help readers plan the best possible dinner party. With friends like his, Quest is one to trust.” - EATER Questlove is best known for his achievements in the music world, but his interest in food runs a close second. He has hosted a series of renowned Food Salons and conversations with some of America’s most prominent chefs. Now he is turning his hand to creating a cookbook. In Mixtape Potluck Cookbook, Questlove imagines the ultimate potluck dinner party, inviting more than fifty chefs, entertainers, and musicians—such as Eric Ripert, Natalie Portman, and Q-Tip—and asking them to bring along their favorite recipes. He also pairs each cook with a song that he feels best captures their unique creative energy. The result is not only an accessible, entertaining cookbook, but also a collection of Questlove’s diverting musical commentaries as well as an illustration of the fascinating creative relationship between music and food. With Questlove’s unique style of hosting dinner parties and his love of music, food, and entertaining, this book will give readers unexpected insights into the relationship between culture and food. Note: The cover material for this book is meant to mimic the texture and tactile quality of tinfoil and is intentional.

The Emperor of Sound

Timbaland,Veronica Chambers
The Emperor of Sound Book PDF

Author : Timbaland,Veronica Chambers
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062406743

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The Emperor of Sound by Timbaland,Veronica Chambers Pdf

The long-anticipated inside look at the extraordinary career of the man who brought Sexy Back, the legendary producer in the pantheon of music greats as influential and groundbreaking as Motown’s Berry Gordy and a memoir of the creative process. Hailed by the New Yorker as “the eminence grise behind half of what is great in the Top Forty these days,” world-renowned producer Timbaland has been a fixture on the pop charts, with more top-ten hits than Elvis or the Beatles. An artist whose fans are multi-racial and multi-generational, Timbaland works with the hottest artists, from Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott to Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, and his childhood friend, Pharrell Williams. Yet this celebrity is a uniquely private man who shuns parties, stays out of gossip columns, and rarely gives interviews. Deliberately choosing to tour by bus and conspicuously bling-free, he maintains a low-key lifestyle. If he’s not at the recording studio, he is at home with his family. In The Emperor of Sound, Timbaland offers fans an unprecedented look into his life and work. Completely uncensored and totally honest, he reveals the magic behind the music, sharing the various creative impulses that arise while he’s producing, and the layering of sounds that have created dozens of number one hits. Cinematically written, full of revealing anecdotes and reflections from today’s most popular music icons, The Emperor of Sound showcases this master’s artistry and offers an extraordinary glimpse inside this great musical mind.

The WikiLeaks Files

WikiLeaks
The WikiLeaks Files Book PDF

Author : WikiLeaks
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781781688755

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The WikiLeaks Files by WikiLeaks Pdf

WikiLeaks came to prominence in 2010 with the release of 251,287 top-secret State Department cables, which revealed to the world what the US government really thinks about national leaders, friendly dictators, and supposed allies. It brought to the surface the dark truths of crimes committed in our name: human rights violations, covert operations, and cover-ups. The WikiLeaks Files exposes the machinations of the United States as it imposes a new form of imperialism on the world, one founded on tactics from torture to military action, to trade deals and "soft power," in the perpetual pursuit of expanding influence. The book also includes an introduction by Julian Assange examining the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance, and justice. An introduction by Julian Assange-writing on the subject for the first time-exposes the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance, and justice.

The Motherlode

Clover Hope
The Motherlode Book PDF

Author : Clover Hope
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781683358053

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An illustrated highlight reel of more than 100 women in rap who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process The Motherlode highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo—as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between. Some of these women were respected but not widely celebrated. Some are impossible not to know. Some of these women have stood on their own; others were forced into templates, compelled to stand beside men in big rap crews. Some have been trapped in a strange critical space between respected MC and object. They are characters, caricatures, lyricists, at times both feminine and explicit. This book profiles each of these women, their musical and career breakthroughs, and the ways in which they each helped change the culture of rap.

The Marathon Don't Stop

Rob Kenner
The Marathon Don t Stop Book PDF

Author : Rob Kenner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982140304

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The Marathon Don't Stop by Rob Kenner Pdf

"The first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy-before he was tragically shot down in the very neighborhood he was dedicated to building up"--

Beastie Boys Book

Michael Diamond,Adam Horovitz
Beastie Boys Book Book PDF

Author : Michael Diamond,Adam Horovitz
Publisher : Random House
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812995541

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Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond,Adam Horovitz Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself—by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more. The inspiration for the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ “live documentary” Beastie Boys Story, directed by Spike Jonze NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Rolling Stone • The Guardian • Paste Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam “ADROCK” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the debut album that became the first hip hop record ever to hit #1, Licensed to Ill—and the album’s messy fallout as the band broke with Def Jam; their move to Los Angeles and rebirth with the genre-defying masterpiece Paul’s Boutique; their evolution as musicians and social activists over the course of the classic albums Check Your Head, Ill Communication, and Hello Nasty and the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits conceived by the late Adam “MCA” Yauch; and more. For more than thirty years, this band has had an inescapable and indelible influence on popular culture. With a style as distinctive and eclectic as a Beastie Boys album, Beastie Boys Book upends the typical music memoir. Alongside the band narrative you will find rare photos, original illustrations, a cookbook by chef Roy Choi, a graphic novel, a map of Beastie Boys’ New York, mixtape playlists, pieces by guest contributors, and many more surprises. Praise for Beastie Boys Book “A fascinating, generous book with portraits and detail that float by in bursts of color . . . As with [the band’s] records, the book’s structure is a lyrical three-man weave. . . . Diamond’s voice is lapidary, droll. Horovitz comes on like a borscht belt comedian, but beneath that he is urgent, incredulous, kind of vulnerable. . . . Friendship is the book’s subject as much as music, fame and New York.”—The New York Times Book Review “Wild, moving . . . resembles a Beastie Boys LP in its wild variety of styles.”—Rolling Stone

Letters to Kurt

Eric Erlandson
Letters to Kurt Book PDF

Author : Eric Erlandson
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781617750830

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Letters to Kurt by Eric Erlandson Pdf

"an anguished, angry, and tender meditation on the octane and ether of rock and roll and its many moons: sex, drugs, suicide, fame, and rage."--Jacket.

Simple Dreams

Linda Ronstadt
Simple Dreams Book PDF

Author : Linda Ronstadt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451668735

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Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt Pdf

The popular singer traces the story of her life and career from her Arizona upbringing in a musical family and her rise to stardom in Southern California to her role in shaping 1970s sounds and her collaborations with fellow artists.

The Bodyguard's Story

Trevor Rees-Jones,Moira Johnston
The Bodyguard s Story Book PDF

Author : Trevor Rees-Jones,Moira Johnston
Publisher : Little Brown GBR
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Bodyguards
ISBN : 075153126X

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The Bodyguard's Story by Trevor Rees-Jones,Moira Johnston Pdf

Where were you when Diana died? For Trevor Rees-Jones the answer is simple: he was in the same hospital as her fighting for his own life a few rooms away. As bodyguard to her companion Dodi Fayed, Trevor was with the couple when their Mercedes crashed in a Paris tunnel in August 1997. Despite horrific injuries, Trevor was the sole survivor.But after the fight to recover his health came the real battle: the struggle to clear his name, as his boss Mohamed Al Fayed's grief at the loss of his son quickly turned into a desperate hunt for culprits and conspiracy. Now, for the first time, Trevor Rees-Jones grippingly describes his part in these extraordinary events.

Please Step Back

Ben Greenman
Please Step Back Book PDF

Author : Ben Greenman
Publisher : Melville House Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Celebrities
ISBN : 1933633700

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Please Step Back by Ben Greenman Pdf

A swirling 1960s saga of the rise and fall of a true American icon. Rock Foxx is a rock star. But he is not just any rock star - Rock is an outrageous showman whose unprecedented mixed-race, mixed-gender band creates a new, socially conscious kind of music. Then, at the height of his fame, Rock suddenly disappears. In the hands of New Yorker editor Ben Greenman, this pseudo-bio of a fascinating character becomes both highly literary and immensely entertaining, a tale about rock'n'roll and about a complicated but key moment in American history.