Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - 40 X 40 Bad Reputation & I Love Rock N' Roll Read Along and Record Set

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - 40 X 40 Bad Reputation & I Love Rock N' Roll Read Along and Record Set
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ISBN-10 : 1954928459
ISBN-13 : 9781954928459
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - 40 X 40 Bad Reputation & I Love Rock N' Roll Read Along and Record Set by : Manuela Pertega

Celebrate 40 years of two of the most iconic singles in rock history with this special one-time book and record set release! This exclusive colored vinyl single includes rare versions featuring Pat Smear and the Sex Pistols alongside two comic book stories! This special RSD Black Friday package is released in conjunction with Z2 Comics' complete graphic novel Joan Jett & the Blackhearts- 40 x 40: Bad Reputation/I Love Rock n' Roll, and is inspired by the classic "Read Along Book & Record Sets" also popular in 1981."Bad Reputation"Written by: Amanda DiebertArt by: Cat Staggs"I Love Rock n' Roll"Written by: Brit and Brianna WinnerArt by: Manuela PertegaColors by: Kelly Fitzpatrick

Late, Late at Night

Late, Late at Night
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 422
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ISBN-10 : 9781451628944
ISBN-13 : 1451628943
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Late, Late at Night by : Rick Springfield

Features four bonus videos! Watch Rick discuss the events that have shaped his life; step inside his recording studio to hear him discuss his music, his acting career, coming to America, and his love of dogs; and watch Rick's “What’s Victoria’s Secret?” music video and his unplugged version of “I Get Excited.” In a searingly candid memoir which he authored himself, Grammy Award-winning pop icon Rick Springfield pulls back the curtain on his image as a bright, shiny, happy performer to share the startling story of his rise and fall and rise in music, film, and television and his lifelong battle with depression. In the 1980s, singer-songwriter and actor Rick Springfield seemed to have it all: a megahit single in “Jessie’s Girl,” sold-out concert tours, follow-up hits that sold more than 17 million albums and became the pop soundtrack for an entire generation, and 12 million daily viewers who avidly tuned in to General Hospital to swoon over his portrayal of the handsome Dr. Noah Drake. Yet lurking behind his success as a pop star and soap opera heartthrob and his unstoppable drive was a moody, somber, and dark soul, one filled with depression and insecurity. In Late, Late at Night, the memoir his millions of fans have been waiting for, Rick takes readers inside the highs and lows of his extraordinary life. By turns winningly funny and heartbreakingly sad, every page resonates with Rick’s witty, wry, self-deprecating, brutally honest voice. On one level, he reveals the inside story of his ride to the top of the entertainment world. On a second, deeper level, he recounts with unsparing candor the forces that have driven his life, including his longtime battle with depression and thoughts of suicide, the shattering death of his father, and his decision to drop out at the absolute peak of fame. Having finally found a more stable equilibrium, Rick’s story is ultimately a positive one, deeply informed by his passion for creative expression through his music, a deep love of his wife of twenty-six years and their two sons, and his life-long quest for spiritual peace.

Let's Go!

Let's Go!
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781538118665
ISBN-13 : 1538118661
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Let's Go! by : Joe Milliken

Benjamin Orr was the co-founder, co-lead singer, and bassist for the platinum-selling rock band The Cars. This first biography of Orr draws together interviews with over 120 of his family members, friends, and music associates, as well as many never-before-seen photos, to reveal an intimate portrait of one of classic rock’s greatest talents.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:1425948652
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Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Joan Jett and the Blackhearts by : Rantz Hoseley

A graphic novel of stories inspired by albums and lyrics from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

Duran Duran's Rio

Duran Duran's Rio
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781501355202
ISBN-13 : 1501355201
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Duran Duran's Rio by : Annie Zaleski

In the '80s, the Birmingham, England, band Duran Duran became closely associated with new wave, an idiosyncratic genre that dominated the decade's music and culture. No album represented this rip-it-up-and-start-again movement better than the act's breakthrough 1982 LP, Rio. A cohesive album with a retro-futuristic sound-influences include danceable disco, tangy funk, swaggering glam, and Roxy Music's art-rock-the full-length sold millions and spawned smashes such as "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the title track. However, Rio wasn't a success everywhere at first; in fact, the LP had to be buffed-up with remixes and reissued before it found an audience in America. The album was further buoyed by colorful music videos, which established Duran Duran as leaders of an MTV-driven second British Invasion, and the group's cutting-edge visual aesthetic. Via extensive new interviews with band members and other figures who helped Rio succeed, this book explores how and why Rio became a landmark pop-rock album, and examines how the LP was both a musical inspiration-and a reflection of a musical, cultural, and technology zeitgeist.

Neon Angel

Neon Angel
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9780061961366
ISBN-13 : 0061961361
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Neon Angel by : Cherie Currie

At the tender age of fifteen, groundbreaking lead singer Cherie Currie joined a group of talented girls—Joan Jett and Lita Ford on guitar, Jackie Fox on bass, and Sandy West on drums—who could rock like no one else. Arriving on the Los Angeles music scene in 1975, The Runaways catapulted from playing small clubs to selling out major stadiums—headlining shows with opening acts like the Ramones, Van Halen, Cheap Trick, and Blondie while riding a wave of hit songs and platinum albums, and touring the world. A shocking, funny, and touching re-creation of a bygone era of rock and roll that chronicles the Runaways' rise to fame and ultimate demise, Neon Angel is also an intensely personal account of Currie's struggles with drugs, sexual abuse, and violence in a decadent, high-pressure music scene—a world of uncontrolled excess where she and her unsupervised bandmates had to grow up fast and experience things that no teenage girls should.

Anatomy of a Song

Anatomy of a Song
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Publisher : Atlantic Books
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9781611859591
ISBN-13 : 161185959X
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Anatomy of a Song by : Marc Myers

Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits transcend commercial value, touching a generation of listeners and altering the direction of music. In Anatomy of a Song, writer and music historian Marc Myers tells the stories behind fifty rock, pop, R&B, country and reggae hits through intimate interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded them. Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, the Clash, Smokey Robinson, Grace Slick, Roger Waters, Joni Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Rod Stewart, Elvis Costello and many other leading artists reveal the inspirations, struggles and techniques behind their influential works .

Joan Jett

Joan Jett
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ISBN-10 : 1934429589
ISBN-13 : 9781934429587
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Joan Jett by : Todd Oldham

Rock-and-roll goddess Joan Jett holds a beloved place in the world of music. This work features many never-before-seen photos, ephemera, and excerpts from 30 years worth of interviews, carefully curated with Joan herself, covering the multi-decade career of a real rock-and-roll icon.

Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir

Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9781439147894
ISBN-13 : 1439147892
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir by : Cyndi Lauper

Legendary singer, songwriter, actress, and activist Cyndi Lauper offers a personal account of the journey that led her to become an international superstar in this “moving story of an American musical original” (Kirkus Reviews). Icon Cyndi Lauper offers a poignant account of the journey that led her to become an international superstar—from her years growing up in Queens, New York, to the making of enduring hits like “Time After Time,” “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” and “True Colors,” to becoming an actress, a mother, an outspoken activist, and maintaining a music career that has lasted more than thirty years. After leaving her childhood home at seventeen, Cyndi took on a series of jobs: racetrack hot walker, IHOP waitress, and, as she puts it, “gal Friday the thirteenth,” as she pursued her passion for music. She worked her way up playing small gigs and broke out in 1983 with She’s So Unusual, which earned her a Grammy for Best New Artist and made her the first female artist in history to have four top-five singles on a debut album. And while global fame wasn’t always what she expected, she has remained focused on what matters most. Cyndi is a gutsy real-life heroine who has never been afraid to speak her mind and stick up for a cause—whether it’s women’s rights, gay rights, or fighting against HIV/AIDS. With her trademark warmth and humor, Cyndi fearlessly writes of a life she’s lived only on her own terms, perfect for fans of Patti Smith’s Just Kids and Billy Idol’s Dancing with Myself.

The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture

The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture
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Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 513
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ISBN-10 : 9781506315232
ISBN-13 : 1506315232
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture by : Deanna D. Sellnow

Can television shows like Modern Family, popular music by performers like Taylor Swift, advertisements for products like Samuel Adams beer, and films such as The Hunger Games help us understand rhetorical theory and criticism? The Third Edition of The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture offers students a step-by-step introduction to rhetorical theory and criticism by focusing on the powerful role popular culture plays in persuading us as to what to believe and how to behave. In every chapter, students are introduced to rhetorical theories, presented with current examples from popular culture that relate to the theory, and guided through demonstrations about how to describe, interpret, and evaluate popular culture texts through rhetorical analysis. Author Deanna Sellnow also provides sample student essays in every chapter to demonstrate rhetorical criticism in practice. This edition’s easy-to-understand approach and range of popular culture examples help students apply rhetorical theory and criticism to their own lives and assigned work.