Booklist
- Reading Rock and Roll
MY SO-CALLED PUNK: GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, THE DISTILLERS, BAD RELIGION—HOW NEO-PUNK STAGE-DIVED INTO THE MAINSTREAM│ Matt Diehl│781.66 Dieh
Music critic, Matt Diehl gives a knowledgeable overview of “neo-punk” bands-Offspring, Rancid, Green Day, The Clash, Ramones and the Sex Pistols.
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS: RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM: Forward by Peter Bogdanovich; edited and additional interviews by Warren Zanes│ Tom Petty│ B Petty
Three decades of never before seen photographs and material from the Heartbreakers’ personal archives are presented here. Interviews are conducted by director Bogdanovich for a new film documentary about the band and gives readers a look from this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band’s point of view.
NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN│ B Dyla DVD, CD (Soundtrack)
Directed by Martin Scorsese, this film includes never before seen footage and rare concert performance by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Alan Ginsberg, Maria Muldaur and Pete Seeger.
SHE’S A REBEL : THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN ROCK AND ROLL: Expanded second edition with preface by Yoko Ono│ Gillian G. Gaar │781.66 Gaar
Arranged in chronological order, She’s a Rebel charts women performers such as Big Mama Thornton who recorded “Hound Dog” before Elvis, the girl groups, rock girls of the 1960s, all-girl bands and hip-hop performers.
THE DOORS│ DVD Door
Oliver Stone directs this film starring Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison with Meg Ryan, Kevin Dillon and Kyle Mac. This is the story of how the Doors influenced Rock and Roll and the rise of Jim Morrison to rock icon.
MOTOWN: THE GOLDEN YEARS│ Bill Dahl │781.644 Dahl
The Supremes, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5 were all instrumental in the golden age of Motown. Chapters provide in-depth coverage of over 100 stars and lesser know Motown singers, songwriters and producers.
ON THE ROAD WITH THE RAMONES│ Monte Melnick │781.66 Meln
Monte Melnick, tour manager for the Ramones, saw it all in twenty-two years—the arrests, overdoses, breakups, make-ups, and girls. He tells it all in this updated edition
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY│ XX781.66 Beat, DVD781.66092 Beat
This is a 368 page comprehensive coffee table book with beautiful color and black and white photos from the group’s personal archives. There are exceprts from Stu Sutcliffe and Brian Epstein’s personal diaries and a 1990 interview with George, Paul and Ringo.
The four volume DVD set by executive producer Neil Aspinall covers the history of the Beatles beginning in 1940 with the birth of Ringo to the breakup in 1970. The DVD also includes “Free As a Bird” video and information about the breakup and post-Beatle activities.
THE ROLLING STONES GIMME SHELTER│782.42166 Roll VID, DVD
This is a documentary on the 1969 U.S.A. tour including the concert at Altamont Speedway in California where violence broke out between the fans and Hell’s Angels. This also includes a concert in Madison Square garden. Performances by Ike and Tina Turner and Jefferson Airplane included.
ELVIS BY THE PRESLEYS: INTIMATE STORIES│ Priscilla Beaulieu Presley│ B Pres
Told by Elvis’ family and closest friends, this book gives a new perspective on the life of Elvis. Priscilla and Lisa Marie share their memories of their husband and father. The book has an accompanying DVD.
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JIMI HENDRIX TURNS EIGHTY│ Tim Sandlin│ Fic Sand
It’s 2002 and in Mission Pescadero an assisted living facility, the population is mainly leaders of the leftist movement of the 1960s and hippies! Guy Fontaine, who’s been straight, drug-free and monogamous all of his life struggles to adjust to free love, drug use and begins a revolt to liberate the Mission.
TIGER IN A TRANCE│ Max Ludington│ Fic Ludi
Follow prep school dropout Jason and runaway one-armed groupie Melanie as they sell t-shirts, burritos and drugs to earn money to get to the next Dead concert.
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