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  • Jason Molina

    Riding with the Ghost

    by Erin Osmon ...
    Erin Osmon presents a detailed, human account of the Rust Belt–born musician Jason Molina—a visionary, prolific, and at times cantankerous singer-songwriter with an autodidactic style that captivated his devoted fans. The songwriting giant behind the bands Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. had a knack for spinning tales, from the many personal myths he cultivated throughout his life to the ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Won't Back Down

    Heartland Rock and the Fight for America

    by Erin Osmon ...
    One of America’s leading music journalists on heartland rock’s glory days and its role in the populist politics of the 1980s.Hear “American Girl” or “Born in the U.S.A.” and, like it or not, chances are you begin to hum along. The soundtrack of grocery stores, pool halls, bowling alleys, flea markets, chain restaurants, drug stores, and political rallies—heartland rock, while beloved by some and ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • John Prine's John Prine

    by Erin Osmon ...
    Series series 33 1/3
    He is known as the Mark Twain of American songwriting, a man who transformed the everyday happenings of regular people into plainly profound statements on war, industrialization, religion, and the human condition. Marking the 50th anniversary of the album's release, John Prine chronicles the legendary singer-songwriter's Middle American provenance, and his remarkable ascent from singing mailman to ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

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    Won't Back Down

    Heartland Rock and the Fight for America

    by Erin Osmon ...
    Narrated by Andrea Gallo ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 54 min

    One of America’s leading music journalists on heartland rock’s glory days and its role in the populist politics of the 1980s.Hear “American Girl” or “Born in the U.S.A.” and, like it or not, chances are you begin to hum along. The soundtrack of grocery stores, pool halls, bowling alleys, flea markets, chain restaurants, drug stores, and political rallies—heartland rock, while beloved by some and ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock 'n' Roll

    by Marc Dolan ...
    A vibrant biography of one of the greatest rock 'n' rollers, the America that made him, and the America he made.Smart and incisive, this unique book takes us through Bruce Springsteen’s life by tracing the cultural, political, and personal forces that shaped his music. Beyond his constant stylistic adaptations, Springsteen developed over the decades from expressing the voice of a guy from working ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Two Hearts, the Story

    by Dave Marsh ...
    Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts is the definitive biography of one of the most important songwriters and performers of the last three decades. Critic Dave Marsh has traced Springsteen's career from its beginning, and has earned the singer's respect through his careful documentation and critical description of Springsteen's work. This biography brings together for the first time Marsh's two previous ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Can't Slow Down

    How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year

    by Michaelangelo Matos ...
    A Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020The definitive account of pop music in the mid-eighties, from Prince and Madonna to the underground hip-hop, indie rock, and club scenesEverybody knows the hits of 1984 - pop music's greatest year. From "Thriller" to "Purple Rain," "Hello" to "Against All Odds," "What's Love Got to Do with It" to "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," these iconic songs ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Night Moves

    Pop Music in the Late '70s

    by Don Breithaupt, Jeff Breithaupt ...
    The late 1970s brought us an eclectic mix of popular music--everything from big hits (and even bigger hair) to cult favorites, along with the dawn of disco and punk, the coming of corporate rock, the rise of reggae and new wave, and some of the most progressive, inventive songwriting of the century.Whether you cranked up your radio for Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Supertramp, the Bee Gees, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Louie Louie

    The History and Mythology of the World's Most Famous Rock 'n Roll Song; Including the Full Details of Its Torture and Persecution at the Hands of the Kingsmen, J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, and a Cast of Millions; and Introducing for the First Time Anywhere

    by Dave Marsh ...
    A new edition of Dave Marsh's classic work on the three-chord song that rocked the world"A tale as compelling as any John Grisham thriller."-Rolling Stone"Dave Marsh's Louie Louie is part rant, part rock criticism and part cultural analysis, with a good dose of Ripley's Believe It or Not! thrown in."-The New York Times Book Review"Marsh keeps the story of one trashy song interesting by revealing ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Runaway American Dream

    Listening to Bruce Springsteen

    by Jimmy Guterman ...
    Over the course of a career now in its fourth decade, Bruce Springsteen has earned one of the most passionate, devoted followings in all rock &'n' roll. He's selling more records and concert tickets in his fifties than he sold in his twenties. Yet to many fans he remains an enigma. How has Springsteen produced such a consistent body of work and retained his currency while other top rock 'n' ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Disco, Punk, New Wave, Heavy Metal, and More

    Music in the 1970s and 1980s

    by Michael Ray ...
    Series series Popular Music Through the Decades
    Although rock music continued to dominate the music scene, the sounds of the 1970s and ‘80s differed greatly from the music of the preceding decades, reflecting newer social realities. The aggressive sounds of punk music began to appeal to youth, while disco reached across cultures and brought diverse crowds together in dance clubs. New Wave had a playful, chill feel, while the electronic guitar ... Read more

    $42.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cowboys and Indies

    The Epic History of the Record Industry

    by Gareth Murphy ...
    Cowboys and Indies is nothing less than the first definitive history of the recording industry on both sides of the Atlantic.From the invention of the earliest known sound-recording device in 1850s Paris to the CD crash and digital boom today, author and industry insider Gareth Murphy takes readers on an immensely entertaining and encyclopedic ride through the many cataclysmic musical, cultural, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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