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“rob jovanovic”

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  • Throwing Frisbees At The Sun

    A Book About Beck

    by Rob Jovanovic ...
    At a time in rock and pop history when almost everything has been done before, few artists have proved as restlessly innovative as Beck.Since bursting onto the scene in 1994 with ‘Loser’, he has zigzagged his way across the contemporary music landscape, consistently remaining one step ahead of expectations and doing things his own way, shape-shifting from indie icon to pop crooner, from folk hobo ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moving the Goalposts

    Why Maradona Was Really Useless . . . How to Win a Penalty Shoot-Out . . . and 65 More Astonishing Statistical Football Revelations

    by Rob Jovanovic ...
    The perfect resource for the statistics junkies, tactics lovers, and analysis gurus who follow the beautiful game This book debunks a few long-standing myths from the world of soccer. It examines the aspects of the game that are often overlooked, ignored, and taken for granted, and explains how and why football is a sport which is regularly misinterpreted. After taking a look at legends from the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • George Michael

    The biography

    by Rob Jovanovic ...
    George Michael is an enigma. While he is one of the most open and vocal pop superstars on the planet, he also fiercely protective of his privacy. From the formation of Wham! In 1981 he immediately found fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams. His music formed the soundtrack to the 1980s and he achieved all of this despite growing up in a dysfunctional family where his father openly proclaimed ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Big Star

    The story of rock's forgotten band Revised & Updated Edition

    by Rob Jovanovic ...
    “We’ve sort of flirted with greatness,” R.E.M.’s Peter Buck admitted. “But we’ve yet to make a record as good as Big Star’s Third.”Although Big Star were together for less than four years and had little commercial success, the influence of their three original albums—#1 Record, Radio City, and Third—continues to grow. Big Star bucked all the musical trends of the 70s. In an era of glam and prog ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Version of Reason

    The Search for Richey Edwards

    by Rob Jovanovic ...
    The missing Manic - an authoritative look into the life and times of Richey Edwards, the Manic Street Preachers' guitarist who disappeared in 1995.The disappearance of Richey Edwards, troubled guitarist with the Manic Street Preachers, is one of rock and roll's great unresolved mysteries. His Vauxhall Cavalier was found abandoned in a service station car park near the Severn Bridge, a notorious ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Kate Bush

    The biography

    by Rob Jovanovic ...
    Kate Bush has written some of the most memorable songs in pop music history. Wuthering Heights, her debut single shot to number 1 in 1978 and she remains something of an enigma over a quarter of a century later. A singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actress and director, Kate has inspired a devoted following around the world.Rob Jovanovic traces the story of Kate Bush's career, from her up ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Big Star

    The Story of Rock’s Forgotten Band

    by Rob Jovanovic ...
    "I want to make an album of real genius, to sit alongside the Stones' 'Exile On Main Street', and Big Star's 'Third'" (Peter Buck, R.E.M. 1991)The definitive biography of Big Star, the most influential band of the last 30 years.Although Big Star were together for less than four years and had little commercial success, the influence of their three albums – #1 Record, Radio City and Third – are ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • God Save The Kinks

    A Biography

    by Rob Jovanovic ...
    In August 1964 The Kinks released their third single. After a little noticed debut and a follow-up that had failed to chart at all, Pye Records were threatening to annul the group’s contract. But with its unforgettable distorted guitar riff, 'You Really Got Me’ went on to reach No.1, entering the US Top Ten later the same year. Followed by a string of hits, it marked the breakthrough of one of ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Seeing the Light

    Inside the Velvet Underground

    by Rob Jovanovic ...
    With exclusive new interviews from the band, this is a captivating account of one of the most influential groups in rock history.Brian Eno famously said "the first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band." Perhaps no other musicians can claim such limited chart success and so enduring a musical legacy as The Velvet Underground. Artists including ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Wham!, George Michael and Me

    A Memoir

    by Andrew Ridgeley ...
    For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley—one half of one of the most famous bands in the world—tells the inside story of Wham!, his lifelong friendship with George Michael, and the formation of a band that changed the shape of the music scene in the early eighties.In 1975 Andrew took a shy new boy at school under his wing. They instantly hit it off, and their boyhood escapades at Bushy Meads School ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • Kate

    Inside the Rainbow

    by John Carder Bush ...
    A MUST-HAVE COLLECTION OF RARE AND UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF KATE BUSH.WITH ESSAYS BY HER BROTHER, JOHN CARDER BUSH, ABOUT KATE'S LIFE AND CAREER.Stunning and unique images from throughout Kate Bush's career including:Outtakes from classic album shoots and never-before-seen photographs from ***The Dreaming***and Hounds of Love sessionsRare candid studio shots and behind-the-scenes still... ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Wild Years

    The Music and Myth of Tom Waits

    by Jay S. Jacobs ...
    Newly updated to include his critically acclaimed post-millennial work, this look at Tom Waits - both the reality and the myriad myths - reveals the man behind the curtain. A tale of how a self-taught, drunken hipster in roach-killers and a dirty beret has influenced a generation of musicians with his sound, warmth, and willingness to take chances, this biography shows how he has moved between ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus