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Author: Rob Jovanovic
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2010-06-14
Total Pages: 93
ISBN-13: 0007396198
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"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.
Author: Rich Tupica
Publisher: Permuted Press
Published: 2020-09-22
Total Pages: 470
ISBN-13: 168261929X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAvailable for the first time as a traditional paperback, this revised and updated edition contains new and archival interviews with those closest to Chris Bell and the Big Star circle: their friends, family, former bandmates—even fans, exes, classmates, and coworkers. “Bell’s and Big Star’s existence was short, but the wealth of stories and quotes here provides a healthy sustenance for the truth seekers. A top-notch biography.” —San Francisco Book Review The varied cast of voices—many from the band’s hometown of Memphis—comprises all the members of Big Star, including Chris Bell, the iconic Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel, and Jody Stephens. In the following decades after its 1975 breakup, the obscure group somehow reached and inspired some of rock’s most important bands, including R.E.M., the Replacements, Yo La Tengo, Teenage Fanclub, Beck, and Wilco. With Chris Bell at the center of the Big Star universe, this book carefully reveals the production of the band’s masterful 1972 debut LP, #1 Record, for Ardent/Stax Records. Despite stellar reviews, the record suffered abysmal sales. Soon after, toxic personality conflicts and turmoil tore the band apart while Bell battled drug abuse and depression. There Was A Light then delves into Big Star’s second and third albums, while recounting Bell’s second act as a struggling solo musician and born-again Christian. During several trips to Europe, he produced ambitious recordings and pitched himself to record labels—even crossing paths with Paul McCartney. From this fertile era arose Bell’s lone solo album, the posthumously released I Am the Cosmos—his swan song and masterpiece. There Was A Light details the pop culture phenomenon that made Big Star legendary and divulges how its staunch fanbase saved the band from obscurity. “... an encyclopedic compendium…illuminating Bell’s life from a thousand angles.” —Memphis Flyer
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2018-08-28
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 031641140X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin Pat, pat, pat... Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake. Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake that she bakes with her mama. But she's not supposed to eat any yet! What happens when she can't resist a nibble? In this stunning picture book that shines as bright as the stars in the sky, Newbery Honor author Grace Lin creates a heartwarming original story that explains phases of the moon.
Author: Hettie Jones
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Published: 1997-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780140377477
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Author: Rob Jovanovic
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781556525964
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Although Big Star were together less than four years [1971-74] in the mid-1970s and had little commercial success, their influence reaches far and wide. In an era of glam and prog rock, they wrote addictive, radio-friendly pop tunes. Their records literally changed people's lives - including those of artists as diverse as the Bangles, the Replacements, Wilco, the Dream Syndicate, the Shins, the Posies, Teenage Fanclub, Jeff Buckley, and Garbage. Almost everyone has heard their song "In The Street", which, as rerecorded by Cheap Trick, serves as the theme for That '70s Show. But there's so much more to Big Star. Alex Chilton [ex-Box Tops] had believed that he would become a big star; when he didn't, he engaged in a kind of musical self-sabotage. His coleader, Chris Bell, died in a car crash [in 1978] after releasing the devastatingly sad single, "I Am the Cosmos." Their first album [#1 Record] was pure Beatles/Hollies pop; their second [Radio City] turned that sensibility upside down; and their third album [Third / Sister Lovers] sounded like an exceptionally beautiful suicide note. ..."--Back cover.
Author: Holly George-Warren
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-03-20
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0698151429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first biography of the artist who “essentially invented indie and alternative rock” (Spin) A brilliant and influential songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, the charismatic Alex Chilton was more than a rock star—he was a true cult icon. Awardwinning music writer Holly George-Warren’s A Man Called Destruction is the first biography of this enigmatic artist, who died in 2010. Covering Chilton’s life from his early work with the charttopping Box Tops and the seminal power-pop band Big Star to his experiments with punk and roots music and his sprawling solo career, A Man Called Destruction is the story of a musical icon and a richly detailed chronicle of pop music’s evolution, from the mid-1960s through today’s indie rock.
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2019-10-15
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 0316478385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA companion to the Caldecott Honor book A Big Mooncake for Little Star! A heartwarming and tender picture book introducing readers to their first snow, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin. When it was quiet, Little Snow grinned and then jumped, jumped, jumped! Little Snow loves the new big, soft bed Mommy made him for the long, cold winter nights. But Mommy says this bed is for sleeping, not jumping! What happens when he can't resist jump, jump, jumping on his new fluffy, bouncy bed? Bestselling and award-winning author Grace Lin artfully introduces young readers to their first snow through striking illustrations and heartwarming moments.
Author: Donna Ranieri
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780992657864
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The first extensive photo monograph of the 1970s cult band, Big Star. This authorized limited edition book showcases images from photographers who chronicled both Big Stars beginnings during the burgeoning 1970s Memphis music scene and later solo projects of songwriters Alex Chilton and Chris Bell in both New York and Europe. In Big Star--Isolated In The Light, they share their unique visual perspective long with memories of a band that went on to influence several generations of musicians. The book also features new interviews and the bands original and written letters and lyrics. The publication coincides with the 50th Anniversary of Ardent Studios, the Memphis independent label and recording studio that became ground zero for all of Big Stars recordings. The book pays tribute to Ardent founder John Fry, their mentor, producer and engineer extraordinaire ... Over 200 color and black and white photographs by illustrious names in the Fine Art and Rock Photography world such as William Eggleston, Michael O'Brien, Maude Schuyler Clay, Carole Manning, David Bell, John Fry, David Godlis, Stephanie Chernikowski, RAL20, David Arnoff, John Dando and band member Andy Hummel. All photos are lovingly re-scanned and restored from original negatives, transparencies and print"--Publisher's website.
Author: Steve Ryfle
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 1550223488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBigger, badder, and more durable than Hollywood's greatest action heroes, Godzilla emerged from the mushroom cloud of an H-bomb test in 1954 to trample Tokyo. More than 40 years later, he reigns as the undisputed monarch of movie monsters, with legions of fans spanning several generations and countless international boundaries.
Author: Bruce Eaton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2009-05-01
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 1441153942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReleased when ELP and Elton John were plodding from one packed stadium to the next, Radio City was a radical album influenced by records that were already deemed oldies and yet sounding like a lean electrical jolt from the future. Here, Bruce Eaton examines the key ingredients of Radio City's lasting appeal- and through extensive interviews with all of those involved, gets to the heart of the cult of Big Star.
