Verse, Chorus, Monster!

Author: Graham Coxon
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571374328
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 281

Book Description
Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a niche to become one of the most innovative and respected guitarists of his generation - but it wasn't always easy.Graham grew up as an Army kid, moving frequently in his early years from West Germany to Derbyshire and Winchester before settling in Colchester, Essex. A shy child, he had a thing for eating soil and drawing intense visions; his anxiety was tempered by painting and a growing love of music.These twin passions grew into obsessions, and as he honed his artistic skill at school, Goldsmiths and beyond, his band with school friend Damon Albarn, fellow student Alex James, and a drummer called Dave Rowntree began to get noticed.But there are things they don't tell you before you get famous. There are monsters out there. And some may even be lurking inside yourself.Verse, Chorus, Monster! is an intimate, honest reflection on music, fame, addiction and art by one of Britain's most iconic musicians.

Slasher Girls & Monster Boys

Author: April Genevieve Tucholke
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147514088
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
For fans of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, American Horror Story and The Walking Dead comes a powerhouse anthology featuring some of the best thriller and horror writers in YA Stefan Bachmann, Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, A. G. Howard, Jay Kristoff, Marie Lu, Jonathan Maberry, Danielle Paige, Carrie Ryan, Megan Shepherd, Nova Ren Suma, McCormick Templeman, April Genevieve Tucholke, Cat Winters A host of the sharpest young adult authors come together in this collection of terrifying tales and psychological thrillers. Each author draws from a mix of literature, film, television, and music to create something new and fresh and unsettling. Clever readers will love teasing out the references and can satisfy their curiosity at the end of each tale, where the inspiration is revealed. There are no superficial scares here; these are stories that will make you think even as they keep you on the edge of your seat. From blood horror, to the supernatural, to unsettling, all-too-possible realism, this collection has something for anyone looking for an absolute thrill.

Superstate

Author: Graham Coxon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1940878551
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
The Superstate is everywhere, and it's authority is absolute. Yoga Town is a city divided. While they wait to leave the earth, the 1% can bend reality to their will, they live in a consequence free world where anything goes. Meanwhile, the masses are pacified by a drugged out, government mandated digital dreamscape while they wait to perish on this dying planet. But there is still hope, for angels roam the earth. With their help, maybe some rebellious spirits can start to make a change. Experience 15 surreal and disturbing tales of rebellious fembots, celebrity turkey shoots, violent astral projection and an all-new take on the TV dinner.

Damon Albarn

Author: David Nolan
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
ISBN: 1784187615
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Damon Albarn is the frontman of Blur and the face of Britpop. While his peers have gradually fallen by the wayside, Albarn has reinvented himself as the mastermind behind Gorillaz. With his eclectic solo projects--such as the much-revered The Good, the Bad & the Queen--and his work with legends like Bobby Womack, he has proven that he is one of British music's most innovative and important personalities. With the 2015 release of Blur's first album for more than a decade, Damon Albarn took his place once more as an iconic jewel in the crown of the British music scene. This updated book covers his multiple musical personas in depth, with first-hand interviews by those close to Albarn in his formative years, as well as social and musical context that covers the Britpop era and Albarn's reemergence as the Godfather to the iPod generation.

The ‘Monster' Songwriter's Manual

Author: Winston Gay
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462827039
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 207

Book Description
The Monster Songwriters Manual is the second in the brilliant series that has been penned by musician/ songwriter/ vocalist/ author Winston Gay. This work is a poignant in-depth look at the Art of Songwriting. The Monster Songwriters Manual will hold you captive as he explores each facet of the world of songwriting. Winstons serious humor makes the subject of songwriting palatable so that you can compare, learn, and fine tune your own songwriting ability. The series of Monster books are a must read and a must have in your personal library. OVERCOMING WRITERS BLOCK BUILDING A SONG GIFTS / ABILITIES / TALENTS LIFESTYLE & LONGEVITY PERFORMING LIVE / STUDIO A REASON TO RHYME SUBJECT MATTER THE MELODY

Mr. West

Author: Sarah Blake
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819575186
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Mr. West covers the main events in superstar Kanye West's life while also following the poet on her year spent researching, writing, and pregnant. The book explores how we are drawn to celebrities—to their portrayal in the media—and how we sometimes find great private meaning in another person's public story, even across lines of gender and race. Blake's aesthetics take her work from prose poems to lineated free verse to tightly wound lyrics to improbably successful sestinas. The poems fully engage pop culture as a strange, complicated presence that is revealing of America itself. This is a daring debut collection and a groundbreaking work. An online reader's companion will be available at http://sarahblake.site.wesleyan.edu.

Good Pop, Bad Pop

Author: Jarvis Cocker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781787330566
Category : Personal belongings
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When Jarvis Cocker starts clearing out his loft, he finds a jumble of objects that catalogue his story. And this accumulated debris of a lifetime reveals his creative process, writing and musicianship, performance and ambition, style and stagecraft

Monster Party

Author: Blake Hoena
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515818217
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25

Book Description
Drawing your favorite scary, hairy monsters is easy when you start with numbers! In this book paired with lively music, children learn to draw monsters. Using simple numbers as a basis, they are provided simple, step-by-step instructions to create their masterpieces.

Mother, Brother, Lover

Author: Jarvis Cocker
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571281923
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 182

Book Description
Jarvis Cocker is widely regarded as one of the most original and memorable lyricists and performers of the last three decades. Here, for the first time, is a selection of sixty-six lyrics, presented with commentary and an introduction by the man himself. In this volume, readers (and Pulp fans) will find such classic Jarvis lyrics as 'Common People', 'Disco 2000', 'Babies', 'This is Hardcore' and 'Do You Remember the First Time?' The selection, assembled by the author, reveals a sensibility that is unmistakeably Jarvis: a sometimes visceral, sometimes everyday take on love, relationships and the things we do to each other when the lights get low. Mother, Brother, Lover takes the reader on a thirty-year tour into the life, art and preoccupations of one of the great British artists of the late twentieth century. Shocking, sharp, clever and funny, it is a beautiful collection of lyrics and commentary.

Blur: 3862 Days

Author: Stuart Maconie
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
ISBN: 9780753502877
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The official story of the most significant British band of the 90s. Now updated with fresh interviews including insights into lead singer Damon's new act, Gorillaz, that is sweeping awards on both sides of the Atlantic. This is the story of bitter rows with record companies, farcical feuds with Oasis, fist fights with each other, struggles with the bottle, foundering romances and a love-hate relationship with America. Drawing on the hours of exclusive interviews he has done with the band since their early days, Stuart Maconie offers a gripping insight into this intense, hedonistic quartet. Updated with fresh interviews including insights into Damon's award-winning new act Gorillaz. The official story of Blur, told through exclusive interviews.