Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
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Peter Ames Carlin – författare
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2025
184 kr
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation—and reasserted the power of rock and roll "[Carlin's] unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a cultural moment...is here on brilliant display." —Michael ChabonIn the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a few short years, they had taken over the world – with smash records like Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster and Green. Raw, outrageous, and expressive, R.E.M.’s distinctive musical flair was unmatched, and a string of mega-successes solidified them as generational spokesmen. In the tumultuous transition between the wide-open 80s and the anxiety of the early 90s, R.E.M. challenged the corporate and social order, chasing a vision and cultivating a magnetic, transgressive sound.In this rich, intimate biography, critically acclaimed author Peter Ames Carlin looks beyond the sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll to open a window into the fascinating lives of four college friends – Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry – who stuck together at any cost, until the end. Deeply descriptive and remarkably poetic, steeped in 80s and 90s nostalgia, The Name of This Band is R.E.M. paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near-total collapse of a great music era, and the story of the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation—and reasserted the power of rock and roll "[Carlin's] unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a cultural moment...is here on brilliant display." —Michael Chabon, bestselling author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayIn the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a few short years, they had taken over the world – with smash records like Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster and Green. Raw, outrageous, and expressive, R.E.M.’s distinctive musical flair was unmatched, and a string of mega-successes solidified them as generational spokesmen. In the tumultuous transition between the wide-open 80s and the anxiety of the early 90s, R.E.M. challenged the corporate and social order, chasing a vision and cultivating a magnetic, transgressive sound.In this rich, intimate biography, critically acclaimed author Peter Ames Carlin looks beyond the sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll to open a window into the fascinating lives of four college friends – Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry – who stuck together at any cost, until the end. Deeply descriptive and remarkably poetic, steeped in 80s and 90s nostalgia, The Name of This Band is R.E.M. paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near-total collapse of a great music era, and the story of the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock. - E-bokEngelska, 2024
240 kr
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- E-bokEngelska, 2025
224 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2022
258 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2010
294 kr
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- E-bokEngelska, 2009
209 kr
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From the acclaimed biographer who brought you the rock biography of Bruce Springsteen comes the life of musician Paul McCartney—from his groundbreaking years with the Beatles to Wings to his work as a solo artist and activist.More than a rock star, more than a celebrity, Paul McCartney is a cultural touchstone who helped transform popular music as one half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo. In this definitive biography, Peter Ames Carlin examines McCartney’s entire life, casting new light not just on the Beatles era but also on his years with Wings and his thirty-year relationship with his first wife, Linda McCartney. He takes us on a journey through a tumultuous couple of decades in which Paul struck out on his own as a solo artist, reached the top of the charts with a new band, and once again drew hundreds of thousands of screaming fans to his concerts. Carlin presents McCartney as a musical visionary but also as a layered and conflicted figure as haunted by his own legacy—and particularly his relationship with John Lennon—as he was inspired by it. Built on years of research and fresh, revealing interviews with friends, bandmates, and collaborators spanning McCartney’s entire life, Carlin’s lively biography captures the many faces of the living legend. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
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- E-bokEngelska, 2012
196 kr
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Peter Ames Carlin’s New York Times bestselling biography of one America’s greatest musicians is the first in twenty-five years to be written with the cooperation of Bruce Springsteen himself; “Carlin gets across why Mr. Springsteen has meant so much, for so long, to so many people” (The New York Times).In Bruce, acclaimed music writer Peter Ames Carlin presents a startlingly intimate and vivid portrait of a rock icon. For more than four decades, Bruce Springsteen has reflected the heart and soul of America with a career that includes twenty Grammy Awards, more than 120 million albums sold, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award. Peter Ames Carlin masterfully encompasses the breadth of Springsteen’s astonishing career and explores the inner workings of a man who managed to redefine generations of music. A must read for fans, Bruce is a meticulously researched, compulsively readable biography of a man laden with family tragedy, a tremendous dedication to his artistry, and an all-consuming passion for fame and influence. - LjudbokEngelska, 2012
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Tonight in Jungleland comes the first biography in more than twenty-five years written with Bruce Springsteen''s cooperationan intimate, powerful portrait that captures the enduring impact of the Boss: '';Carlin gets across why Mr. Springsteen has meant so much, for so long, to so many people'' (The New York Times).In Bruce, acclaimed music writer Peter Ames Carlin presents a startlingly intimate and vivid portrait of a rock icon. For more than four decades, Bruce Springsteen has reflected the heart and soul of America with a career that includes twenty Grammy Awards, more than 120 million albums sold, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award. Peter Ames Carlin masterfully encompasses the breadth of Springsteens astonishing career and explores the inner workings of a man who managed to redefine generations of music. A must read for fans, Bruce is a meticulously researched, compulsively readable biography of a man laden with family tragedy, a tremendous dedication to his artistry, and an all-consuming passion for fame and influence. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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''Wonderful...Carlin''s book never shies from the details of this most enduring of American heroes. The divorces, cruelties, years in therapy and his antidepressant fuelled comeback of 2003 are all here'' Sunday Times This sweeping biography of one of America''s greatest musicians is the first in twenty-five years to be written with the cooperation of Springsteen himself. With unfettered access to the artist, his family and band members, acclaimed music writer Peter Ames Carlin presents an intimate and vivid portrait. ''A readable, expansive portrait of the New Jersey rocker that delves into his family background and personal life more than previous biographies'' Sunday Telegraph ''The first serious Bruce Springsteen biography for 25 years. Carlin was granted unprecedented access to family, friends, management, even the Boss himself, enabling him to paint a vivid picture of the man, warts and all'' Sunday Express ''A revealing portrait of a rock colossus… Peter Ames Carlin''s new book is the first in 25 years to have been written with the co-operation of Springsteen. Previous biographies have tended towards closely argued adulation but Carlin has not been blinded by his access to Springsteen'' Daily Telegraph ''One for the regular fan on the street...well written and jaw-dropping in its research...Weighty, fact focused, readable'' Metro ''Painstakingly researched and based on - for the first time - interviews with Springsteen''s family and friends as well as the Boss himself. To that extent it is the first authorised account for a decade...This is a warts-and-all account that includes Springsteen''s flashes of temper when things didn''t go his way…'' Sunday Times - E-bokEngelska, 2016
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To have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon. The boy from Queens scored his first hit record in 1957, just months after Elvis Presley ignited the rock era. As the songwriting half of Simon & Garfunkel, his work helped define the youth movement of the ''60s. On his own in the ''70s, Simon made radio-dominating hits. He kicked off the ''80s by reuniting with Garfunkel to perform for half a million New Yorkers in Central Park. Five years later, Simon''s album "Graceland" sold millions and spurred an international political controversy. And it doesn''t stop there.The grandchild of Jewish immigrants from Hungary, the nearly 75-year-old singer-songwriter has not only sold more than 100 million records, won 15 Grammy awards and been installed into the Rock ''n'' Roll Hall of Fame twice, but has also animated the meaning?and flexibility?of personal and cultural identity in a rapidly shrinking world.Simon has also lived one of the most vibrant lives of modern times; a story replete with tales of Carrie Fisher, Leonard Bernstein, Bob Dylan, Woody Allen, Shelley Duvall, Nelson Mandela, the Grateful Dead, drugs, depression, marriage, divorce, and more. A life story with the scope and power of an epic novel, Carlin''s Homeward Bound is the first major biography of one of the most influential popular artists in American history.
- Häftad, Engelska, 2017
332 kr
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To have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon. The boy from Queens scored his first hit record in 1957, just months after Elvis Presley ignited the rock era. As the songwriting half of Simon & Garfunkel, his work helped define the youth movement of the '60s. On his own in the '70s, Simon made radio-dominating hits. He kicked off the '80s by reuniting with Garfunkel to perform for half a million New Yorkers in Central Park. Five years later, Simon's album "Graceland" sold millions and spurred an international political controversy. And it doesn't stop there.The grandchild of Jewish immigrants from Hungary, the nearly 75-year-old singer-songwriter has not only sold more than 100 million records, won 15 Grammy awards and been installed into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame twice, but has also animated the meaning and flexibility of personal and cultural identity in a rapidly shrinking world.Simon has also lived one of the most vibrant lives of modern times; a story replete with tales of Carrie Fisher, Leonard Bernstein, Bob Dylan, Woody Allen, Shelley Duvall, Nelson Mandela, the Grateful Dead, drugs, depression, marriage, divorce, and more. A life story with the scope and power of an epic novel, Carlin's Homeward Bound is the first major biography of one of the most influential popular artists in American history. - E-bokEngelska, 2007
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Now the subject of the movie Love & Mercy, starring John Cusack! Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, along with Mike Love and Al Jardine--better known as the Beach Boys--rocketed out of a working-class Los Angeles suburb in the early sixties, and their sun-and-surf sound captured the imagination of kids across the world. In a few short years, they rode the wave all the way to the top, standing with the Beatles as one of the world''s biggest bands. Despite their utopian visions, infectious hooks, and stunning harmonies, the Beach Boys were beset by drug abuse, jealousy, and terrifying mental illness. In Catch a Wave, Peter Ames Carlin pulls back the curtain on Brian Wilson, one of popular music''s most revered luminaries, as well as its biggest mystery. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and never-before heard studio recordings, Carlin follows the Beach Boys from their earliest days through Brian''s deepening emotional problems to his triumphant re-emergence with the release of Smile, the legendarily unreleased album he had originally shelved. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
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A revelatory account of the life of beloved American music icon, Paul Simon, by the bestselling rock biographer Peter Ames CarlinTo have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon. The boy from Queens scored his first hit record in 1957, just months after Elvis Presley ignited the rock era. As the songwriting half of Simon & Garfunkel, his work helped define the youth movement of the '60s. On his own in the '70s, Simon made radio-dominating hits. He kicked off the '80s by reuniting with Garfunkel to perform for half a million New Yorkers in Central Park. Five years later, Simon's album "Graceland" sold millions and spurred an international political controversy. And it doesn't stop there. The grandchild of Jewish emigrants from Galicia in the Austro-Hungarian empire, the 75-year-old singer-songwriter has not only sold more than 100 million records, won 15 Grammy awards and been installed into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame twice, but has also animated the meaning-and flexibility-of personal and cultural identity in a rapidly shrinking world. Simon has also lived one of the most vibrant lives of modern times; a story replete with tales of Carrie Fisher, Leonard Bernstein, Bob Dylan, Woody Allen, Shelley Duvall, Nelson Mandela, drugs, depression, marriage, divorce, and more. A life story with the scope and power of an epic novel, Carlin's Homeward Bound is the first major biography of one of the most influential popular artists in American history.
- E-bokTyska, 2017
141 kr
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Was für ein Leben! Mit den Beatles hat er sich für alle Zeiten in der Musikgeschichte unsterblich gemacht und begeistert bis heute Millionen Fans. Bereits 50 Jahre ist es her, dass er erstmals 1960 in Hamburg auf der Bühne stand. Sir James Paul McCartney kann auf ein bewegtes Leben voller Erfolge, aber auch auf Tragödien und Niederlagen zurückblicken. Der englische Musiker, Singer-Songwriter, Maler und Komponist wurde weltweit bekannt als Sänger und Bassist der Beatles, für die er neben John Lennon die meisten Stücke schrieb. Lennon/McCartney gilt als das erfolgreichste Komponisten-Duo in der Geschichte der Popmusik.Nach dem Ende der Beatles startete McCartney eine erfolgreiche Solokarriere und gründete mit seiner Ehefrau Linda die Wings. Seit den 1980er Jahren arbeitet er ausschließlich als Solokünstler. McCartney gilt heut als der erfolgreichste lebende Pop-Komponist überhaupt, sein legendäres "Yesterday" ist der meistgespielte Popsong aller Zeiten.McCartney lebt streng vegetarisch und engagiert sich in vielen Bereichen, auch für die Rechte von Tieren. Seine gesamte Lebensgeschichte wird in diesem Buch hautnah sehr lebendig erzählt. Ende 2009 trat Paul McCartney mit seiner Band im Rahmen seiner Welttournee auch in Deutschland auf. Für 2010 plante er eine fulminante Abschiedstournee. Die Auftritte sollten an Orten stattfinden, an denen der Ex-Beatle noch nie gespielt hat, etwa am Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin oder auf dem Platz des Himmlischen Friedens in Peking. - Häftad, Tyska, 2025
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50 Jahre Born To Run: Das Album, das Bruce Springsteen zur Legende machte1975 stand Bruce Springsteen am Anfang seiner Karriere. Seine ersten beiden Alben hatten kommerziell noch nicht viel bewegt, aber die Kritiker bereits aufgehorcht: Hier war einer, der große Geschichten erzählen und den Finger auf den Puls Amerikas legen konnte. Mit Born To Run bewies Springsteen, dass das bei weitem nicht alles war: Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es, Amerikas komplizierte Seele zutage zu fördern und sie in mitreißende Rocksongs zu verpacken, die keinen Musikfan unberührt ließen. Mit diesem Album wurde Springsteen - nicht zuletzt dank des ikonischen Titelsongs - zu einem der größten Rockstars aller Zeiten.Der Journalist Peter Ames Carlin hat sich dieses Meilenstein-Album, das in diesem Jahr seinen 50. Jahrestag feiert, im Detail angenommen. Nachdem er 2012 die hochgelobte autorisierte Springsteen-Biografie Bruce verfasst hatte, verfügte er bereits über beste Kontakte zu Springsteen selbst, seinen Bandkollegen und seinem ganzen Umfeld und konnte daher für Heute Nacht in Jungleland Informationen zusammentragen, die ganz neue Einsichten über den »Boss«, seine Arbeit im Studio und die Hintergründe zu den einzelnen Songs vermitteln.Es ist eine wahre Schatztruhe an bisher unerzählten Geschichten, die Carlin hier öffnet. Kenntnisreich und spannend schildert er die Entstehung der Titel, von den ersten Klaviertönen von »Thunder Road« bis hin zum Outro von »Jungleland«, und enthüllt dabei den teilweise quälenden Arbeitsprozess ebenso wie die Tiefe von Springsteens kreativer Vision. Das tragende Thema von Born To Run ist die Flucht aus dem alten Leben und hin zu einem Neuanfang - genau das, was diese Platte für Springsteen tatsächlich sein sollte. Carlin nimmt den Leser mit ins Studio, zu den Bandproben, ans Mischpult und in Springsteens Haus in Long Branch, wenn der Songwriter am Klavier saß. Besser lässt sich Musikgeschichte kaum erleben!- E-bokSpanska, 2025
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A finales de los años 70, algo se estaba fraguando en la ciudad universitaria de Athens (Georgia), donde empezó a emerger un sustrato de jóvenes con inquietudes artísticas que no tardarían en formar grupos de rock. De este entorno surgieron The B-52''s o Pylon, y poco después una de las bandas que alcanzaría el cénit del rock: R.E.M. Michael Stipe (voz), Peter Buck (guitarra), Mike Mills (bajo) y Bill Berry (batería) tomarían las riendas de los precursores, pero llegarían mucho más lejos. Tras los inicios en el sello independiente I.R.S., donde publicaron algunos singles y álbumes que forjaron una comunidad de fans acérrimos, ficharon por Warner, multinacional para la que grabaron discos fundamentales como Green, Out of Time y Automatic for the People, y temas como "Losing My Religion" o "Shiny Happy People", entre muchos otros hits, que vendieron millones de copias en todo el mundo. Pero, a pesar del éxito, R.E.M. consiguieron mantenerse a flote entre el vendaval de la fama y las interminables y multitudinarias giras, y preservar una libertad creativa que forjó canciones memorables y los encumbró como uno de los grandes grupos de rock de los últimos tiempos. Esta es su historia. - E-bokFinska, 2019
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Ensimmäinen kattava elämäkerta legendaarisesta laulajasta ja lauluntekijästä, jonka musiikki on ollut ilmiö jo kuusikymmentä vuotta.1960-luvulla folkrockduo Simon & Garfunkel nousi kertaheitolla popmusiikin ykköskaartiin The Sound of Silence -kappaleellaan. Paul Simon kirjoitti suurimman osan duon kappaleista, joista on sittemmin tullut popmusiikin ikivihreitä klassikoita.Duon hajottua 1970-luvun alussa Paul Simon aloitti menestyksekkään soolouran luoden pitkän sarjan hittejä, jotka niin ikään soivat edelleen ympäri maailman. Unkarinjuutalaisen siirtolaisperheen poika New Yorkista on tehnyt musiikkihistoriaa, johon harva yltää.Mutta tarinaan mahtuu paljon muutakin kuin musiikkia ja menestystä. Vaiherikas elämä pitää sisällään myös masennusta ja huumeita, avioliittoja ja eroja, huippuhetkiä ja aallonpohjia. Sekä suuren määrän värikkäitä ystäviä, kollegoita ja kanssakulkijoita.
- Häftad, Engelska, 1900
258 kr
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen’s ground-breaking album, Born to Run—one of the most iconic records in rock history—Tonight in Jungleland combines lush music writing with unprecedented inside access to Springsteen, his bandmates, and the full story behind every song. “Absorbing. . . A fascinating portrait of a talented, ambitious and stubborn young man with strong creative instincts.”—Los Angeles TimesFrom the opening piano notes of “Thunder Road,” to the final outro of “Jungleland”—with American anthems like “Born to Run” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” in between—Bruce Springsteen’s seminal album, Born to Run, established Springsteen as a creative force in rock and roll. With his back against the wall, he wrote what has been hailed as a perfect album, a defining moment, and a roadmap for what would become a legendary career.Peter Ames Carlin, whose bestselling biography, Bruce, gave him rare access to Springsteen’s inner circle, now returns with the full story of the making of this epic album. Carlin reveals a treasure trove of untold stories, detailing the writing and recording of every song, as well as the intense and at times tortuous process that mimicked the fault lines in Springsteen’s psyche and career, even as it revealed the depth of his vision. A must-read for any music fan, Tonight in Jungleland takes us inside a hallowed creative process and lets us experience history.
