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MUSTAINE: A HEAVY METAL MEMOIR

by Mustaine, Dave/Layden, Joseph PRICE: $25.99-Hardcover ISBN: 9780061714375 PUBLISHER: Harpercollins AVAILABILITY: August 2010

The guitarist and founding member of Megadeath and former guitarist for Metallica talks about his life in rock and roll and finally tells the inside story of the two most influential heavy metal bands in the world. 40,000 first printing.

Suggested CD Companion: Megadeth-Endgame MSRP: 18.98

TRUE HIP HOP

by Schreiber, Mike

PRICE: $14.95-Hardcover ISBN: 9781935613114 PUBLISHER: Mark Batty Pub AVAILABILITY: August 2010 A noted hip-hop photojournalist—whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Esquire, Spin and VIBE—showcases the portraits of today’s top artists, including M.I.A. and Mos Def, that most exemplify his gritty, humanistic style and provides personal insights into the photo shoots and the rappers themselves.

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MY APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

by Alder, Steven

PRICE: $25.99-Hardcover ISBN: 9780061917110 PUBLISHER: Harpercollins AVAILABILITY: July 2010 The original drummer for Guns N’ Roses describes his rock-and-roll lifestyle including financial ruin; a suicide attempt, two heart attacks and a debilitating stroke; and a 20year addiction to crack and heroin. 40,000 first printing.

SONGWRITING FOR DUMMIES.

by Austin, Dave/Peterik, Jim/Austin, Cathy PRICE: $21.99-Paperback ISBN: 9780470615140 PUBLISHER: For Dummies AVAILABILITY: August 2010 A revised and updated edition of a resource for budding songwriters covers the latest music industry trends and techniques, explains how to leverage social networking, includes helpful appendices and an index and will help anyone who is aspiring to be the next American Idol. Original.


Suggested CD Companion: Guns N’ Roses-Appetite for Destruction MSRP: 13.98

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BECOMING JIMI HENDRIX

by Roby, Steven/Schreiber, Brad PRICE: $17.95-Paperback ISBN: 9780306819100 PUBLISHER: De Capo Press AVAILABILITY: August 2010

In a book with 25 photos, co-written by the author of Black Gold: The Lost Archives of Jim Hendrix, the authors explore the period before Hendrix was popular, a time during which he first developed his unique sound, despite other performers’ criticism; dealt with some of showbiz’s shadiest characters;

THE DRUMMER

by Modern Drummer Magazine/Budofsky, Adam (CRT) PRICE: $22.95-Paperback ISBN: 9781423476603 PUBLISHER: Modern Drummer Pubns AVAILABILITY: July 2010 Showcases 20 top drummers—including Buddy Rich, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Elvin Jones, Max Roach and others— whose work spans a century, from the founding fathers of jazz to the energy-filled drummers of today. Reprint.


won Apollo Theater’s Amateur Night competition; and played with the likes of Little Richard, Ike & Tina Turner, Sam & Dave and more. Original. Suggested CD Companion: Jimi Hendrix-Experience Hendrix MSRP: $11.98

BRITP OP AND THE ENGLISH MUSIC TRADITION By: Bennett, Andy (EDT)/Stratton, Jon (EDT) PRICE: $89.95-Paperback ISBN: 9780754668053 PUBLISHER: Ashgate Pub Co AVAILABILITY: August 2010 Looks at the historical and cultural context of Britpop, a British musical phenomenon of the 1990s that was a subgenre of alternative rock; was characterized its acute “Englishness,” deep roots in English music of the previous decades and songs about British topics; and included such bands as

Blur, Oasis and Elastica.

STREET PLAYER: MY CHICAGO STORY

by Seraphine, Danny

PRICE: $25.95-Paperback ISBN: 9780470416839

PUBLISHER: John Wiley AVAILABILITY: July 2010

In a book that includes rare photos, the cofounder and longtime drummer of Chicago offers an insider’s account of a top American band, confronting rumors about Mafia ties, accounting and payola scandals and alleged

drug abuse and providing engaging tales about life on the road with the likes of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen. Suggested CD Companion: Chicago-Chicago V MSRP: $7.98

THE SONGWRITERS SURVIVAL GUIDE TO SUCCESS by Mclean, Dude PRICE: $19.99-Paperback ISBN: 9781423488859

PUBLISHER: Hal Leonard AVAILABILITY: July 2010

In an illustrated book that covers all the various music markets, organizations, seminars, periodicals and online sites, a veteran music publisher explains the how, when, why and to whom of pitching one’s songs, as well as how to network in the music business and how to find a good publisher.

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TWENTIETH CENTRUY MUSIC AND THE QUESTION OF MODERNITY by De La Fuente, Eduardo PRICE: $95.00-Hardcover ISBN: 9780415962087 PUBLISHER: Routledge AVAILABILITY: August 2010 Argues that many 20th-century composers— including Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Boulez and Cage—often explored ways of making “sacred” music; cast away tonality, then embraced it again; and explored the limits of noise and sound, in a book that looks

at what these composers tell us about the condition of modernity.

P OP CORN: FIFTY YEARS OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MOVIES by Mulholland, Garry PRICE: $24.95-Hardcover ISBN: 9780752889351

PUBLISHER: Orion Pub Co AVAILABILITY: August 2010

A book that covers the best and worst of rock ‘n’ roll movies analyzes everything from rock operas to sing-song dramas to B-movie bombs, including Quadrophenia, Mamma

Mia!, Footloose, Grease, Jubilee and many more.

RUNAWAY DREAM: BORN TO RUN

by Masur, Louis P.

PRICE: $15.00-Paperback ISBN: 9781608191017

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury USA AVAILABILITY: August 2010

A history of one of the rock-and-roll artist’s most acclaimed albums explores its themes of youth, escape and potential while considering how it cemented Springsteen and the E Street Band’s placement in American art, in an account that also describes the obstacles that challenged its

creation. By the author of The Soiling of Old Glory. Reprint.


Suggested CD Companion: Bruce Springsteen-Born To Run MSRP: $9.98