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Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness - George The Poet - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness - George The Poet - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

**Out now: The ground-breaking memoir by acclaimed rapper and podcast host, George the Poet***WINNER OF THE PEABODY AWARD* ''Mpanga''s book goes on to paint a picture of contemporary Black life as inextricable from history.'' Guardian ''Full of conviction and integrity'' Observer '' Track Record is a mighty powerful and arresting read.'' Buzz Magazine __________ ''Our music is the ghost of our freedom and, as anybody who''s ever lost someone will tell you, a ghost can sometimes be the one thing keeping you going. '' Born to Ugandan parents on the St Raphael''s Estate in Neasden, north-west London, George has always been an ambitious storyteller. Influenced by his hometown, George started MCing , and eventually found his voice in poetry and with it an avenue for change. Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness sheds light on George''s upbringing and artistic career. He looks back at his education, his time at university, and his beginnings as a musician. We are given an insight into the forces that have shaped him and the stories he chooses to tell. As with George''s other work, Track Record goes beyond the traditional memoir and takes the reader on a journey throughout history. George dives deep into the complexities of the economy and interrogates the legacy of colonialism. He reflects on music and its power as a political force - how it can be a catalyst for social power and economic change. By weaving a story that is both personal and political, George delivers an incredibly powerful and unique perspective on the world around us. Honest, thought-provoking and lyrical, Track Record is a fascinating insight by an inimitable storyteller.________ Praise for George the Poet There''s something special about it: the storytelling is unique, so exciting, so kinetic. Even though it''s in your ears, you feel like you''re walking along with George.'' -- Candice Carty-Williams ''[George''s podcast] blows through the medium''s newly established boundaries, offering an experience as innovative as it is undefinable.'' -- New Yorker ''A genre-defying piece of audio that pushes the limits of what a podcast can be.'' -- New York Times ''There can''t be many people out there who don''t think George the Poet is a bit of a genius.'' -- Guardian

DKK 192.00
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Mood Machine - Liz Pelly - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Mood Machine - Liz Pelly - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

An unsparing investigation into Spotify''s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike. Drawing on over one hundred interviews with industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, Mood Machine takes us to the inner workings of today''s highly consolidated record business, showing what has changed as music has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed.Building on her years of wide-ranging reporting on streaming, music journalist Liz Pelly details the consequences of the Spotify model by examining both sides of what the company calls its two-sided marketplace: the listeners who pay with their dollars and data, and the musicians who provide the material powering it all. The music business is notoriously opaque, but here Pelly lifts the veil on major stories like streaming services filling popular playlists with low-cost stock music and the rise of new payola-like practices.For all of the inequities exacerbated by streaming, Pelly also finds hope in chronicling the artist-led fight for better models, pointing toward what must be done collectively to revalue music and create sustainable systems. A timely exploration of a company that has become synonymous with music, Mood Machine will change the way you think about and listen to music.

DKK 211.00
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Mood Machine - Liz Pelly - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Mood Machine - Liz Pelly - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

''Passionate and rigorous... riveting'' Financial Times ''[a] cool-headed but powerful polemic...'' Sunday Times '' A studs-up assault on streaming economics'' The Guardian ''A vital addition to the genre... arrives not a moment too soon'' The Telegraph An unsparing investigation into Spotify''s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, Mood Machine takes us to the inner workings of today''s highly consolidated record business, showing what has changed as music has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed.Building on her years of wide-ranging reporting on streaming, music journalist Liz Pelly details the consequences of the Spotify model by examining both sides of what the company calls its two-sided marketplace: the listeners who pay with their dollars and data, and the musicians who provide the material powering it all. The music business is notoriously opaque, but here Pelly lifts the veil on major stories like streaming services filling popular playlists with low-cost stock music and the rise of new payola-like practices.For all of the inequities exacerbated by streaming, Pelly also finds hope in chronicling the artist-led fight for better models, pointing toward what must be done collectively to revalue music and create sustainable systems. A timely exploration of a company that has become synonymous with music, Mood Machine will change the way you think about and listen to music.

DKK 166.00
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Heavier Than Heaven - Charles R. Cross - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Heavier Than Heaven - Charles R. Cross - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY ON KURT COBAIN ''A joy to read'' Observer ''Superbly researched'' Sunday Times ''Is, or should be, the last word on Kurt Cobain'' Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph Kurt Cobain''s life and death fast became rock ''n'' roll legend. The worldwide success of his band, Nirvana, defined the music scene in the early 1990s and their songs spoke to and for a generation. Music journalist Charles R. Cross, a veteran of the Seattle music scene, relates this extraordinary story of artistic brilliance and the pain that extinguished it. Heavier Than Heaven is the definitive life of one of the twentieth century''s most creative and troubled music geniuses, and includes a new introduction commemorating twenty five years since Cobain''s death. ''Wins immediate entry into the rock lit pantheon. Five stars'' Q Magazine

DKK 141.00
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Night Music - Jojo Moyes - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Night Music - Jojo Moyes - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Me Before You and the new 2023 novel Someone Else''s Shoes . Isabel Delancey has always taken her gifted life for granted. But when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her with a mountain of debt, she and her two children are forced to abandon their home and move to a crumbling pile in the country.With the house falling down around them, and the last of her savings fast disappearing, Isabel turns to her neighbours, not knowing that her mere presence there has stirred up long-standing obsessions.As she fights to make her house a home, passions and lives collide. Isabel will discover an instinct for survival she never knew she had - and that a heart can play a new song . . .

DKK 120.00
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Northern Sky - Mark Radcliffe - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Northern Sky - Mark Radcliffe - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Having been sacked from his university teaching job, Ed has returned to his home town to pick up the threads of his old life with his friends and ex-girlfriend, Jeannie, in the Northern Sky folk music club. His dream is to play with them again, making music like his hero Nick Drake - and maybe even a little money. But know-it-all Matt O''Malley is now running the club and has ambitious plans for them that involve contracts and record deals. Can Ed get in on the act, or does O''Malley have a hidden agenda involving the less talented but more photogenic Lane Fox? And can Ed win Jeannie back - or will his legendary temper prevent him from getting anything right?This is a funny and touching novel, written with real Northern soul by one of the country''s most popular and knowledgeable commentators on music. It will appeal to anyone who loves music, anyone who''s ever been young and ambitious, and anyone who''s ever fallen out with someone over the one thing that unites them.

DKK 127.00
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A Life's Music - Andrei Makine - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

A Life's Music - Andrei Makine - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

''A masterpiece'' Jilly Cooper, Sunday Telegraph ''Remarkable'' Daily Telegraph ''Unforgettable'' Mail on Sunday ''Prodigious'' Spectator ''Perfect'' Daily Mail In a snowbound railway station deep in the Soviet Union, a stranded passenger comes across an old man playing the piano in the dark, silent tears rolling down his cheeks. Once on the train to Moscow he begins to tell his story: a tale of loss, love and survival that movingly illustrates the strength of human resilience. ''A very short novel that contains multitudes . . . profound, moving, haunting - full of resonances that are even more valid in today''s fraught times. A mini-masterpiece'' William Boyd, Guardian

DKK 126.00
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Killer Tune - Dreda Say Mitchell - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Killer Tune - Dreda Say Mitchell - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

A fifteen-year-old boy firebombs a building as he listens to Vivaldi''s Winter Concerto splicing behind a red hot R ''n'' B track. A veteran musician is found dead in an alley with the pulse of an old time reggae classic playing in his pocket. Rap sensation Lord Tribulation discovers his new found stardom threatened when he finds himself in the middle of both incidents.His music is accused of inciting the firebombing, and the dead musician is his father. With the beat of the media and government blasting down his neck, LT''s search for the truth about his father''s death takes him back to an old flame, and on a retro trail to 1976. A time when music was politics and politics was music. A time when the heat-drenched streets of Notting Hill burst into open rebellion. A time that, as LT gets closer to the truth, could lead straight to his own murder . . . An exciting, must-read, atmosphere-drenched novel set against the world of rap and East London.

DKK 120.00
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The Song Collector - Natasha Solomons - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The Song Collector - Natasha Solomons - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

By the author of Mr Rosenblum''s List , this is a captivating tale of passion and music, ancient songs and nostalgia, of the ties that bind and the ones we are prepared to seve r. ''A delightful, moving, utterly believable family saga'' The Times Fox, as the celebrated composer Harry Fox-Talbot is known, wants to be left in peace. His beloved wife has died, he''s unable to write a note of music, and no, he does not want to take up some blasted hobby. Then one day he discovers that his troublesome four-year-old grandson is a piano prodigy. The music returns and Fox is compelled to re-engage with life - and, ultimately, to confront an old family rift.Decades earlier, Fox and his brothers return to Hartgrove Hall after the war, determined to save their once grand home from ruin. But on the last night of 1946, the arrival of beautiful wartime singer Edie Rose tangles the threads of love and duty, which leads to a shattering betrayal. With poignancy, lyricism and humour, Natasha Solomons tells a captivating tale of passion and music, of roots, ancient songs and nostalgia for the old ways, of the ties that bind us to family and home and the ones we are prepared to sever. Here is the story of a man who discovers joy and creative renewal in the aftermath of grief and learns that it is never too late to seek forgiveness.

DKK 119.00
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Straight from the Heart - Bonnie Tyler - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Straight from the Heart - Bonnie Tyler - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The honest and heartfelt memoir of vocal powerhouse and music legend Bonnie Tyler You know the name and you can''t mistake the voice. Now you can read the incredible story of how a shy, music-loving teenager called Gaynor Hopkins became legendary international superstar Bonnie Tyler, and carved out an extraordinary career that is still going strong to this day.After five decades in the business - during which she has recorded some of the most iconic songs of all time, including ''Total Eclipse of the Heart'' and ''Holding Out for a Hero'' - Bonnie is at last sharing her fascinating journey, and she''s not holding back: this is her amazing story, told straight from the heart.

DKK 127.00
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Straight from the Heart - Bonnie Tyler - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Straight from the Heart - Bonnie Tyler - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

We all know the name, and we all know that voice, but what the world doesn''t know is how Bonnie Tyler came to be the vocal powerhouse that took the music industry by storm. Now, after nearly 50 years in the limelight, Bonnie will lift the lid on her private life: her 50-year marriage, health, family, friendships, and fallouts with the world''s biggest stars. Bonnie''s is a fascinating, whirlwind of a life, and here, for the first time, she tells the whole story with no filter. The Welsh 80s pop legend tells her story of humble start in a small mining town in South Wales where she lived with her large, loving and eclectically musical family. From singing in church, her incredible voice surprising the congregation, to performing in pubs, to becoming a global icon and national treasure, throughout her successful career she has remained true to herself and her beginnings. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Total Eclipse of the Heart, one of the most famous power ballads of all time. Now as Bonnie approaches 50 years in the business she continues to move with the times, releasing new music and constantly touring the world.A happy childhood of music and freedom is conjured up here, along with the trickier side to being a woman in the music industry in the 1980s. Bonnie will speak with her characteristic no-nonsense humour and candour to create an inspiring and entertaining story of success, longevity and staying true to your roots.

DKK 173.00
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Pride of Lancashire - Anna Jacobs - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Pride of Lancashire - Anna Jacobs - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Carrie Preston is used to hard work - oldest of ten, with an incompetent mother and a drunken father, she struggles to find food for her siblings. But nothing could have prepared her for the day fate deals her family the cruellest of hands, rendering them more desperate than ever.In a harsh world, small acts of kindness can bring great hope -Eli Beckett''s offer of a job at the Dragon pub promises a better future for Carrie, especially as Eli''s uncle has offered his nephew some spare land to build a music room.With the great cities of England alive to the sound of music halls, the locals of Hedderby are soon looking forward to their own place of celebration and merriment. Yet not everyone in the town shares this excitement, and some will stop at nothing in the pursuit of selfish gain.

DKK 112.00
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The Butterfly Effect - Marcus J. Moore - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The Butterfly Effect - Marcus J. Moore - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Kendrick Lamar understands and employs blues, jazz, and soul in his music, which makes it startling. His work is more than merely brilliant; it is magic . - Toni Morrison Kendrick Lamar has been described as the poet Laurette of hip-hop, perceptive, philosophical, unapologetic, fearless, and an innovative storyteller whose body of work has been compared to James Joyce and James Baldwin. He is a visionary who will go down as history as one of the most important artists of all time. Now, for the first time, we will be taken on a journey of Lamar''s life. Told through his three albums, The Butterfly Effect gives unparalleled insight into his background, influences and the importance of his music. With exclusive interviews with his family, friends, and record producers, this book is the must-read for any fan.

DKK 155.00
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Utopia Avenue - David Mitchell - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Utopia Avenue - David Mitchell - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

''A stand-out triumph'' - Sunday Times The spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of CLOUD ATLAS and THE BONE CLOCKS, ''one of the most brilliantly inventive writers of this, or any country'' ( Independent ). Utopia Avenue might be the most curious British band you''ve never heard of. Emerging from London''s psychedelic scene in 1967, folksinger Elf Holloway , blues bassist Dean Moss , guitar virtuoso Jasper de Zoet and jazz drummer Griff Griffin together created a unique sound, with lyrics that captured their turbulent times. The band produced only two albums in two years, yet their musical legacy lives on.This is the story of Utopia Avenue''s brief, blazing journey from Soho clubs and draughty ballrooms to the promised land of America, just when the Summer of Love was receding into something much darker - a multi-faceted tale of dreams, drugs, love, sexuality, madness and grief; of stardom''s wobbly ladder and fame''s Faustian pact; and of the collision between youthful idealism and jaded reality as the Sixties drew to a close. Above all, this bewitching novel celebrates the power of music to connect across divides, define an era and thrill the soul. ''The great rock and roll novel - an epic love letter to the greatest music ever made and the book the music has always deserved'' Tony Parsons

DKK 192.00
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Madonna - Mary Gabriel - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Madonna - Mary Gabriel - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR | A GUARDIAN MEMOIR OF THE YEAR | A TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR * ''Chronicles, in enthralling detail, Madonna Louise Ciccone''s path from terrifyingly ambitious trainee dancer to pop colossus, all the while placing her in a wider social and cultural context.'' GUARDIAN MAGAZINE ''Gabriel charts her extraordinary life, right through to pop icon. She deserves a biographer as meticulous, intelligent and insightful as Gabriel.'' DAILY MAIL ''Madonna built the house in which nearly all female artists now live . . . A Rebel Life brings home not just her obvious willpower and strength, but her fearlessness and sheer intelligence'' DAILY TELEGRAPH ''A fascinating take on one of music''s greatest icons'' BELFAST TELEGRAPH ''It''s a mark of Gabriel''s skill that she has managed to wrestle this complex, sprawling, eventful life into a book that rarely flags and conveys its subject''s wider significance without tipping into hagiography. We come to understand Madonna the person as well as Madonna the concept: a woman who, for a generation, embodied female artistic, sexual and financial liberation.'' GUARDIAN In this exceptional biography, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mary Gabriel chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era: Madonna. With her arrival on the music scene in the early 1980s, Madonna generated nothing short of an explosion - as great as that of Elvis or the Beatles - taking the nation by storm with her liberated politics and breathtaking talent. But Madonna was more than just a pop star. Everywhere, fans gravitated to her as an emblem of a new age, one in which feminism could shed the buttoned-down demeanour of the 1970s and feel relevant to a new generation. Amid the scourge of AIDS, she brought queer identities into the mainstream, fiercely defending a person''s right to love whomever - and be whoever - they wanted. Despite fierce criticism, she never separated her music from her political activism. And as an artist, she never stopped experimenting. Madonna existed to push past boundaries by creating provocative, visionary music, videos, films and live performances that changed culture globally. Deftly tracing Madonna''s story from her Michigan roots to her rise to super-stardom, master biographer Mary Gabriel captures the dramatic life and achievements of one of the greatest artists of our time.

DKK 182.00
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Madonna - Mary Gabriel - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Madonna - Mary Gabriel - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR | A GUARDIAN MEMOIR OF THE YEAR | A TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR * ''Chronicles, in enthralling detail, Madonna Louise Ciccone''s path from terrifyingly ambitious trainee dancer to pop colossus, all the while placing her in a wider social and cultural context.'' GUARDIAN MAGAZINE ''Gabriel charts her extraordinary life, right through to pop icon. She deserves a biographer as meticulous, intelligent and insightful as Gabriel.'' DAILY MAIL ''Madonna built the house in which nearly all female artists now live . . . A Rebel Life brings home not just her obvious willpower and strength, but her fearlessness and sheer intelligence'' DAILY TELEGRAPH ''A fascinating take on one of music''s greatest icons'' BELFAST TELEGRAPH ''It''s a mark of Gabriel''s skill that she has managed to wrestle this complex, sprawling, eventful life into a book that rarely flags and conveys its subject''s wider significance without tipping into hagiography. We come to understand Madonna the person as well as Madonna the concept: a woman who, for a generation, embodied female artistic, sexual and financial liberation.'' GUARDIAN In this exceptional biography, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mary Gabriel chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era: Madonna. With her arrival on the music scene in the early 1980s, Madonna generated nothing short of an explosion - as great as that of Elvis or the Beatles - taking the nation by storm with her liberated politics and breathtaking talent. But Madonna was more than just a pop star. Everywhere, fans gravitated to her as an emblem of a new age, one in which feminism could shed the buttoned-down demeanour of the 1970s and feel relevant to a new generation. Amid the scourge of AIDS, she brought queer identities into the mainstream, fiercely defending a person''s right to love whomever - and be whoever - they wanted. Despite fierce criticism, she never separated her music from her political activism. And as an artist, she never stopped experimenting. Madonna existed to push past boundaries by creating provocative, visionary music, videos, films and live performances that changed culture globally. Deftly tracing Madonna''s story from her Michigan roots to her rise to super-stardom, master biographer Mary Gabriel captures the dramatic life and achievements of one of the greatest artists of our time.

DKK 340.00
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The Butterfly Effect - Marcus J. Moore - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The Butterfly Effect - Marcus J. Moore - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

__________ ''Essential reading'' Rolling Stone ''A must read. The best bit of literature currently out there on Kendrick Lamar'' VICE __________Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game.He has been described as perceptive, philosophical, unapologetic, fearless, and an innovative storyteller whose body of work has been compared to James Joyce and James Baldwin.He is a visionary who will go down as history as one of the most important artists of all time.But what''s so striking about Kendrick Lamar, aside from his impressive accolades, is how he''s effectively established himself as a formidable opponent of oppression, a force for change. Through his confessional poetics, his politically charged anthems, and his radical performances, Lamar has become a beacon of light for many people in America. The Butterfly Effect not only Lamar''s powerful impact on music but also on our current society, especially under the weight of police brutality, divisive politics, and social injustice. This is the extraordinary, triumphant story of a modern lyrical prophet and an American icon who has given hope to those buckling under the weight of systemic oppression, reminding everyone that through it all, "we gon'' be alright".__________ ''By the end of listening to his first full album, I felt like I knew everything about him. He brings you into his world with his lyrics in a way that really paints a clear picture'' Eminem ''I love everything about his music. I can literally listen to his music and become a kid growing up with all the struggles in the inner city, but at the same time [learn] all the lessons it taught that we use as men today.'' Lebron James ''Kendrick Lamar understands and employs blues, jazz, and soul in his music, which makes it startling. His work is more than merely brilliant; it is magic'' Toni Morrison ''Lamar is a man living on a real and metaphorical peak, with one eye trained on the heavens, the other searching for stories in the valley below'' Guardian

DKK 139.00
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Amy, 27 - Howard Sounes - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Amy, 27 - Howard Sounes - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The death of Amy Winehouse at the age of 27 was a tragedy.She was one of the brightest music stars in years -a brilliant, original song writer with a mighty voice and great personal charm. Amy was loveable, but troubled. She was as notorious for her messy personal life, drug addiction and alcoholism, as she was celebrated for her songs, and her death in 2011, while shocking, was not unexpected.Amy was also the latest in a series of iconic music stars who died at the same young age; starting with Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones whose death in 1969 was followed by Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin in 1970, Jim Morrison in 1971, and Kurt Cobain in 1994. All were gifted. All were dissipated. All were 27.The 27 Club was first used as a collective term for these lost souls after a comment by Kurt Cobain''s mother. ''He''s gone and joined that stupid club,'' she said after Kurt shot himself. ''I told him not to ...''In this ground-breaking book, Howard Sounes delivers a detailed and insightful study of Amy Winehouse''s life, and sets that life in the context of the 27 Club. That six big music stars died at 27 -- along with 44 less well-known names -- is on one level a coincidence. But behind this coincidence Sounes reveals is a disturbing common narrative that explains how these artists met their fate, and casts new light on Amy''s death in particular.

DKK 127.00
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The Chimes - Anna Smaill - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The Chimes - Anna Smaill - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

WINNER OF THE 2016 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE An Elle Book of the Year An Independent Book of the Year One to Watch Independent on Sunday A Bookseller Best Debut of 2015 One to Watch 2015 Huffington Post An Amazon Rising Star ''The Chimes is a remarkable debut. It''s inventive, beautifully written, and completely absorbing. I highly recommend it.'' Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds A mind-expanding literary debut composed of memory, music and imagination. A boy stands on the roadside on his way to London, alone in the rain.No memories, beyond what he can hold in his hands at any given moment.No directions, as written words have long since been forbidden.No parents - just a melody that tugs at him, a thread to follow. A song that says if he can just get to the capital, he may find some answers about what happened to them.The world around Simon sings, each movement a pulse of rhythm, each object weaving its own melody, music ringing in every drop of air.Welcome to the world of The Chimes . Here, life is orchestrated by a vast musical instrument that renders people unable to form new memories. The past is a mystery, each new day feels the same as the last, and before is blasphony.But slowly, inexplicably, Simon is beginning to remember. He emerges from sleep each morning with a pricking feeling, and sense there is something he urgently has to do. In the city Simon meets Lucien, who has a gift for hearing, some secrets of his own, and a theory about the danger lurking in Simon''s past. A stunning debut composed of memory, music, love and freedom, The Chimes pulls you into a world that will captivate, enthral and inspire.

DKK 120.00
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Spinning Plates - Sophie Ellis Bextor - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Spinning Plates - Sophie Ellis Bextor - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Sophie Ellis-Bextor shares her experiences, insights and reflections on men, music and motherhood. Sophie Ellis-Bextor''s kitchen discos became a source of much needed escapism, catharsis and sequined joy for a swathe of the population during lockdown. From knackered mothers and fed up fathers, to cooped up partiers with nowhere to go, Sophie''s gloriously chaotic Friday kitchen performances have cheered and revived us. Now Sophie is bringing that same mixture of down to earth candour and optimistic sparkle to her first book. Part memoir, part musings, Sophie will write about the conjuring act of adulthood and motherhood and how her experience of working while raising her five sons has given her the inescapable lesson of how to navigate life in the face of failure and imperfection. Covering relationships, good enough parenting, the importance of delusion and dancing, Sophie writes about the things that take on greater importance as life becomes more complicated. From the non negotiables (solitude, music, glitter) to the unimportant (clean hair, deadlines, appropriate behaviour), this is a book about learning from our experiences and not being afraid to smash a few plates for the sake of what we actually need want and value.

DKK 127.00
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Love of My Life - Lesley Ann Jones - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Love of My Life - Lesley Ann Jones - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

''EYEWITNESS GOLD'' SUNDAY TIMES WHO - OR WHAT - WAS THE REAL LOVE OF FREDDIE MERCURY''S LIFE? THE SENSATIONAL NEW BIOGRPHAY OF QUEEN''S FRONTMAN Millions of Queen and screen fans who watched the Oscar-winning film Bohemian Rhapsody believe that Mary Austin, the woman he could never quite let go of, was the love of Freddie Mercury''s life. But the truth is infinitely more complicated.Best-selling biographer and music writer Lesley-Ann Jones explores the charismatic frontman''s romantic encounters, from his boarding school years in Panchgani, India to his tragic, final, bed-ridden days in his magnificent London mansion. She reveals why none of his love interests ever perfected the art of being Freddie''s life partner.In Love of My Life , the author follows him through his obsessions with former shop girl Mary, German actress Barbara Valentin and Irish-born barber boyfriend Jim Hutton. She explores his adoration of globally fêted Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé. She delves into his intimate friendship with Elton John, and probes his imperishable bonds with his fellow band members. She deconstructs his complicated relationship with the ''food of love'' - his music - and examines closely his voracious appetite for - what some would call his fatal addiction to - sex. Which of these was the real love of Freddie Mercury''s life? Was any of them? Drawing on personal interviews and first-hand encounters, this moving book brings to the fore a host of Freddie''s lesser-known loves, weaving them in and out of the passions that consumed him. The result, a mesmerising portrait of a legendary rock star, is unputdownable. Love of My Life , published during the year of the 30th anniversary of his death and that would have seen his 75th birthday, is Lesley-Ann''s personal and compassionate tribute to an artist she has revered for as long as she has written about music and musicians.

DKK 190.00
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Love of My Life - Lesley Ann Jones - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Love of My Life - Lesley Ann Jones - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

''EYEWITNESS GOLD'' SUNDAY TIMES WHO - OR WHAT - WAS THE REAL LOVE OF FREDDIE MERCURY''S LIFE? THE SENSATIONAL NEW BIOGRPHAY OF QUEEN''S FRONTMAN Millions of Queen and screen fans who watched the Oscar-winning film Bohemian Rhapsody believe that Mary Austin, the woman he could never quite let go of, was the love of Freddie Mercury''s life. But the truth is infinitely more complicated.Best-selling biographer and music writer Lesley-Ann Jones explores the charismatic frontman''s romantic encounters, from his boarding school years in Panchgani, India to his tragic, final, bed-ridden days in his magnificent London mansion. She reveals why none of his love interests ever perfected the art of being Freddie''s life partner.In Love of My Life , the author follows him through his obsessions with former shop girl Mary, German actress Barbara Valentin and Irish-born barber boyfriend Jim Hutton. She explores his adoration of globally fêted Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé. She delves into his intimate friendship with Elton John, and probes his imperishable bonds with his fellow band members. She deconstructs his complicated relationship with the ''food of love'' - his music - and examines closely his voracious appetite for - what some would call his fatal addiction to - sex. Which of these was the real love of Freddie Mercury''s life? Was any of them? Drawing on personal interviews and first-hand encounters, this moving book brings to the fore a host of Freddie''s lesser-known loves, weaving them in and out of the passions that consumed him. The result, a mesmerising portrait of a legendary rock star, is unputdownable. Love of My Life , published during the year of the 30th anniversary of his death and that would have seen his 75th birthday, is Lesley-Ann''s personal and compassionate tribute to an artist she has revered for as long as she has written about music and musicians.

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