Rock Revolution

Ally Nightingale has secrets. Secrets she doesn't even share with the Rock Chicks. But two men know what she's up to. One has her back. The other has her heart, but he doesn't know it. As Ally rewinds the last year of her life, she knows two things. One, she’s never going to get what every Rock Chick should have - her own Hot Bunch guy. And two, she’s a Nightingale through and through. She just isn’t sure what to do about that. But as her secrets are revealed, the men in her life react.

In the spring of 1836, General Sam Houston sits astride his stallion, staring toward an unseen enemy. Behind him, a weary, outnumbered army aches for revenge after the slaughter at the Alamo. But Houston knows that courage alone does not win wars. Sam Houston's Republic is the epic, novel-like true story of early Texas, told through the life of its most iconic and complex hero. Follow Sam Houston from his rebellious youth and his meteoric rise in American politics, to his devastating fall from grace and his ultimate redemption on the battlefields of Texas and beyond. Stephen F. Austin, a ...

No period in the history of rock music offered such an abrupt shift in prevailing tastes as the 1990s. While just a short while before, radio and MTV were clamoring for hair metal bands, suddenly alt-rockers such as Jane’s Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, Primus, Smashing Pumpkins, and of course, Nirvana, brought a sea change not just in what the most popular bands sounded like, but also in fashion, politics, and seemingly all aspects of pop culture.

This Thomas Paine Classic Collection contains three of Thomas Paine's most notable books: Common Sense, The Age of Reason, and The Rights of Man. Born during the Age of Enlightenment and one of America’s Founding Fathers, Thomas Paine wrote incredible works that continue to resonate with people in the modern world. Inside this collection, you’ll find some of Thomas Paine’s most famous and influential works, from his arguments against the Church to the nature of government and revolution.

Punk Music History: The Origins, Heyday, and Lasting Impact of a Revolutionary Genre is the ultimate exploration of one of the most influential movements in modern music. From the raw energy of The Ramones and Sex Pistols to the political fire of The Clash and Dead Kennedys, punk has never been just about sound — it has been about rebellion, community, and authenticity. This comprehensive book takes you on a journey through punk’s origins, explosive rise, cultural transformation, and continuing legacy in the 21st century. Inside, you’ll discover: The roots of punk in garage rock and ...

The first memoir by Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and cofounder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5 "Voyeuristically dramatic." -THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, the MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. Led by...

From the bestselling American Pop series comes a sharp, immersive look at how music defined—and divided—the 1960s. American Pop: How Music Shaped the 1960s traces the decade when sound became a battleground for culture, politics, and identity. From surf rock to Motown, folk revival to psychedelia, and the British Invasion to protest songs, music did more than soundtrack the era—it became one of its most powerful forces. Taylor Prescott explores how records, radios, festivals, and television broadcasts turned musicians into cultural icons and their songs into shared experiences that ...

A riveting oral biography of the proto-punk Detroit rockers MC5, based on original interviews with the band and key members of their inner circle Few bands have dared to ignite a revolution through their fusion of activism and art like MC5. Managed by the charismatic radical and hippie spokesman...

The Beatles left an indelible mark not only on music, but on the culture in which they created it. In a time of great and sudden change, they led a generation into new territory, redefining the social landscape as a place where men and women could try on new roles. They led this change through their music, their public personae, and - under scrutiny - their example. The Beatles Guide to Love & Sex examines all three - the songs, the parts they played in public, and the way they led their lives, for better or worse. John, Paul, George and Ringo began their journey as typical working-class ...

It began with a handful of East Berlin teens who heard the Sex Pistols on a British military radio broadcast to troops in West Berlin, and it ended with the collapse of the East German dictatorship. Punk rock was a life-changing discovery. The buzz-saw guitars, the messed-up clothing and hair, the rejection of society and the DIY approach to building a new one: In their gray surroundings, where everyone's future was preordained by some communist apparatchik, punk represented a revolutionary philosophy - quite literally, as it turned out.

Seattle band, The Gits and their charismatic front person Mia Zapata were on the verge of international rock stardom but on July 7, 1993, days before their third United States tour, Mia Zapata, The Gits twenty-seven-year-old singer-songwriter, was brutally assaulted and murdered by a stranger. Zapata's death sent chilling ripples through progressive communities throughout the United States. She became a cause-celebre for women's rights activists outraged by the brutal killing and lack of law enforcement support.

It’s nearly impossible to think of the Beatles in the context of their times without thinking of their politics: their positions on the Establishment, the counterculture, the Vietnam War, the Feminist Movement, the class struggle – we remember it all. And yet… the fact is, they were constrained from sharing their political opinions either in songs or in interviews by their manager, Brian Epstein. He sharply discouraged them from speaking out, lest they alienate some of their fan base. They mostly held true to that admonition, from 1962 to 1967; when their political views did creep ...

'The masterpiece The Beatles deserved' Vox 'The finest piece of Fabs scholarship ever published' MOJO Revolution in the Head goes to the heart of The Beatles – their records. Drawing on his unique knowledge and experience to 'read' their tracks, Ian MacDonald offers a detailed examination of...

Jon Fine spent nearly 30 years performing and recording with bands that played various forms of aggressive and challenging underground rock music. And, as he writes in this memoir, at no point were any of those bands "ever threatened, even distantly, by actual fame". Yet when members of his first band, Bitch Magnet, reunited after 21 years to tour Europe, Asia, and America, diehard longtime fans traveled from far and wide to attend those shows.

Welcome to future-shock. Hold on tight and buckle yourselves in, because the future is on a relentless onslaught, for better or worse. This is a collection of the short speculative fiction of Gabriel Walker Land. Most stories are flash fiction, meaning less than 1000 words. Each contains a story of mystery, action, romance, and suspense.

It’s nearly impossible to think of the Beatles in the context of their times without thinking of their politics: their positions on the Establishment, the counterculture, the Vietnam War, the Feminist Movement, the class struggle – we remember at all. During their eight years recording together as a band, they delivered 14 songs that had political content. In the first few years after that, they did many more. John was the pacesetter, before and after; no surprise, he was always the most politically outspoken with the press. George came in second, Paul a largely apolitical third. Within...

From the activist and Sundance Award-winning filmmaker of Fuel and Kiss the Ground comes an ambitious book showcasing the captivating stories of Millennial change-makers in order to empower and motivate today’s young adults to rise up to their potential for greatness. With eye-opening research...

The year is 2029. A police officer investigating County Lines and the rise of drug use in his rural community discovers dealers have been using some kind of invisibility coat. His investigations lead him into a new world of techno-anarchists, who developed the coats to defend against the state and corporate invasion of privacy. Their invention is a force for good, but also a force for evil. What side will our hero take?

Yulia Petrenko loves her country. She really does. She also yearns for better. However her country is Ukraine, and the year is 2013. And she’s graduating from university besides. She makes her accommodations.Then, on her first job at a sun-drenched resort in Crimea---out of the blue---she encounters a corrupt oligarch and a well-meaning American businessman. Suddenly she sees a chance to bend currents in a different direction, and plunges ahead. Shockwaves ripple through the secretive councils of the Kremlin and the financial nerve centers of London. Before she knows it she’s facing ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BILLY BRAGG Over the last seven decades, some of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious...