WIDE STEVE

(H/B) A Field Guide to Grunge
A Field Guide to ... delves into music's most influential genres to uncover the innovators and agitators who changed music history forever. In A Field Guide to Grunge, Steve Wide explores the dynamic scene that sprung from the ashes of punk and underground metal in America's Pacific Northwest. From the sludge metal of Melvins and the noise punk of Mudhoney, to the point where Nirvana blew the charts apart, this book examines the artists, albums, music labels, who's who and hangouts that shaped an alternative scene into a worldwide phenomen...
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(H/B) FREDDIE MERCURY A TO Z
Celebrate Freddie Mercury in the next iteration of Steve Wide's Icons A to Z series. Follow Freddie, born Farrokh Bulsara, as he harnesses hyperdontia to develop an unparalleled vocal range. See Smile, Freddie's first complete band, graduate to become the global phenomenon Queen. Dissect lyrical oddities like "radio gaga" and "Scaramouch," and revel in the glorious chevron moustache Freddie grew in 1980? All these stories are told through the stunning comic stylings of Paul Borchers. Ripples of Freddie's legacy are still felt in music reco...
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(H/B) THE BEATLES A TO Z
Anyone who talks trash on The Beatles is just looking for a fight. It's as simple as that. There's a reason they're empirically and spiritually the most successful band of all time: they did it all, and in a shockingly short timeframe. The Beatles A to Z explores the kaleidoscopic world of the biggest band ever, through a funky alphabetised factoid format. We follow the four boys' early days playing all-nighters in Hamburg and Liverpool, through their mop-top era and the height of the British Invasion, to experimentation (musical and other...
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(H/B) BOWIE A TO Z
Icon. Rock God. Alien. No other artist has so roundly defied description or categorisation as David Bowie, whose cultural impact is unparalleled; as a rock star, as a fashion muse, as a master of reinvention, as an instigator of change. Celebrating the many faces and facets of David Bowie, from Aladdin Sane to Ziggy Stardust, Bowie A to Z is densely packed with everything you need to know about the man and the legend - from the greatest hits of trivia to the most obscure B-side facts. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) PRINCE A TO Z
An illustrated A to Z, celebrating the unparalleled artistic impact of cultural icon Prince. This decidedly not-for-kids illustrated A-Z celebrates the many faces and facets of the legend that was Prince. From -Alphabet Street- (the first single off his iconic Lovesexy album) to Jay Z (Tidal being the only place to stream his music on his passing), Prince A to Z is densely packed with everything you need to know about the pop and rock legend - from the greatest hits of trivia to the most obscure B-side facts. Prince's extraordinary cultura...
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