Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music

Junior Makes the Gig    by Leni Matlin
Price: $0.99 USD. 2660 words. Language: English. Published on April 22, 2013. Nonfiction » Music » Reggae.

In 1999, I took some long needed R&R and spent 6 months in Costa Rica in the Caribe Sur area, near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. I wound up playing in an island music group 3 nights a week and though the pay was only 5000 colones a night – $18 at the time – the true value lay in a cultural experience not countable in currency. That’s where I met Junior Alvarez and got to know him and hear his story.
ACL Music Fest: Rockin' Coverage 2002-2011    by Austin American-Statesman
Price: Free! 44310 words. Language: English. Published on October 4, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music.

With a timeline of articles and photos spanning 2002 to 2011, the Austin American-Statesman's award winning editorial staff and contributors trace the evolution of the Austin City Limits Music Festival from a small regional event in Austin’s Zilker Park to one of the country’s premiere destination music festivals. We recreate moments that will resonate with festival attendees and music fans alike.
Me and Tommy Lee    by Margaret Sisu
Price: Free! 6950 words. Language: English. Published on September 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music.

For one blazing night, a timid Caribbean good girl swaps her good Sunday church dress and preference for tasteful tunes for low necklines, slutty heels, and raging heavy metal. From the masses to the mayhem, she’ll never be the same.
How To Open Your Own Online Radio ?    by Zohaib Ahsan
Price: $0.99 USD. 370 words. Language: English. Published on July 27, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music.

This book will tell you how to open your own internet radio.
Eurovision 2013 - Learning Swedish    by Eero Tarik
Price: $0.99 USD. 5750 words. Language: English. Published on July 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music.

Eurovision, the world's most popular annual song contest, will be held in the Swedish city of Malmö in 2013. Eurovision fans from around the world will flock there - here is your simple guide to this amazing event, including the history of Eurovision and, of course, some help in learning the basics of the Swedish language! Oh, and we tell you how to pick the winner of the event as well!
Drum Solos, Bottles and Bands - Memories of a Concert-goer 1981-1999    by Colin Bertram
You set the price! 25030 words. Language: British English. Published on July 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music.

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Recollections from a selection of concerts the author went to in the UK during the 1980s and 90s. Ranging from big names like Queen and ZZ Top to less well known bands such as Stump and Urge Overkill, the book describes events that made the gigs memorable such as a fire alarm going off during a gig, a guitarist performing an encore naked and a singer pushing a drunken fan off the stage.
A Tribute to The Cellar Door Piano Bar    by Lee Gabor
Price: Free! 15880 words. Language: English. Published on May 28, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music.

Lee St.Clair Gabor entertained from 1979 to 1983 at The Cellar Door Piano Bar on Stella Link in Houston, Texas. Memories of the "Cellar Door Family" and events at the club are featured in this tribute.
Intense Encounters: Young Men and Transwomen in Music Videos    by Feedback Press
Price: $0.99 USD. 5240 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music.

Intense Encounters focuses on a series of videos that portray erotically-charged encounters between seemingly-straight men and trans-women. This paper takes a closer look at the following music videos: “Pass This On” by The Knife (2003); “Sing Me Spanish Techno” by The New Pornographers (2005), and Kai Stänicke’s /Tin [A] Din’s “Cold Star” (2010).
Endlessly Horny for Wonder and Magic: How Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell Perfectly Captured the Pre-Pubescent American Id (and Nearly Ruined Me for Life)    by Feedback Press
Price: $0.99 USD. 5370 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music.

Endlessly Horny for Wonder and Magic argues Bat Out of Hell writer Jim Steinman’s ability to speak directly to America’s inner twelve-year old is exactly why the album wound up selling over 30 million copies. As an actual twelve-year old when the album came out, the author honors the record he played endlessly that awkward, awful year.
The Season Came To An End: Freestyle Brings Loneliness To a Crowded Dance Floor    by Feedback Press
Price: $0.99 USD. 2920 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Music.

The Season Came To An End discusses why freestyle, despite its continued presence at parties around the New York area, is at its core a genre defined by loneliness, and why—as a wise man once told the author—Stevie B could be considered one of the more unlikely godfathers of emo.