The fall and the rise of rock's greatest band.

Aerosmith: The Fall and the Rise of Rock's Greatest Band

Arts & Photography

Huxley, Martin

Music

St. Martin's: Griffin

Chronicles the history of the Australian heavy metal rock band

Ac/Dc: The World's Heaviest Rock

Biographies & Memoirs

St Martins Pr

Sound, throb, and a long low wail of pure, hard pain...Nine Inch Nails. 
The world's most disturbing rock band is in effect one man singer and songwriter Trent Reznor. Since stealing the show during the original Lollapalooza tour in 1991, NIN has limned the hard edge of the techno revolution. In Reznor's desperate, combative persona and disarrayed melodies the musical community has finally found a band that appalls, confounds, and undeniably attracts. Horrified yet entranced, NIN's fans are like moths drawn toward the disfiguring flame of their music. 
From a well of previously unpublished research, Huxley has carved out the history of this improbable hero: Reznor's rise as an Appalachian outcast to dyspeptic sex symbol; his connections to Courtney Love; and his relationship with his spasmodically fixated fans. Ricocheting wildly between goth rock and industrial grunge, Nine Inch Nails has achieved a legendary sound. Here, Martin Huxley digs hard and deep to unearth the truth beneath the ultimate noise.

Nine Inch Nails

Arts & Literature

"God sent me to piss the world off," Eminem boasts on his breakthrough hit "My Name Is." A grandiose claim to be sure, but it's hard to imagine another rapper generating as much controversy and outrage as this bleach-blonde Detroit MC outlaw while still selling millions of records and becoming a hero to pop fans and hardcore hip-hop purists alike. The sharp-tongued product of crushing poverty and an unstable homelife, Eminem is much more than the goofy smartass he usually portrays himself as. Beyond the artist's inventive rhyming skills and appealingly warped lyrical persona, the multi-platinum major-label albums The Slim Shady LP and The Marshall Mathers LP present a dark, psychologically complex character whose vivid, vengeful rhymes embody a timely collision of Midwestern white trash and urban hip-hop cultures, while portraying an unpredictably violent yet absurdly hilarious world. Adopting the cartoonish yet unsettling persona of Slim Shady, Eminem spins colorfully absurd narratives involving sadistic violence while reflecting the tortured psyche of a deeply conflicted character whose real-life pain lurks beneath the surface of his outrageous alter ego. It's those contradictions that help make Eminem a uniquely compelling artist whose primal appeal transcends boundaries of race and musical genre. Eminem: Crossing the Line, the first biography ever written of this unique pop-culture icon, offers a fascinating peek into the strange and twisted world of Slim Shady.

Eminem: Crossing the Line

Over the decades, AC/DC has carved out a unique niche in the rock world. Thanks to their stubborn refusal to alter their aggressive, in-your-face style that has been their stock in trade, they have emerged as one of the essential cornerstones of contemporary hard rock. Frank, humorous, and accurate, this full-blooded biography takes a look this tenacious Australian quintet.

AC/DC: The World's Heaviest rock

Their lives were cut brutally short...yet the legacy has on lived on for four decades. They were three of rock 'n' roll's brightest stars, touring together in a music revue that was as grueling as it was magical. Dilapidated school buses that frequently broke down and rarely had heat carried them hundreds of miles across the Midwest with its unforgiving cold. Hoping to get a decent night's sleep, a hot meal, and a chance to clean the clothes they'd been wearing for weeks, Buddy Holly chartered a plane. On February 3, 1959, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly boarded a small plane bound for rock 'n' roll heaven. This is their story, told by the family members, bandmates, and witnesses who lived it. Including material not seen in the original VH1 broadcast, Behind the Music: the Day the Music Died is a compelling record of one of rock 'n' roll's defining moments.

The Day The Music Died (VH1 Behind the Music)

Skinner, Quinton

MTV Books

The popular country star journeys behind the scenes in the making of his latest album, following the entire process from the initial songwriting to the recording to the performances on tour. 250,000 first printing.

Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors: This Is Ours

McGraw, Tim

Humor & Entertainment

Atria

Book describes production of the album with Tim McGraw and his touring band, the Dancehall Doctors.

Psychedelia: The Long Strange Trip (The Life, Times, & Music Series)

Friedman/Fairfax Pub

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Books by Huxley, Martin

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Aerosmith: The Fall and the Rise of Rock's Greatest Band

Ac/Dc: The World's Heaviest Rock

Nine Inch Nails

Eminem: Crossing the Line

AC/DC: The World's Heaviest rock

The Day The Music Died (VH1 Behind the Music)

Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors: This Is Ours

Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors: This Is Ours

Psychedelia: The Long Strange Trip (The Life, Times, & Music Series)