David Dalton Knihy

Výroky Stones doplněné scénickými poznámkami...

Výroky Stones doplněné scénickými poznámkami...

Jedna z nejlepších knih, které byly dosud napsány o Bobu Dylanovi. Daltonův styl psaní je sám o sobě unikátní, jde do hloubky, soustřeďuje se na podstatné a zároveň dokáže bavit. Autor sestavuje komplexní portrét jedinečného mohykána, který je už přes půl století jedním z hlavních katalyzátorů neustále se měnícího dění na světové hudební scéně. Existuje jen málo umělců, kteří by měli tak rozsáhlou fanouškovskou základnu, byli tak častým námětem diskuzí a zároveň zůstávali obklopeni tajemnou rouškou nedosažitelnosti. Kdo je „pravý“ Bob Dylan? Je to začínající hudebník, který se snaží prorazit mezi elitu? Folkový spasitel? Elvis Dylan? Jack Fate? Nebo snad živoucí národní poklad?

Narodil se jako Steven Victor Tallarico 26. března 1948 v Yonkers ve státě New York a dnes ho celý svět zná pod jménem STEVEN TYLER. Je legendární skladatel a textař a současně také zpěvák Aerosmith, nejslavnější rokenrolové kapely Ameriky...

Der Berühmtheitsgrad der Rolling Stones, die fast 60 Jahre aktiv sind, ist beispiellos; ihre bekanntesten Riffs und eingängigen Texte sind fest im kollektiven Gedächtnis verankert. Mit ihrer hypnotisierenden Bühnenpräsenz setzten sie Maßstäbe für Rockbands und erkannten früh, dass das Image einer Band, ihr Aussehen und Stil ebenso wichtig sind wie die Musik. Der Autor Luc Sante bemerkt, dass sie stets tadellos gekleidet waren und ihre Präsenz vor der Kamera meisterhaft inszenierten. Dies machte sie zu einem begehrten Motiv für viele der größten Fotografen der Geschichte. Diese aktualisierte Ausgabe dokumentiert auf über 450 Seiten die erstaunliche Geschichte der Band und ihren lässigen Lifestyle, unterstützt durch zahlreiche Fotos und Zeitdokumente. Viele Bilder aus globalen Archiven werden hier erstmals veröffentlicht. Zudem gewährt das Buch Zugang zu den privaten Archiven der Rolling Stones in New York und London, was einige Überraschungen bereithält. Es präsentiert über 450 Seiten mit fantastischen Bildern von renommierten Fotografen wie David Bailey, Annie Leibovitz und Andy Warhol sowie Essays von preisgekrönten Autoren. Ein ausführlicher Anhang mit Chronologie, Diskografie und Kurzbiografien der Fotografen rundet das Werk ab.

A photographic tribute to the legendary young actor features a selection of childhood photographs, love letters, backstage and on-screen stills, and other memorabilia.

In a candid reflection, an 80-year-old bartender serves as a backdrop to the struggles and triumphs of a young woman from Port Arthur, Texas, who transformed the blues genre. The narrative captures her experiences on the road, from backstage encounters with legends like Jerry Lee Lewis to wild nights with the Grateful Dead and her own band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. It delves into her life, revealing moments of both joy and turmoil, including an incident where she faced discrimination at a bar due to the company she kept. The story illustrates her evolution and the newfound freedom she relishes, highlighting the self-destructive nature of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. The author, a former contributing editor for Rolling Stone, offers a profound exploration of a cultural icon, providing a raw and intimate portrait that resonates deeply with readers. Critics have praised the work as intimate, revealing, and shocking, noting its ability to convey the complexities of a major cultural figure and the music scene of the time. This compelling narrative goes beyond mere biography, capturing the essence of an era and the personal struggles intertwined with fame.

James Dean: The Mutant King is an exceptional biography. It presents the complete story of James Dean's life based on lengthy research and interviews with people he worked with, his family, friends and many lovers, as well as his work in television, the theatre and cinema, with particular emphasis on the filming of East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant. But most of all it defines the way James Dean himself mutated from farmer's boy to star, creating his own myth and becoming one of the most enduring symbols of post-war youth culture. David Dalton's book has already achieved the status of cult. Not only is it an authoritative biography of the archetypal modern hero, but it is also a visionary, enigmatic insight to a figure whose early death ensured his durability in the minds of the young.

The memoir offers an intimate look into the life of James Rosenquist, a prominent figure in the pop art movement known for his innovative three-dimensional works and complex color palette. Unlike his contemporaries, he steered clear of traditional techniques like stencils and silk screens, opting instead for vast canvases that blend brilliant and surreal imagery. His unique approach not only influenced his peers but also left a lasting impact on future generations, reshaping the landscape of twentieth-century painting.

So begins the fictional memoir of Coley Williams, an all-but-forgotten bluesman and backup musician to some of the most famous figures in blues history. At the age of one hundred and two, Williams shares his extraordinary tale for the first time, collaborating with renowned author David Dalton. Dalton's rhythmic prose captures Williams' authentic voice, recounting his life from a tenant farmer in Mississippi to a recording artist. Williams' journey encompasses the Great Migration to Northern cities, his time in the notorious Sugarland prison farm, and the freedom found on the open road. He navigates the juke joints of the South and the stages of Swinging London, embodying the essence of the blues and the twentieth century. Through hardships like the Flood of 1927 and the Great Depression, as well as the race riots of the 1960s and the Civil Rights movement, Williams introduces us to legendary blues figures such as Charley Patton, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, and even Elvis Presley. His vivid anecdotes bring these larger-than-life musicians back to life, showcasing the rich tapestry of blues music. The memoir serves as a heartfelt testament to a vanishing era and a vital contribution to the literature of music and popular culture. Williams' story is a refreshing reminder of the vitality of blues and the people who lived it, set against the backdrop of the American Century.

'David Dalton's book is pure, poetic gold. It digs deeply into both Dean's personal life and public image to emerge as a spellbinding portrait of a talented, tormented man. Dalton gives evidence for his main thesis-namely, that Dean was a self-created new creature, a 'mutant, ' who crystallized the image of youthful rebellion as no one ever had before. This connection has been made before of course, but never quite so strongly or in such depth. No one has ever captured so many facets of the man before, nor shown the relation between the seemingly disparate parts.' The Houston Post

The story of the rock band, The Grateful Dead, by its manager for 20 years from 1964. He recounts the band's evolution, the drug addiction, Woodstock, police busts, complicated relationships between band members and with other celebrities, and the death in 1995 of Jerry Garcia.

Second-Prize Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award "Stashfull of anedocts ... A beggar's banquet of Stones dirt ... The book unblinkingly stares down her (and rock's) excessess with the same forthrightness and self-laceration of Faithfull's best music, and, in doing so, it may be the most honest rock memoir yet published. A." - Entertainment Weekly "A pungent, poignant, and highly irreverent autobiography ... Faithfull is an enthralling storyteller" - Chicago Tribune "Compulsively candid, wickedly revealing ... A kaleidoscopic portrait of high times, bed-hopping, chart-topping, and name-dropping guaranteed to keep even the most jaded reader up late" - San Francisco Chronicle

The Rough Guide to The Philppines is the ultimate guide to this stunning archipelago. A 24-page full-colour section introduces the country and its highlights, from the remote sun-kissed islands off the East coast to the lagoons of Palawan and the tribal villages of the Cordilleras. Each region of the country is covered in-depth, with the pick of the sights and activities listed at the start of the chapter. There are detailed and opinionated listings providing essential information on where to stay, eat, drink, dance, dive, surf, trek, kayak and sail. Finally, an informative and accessible background is given to Philippino history, culture, socitey, music, politics and environment.

"Poor fat Marvin can't wear Levi's!" a radio ad boomed, leaving seventh grader Marvin Lee Aday, a 240-pound misfit, humiliated. Bullied by classmates and nicknamed "Meat Loaf" by his alcoholic father, Marvin faced a tough childhood filled with challenges, including seventeen concussions and a passion for musical theater. Despite the odds, he recorded one of the best-selling albums of all time. His life story is a remarkable rags-to-riches journey, featuring encounters with lowlifes, a brush with Charles Manson, and a role in the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Collaborating with Jim Steinman, he created Bat Out of Hell, which went from being rejected by music executives to selling over 28 million copies, catapulting him to superstardom. However, his success was followed by a devastating fall into bankruptcy, a fractured relationship with Steinman, and personal turmoil, including his wife's breakdown. Yet, Meat Loaf refused to stay down. He returned to his roots, rebuilding his career club by club, leading to a reunion with Steinman and the Grammy-winning Bat Out of Hell II. Illustrated with unpublished photographs, his story is as larger-than-life as he is.

She was captivating, embodying the vibrant spirit of mid-sixties New York. Like many figures illuminated by Andy Warhol, she initially thrived as a symbol of hipness and style, only to quickly fade away. This narrative, told with unflinching honesty and accompanied by striking images from her peak at the Factory, chronicles the cultural journey of Edie Sedgwick. Released alongside the film featuring Sienna Miller, it includes rare photos of Miller as Edie. David Dalton, a teenager who became one of Warhol’s first assistants, witnessed Edie's rise to superstardom and her eventual unraveling. Nat Finkelstein, entering the Factory as Warhol's influence grew, found Edie to be the most intriguing and enigmatic figure of the era, capturing her delicate beauty with compassion. This account offers a rare insight into Warhol's world, featuring candid interviews with friends and contemporaries. Edie's life intersected with icons like Bob Dylan, Salvador Dali, Betsey Johnson, Lou Reed, and Judy Garland, showcasing her fleeting presence in a vibrant cultural landscape before she vanished as swiftly as she arrived.

This is the book that restarted the James Dean cult by celebrating him as the cool, defiant visionary of pop culture who made adolescence seem heroic instead of awkward and who defined the style of rock ’n’ roll’s politics of delinquency. The only book to fully show how deliberately and carefully Dean crafted his own image and performances, and the product of still unequalled research, vivid writing, intimate photographs, and profound meditation, James Dean: The Mutant King has become almost as legendary as its subject.

This extract from 'Faithfull', Marianne's autobiography was specially prepared for the Penguin 60s series; she is assisted in the writing by David Dalton. Ondon in the sixties, and Marianne Faithfull's first fateful encounters with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.Marianne Faithfull is the daughter of an Austro-Hungarian aristocrat and a British army nurse. She was brought up in Lancashire and Oxfordshire, and was educated in a convent before moving to London. Her first hit 'As Tears Go By'. written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, launched her musical career, which has spanned four decades. 'Faithfull', her acclaimed autobiography published in Penguin, recounts with candid humour the exploits and adventures, highs and lows, of an extraordinary life.

How did the Ukrainian oligarchy endure the upheaval of the Euromaidan revolt in 2013/2014? This analysis explores the survival of the super-rich in Ukraine from 2006 to 2017, focusing on how they transformed wealth into political power through vote-buying in the Verkhovna Rada and converted political influence back into wealth via elite rent-extraction in the gas sector. A central argument posits that the continuity of informal practices and networks during the Yanukovych and Poroshenko presidencies perpetuated the existing political economy regime. The study conceptualizes the oligarchy's processes as a “currency flow,” illustrating the circuit of wealth and power. It contributes to the understanding of informally dominated post-communist political economies with a detailed case study of Ukraine. The work is recognized for its ambitious scope and thorough empirical investigation into a defining aspect of Ukrainian politics, effectively combining theories of oligarchy and national prosperity.

Table of contents includes: Meet Carbino - The war comes - Life in a refugee camp - The 'lost boys' - Looking to the future - Darfur and Sudan's furture.

Ich glaubte, wir stünden für die Unendlichkeit … Die Stones rollen einfach weiter – aus eigenem Willen, nicht weil sonst irgendwer das will.«/Mick Jagger »Wir haben über fünfundzwanzig Jahre gebraucht, um zu erkennen, worum es bei dem ganzen Spiel geht: sich selbst zu finden, sich selbst treu zu bleiben.«/Keith Richards »Die Stones sind ein Haufen zäher, alter Bastarde. Selbst wenn man uns aufhängt, würden wir nicht abkratzen.«/Keith Richards Die Rolling Stones sind die älteste Rockband aller Zeiten. Zusammen mit den Beatles gelten sie zudem als die erfolg- und einflussreichste Rockgruppe der Welt. Mick Jagger und Keith Richards schrieben eine Vielzahl klassischer Rocksongs; mit Liedern wie Satisfaction und Street Fighting Man wurden sie zur Legende. In diesem Buch kommen erstmals alle Stones- Mitglieder in einer Veröffentlichung zu Wort. Es enthält eine ausführliche Zusammenstellung wichtiger Zitate aus Interviews, Pressekonferenzen und Privatgesprächen. Dadurch entsteht ein einmaliges authentisches Gesamtportrait. Mick Jagger und die anderen Bandmitglieder gewähren aufschlussreiche Einblicke in die Geschichte der Gruppe, ihr Leben und ihre Musik. Das Buch wird damit zu einem absoluten Muß für jeden Stones-Fan. Es enthält zusätzlich teilweise bislang unveröffentlichte Fotos. David Dalton und Mick Farren zählen zu den international bekanntesten Rockjournalisten; sie leben in den USA.