Confessions Of A One Hit Wonder
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One Hit Wonders
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Author : Sarah Hill
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2022-02-24
One Hit Wonders written by Sarah Hill and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-24 with Music categories.
The one-hit wonder has a long and storied history in popular music, exhorting listeners to dance, to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, to ponder mortality, to get a job, to bask in the sunshine, or just to get up and dance again. Catchy, memorable, irritating, or simply ubiquitous, one-hit wonders capture something of the mood of a time. This collection provides a series of short, sharp chapters focusing on one-hit wonders from the 1950s to the present day, with a view toward understanding both the mechanics of success and the socio-musical contexts within which such songs became hits. Some artists included here might have aspired to success but only managed one hit, while others enjoyed lengthy, if unremarkable, careers after their initial chart success. Put together, these chapters provide not only a capsule history of popular music tastes, but also ruminations on the changing nature of the music industry and the mechanics of fame.
The Mist
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Author : Ragnar Jónasson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2020-04-30
The Mist written by Ragnar Jónasson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with Fiction categories.
A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Is this the best crime writer in the world today?' The Times 'Triumphant. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense' Ian Rankin 'A world-class crime writer' Sunday Times _______ 1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut everybody out. But it didn't. The couple should never have let him in. But they did. An unexpected guest, a liar, a killer. Not all will survive the night. And Detective Hulda will be haunted forever . . . FROM THE TWO MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR _______ 'This is Icelandic noir of the highest order' Daily Mail 'It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction' The Times 'This is such a tense, gripping read' Anthony Horowitz 'Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us' The Times Literary Supplement Praise for Ragnar Jónasson 'Superb . . . chilling . . . one of the great tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction' Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month 'A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended' Lee Child 'Chilling - a must-read' Peter James 'A stunningly atmospheric story. Pitch-perfect, beautifully paced. Ragnar Jónasson is at the top of his game, and a master of the genre' Will Dean 'Darkly claustrophobic . . . Perfect mid-winter reading' Ann Cleeves
Secret North
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Author : G.J. Walker-Smith
language : en
Publisher: G.J. Walker-Smith
Release Date : 2014-05
Secret North written by G.J. Walker-Smith and has been published by G.J. Walker-Smith this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Book 4 in the #1 bestselling Wishes Series Ryan Décarie could literally charm the pants off anyone. It was his biggest talent and his biggest downfall. When he crosses paths with Bente Denison five long years after breaking her heart, sparks fly. Trying to convince her that he’s finally ready for something more serious isn’t easy – and the reason why is simple. He’s never had anything serious. Totally clueless when it comes to meaningful relationships, Ryan’s in dire need of guidance, and it comes from the most unlikely source imaginable – his four-year-old niece, Bridget.
Confessions Of A One Hit Wonder
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Author : Clive Farrington
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-05-10
Confessions Of A One Hit Wonder written by Clive Farrington and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-10 with categories.
"I guess what made "The Promise" so special was my (at the time) insane Linn Drum programming and Roland SH101 bass line coupled with the verse and chorus melodic vocals. I remember speaking with our producer, Ben Rogan about this during the recording. But, five years later, when it all exploded, I realised that the nature of the song and its low and high vocals, made it feel like it should be sung in a Gothic cathedral, allowing a hymn to be sent to the Gods" - Clive Farrington From The Cover and Foreward... It's rare when a song hits the charts twice, over 15 years apart. But "The Promise" by When In Rome did just that, first on its own in 1988, then as part of the unexpected smash indie movie "Napoleon Dynamite." The song's resurgence lifted When In Rome from "whatever became of" status, but also brought with it unexpected challenges. Whether you're a diehard 80's music fan, a musician, or you just love "The Promise," Clive's story will entertain, inform, and surprise you. "Confessions Of A One Hit Wonder" is the classic cautionary tale... Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it! This is Clive Farrington's story... the story of how When In Rome (the group AND the album) came together... and seemingly broke apart. It gives a great slice of vision into what the music business was like in the late 1980s. It shows what can happen when bands succeed... for good and for bad. And it shows the power of that one song, and how it can stick within people's lives.
Let There Be Pebble
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Author : Zachary M. Jack
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
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Let There Be Pebble written by Zachary M. Jack and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Sports & Recreation categories.
It was "scary," Jack Nicklaus said of Pebble Beach, and gave him nightmares so acute he famously woke his wife on the eve of his 1972 U.S. Open victory totally spooked. "It's not a golf course," sportswriter Jim Murray wrote, "it's a hellship." Golf writer Dan Jenkins once joked that the famed venue of the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am should be dubbed "Double Bogey-by-the-Sea." A one-time failed Division One golf walk-on, Zachary Michael Jack opts to stare down an early midlife crisis by chronicling a U.S. Open year spent at Pebble Beach, object of his ailing father's fantasies and site of the nation's number one public course and its fairy-tale host town, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. There, along the blue Pacific, he traces the colorful, capricious, and comical world of golf on the Monterey Peninsula as never before via interviews with legends of the game Johnny Miller, Gary Player, and Tom Watson; with today's brightest stars-Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson, and Bubba Watson; and with some of its most famous celebrity linksters-actor Bill Murray, Olympic soccer star Brandi Chastain, and billionaire entrepreneur Charles Schwab. Conducting more than one hundred interviews, Jack ranges far and wide to get the scoop, talking golfing haunts with bestselling golf novelist Michael Murphy; teeing up with members of a Carmel-based worldwide golfing society devoted to mystical play; learning to play Pebble at the knee of one of the Top 50 Golf Teachers in America and with a Carmel-based journeyman pro described as "a golf savant"; and raising a cup with a lifelong Pebble Beach resident and caddy who, unbeknownst to the hackers he shepherds, is a Hall of Fame golfer. By turns hilarious, haunting, and historic, Let There Be Pebble reveals the utter uniqueness-the people, the rich history, the unforgettable setting and sporting culture-of this one-of-a-kind golfing cathedral.
The Ultimate Celebrity Quiz Book
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Author : Jack Goldstein
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2014-10-09
The Ultimate Celebrity Quiz Book written by Jack Goldstein and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-09 with Games & Activities categories.
Which celebrity once told the world that she just wanted one day off to go swimming, eat ice cream and look at rainbows? Who can make you Fit in 30 Days? Which famous couple's children are called Kingston and Zuma? And what in the world are Juggalos? Actors, singers, royals, perfumes, breakdowns, crazy purchases, weddings and divorces are amongst the many subjects which will test your celebrity knowledge in this fantastic quiz book with five hundred questions and answers. From trivia everyone should know through to questions that would tax even the most avid celeb-watcher, you'll be entertained for hours. Whether you read on your own, or want to quiz a group of friends, this is a perfect addition for your bookshelf.
Singing The Body Electric The Human Voice And Sound Technology
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Author : Miriama Young
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-03
Singing The Body Electric The Human Voice And Sound Technology written by Miriama Young and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-03 with Music categories.
Singing the Body Electric explores the relationship between the human voice and technology, offering startling insights into the ways in which technological mediation affects our understanding of the voice, and more generally, the human body. From the phonautograph to magnetic tape and now to digital sampling, Miriama Young visits particular musical and literary works that define a century-and-a-half of recorded sound. She discusses the way in which the human voice is captured, transformed or synthesised through technology. This includes the sampled voice, the mechanical voice, the technologically modified voice, the pliable voice of the digital era, and the phenomenon by which humans mimic the sounding traits of the machine. The book draws from key electro-vocal works spanning a range of genres - from Luciano Berio's Thema: Omaggio a Joyce to Radiohead, from Alvin Lucier's I Am Sitting in a Room, to Björk, and from Pierre Henry's Variations on a Door and a Sigh to Christian Marclay's Maria Callas. In essence, this book transcends time and musical style to reflect on the way in which the machine transforms our experience of the voice. The chapters are interpolated by conversations with five composers who work creatively with the voice and technology: Trevor Wishart, Katharine Norman, Paul Lansky, Eduardo Miranda and Bora Yoon. This book is an interdisciplinary enterprise that combines music aesthetics and musical analysis with literature and philosophy.
Celebrity
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Author : Chris Rojek
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2004-11-01
Celebrity written by Chris Rojek and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-01 with Education categories.
An analysis of the cult of celebrity in modern society.
Good Nights Out
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Author : Aleks Sierz
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-12-12
Good Nights Out written by Aleks Sierz and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-12 with Performing Arts categories.
London's West End is a global success story, staging phenomenal hit shows that have delighted millions of spectators and generated billions of pounds in revenue. In Good Nights Out, Aleks Sierz provides a thematic survey of such popular theatre shows that were enormous commercial successes over the past 75 years. He argues that these outstanding hits have a lot to say about the collective cultural, social and political attitudes and aspirations of the country, and about how our national identity - and theatre's role in creating it - has evolved over the decades. The book spans a range of work from almost forgotten plays, such as R. F. Delderfield's Worm's Eye View and Hugh Hastings's Seagulls Over Sorrento, to well-known mega-hits, such as The Mousetrap and The Phantom of the Opera. Such popular work has tended to be undervalued by some critics and commentators mainly because it has not been thought to be a suitable subject for inclusion in the canon of English Literature. By contrast, Sierz demonstrates that genres such as the British musical, light comedy, sex farce or murder mystery are worth appreciating not only for their intrinsic theatrical qualities, but also as examples of the dream life of the British people. The book challenges the idea that mega-hits are merely escapist entertainments and instead shows how they contribute to the creation of powerful myths about our national life. The analysis of such shows also points towards the possibility of creating an alternative history of postwar British theatre.
Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man
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Author : John Perkins
language : en
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Release Date : 2004-11-09
Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man written by John Perkins and has been published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.