Iggy and the Stooges, were one of the most bizarre and exciting rock acts to spawn out of the late 1960s. In this book, Jean Palay takes readers on a musical flight into groups history which starts in 1967.With three groundbreaking albums, the Stooges made rock music interesting again- injecting much needed danger into it.A big focus is on the Raw Power days, and their last tour- which they were lucky enough to survive! Includes new photos and interviews by people who witnessed the beauty and horror of their live set. A must read for new and old fans alike!

Iggy and the Stooges, were one of the most bizarre and exciting rock acts to spawn out of the late 1960s. In this book, Jean F. Palay, takes readers on a musical flight into the groups history - which starts in 1967. With three groundbreaking albums, The Stooges made rock music interesting again; injecting much needed danger into it. In 1970, the band released "Funhouse" and gave a historic performance at the Cincinnati Pop Festival; where Iggy was immortalized into crowd walking Jesus, that would save rock n' roll. 1971, saw changes in lineups and sound; as the band prepared themselves for the final album- which would fuel the beginnings of true punk rock.A big focus is on the Raw Power days, and their last tour - which took them across the U.S and a few cities in Canada,ending on February 9th,1974 in Detroit. During that period, the band would play powerful shows from Atlanta to Vancouver, as recounted by people who were actually there! In their success ,the group was constantly presented with obstacles that threatened their art and trust in those who tried to take advantage of them. From shady record execs to bad deals,the Stooges had to build armour and truck on through to the end. Includes new photos and interviews by people who witnessed the beauty and horror of their live set. Also included is a rare transcribed 1974 conversation between Iggy Pop and Dick Clark. A must read for new and old fans alike!

The aim of this book is to provide a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of the music of the 1970s. There are over 1000 entries on the bands, musicians, songwriters, producers and record labels of this decade, everyone who had any significant impact on the development of rock and pop music. From the stars who, unlike Hendrix, Joplin and Morrison, survived the sixties only to be dudded as dinosaurs, to the angry reactions of punk and the new wave and the sounds of glam rock and disco, this encylopaedia aims to answer any query about any aspect of seventies music. As well as the giants of the decade, such as Queen, Abba and Fleetwood Mac, the book also includes those artists who only flourished briefly.

“Everything a really great music memoir should be.” —Colin Meloy The Pogues injected the fury of punk into Irish folk music and gave the world the troubled, iconic, darkly romantic songwriter Shane MacGowan. Here Comes Everybody is a memoir written by founding member and accordion player James Fearnley, drawn from his personal experiences and the series of journals and correspondence he kept throughout the band’s career. Fearnley describes the coalescence of a disparate collection of vagabonds living in the squats of London’s Kings Cross, with, at its center, the charismatic MacGowan and his idea of turning Irish traditional music on its head. With beauty, lyricism, and great candor, Fearnley tells the story of how the band watched helplessly as their singer descended into a dark and isolated world of drugs and drink, and sets forth the increasingly desperate measures they were forced to take. James Fearnley was born in 1954 in Worsley, Manchester. He played guitar in various bands, including The Nips with Shane MacGowan, before becoming the accordion player in The Pogues. Fearnley continues to tour with the band and lives in Los Angeles.

The transformation of schooling from a twelve-year jail sentence to freedom to learn. John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction , now available in paperback, focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier book, Dumbing Us Down , introduced the now-famous expression of the title into the common vernacular. Weapons of Mass Instruction adds another chilling metaphor to the brief against conventional schooling. Gatto demonstrates that the harm school inflicts is rational and deliberate. The real function of pedagogy, he argues, is to render the common population manageable. To that end, young people must be conditioned to rely upon experts, to remain divided from natural alliances and to accept disconnections from their own lived experiences. They must at all costs be discouraged from developing self-reliance and independence. Escaping this trap requires a strategy Gatto calls "open source learning" which imposes no artificial divisions between learning and life. Through this alternative approach our children can avoid being indoctrinated-only then can they achieve self-knowledge, good judgment, and courage.

We are at war. Weve been in WWIII for many decades now. We have been systematically targeted on different fronts and locations. Alas, my beloved America has not recognized it yet... This war is aimed at you, your family, your country, and at Western civilization as a whole. The name of your enemy is Soviet Fascism. To survive and win the war, awareness and knowledge about the enemy is imperative. This nonfi ction work chronicles the development of world politics in the twentieth and twenty-fi rst centuries. Discover the single driving force behind todays threat of global terrorism. Learn why the 9/11 attack was just one link in a long chain of battles against Western civilization and how Islam and oil are being used as weapons by a very determined enemy that is fi ghting for world domination. The author sets the stage with fi rst-hand narrative from her unique and horrifying experiences as a child in Russia. Then, she demonstrates how a global war set in motion nearly a century ago continues to pose the largest and most imminent threat to the United States and the world. Decide for yourself once you have seen Ms. Pipkos evidence ranging from Russias aggressive foreign policy and growing intelligence apparatus to infi ltration into foreign governments, businesses, and institutions, including UN. What is Happening to America? The Hidden Truth of Global Destruction is Ms. Pipkos third book. It continues exposing the roots of modern terrorism, its ideology and modus operandi. The book is a profound contribution of fi rst-hand experience and information, which brings to light the as-yet uncovered truth about Russia and its role in the ongoing global strife we see every day. With Simona Pipkos heartfelt voice, this book is also an intriguing retelling of a life lived purposefully.