Writer, podcaster and rock bassist Aaron Joy presents his series of music crossword puzzle books. Each book looks at the bands, albums and history, including famous and indie musicians. Great for the fan, musician or history buff. Visit the publisher www.lulu.com/aronmatyas to find all his books. This volume includes 19 puzzles featuring some of rock's greatest and most influential electric keyboard players. Also check out the sister volume of acoustic pianists, while both volumes are available in a combined omnibus edition. Features: Jordan Rudess, Keith Emerson, Tony Banks, Chuck Leavell, Erik Norlander, Derek Sherinian, Geoff Downes, Rick Wakeman, Richard Wright, Ray Manzarek, Steve Winwood albums & songs, Jens Johansson, Michael T. Ross, Benmont Tench, Dennis DeYoung, Christine McVie, Gregg Rolie albums & songs, Jane Mangini, Donald Fagen, Ian McLagan, Jon Lord albums, Dizzy Reed, Madonna Wayne Gacy

Writer, podcaster and bassist Aaron Joy presents his series of music crossword puzzle books. Each book looks at the bands, albums and general history, including famous and indie musicians. Great for the fan, musician or history buff. Visit the publisher www.lulu.com/aronmatyas to find all his books. This volume includes 15 puzzles featuring the leading bands of the Krautrock movement, including: Popul Vuh, Embryo, Agitation Free, Gila, Floh de Cologne, La Dusseldorf, Harmonia, Wallenstein, Guru Guru, Cosmic Jokers, Ash Ra Tempel/Ashra, Xhol Caravan/Xhol, Brainticket, Moebius and Plank, Tangerine Dream, Faust, Neu!, Kluster/Cluster, Eruption, Kraftwerk, Can, Amon Duul, Amon Duul II.

Aaron Joy presents a new series of rock music crossword books. 14 new puzzles in each book looking at the bands, albums & general trivia of bands, both famous & forgotten, fringe & mainstream. A great starting point for growing a CD collection, enjoying a particular musical genre or winning the next game of rock music trivia. Series 1 includes: thrash, grunge, classic New York rock bands (4 bonus puzzles), women in rock, prog-rock & L.A. hair metal. Features the topics: Queen, Marillion, Jethro Tull, Rush, Krautrock, Asia, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, other bands, Dream Theater, King Crimson, Savatage/Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

All Gates Open presents the definitive story of arguably the most influential and revered avant-garde band of the late twentieth century: CAN. It consists of two books. In Book One, Rob Young gives us the full biography of a band that emerged at the vanguard of what would come to be called the Krautrock scene in late sixties Cologne. With Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay - two classically trained students of Stockhausen - at the heart of the band, CAN's studio and live performances burned an incendiary trail through the decade that followed: and left a legacy that is still reverberating today in hip hop, post rock, ambient, and countless other genres. Rob Young's account draws on unique interviews with all founding members of CAN, as well as their vocalists, friends and music industry associates. And he revisits the music, which is still deliriously innovative and unclassifiable more than four decades on. All Gates Open is a portrait of a group who worked with visionary intensity and belief, outside the system and inside their own inner space. Book Two, Can Kiosk, has been assembled by Irmin Schmidt, founding member and guiding spirit of the band, as a 'collage - a technique long associated with CAN's approach to recording. There is an oral history of the band drawing on interviews that Irmin made with musicians who see CAN as an influence - such as Bobby Gillespie, Geoff Barrow, Daniel Miller, and many others. There are also interviews with artists and filmmakers like Wim Wenders and John Malkovitch, where Schmidt reflects on more personal matters and his work with film. Extracts of Schmidt's notebook and diaries from 2013-14 are also reproduced as a reflection on the creative process, and the memories, dreams, and epiphanies it entails. Can Kiosk offers further perspectives on a band that have inspired several generations of musicians and filmmakers in the voices of the artists themselves. CAN were unique, and their legacy is articulated in two books in this volume with the depth, rigour, originality, and intensity associated with the band itself. It is illustrated throughout with previously unseen art, photographs, and ephemera from the band's archive.

Belt out the tunes to your favorite songs as you complete more than 200 word search and crossword puzzles. Music lovers across a wide range of genres are sure to enjoy these word search and crossword puzzles—more than 200 total—themed around the most iconic musicians, bands, songs, and albums in history. From top guitarists and dynamic singing duos to punk rockers and grunge bands, each puzzle is sure to set you dancing and singing to your favorite beats.

Writer, podcaster and bassist Aaron Joy presents his series of blues music crossword puzzle books, spinning off from his rock crossword book series. Each book looks at the bands, albums and general history, including famous and indie musicians. Great for the fan, musician or history buff. At least 14 puzzles in each book. Visit the publisher www.lulu.com/aronmatyas to find all his books. This volume of 15 puzzles features the topics: Carey Bell, Billy Branch, Shakey Jake Harris, Sugar Blue, Slim Harpo, Charlie Musselwhite, Little Walter, Darrell Mansfield, Magic Dick, Paul deLay, Louisiana Red, Little Sonny, Big Walter Shakey Horton, Billy Boy Arnold, Grady Champion, Curtis Saldago, Sonny Terry, Jerry Portnoy, Snooky Pryor, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Paul Butterfield, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, John Popper & Blues Traveler, James Cotton.

When Muddy Waters came to London at the start of the '60s, a kid from Boston called Joe Boyd was his tour manager; when Dylan went electric at the Newport Festival, Joe Boyd was plugging in his guitar; when the summer of love got going, Joe Boyd was running the coolest club in London, the UFO; when a bunch of club regulars called Pink Floyd recorded their first single, Joe Boyd was the producer; when a young songwriter named Nick Drake wanted to give his demo tape to someone, he chose Joe Boyd. More than any previous '60s music autobiography, Joe Boyd's White Bicycles offers the real story of what it was like to be there at the time. His greatest coup is bringing to life the famously elusive figure of Nick Drake - the first time he's been written about by anyone who knew him well. As well as the '60s heavy-hitters, this book also offers wonderfully vivid portraits of a whole host of other musicians: everyone from the great jazzman Coleman Hawkins to the folk diva Sandy Denny, Lonnie Johnson to Eric Clapton, The Incredible String Band to Fairport Convention.