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The story of the life and career of Ian McCulloch, lead singer of Echo and the Bunnymen. The biography examines his solo career and his two critically acclaimed solo albums, his battle to overcome drink and drugs, his nervous breakdown, and the return of Echo and the Bunnymen in 1997.
A light-hearted crime caper, set in London.
The Sunday Times bestseller A Daily Telegraph Music Memoir of the Year Growing up in Liverpool in the 1960s and '70s, when skinheads, football violence and fear of just about everything was the natural order of things, a young Will Sergeant found the emerging punk scene provided a shimmer of hope amongst a crumbling city still reeling from the destruction of the Second World War. From school-day horrors and mud flinging fun to nights at Liverpool's punk club, Eric's, Sergeant was fuelled by and thrived on music. It was this devotion that led to the birth of the Bunnymen, to the days when he and Ian McCulloch would muck around with reel-to-reel recordings of song ideas in the back parlour of ...
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In the 1980s Echo and the Bunnymen could be heard in student digs and bedsits nationwide. This hugely influential indie band have survived death, drugs and violent musical differences, splits and make ups and are still going strong, recording and, significantly, playing to devoted audiences worldwide. And they are still fronted by the tousle-headed, shades-sporting, greatcoat wearing, chain-smoking Ian McCulloch, one of the great - and certainly outspoken - personalities in the business. Now Mac's decided the time is right to write a memoir of growing up in Liverpool in the '60s and '70s, of his twin passions of music and football (Liverpool, naturally) and his experiences as lead Bunnyman over 25 years of making music. Outspoken, clever and entertaining, Silverfish promises to be the engaging and unorthodox autobiography by one of British music's most iconic individuals...
The image is indelible: densely packed lines of slow-moving Redcoats picked off by American sharpshooters. Now Matthew H. Spring reveals how British infantry in the American Revolutionary War really fought. This groundbreaking book offers a new analysis of the British Army during the “American rebellion” at both operational and tactical levels. Presenting fresh insights into the speed of British tactical movements, Spring discloses how the system for training the army prior to 1775 was overhauled and adapted to the peculiar conditions confronting it in North America. First scrutinizing such operational problems as logistics, manpower shortages, and poor intelligence, Spring then focuses ...
From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks.
Mentored by Pete Townshend. Number one at 16 with Thunderclap Newman. Toured with Paul McCartney's Wings, John Mayall, Stone the Crows and Small Faces. His life cut short at 26. The authorized biography of Jimmy McCulloch, Little Wing is the first book to detail the Scottish guitarist's astonishing life and music career. Featuring over 200 rare images and exclusive interviews with close relatives, musicians, friends, and fans, McCulloch's story is traced from his humble roots to his rise to international prominence, and his untimely passing in 1979.
An informative history of early Highland regiments of the British army in North America. It collects essays on Highland weapons, uniforms, equipment, bagpipes and specialist soldiers, with a biographical register of various officers that served in the three regiments, including regimental muster rolls and returns.