In 1963 sixteen-year-old JJ Green, a songwriter interning at New York City's famous Brill Building, finds herself a writing partner in Luke Silver, a boy who seems to connect instantly with her music, and they start cutting their first demo with Dulcie Brown, a legend who has fallen on hard times, with a secret past.
An eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl joins her performing arts school's J-Pop club, where the members form an imitation band of their favorite girl group, coming together from different corners of the school to help and support one another along the way.
"Spending an entire summer on tour as a backup singer for pop star Nika Nitro? What? ! That's the dream, right? Especially for Jenni, Lauren, and Maggie, three misfit performing arts students with hopes of making it in the music world. But being twenty feet from fame isn't easy. Between crushes, constant rehearsals, Nika's sky-high expectations, and their own insecurities, this dream is starting to feel more like a nightmare. And that's before they accidentally start a beef with a rival band threatening to reveal a secret that could end Nika's career"--Publisher's description.
"This title focuses on the history of pop music and gives detailed information related to its origins and fun facts about superstars spanning from the Beach Boys to Taylor Swift"--Provided by publisher.
Contains 18,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about popular music, covering artists, recordings, terms, organizations, and other topics; and includes rated album and video listings, bibliographies, and indexes.
Told through police transcripts, tweets, direct messages, and two voices, pop sensation Eric inadvertently falls in love with his biggest fan, agoraphobic Tessa, through deception, leading to a real-life meeting with dire consequences.
"Sierra is tired of being known as 'the sweetest girl in the ice cream shop,' but she still wants everybody to like her! Can she spice up her personality and still keep all her friends? Sierra decides to pour her feelings into an original song--and through music, she might be able to find her voice"--Provided by publisher.
Contains over 3,300 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about popular music bands and performers, covering rock, rap, dance, rhythm and blues, blues, soul, country, and folk. Includes discographies, andalbum ratings.
a Rock's Backpages reader : 40 years of classic rock journalism
Hoskyns, Barney
2003
An archive of articles by the editor's favorite rock writers, culled from his Web site, "Rock's Backpages," includes pieces on such artists as the Beatles, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, and Madonna.
