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New Led Zeppelin Book Coming Out

Carl Coffey — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:25:19 +0000

Led Zeppelin fans heading your way next week “Led Zeppelin: Sound and Fury", a new digital book by photographer Neal Preston, will be available on April 15.

Stevie Nicks offers up the introduction to the book that among other things contains over 250 photographs of Led Zeppelin. You’ll also find audio commentaries, video interviews, and much more.

Paws to Read With The Dogs At The Library

Carl Coffey — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:35:37 +0000

Book your reading time for "Paws to Read". Faith, a lovely golden retriever who is also a therapy dog, will be returning to the Lapeer District Library's Marguerite deAngeli Branch on West Nepessing Street in Lapeer starting Tuesday January 15, 2013. Faith, who has been trained to listen to young readers, will be in attendance from 3:30 pm-5:00 pm on Tuesday afternoons.

Free Books Available At The Family Literacy Center

Carl Coffey — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:28:57 +0000

The Family Literacy Center in Lapeer accepts donations of new and gently-used books for all ages and reading levels on a daily basis and passes them on to the public to encourage literacy. Members of the community are welcome to stop by the book room at the center to take home a few books. The [...]

Neil Young's Autobiography Arrives In October

Carl Coffey — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:27:39 +0000

Neil Young has written his memoir, “Waging Heavy Peace” and will be released next month. Covering everything from his coming on the Los Angeles music scene out of Canada, and becoming a member of The Buffalo Springfield to the present day. The long awaited autobiography reads like Neil’s music catalog you never know where he’ll [...]

New Rush Book From Neil Peart Is A Best Seller

Carl Coffey — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:27:18 +0000

“Clockwork Angels: The Novel” which is the companion work to Rush’s new album of the same name – written by Rush drummer Neil Peart and bestselling science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson, is number 18 on The New York Times “Hardcover Fiction” best sellers list. “Clockwork Angels: The Novel” was published on September 1. Anderson teamed [...]

Pete Townshend Autobiography Will Hit Stores Next Month

Steph Barber — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:39:14 +0000

Finally! The Who’s Pete Townshend has been working on his book for fifteen years or so. Now he shares the book’s title and release date. Pete’s book will be titled “Who I Am” and will be available in stores on October 11 or order from Amazon on October 8 (it’s on sale here as well!). [...]

Book Your Reading Time With Faith, The Therapy Dog

Carl Coffey — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:52:22 +0000

Faith, a lovely golden retriever who is also a therapy dog, will be returning to the Lapeer District Library's Marguerite deAngeli Branch on W. Nepessing Street in Lapeer starting today September 11, 2012. Faith, who has been trained to listen to young readers, will be in attendance from 3:30 pm-5:00 pm on Tuesday afternoons. Fifteen minute appointments may be made with Faith by calling the children’s department at the library: 810-664-6971.

Pete Townshend Book Almost Here

Carl Coffey — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:29:36 +0000

Pete Townshend is finally release his memoir, “Who I Am.” The book was accepted by Pete’s publisher just two weeks ago and the intial 1000 pages were cut down to 500. The book will be published on October 8th, a few weeks before The Who start their “Quadrophenia” tour on November 1st in Florida. The [...]

Bryan Adams Exposes His Photos

Carl Coffey — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:17:49 +0000

On the way a new collection from Bryan Adams and it's not music it's photography. Bryan's pictures have been in "Vanity Fair" and "Vogue," and one of his portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Rush's 'Clockwork Angels' Gets Novel Spinoff for ECW Press

Chad Childers — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:49:30 +0000

Rush definitely delved a little bit into concept album territory with their latest release, ‘Clockwork Angels,’ and for those who want to go a little further into the story, you should check out ‘Clockwork Angels: The Novel,’ which will be released next month by ECW Press.

Fifty Shades Books Cause Huge Demand For Portland Hotel

Steph Barber — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:00:59 +0000

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Author of New Mick Jagger Book Says Eric Clapton 'Begged Him' Not to Steal His Girlfriend

Billy Dukes — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:48:39 +0000

Mick Jagger‘s sexual exploits have been the topic of conversation lately, as a new book called ‘Mick: the Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger’ details his many affairs with famous women, and men. The book’s author, journalist Christopher Andersen, tells Washington D.C. radio station Big 100.3 that the Rolling Stones singer made romance a competition.

Hot New Book On Mick Jagger

Carl Coffey — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:54:26 +0000

The Rolling Stones are marking their 50th anniversary, and Mick Jagger is author Christopher Andersen subject in his new book Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger will be released this week, reveals the many sides of Sir Mick. Including details about Jagger’s sexual exploits with over 4,000 women also his encounters with several of rock’s biggest male stars.

AC/DC's 'A Giant Dose Of Rock & Roll' Tour Program Sells For Gigantic Price

Karen 'Gilly' Laney — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:44:55 +0000

A rare AC/DC Australian only 1976 tour program sold for $1500 during an eBay auction and, considering its limited availability it’s surprising that it didn’t fetch more. Tagged as the “holy grail” of AC/DC collectables this tour program is a rarity for two reasons: it was issued only in Australia and it was quickly banned!

Dee Snider Reveals How Motorhead Helped Twisted Sister Break Through Overseas: Book Excerpt

Matthew Wilkening — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:27:32 +0000

Dee Snider‘s autobiography ‘Shut Up and Give Me the Mic’ is filled with fantastic, informative stories about the Twisted Sister frontman’s life in rock. One of the best, which we’ve been generously allowed to share with you in full here, reveals how Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead played a crucial role in helping Twisted Sister break [...]

Free Women's Self-Defense Class

Carl Coffey — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:33:01 +0000

The Marguerite deAngeli Branch of the Lapeer District Library is offering a free presentation that will teach women self-defense on Saturday, June 30, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Steve Wessell, certified expert in American karate with thirty years of martial arts experience will instruct women, ages 16 and older. “I intend to inspire the participants with [...]

Like KFC On Facebook – Get Colonel's Autobiography, Recipes Free Today

Steph Barber — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:47:07 +0000

I should start by saying that the recipes included in the free Colonel Harland Sanders autobiography don't include the secret blend of herbs and spices that made his fried chicken world famous, but it promises to be a good read, and there are some fantastic southern recipes. Did I mention that you can have it for free? Details after the jump!

New Alice Cooper Book On The Way

Carl Coffey — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:46:40 +0000

A new book on the career of Alice Cooper will be coming out September 1. Welcome to My Nightmare: The Story of Alice Cooper, it is written by Dave Thompson, author of a numerous rock biographies. The book’s official description is this: “Drawing from exclusive and unpublished interviews with a variety of names and faces [...]

New Fleetwood Mac Book

Carl Coffey — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:12:19 +0000

A book about one of the most artistically and commercially successful albums ever (37 weeks at #1), written by someone who was there and a part of the production. “Making Rumours: The Inside Story Of The Classic Fleetwood Mac Album” by co-producer/engineer Ken Caillat will be released on April 10th.

Paul McCartney's Cooking With New Book

Carl Coffey — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:54:16 +0000

Paul McCartney is providing some assistance to people who want to trim the meat from their diet. He's helping to expanding the "Meat Free Monday" campaign with a new cookbook. Paul created "The Meat Free Monday Cookbook" with his daughters Mary and Stella. The book features 52 days' worth of vegetarian menu ideas to cover every Monday of the year.