Chris Tapley traces lines in all directions from Blue Bell Knoll to paint a revealing portrait of the enigmatic trio and their career-long struggles with self-doubt
his landmark recordings and two Grammy awards all get extensive attention in this biography
they each turned their train quarters into writing and drawing “studios” where they engaged in conversations and arguments and shared experiences of the discomforts and failures of recent times
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Guns N' Roses uncovers a postmodern portrait that persuades its viewer to think differently about their symbolic importance
60 Songs That Explain the '90s electro Chris Tapley traces lines inONE OF PITCHFORKS BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2023 Now in paperback, a companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes readers through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefinable decade. The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of genres and lifestyles and superstars, from grunge to hip hop, from sumptuous R&B to rambunctious ska punk, from Axl to Kurt to Missy to Santana to Tupac to