{"title":"Peter Aaron","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Aaron's works delve into the vibrant world of music and cultural icons, offering insightful explorations that blend biography with wider artistic contexts. His writing captures the essence of influential bands and figures, grounding their stories in rich detail and engaging narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful examinations of musical history and its cultural impact, presented with both passion and clarity. Aaron’s books are a compelling choice for those interested in the intersections of biography, memoir, and contemporary arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"moving-in-stereo-by-peter-aaron-9781493075317","title":"Moving in Stereo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sounds of new wave pop music and the early days of MTV were defined by the work of a handful of iconic musicians, and few stood taller in that era than Ric Ocasek, frontman and primary songwriter for the Cars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe band charted thirteen Top 40 singles in the U.S. from 1978 to 1987. The music video for their song “You Might Think” won MTV’s first-ever Video of the Year award, and their biggest hit, “Drive,” became a Top 10 hit across the globe. They would ultimately be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Following the band’s breakup in 1988, Ocasek continued to have a lively professional as well as personal life—dating supermodels, publishing poetry, and appearing in movies. He enjoyed enormous success as a producer, working with such bands as Weezer, No Doubt, Guided by Voices, and the Bad Brains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoving in Stereo: The Life of Ric Ocasek, the Driving Force of the Cars\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an in-depth guide to Ocasek's life and catalog as a musician. Drawing on interviews, personal reminiscences, and the journalistic coverage he so reliably inspired, it gives a memorable portrait of one of the most essential voices in pop music during the MTV era and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431680458988,"sku":"9781493075317","price":73.08,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781493075317.jpg?v=1774557406"},{"product_id":"the-band-faq-by-peter-aaron-9781617136139","title":"The Band FAQ","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a way that no prior rock act had done, the Band assimilated, remade, and contagiously celebrated the rich, deep tributaries of American vernacular music. Blues, country, jazz, folk, gospel, soul, rock 'n' roll: the members soaked it all up, distilling what they heard and felt into an alchemical brew all their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVia this vibrant concoction, the group—Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson—reshaped popular music, creating the genre now known as roots rock and giving us classic songs like \"The Weight,\" \"Up on Cripple Creek,\" and \"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Band wove a history that rivals the epic scenes they sang about: from their early years as rockabilly wild man Ronnie Hawkins’ group, the Hawks, and their groundbreaking tours and Basement Tapes period with Bob Dylan, through their emergence as the Band with 1968's landmark album \u003cem\u003eMusic from Big Pink\u003c\/em\u003e, they reigned as one of rock's most popular acts, culminating with rock's greatest concert movie, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Waltz\u003c\/em\u003e, and their 1980s reunion and ultimate demise with the tragic deaths of Manuel and Danko.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Band FAQ\u003c\/em\u003e digs deep to discuss different facets of the Band's collective and individual stories, providing intensive analysis of their recordings; highlighting their key concerts, collaborations with Bob Dylan, outside projects, musical and non-musical influences, and their contemporary artists; and examining the group's formidable effect on popular music and their still-thriving legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA host of rare images rounds out the book, which is a must-have for new and longtime fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471726362860,"sku":"9781617136139","price":48.32,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6cb3b2bb1097dc0b18e75cb4606705ef.jpg?v=1775792201"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/peter-aaron.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}