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New... comp. BEATLES FAB FOUR FAQ 28 May 2008  As we've just had the pleasure of guiding Stu Shea around Blighty, it seems appropriate to give five copies of his excellent book away as a prize. Please mail Jon the answer to this simple question: Errol Brown recorded a reggae-fied version of a signature Beatles' tune in 1969. What was the song? Ps. Our Folk Rock box set comp. is now closed.  More Riot On Sunset Strip... US Summer Schedule  Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood / Film and Book events, Summer, 2008 Thursday, June 26, 7 p.m.: Skylight Books in the historic Los Feliz district of Los Angeles, will host Riot on Sunset Strip author Domenic Priore, who will bring his "Sunset Strip '66" slide show to the proceedings. Skylight Books is at 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California. (323) 660-1175 www.skylightbooks.com Friday and Saturday, June 27 & 28: Sunset Strip Music Festival, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood will feature Riot on Sunset Strip author Domenic Priore along with friend and collaborator Brian Chidester, screening their Beatnik-era Sunset Strip slide show. Sunday, June 29, 7 p.m.: LOVE documentary...at The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Author Domenic Priore hosts a double feature with UK director Chris Hall's excellent film about the band Love, Love Story, featuring interviews with all original members (which includes a guided tour through "The Castle" by Arthur Lee, who also wrote the foreword to Riot on Sunset Strip). The bill will be enhanced by Seattle documentary-maker Kristian St. Clair's film This is Gary McFarland, about the L.A. born-and-raised, Modern Jazz/Bossa Nova artist who was based in New York during the '60s, and passed away under mysterious circumstances in 1971. For Love fans, Gary's music sounds a lot like "Orange Skies". This will be part of the annual "Mods and Rockers" festival. The American Cinematheque at The Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California. (323) 466-3456 www.americancinematheque.com Thursday, August 28, 29 and 30: Riot on Sunset Strip Weekend at The Red Vic Movie House, Haight Street, San Francisco. Thursday, August 28: You Are What You Eat, a documentary shot in both Los Angeles and San Francisco during 1966, showing the love ins, Teen Age Fair, the September '66 Zappa/Mothers of Invention Freak Out at Shrine Auditorium, body painting at Vito's Studio (with Von Dutch) and a whole lot more, no narration, just music. Friday, August 29: The Trip, starring Peter Fonda, and Arthur Lee's psychedelic house circa 1966. Cameo by Gram Parsons in The International Submarine Band, and just a wild ride on L.S.D. through the eyes of filmmaker Roger Corman. Saturday, August 30: Riot on Sunset Strip, starring Aldo Ray, but really starring The Standells, The Chocolate Watchband, The Enemys and "the people of Sunset Strip" from late 1966. A great exploitation movie cut in about a week, with groovy threads throughout (often worn by Laurie Mock) and an incredible, tripped out dance segment by Mimsy Farmer. The Red Vic Movie House is located at 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, California. (415) 668-3994 www.redvicmoviehouse.com Stay tuned for more Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood-based events in the fall... Ooooh... lots on: Beatles promo tour, Sid takes Million Dollar Bash to the USA, the Interactive Keyboard Bible begins filming... and more.... 15 May 2008 Our very own John & Paul (John Blaney, author of the new Jawbone title Beatles For Sale, and Stu Shea, author of Hal Leonard's acclaimed Fab Four FAQ) have been spun out onto the road by the almighty, Tasmanian Devil-like, whirlwind inducing Jawbone PR engine. The chaps have had a wonderful time enjoying some unexpected UK spring sunshine and doing a variety of radio show from Teeside to Devon, taking in Liverpool, London, Suffolk, Bristol and Gloucester along the way. Jon 'Mojo' Mills (publicist in the London office) joined the writers for two days in London visiting the BBC and a few choice hostelries, whilst Jawbone Editorial Director Tony Bacon introduced them to the wonders of the Wild West — Bristol to be precise. Everyone clicked and music and books have been discussed at great length with further titles already a possibility. Watch this space.  (Left) Stu Shea enjoying the Liverpool sun.********************* Meanwhile, Jawbone's very own Sid Griffin will be heading off across the pond shortly to further promote his excellent Million Dollar Bash.... This will surely be a lot of fun and we're certain that Sid will win over his fellow Americans and spread the word.  (Left) Hollywood starlet Misha Barton gets hip to Million Dollar Bash... SID'S AMERICAN READINGS Sunday, June 8, 2:00 PM, Boston (Back Bay) Borders # 330, http://www.bordersstores.com/stores/store_pg.jsp?storeID=330 551 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 236-1444 Contact: Melissa Fulkerson Tel: (617) 557-4995 Email: Mfulkers@bordersgroupinc.com Tuesday, June 10, 7:00 PM, Washington D.C. (Georgetown) B&N # 2673, http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do;jsessionid=D4EED9AF9F880C1A3E5F2762AF5D9638?store=2673 3040 M Street NW Washington, DC 20007 (202) 965-9880 Contact: Gunjan Koul Fax: (202) 965-9361 Voice Mail: (202) 965-9360 Email: CRM2673@bn.com Wednesday, June 11, 8:00 PM, Woodstock, NY Colony Café, http://www.myspace.com/COLONYCAFE, http://www.colonycafe.com/ 22 Rock City Road Woodstock, NY 12498 (845) 679-5342 Contact: Jeff Harrigfeld Email: colonycafe@gmail.com Friday, June 13, 7:30 PM, NYC (Greenwich Village) B&N, # 2017, http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do?store=2017 396 Ave. of the Americas (8th St.) New York, NY 10011 (212) 674-8780 Contact: Donna Rausch Fax: (212) 475-9082 Voice Mail: (212) 674-8780 Email: CRM2017@bn.comCRM2017@bn.com Monday, June 16, 7:00 PM, Louisville B&N, # 2196, http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do?store=2196 4100 Summit Plaza Drive Louisville, KY 40241 (502) 327-0410 Contact: Denice Ruddle Voice Mail: (502) 327-7440 Email: CRM2196@bn.comCRM2196@bn.com Sunday, June 22, 5:00 PM, Los Angeles (West Hollywood) Book Soup, http://www.booksoup.com/ 8818 Sunset Blvd. W. Hollywood, CA 90069 (310) 659-3110 Contact: Tyson Cornell Voice Mail: (310) 659-3684 Email: tyson@booksoup.com *********************  The latest title in our renowned interactive series The Totally Interactive Keyboard Bible will begin filming in early June at The Battersea Arts Centre. Presentedby keymeisters Janette Mason and Steve Lodder the film will chronicle the development of keyboards starting with the acoustic piano right through to sample based synthesizers. As the duo guide the viewer through a wide variety of musical styles all manner of genres and styles will be covered starting with jazz and blues, moving through the 1950s and 1970s with boogie, rock and roll, gospel, rock, funk and reggae. With the advent of cheap synthesizers in the 1980s many musicians decided to ditch guitars and embrace synth soundscapes and electro or to reshape soul and latin music with complex synth based rhythms. However, as the 1990s dawned a return to the more traditional guitar, bass and drums set up with the trusty Hammond organ taking a leading role in indie, alt. country and soul became fashionable whilst piano-led singer-songwriter ballads also grew in popularity. Meanwhile dance, hip hop and techno continued to grow making use of the advance technology of computer based music and sample based synthesizers. Everyone knows the Vox Continental organ solo on The Animals' "House Of The Rising Sun" or the heart stopping thrum of The Prodigy's synth driven "Fire ********************* | About us JAWBONE was launched in 2007 by the team behind many best-selling Backbeat and Thunder Bay titles, including How To Write Songs On Guitar, Beatles Gear, Totally Guitar, and The Piano Handbook . In its first year, Jawbone published a run of acclaimed titles -- including Million Dollar Bash, Strange Brew, and Bowie In Berlin -- and launched a new series of interactive packages that combine practical handbooks with specially-filmed DVD features. As well as publishing its own books, Jawbone continues to produce Backbeat-branded books for Hal Leonard. You can now buy all of our books directly from this site either by going straight to our Amazon store or by clicking on the links on any of the book pages. It really couldn't be any easier. We can also be found on MySpace and YouTube. Previous posts November 2007 January 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 |
