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From the voice of a generation: The most highly anticipated autobiography of the year, and the story of a man who... is a Londoner and a Mod.... wanted The Who to be called The Hair.... loved The Everly Brothers, but not that ""drawling dope"" Elvis.... wanted to be a sculptor, a journalist, a...

Thunderclap Newman stunned the music world in the summer of 1969 with the success of their wonderfully odd debut single "Something In The Air", which ousted none other than the Beatles from the top of the charts. They followed up with an LP described by Nik Cohn as "one of the finest, most truly bizarre albums of the era" before disintegrating just a few months after its release. This is the story of one of the most unlikely combos in popular music history, and of the four disparate characters who formed its core.

Rose Sawyer war immer nur in einen Jungen verliebt. Pete Calhoun war der Bassist der heißesten Schulband, der Schwarm eines jeden Mädchens. Die gemeinsame Liebe zur Musik bringt sie einander näher, lässt sie erkennen, was wirklich wichtig ist. Fünfzehn Jahre später verlässt Rose ihre große Liebe, und Pete versteht die Welt nicht mehr. Er hat doch alles für sie getan, hat sein ganzes Leben geändert, um ihr gerecht zu werden. Pete stürzt sich in die Arbeit, aber vergessen kann er nicht, ebenso wenig wie Rose. Als sie sich nach Monaten wieder treffen, ist es wieder wie früher. Und doch auch alles anders.

Shot down behind enemy lines, all Marine Sergeant Pete Hoffen can think of is getting the remainder of his beleaguered platoon back to the extraction zone. But when a cocky, PITA lieutenant orders him to leave behind one of his own, he'll have nothing to do with it. Big Pete fights to locate his men and get the wounded out of the city, rescue his missing pilot, and avoid ripping the entire city down around him. His capture brings an entirely new problem. Who will rescue the rescuer?

During fifty years of publishing the “Bible of Rock and Roll,” Jann Wenner recorded a series of interviews that are now regarded among the most important historical documents of rock. From the hubris and pissed-off attitude of Pete Townshend, to the volcano that was John Lennon after the...