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25 Years of Grace: An Anniversary Tribute to Jeff Buckley's Classic Album by Jeff Apter; Merri Cyr
Category: Performing Arts
Jeff Buckley made only one album, but the one he made has proved to be seminal. His talent awed industry giants and moved the hearts of fans spanning generations. But Buckley's untimely death in 1997 left his fans to wonder about all the sonic magic that could have been.Photographer Merri Cyr was there ...Show more
A Pure Drop: Life and Legacy of Jeff Buckley by Jeff Apter
Category: Performing Arts
Who was the real Jeff Buckley? Was Jeff, as he described himself, 'rootless trailer trash', a 'male chanteuse' or, as Bono famously stated, 'a pure drop in an ocean of noise'? The voice of 'Hallelujah', the man who completed just one album, the masterpiece Grace, Jeff Buckley was a restless spirit, a mu ...Show more
A Pure Drop: The Life of Jeff Buckley by Jeff Apter
Category: Performing Arts
During his 30 years, Jeff Scott Buckley lived many lives: suburban loner, music school misfit, and rock and roll gypsy. This work explores his struggle with writers block as is his battles with the concept of stardom, his desire for escape and the attempts to deal with the unavoidable legacy of his equa ...Show more
Bad Boy Boogie: The true story of AC/DC legend Bon Scott by Jeff Apter
Category: Performing Arts
The life, death and rock'n'roll rollercoaster career of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. Australia has produced any number of great rock and roll frontmen and women. But none has left quite the same mark as AC/DC's Bon Scott. No one had the same skill with lyrics as Bon, who called his words 'toilet poetry', h ...Show more
Behind Dark Eyes: The True Story of Jon English by Jeff Apter
Category: Performing Arts
Behind Dark Eyes tells the complete, authorised story of Jon English, the pop star and actor with 70s/80s hits such as Hollywood Seven, Six Ribbons and Hot Town, and the star of shows such as Pirates of Penzance and Jesus Christ Superstar. The book tells of these massive highs, but also of his later str ...Show more
Chasing the Dragon: The Life and Death of Marc Hunter by Jeff Apter
Category: Performing Arts
He had it all: the scars, the swagger, the stage presence. As the highly visible and charismatic singer of Dragon, Marc Hunter was the voice behind such timeless hits as ‘April Sun in Cuba. Yet Hunter was also a maverick whose destructive genius and serious heroin addiction led to a turbulent relationsh ...Show more
Chasing the Dragon: The Life and Death of Marc Hunter by Jeff Apter
Category: Non-Fiction
After bursting on to the Australian music scene in 1975, Dragon fast developed a reputation for both hard rocking and hard living. As the highly visible and charismatic lead singer, Marc Hunter was the voice behind such timeless hits as 'April Sun in Cuba', 'Are You Old Enough?' and 'Rain'. Yet Hunter w ...Show more
Don't Dream It's Over: The remarkable life of Neil Finn by Jeff Apter
Category: Performing Arts
Don't Dream It's Over is the first biography to focus exclusively on Neil Finn, the man who wrote the timeless hits of Split Enz and Crowded House. In February 1980, 21-year-old Neil Mullane Finn wrote 'I Got You', which became the signature song, and the biggest hit, for the Kiwi band Split Enz, co-fo ...Show more
Fornication: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story by Jeff Apter
Category: Audio
Charts the Red Hot Chili Peppers' unlikely rise, from their days as funk-loving punks wearing little more than smirks, to their current status as multi-million sellers and dynamic performers. Tells the complete Red Hot Chili Peppers story, from their first meeting at a Los Angeles high school to the cre ...Show more
Fortunate Son: The Unlikely Rise of Keith Urban by Jeff Apter
Category: Biography
Suburban loner, gifted guitarist, drug addict, platinum-plated superstar: Keith Urban has squeezed a lot of living into his 40 years. Fortunate Son, the first biography of this movie-star-handsome-country-hero, tells the unlikely story of how Urban - who was born in New Zealand in 1967 but raised in Que ...Show more
Friday on My Mind - The Life Of George Young by Jeff Apter
Category: Performing Arts
Pop star, mentor and icon, George Young was one of the most important figures in Australian pop music history. Jeff Apter reveals the little-known facts that helped create a music empire. George Young wasn't so much on the charts for the best part of three decades: he and his musical partner Harry Vand ...Show more