Thanks to the good folks at Backbeat Books, I have a couple copies of this badass prog-rock illustrated history to giveaway to cats like you!
Here’s some words about the book:
From its artful beginnings (Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, the Mothers of Invention, and those progressive forebearers, the Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles), through the towering guitar solos, monumental synthesizer banks, and mind-boggling special effects of the Golden Age of Prog (Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Genesis, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, UK), through the radio-friendly “pop era” (Asia, the Phil Collins-led Genesis, and a reformed Yes), and right up to the present state of the art (Marillion, Spock’s Beard, and Mars Volta), this is a wickedly incisive tour of rock music at its most spectacular. This is indeed the book prog rock fans have been waiting for, the only one of its kind, as fantastic as the subjects it covers.
My two cents…I love this book and have been reading the shit out of it on the subway the last couple weeks! Lots of great pics and lots of great info on lots of prog greats.
To enter to win Mountains Come Out of the Sky by Will Romano:
Winners will be chosen from folks who Tweet this post or post this contest on Facebook (you can Tweet or FB this post below via ‘Share and Enjoy’), emailers (to beyondbeyondisbeyond at gmail dot com), and commenters below.
Contest will end December 17, 2010 and winners will be notified by December 19. U.S. entries only please. Can’t ship outta the States!
Hey cats, yeah, this Thursday is gonna be crazy special as I’ll be welcoming ex-Genesis guitarist-extraordinaire Steve Hackett to Beyond Beyond is Beyond! But not only that, I’ll also be giving away a few copies of Hackett’s excellent new album, Out of the Tunnel’s Mouth.
So tune in online Thursday at noon eastern to Beyond Beyond is Beyond on East Village Radio to hear my conversation with one of Rock’s original guitar gods…and to find out how you can be entered to win Steve’s new album.
Till then…cheers!
Mike
Legendary progressive rock and jazz drummer, Bill Bruford, has written a brilliant new autobiography, published by the good folks at Jawbone Press, so I lucked out and got this chance to talk to him on Beyond Beyond is Beyond on Thursday!
The book is absolutely brilliant and covers all the eras of Bill’s career, from Yes to King Crimson to UK to Gong to Genesis to Bruford to Earthworks, and we’ll definitely have lots to talk about on East Village Radio on Thursday at noon eastern, so be sure to tune in! Plus I’ll be giving away a copy of the book to one lucky winner. Email me your favorite Bruford tune at beyondbeyondisbeyond (at) gmail (dot) com for your chance to win it!
Bill Bruford – The Autobiography on Jawbone Press
Bill Bruford’s website
UPDATE: LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVE OF THE INTERVIEW
(here’s the playlist)
Here’s a fun one, that seemed much more innocent in the 80′s, as did everything else…probably because I was still in grade school. Anyway, grab yourself a burrito and fix up a chelada and enjoy yourself…that’s what the Mexican’s would do! I wonder what Lou Dobbs thinks of this video…
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