BOOK STORE For the Coffee Table... Green Day: The Ultimate Unauthorized History By Alan di Perna (hardcover) $35.00 Lauded for bringing punk rock to the masses, Green Day’s remarkable rise from teenage garage b<strong>and</strong> to multiplatinum artists is documented here for the first time to coincide with the b<strong>and</strong>’s 25th anniversary. Di Perna’s revealing text is accompanied by more than 300 visuals, including concert <strong>and</strong> c<strong>and</strong>id off-stage photography, gig posters <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>bills, 7-inch picture sleeves, rare vinyl, backstage passes, <strong>and</strong> more, all presented in a stunningly designed package. Kalamazoo Gals By John Thomas (paperback) $21.95 The author discovers that, during World War II, Gibson employed a nearly all-female workforce to build thous<strong>and</strong>s of guitars, each marked with a golden “banner.” Tracking down a dozen of the women, he time travels with them through the Great Depression <strong>and</strong> into WWII. He also w<strong>and</strong>ers the ab<strong>and</strong>oned Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, steps into an imaging clinic to seek radiographic evidence of the sublime quality of the Gals’ craft, <strong>and</strong> tracks the “Banner” Gibsons from the factory into the h<strong>and</strong>s of their first owners. Along the way we’re led straight into the hearts of the Kalamazoo Gals. The Fender Telecaster: The Life & Times of the Electric Guitar that Changed the World By Dave Hunter (hardcover) $40.00 It’s the 60th Anniversary of the Fender Telecaster <strong>and</strong> this new book is the first, detailed history of one of the true icons of guitars <strong>and</strong> the music world. The book tell how the Tele became the ultimate blue-collar guitar, with the complete history from development, through the CBS years, to present day Artist Series models <strong>and</strong> other variations. The book is also chock-full of beautiful photography, period advertisements, great quotes, album covers, diagrams <strong>and</strong> more. The Fender Stratocaster H<strong>and</strong>book 2nd Edition: How to Buy, Maintain, Set Up, Troubleshoot <strong>and</strong> Modify Your Strat By Paul Balmer (hardcover) $27.00 Fender’s Stratocaster is THE ICON of the guitar world. It’s not just a manufacturer’s hype that this is the most popular guitar of all time. Introduced in 1954 <strong>and</strong> thus now more than 50 years old <strong>and</strong> counting, Fender’s electric Stratocaster not only revolutionized guitars but also popular music. Strats can be modified <strong>and</strong> customized in a myriad of ways. This book will explain how to do it all yourself. And like a car manual, even if you don’t do the work, it’ll be ideal for dreamers or people who want to talk the talk. Musician’s Notebook: For Lecture <strong>and</strong> Notation By Brian W. O’Keefe (softcover) $15.00 As a former student, the author found it challenging to keep musical notations, comments <strong>and</strong> lecture notes orderly <strong>and</strong> accessible. So he created a notebook that stores everything in one binder. Divided into four sections <strong>and</strong> three formats, it provides areas for notes <strong>and</strong> analysis as well as assignments <strong>and</strong> compositions. Complete with staff/manuscript paper, it enables note taking on the same page <strong>and</strong> has perforated edges for assignments. It is available at http:// lakeyboardproject.com. 14 April 2013 www.musicconnection.com
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