Of the thousands of rock guitarists, a handful have defined the sound that the rest emulate. From Duane Allman to Frank Zappa, and the style and careers of 34 master axemen in between, Gill has captured the essence of great guitar playing and presented it in a format that will appeal to professional guitarists, weekend players, novices and even air guitarists. Photos.

Guitar Legends: The Definitive Guide to the World's Greatest Guitar Players

Gill, Chris

Biographies & Memoirs

Harpercollins

Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen

Product Description 
Get a completely new look at guitar legend Eddie Van Halen with this groundbreaking oral history, composed of more than fifty hours of interviews with Eddie himself as well as his family, friends, and colleagues. When rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on October 6, 2020, the entire world seemed to stop and grieve. Since his band Van Halen burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album in 1978, Eddie had been hailed as an icon not only to fans of rock music and heavy metal, but to performers across all genres and around the world. Van Halen’s debut sounded unlike anything that listeners had heard before and remains a quintessential rock album of the era.\nOver the course of more than four decades, Eddie gained renown for his innovative guitar playing, and particularly for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique. Unfortunately for Eddie and his legions of fans, he died before he was ever able to put his life down to paper in his own words, and much of his compelling backstory has remained elusive—until now.\nIn 
Eruption, music journalists Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill share with fans, new and old alike, a candid, compulsively readable, and definitive oral history of the most influential rock guitarist since Jimi Hendrix. It is based on more than 50+ hours of unreleased interviews they recorded with Eddie Van Halen over the years, most of them conducted at the legendary 5150 studios at Ed’s home in Los Angeles. The heart of 
Eruption is drawn from these intimate and wide-ranging talks, as well as conversations with family, friends, and colleagues.\nIn addition to discussing his greatest triumphs as a groundbreaking musician, including an unprecedented dive into Van Halen’s masterpiece 
1984, the book also takes an unflinching look at Edward’s early struggles as young Dutch immigrant unable to speak the English language, which resulted in lifelong issues with social anxiety and substance abuse. 
Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen also examines his brilliance as an inventor who changed the face of guitar manufacturing.\nAs entertaining as it is revealing, 
Eruption is the closest readers will ever get to hearing Eddie’s side of the story when it comes to his extraordinary life. 
 Review 
“During Eddie Van Halen’s lifetime, few—if any—journalists were granted the access that journalists Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill were afforded. And as 
Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen demonstrates, the guitarist’s trust was not misplaced. This is the final word on what made this epochal musician, guitar innovator and, it must be said, complicated man, tick.”― 
Tom Beaujour, New York Times bestselling co-author of Nothin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ‘80s Hard Rock Explosion\n“Though he lived his adult life under a spotlight, Eddie Van Halen remains shrouded in mystery. There is no duo better suited to peel away the fictions and fog and get to the heart of Van Halen the man and the musician than Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill, two of the greatest guitar journalists of our era. That's exactly what they do in 
Eruption. Even the keenest fan will find surprises on every page.”― 
Alan Paul, New York Times bestselling author of Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan and One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band\n“Guitarists and rock fans can rejoice that Eddie Van Halen’s story has finally been told, accurately and with insights from those who knew him best. Tolinski and Gill compellingly unravel such details as the development of Ed’s two-handed tapping technique and the Frankenstein guitar, and sheds new light on every corner of Van Halen’s life and prodigious artistry. It’s a long-awaited and vital read about the most important and influential guitarist of the modern age.”― 
Christopher Scapelliti, Editor-in-Chief, Guitar Player magazine\n“Few journalists get a front-row seat to witness genius at work the way that Brad Tolinski

Tolinski, Brad

Humor & Entertainment

Hachette Books

Get a completely new look at guitar legend Eddie Van Halen with this groundbreaking oral history, composed of more than fifty hours of interviews with Eddie himself as well as his family, friends, and colleagues.When rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on October 6, 2020, the entire world seemed to stop and grieve. Since his band Van Halen burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album in 1978, Eddie had been hailed as an icon not only to fans of rock music and heavy metal, but to performers across all genres and around the world. Van Halen's debut sounded unlike anything that listeners had heard before and remains a quintessential rock album of the era. Over the course of more than four decades, Eddie gained renown for his innovative guitar playing, and particularly for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique. Unfortunately for Eddie and his legions of fans, he died before he was ever able to put his life down to paper in his own words, and much of his compelling backstory has remained elusive--until now. In Eruption, music journalists Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill share with fans, new and old alike, a candid, compulsively readable, and definitive oral history of the most influential rock guitarist since Jimi Hendrix. It is based on more than 50+ hours of unreleased interviews they recorded with Eddie Van Halen over the years, most of them conducted at the legendary 5150 studios at Ed's home in Los Angeles. The heart of Eruption is drawn from these intimate and wide-ranging talks, as well as conversations with family, friends, and colleagues. In addition to discussing his greatest triumphs as a groundbreaking musician, including an unprecedented dive into Van Halen's masterpiece 1984, the book also takes an unflinching look at Edward's early struggles as young Dutch immigrant unable to speak the English language, which resulted in lifelong issues with social anxiety and substance abuse. Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen also examines his brilliance as an inventor who changed the face of guitar manufacturing.As entertaining as it is revealing, Eruption is the closest readers will ever get to hearing Eddie's side of the story when it comes to his extraordinary life.

Where to Ski & Snowboard 2014

NortonWood Publishing

Two boys. Two farms. One deadly secret.
Every day’s the same on the farm. Seventeen-year-old Seb rides his quad bike alongside his dad and cattle dog, dreaming about a different life. A life that doesn’t require him to spend all day in the blistering sun. Where the nearest town isn’t a forty-minute drive away with a population of fewer than three hundred people. Where he can talk to someone who isn’t his little brother or short-tempered father.
So when new neighbours move into the derelict farm on the opposite side of the shrub, Seb hopes his luck is finally about to change. Could Jake, the enigmatic boy with a dangerous glint in his eye, be his ticket out of The Nowhere? And if so, how far are they both willing to go to escape?
Fast forward two decades and Seb’s working as a nurse back in Perth. With his dad living in his home, Seb is tormented by the demons that have followed him his entire adult life. He begins confiding in his caring colleague Sandra, who convinces him the only way he’ll be able to move forward is to exorcise his ghosts and seek closure.
But when Jake calls out the blue telling Seb he’s coming to visit, Seb has to decide whether he’s ready to face exactly what happened that summer. On the night that forever changed not only the lives of the two boys, but that their entire families.
Youthful, brutal and ferociously fantastic, The Nowhere is a coming-of-age novel about aspiration and isolation, sexuality and sadness, love, loss, and how life changes. Despite his best efforts, Seb learns that secrets can’t be kept forever. The truth always comes out eventually.
You can’t keep it secret forever, the truth always comes out eventually.

The Nowhere

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

PRNTD Publishing

A POWERFUL CRIME MYSTERY WITH A YOUNG MAN’S JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY AT ITS CORE“There’s a lot of power and heartbreak in this outstanding small-town crime novel. Gill has proven he’s a real talent to watch.” – Paul Cleave, Author of Trust No OneWhen the body of wealthy teen and aspiring photographer Evan Wiley is found faceup at the base of Taonga Falls, one thing is immediately clear: he didn’t jump.Detective Brooke Palmer races down to the struggling New Zealand town she once called home to comfort her oldest friend – Evan’s mother.But when Brooke learns Evan had been hanging out with a boy who used to bully him, she quickly gets drawn into the case. She fears this dangerous new friendship may have cost Evan his life – or at the very least, his heart.And as Brooke confronts her own past, she is reminded that in Taonga, even those who have it all can hit rock bottom.A gripping whodunnit through a fresh lens, Boy Fallen will keep you guessing until the very end.

Boy Fallen

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

This book answers key questions about the relationship between administrative justice institutions and government officials through a new theoretical model, derived from an innovative analysis of interdisciplinary literature and an empirical case study. This groundbreaking model develops existing work on the control of bureaucracy by emphasising three under-explored areas: - the nature of the issues which citizens raise and the ways in which the matters are presented - the fundamental structure of government decision-making whereby different forms of organisation produces different responses to attempts by administrative justice institutions to achieve control - the operational practices of administrative justice institutions, where comparisons between three distinctive institutions help to identify features of institutional design that facilitate or prevent the exercise of control. The book concludes by assessing where the balance should be struck between legal control and government autonomy. Fundamentally, the model advanced in the book problematises the idea of government control by administrative justice institutions and argues for attention to be paid to the limits of legal control and the importance of context when assessing these issues.

Administrative Justice and the Control of Bureaucracy

Administrative Law

Hart Publishing

A complete scheme of work for ages 11-14 introducing the seven elements of music: pitch, rhythm, texture, structure, tempo, dynamics and instrumentation. • Perform an arrangement of 'Ode to Joy' on the keyboard demonstrating the elements of music • Compose a piece for keyboard with contrasts in all of the elements of music • Listen to elements of music in clearly structured exercises (listening examples are provided as YouTube links) This book includes a 16-page teacher's guide and 12-page pupil's workbook, both of which may be photocopied freely within the purchasing school. Also included are clear assessments for performing, composing and listening.

Elements of Music: Class Music Projects for Ages 11-14

Education & Teaching

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

A scheme of work lasting 6-8 lessons for ages 11-14 exploring dance music throughout history* Listen to dances from Renaissance pavane to contemporary dubstep (all listening examples are given as YouTube links)* Perform a disco song (solo & ensemble) using voices, keyboards and percussion* Compose an electronic dance track with an online sequencer* Learn about nstruments, time signatures and the 'circle progression' of chordsThis book includes a 10-page teacher's guide and 12-page pupil's workbook, both of which may be photocopied freely within the purchasing school. Also included are clear assessments for performing, composing, and listening.

Dance Music (Class Music Projects for Ages 11-14)

This book has now been superceded by the revised and expanded second edition, ISBN 1537472461.

Harmonising Bach's Chorales: a guide for students and teachers

Arts & Photography

Music

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Guitar Legends: The Definitive Guide to the World's Greatest Guitar Players

Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen

Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen

Where to Ski & Snowboard 2014

The Nowhere

Boy Fallen

Administrative Justice and the Control of Bureaucracy

Elements of Music: Class Music Projects for Ages 11-14

Dance Music (Class Music Projects for Ages 11-14)

Harmonising Bach's Chorales: a guide for students and teachers