Rockin'
Down the Highway |
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| New
from Voyageur Press, (an imprint of MBI/Motorbooks Publishing) the
fifth rock & roll history book from Paul Grushkin: ROCKIN'
DOWN THE HIGHWAY: THE CARS AND PEOPLE WHICH MADE ROCK ROLL. |
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With the help of more than 1,000 evocative
images, including many not previously seen in print, prominent
rock historian Paul Grushkin presents the expansive celebration
of the unholy marriage of music and machine.
With
an appreciation for all genres of popular music— Rock
& Roll, R&B, rockabilly, surf, soul, psychedelia,
punk, funk, folk, hip-hop, and more—Grushkin riffs on
the associations that artists have had with cars, through
both their songs and everyday lives. The author also turns
the table to show how leading figures from the automotive
realm have played a persistent part in the world of popular
music.
The
result is massive and mind-bendingly illustrated, thanks to
scores of car-related musical ephemera, imagery from many
leading photographers from around the world, and some of today’s
top rock-poster artists who have created exclusive art for
the book.
The
relationship between rock and cars has been long and rich—Rockin’
Down the Highway is the long-overdue and glorious tribute.
Rock
on! |
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| REVIEWS
OF ROCKIN" DOWN THE HIGHWAY: |
"...Rock
& roll has always been obsessed with cars. Grushkin celebrates
the marriage of the two with amazing vintage photos..."
–
Rolling Stone review, November 2006 |
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The
Art of Modern Rock |
 Presenting
Paul Grushkin, one of the top rock & roll historians in the
US. With a hundred-poster PowerPoint presentation, he lectures on
the history of rock & roll through concert posters, from Elvis
Presley's time--and on through psychedelic and punk--to the newest
alternative rock of 2005. He's the author and co-author of four
best-selling rock & roll histories, including The Art of
Rock, regarded worldwide as "the bible" on rock posters.
Grushkin's newest is Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion,
the long anticipated followup artbook covering the past fifteen
years of rock history, which is "designed to grab attention
and kick out the jams," according to the New York Times. Like
its predecessor, it includes nearly 500 pages of the best rock poster
art, with the new book representing 1,800 posters--the work of 378
artists worldwide.
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your mouse over one of the posters to see it come alive! |
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| Grushkin
is now Senior Editor at ClassicPosters.com. And, as consulting Vice
President of Sales for Headline Entertainment (Los Angeles, CA), he
continues to be at the forefront of rock & roll merchandising
worldwide. |
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Paul
Grushkin has over twenty years experience in rock & roll product
development. He personally managed or directed sales exceeding $350M.
He opened programs at hundreds of retail accounts, including Hot
Topic, Target, JCPenney, Sears, Musicland, Transworld, May Co.,
Federated, and Urban Outfitters.
The bands and
artists—among many others--for which he directed retail campaigns
include: |
- Backstreet
Boys
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Garth Brooks
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The Doors
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Grateful Dead
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Alan Jackson
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KISS
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Led Zeppelin
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John Lennon
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- Reba
McEntire
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Tim McGraw
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New Kids on the Block
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N’Sync
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Ozzy Osbourne
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Elvis Presley
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Britney Spears
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Bruce Springsteen
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A
protegee of promoter Bill Graham and merchandise guru Dell Furano,
Paul Grushkin has served the following companies: Headline Entertainment
(Los Angeles); Signatures Network, Sony Signatures, Winterland Productions,
and Bill Graham Presents (San Francisco); NuVista (Chicago); Company
X (Spring Ford, PA); and Ames Bros. Design (Seattle).
He also was
responsible for developing retail programs for licenses and brands
including Pokemon, Jurassic Park, Curious
George, Company X, and Phantom.
Grushkin’s
next book, WHEELS OF FIRE, will be published by Motorbooks,
Intl. in 2006.
Grushkin is
a graduate of Stanford University (1974). He makes his home in the
San Francisco Bay Area. |
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