ISBN: 9780062228963 - adios, motherfucker: a gentleman's progress through rock and roll (26 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: New. STAFF PICK: 'If you read rock memoirs for nuance and insight into the soul of the artist, Michael Ruffino's Adios, Motherfucker might not be for you. For everybody else, this is a wild, hilarious dispatch from the punky, thrashy heart of rock 'n' roll. As the bassist for neo-primitivist hard-rock outfit the Unband, Ruffino had a front-row seat to the kind of no-holds-barred heavy-metal lunacy typically only found in fable, and his account of rampaging across middle America as part of a hair-metal revival tour makes This is Spinal Tap look like a Pat Boone documentary. Ruffino is a canny, likable writer, and his account of his time in the trenches is as entertaining as the jaw-dropping craziness he describes. Sex, drugs, mountains of amplifiers, Silly String abuse, drug-peddling girl scouts, and plenty of A-list cameos make the book a ludicrously entertaining plunge into the abyss. This IED of bad behavior and glorious noise is so potent, it'd probably atomize Tipper Gore. That's a compliment.' - Kevin K.…

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The riotous and unbridled confessions of a debauched rock and roller, this is a music memoir that chronicles his adventures in excess while touring Middle America on the '80's hair-metal nostalgia circuit.The Unband emerged from the suburbs of late '80's New England and drank, drugged, crashed, and burned their way across the United States until, on the brink of the new century and with the help of their dominatrix manager, a drug-dealing patron bent on revolution, and a willful record executive or two, the band got their Big Break, in a collapsing music industry where boy-band pop ruled and rock music had been declared dead. Equal parts This Is Spinal Tap and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Adios, Motherfucker is the candid and hilarious behind the music account of that experience, now updated and expanded from the version published in 2004 as Gentlemanly Repose.In this epic, funny rock biography and intoxicated memoir, Unband bassist Michael Ruffino takes readers along on a raucous tear across a surrealistic landscape populated with crack-smoking Girl Scouts, beer-drinking chimps, two-fisted femmes fatales, and murderous headbangers by the horde, while on tour with giants of heavy metal including Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister, Def Leppard, Anthrax, and a veritable Who Was Who of reunited '80's hair bands.Into that volatile mix, The Unband brought do-it-yourself pyrotechnics, a giant inflatable hand (for making giant inflatable gestures), a high tolerance for substance abuse of all kinds, and an infectious love of rock and roll and everything it stands for. Chronicling everything from the drug-fueled chaos in the underground caverns of California to shotgun-toting barmaids on Hamburg's Reeperbahn, Adios, Motherfucker is a reader's all-access pass to the rock and roll lifestyle, a comic odyssey through the netherworld of heavy rock.This is the all-access, uncensored tour diary of a band that lived to tell the talebarely.- Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll: Follow The Unband through a surreal landscape of crack-smoking Girl Scouts, beer-drinking chimps, and do-it-yourself pyrotechnics.- 80s Hair Metal Mayhem: Go on tour with giants of heavy metal like Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister, and Def Leppard, and see the chaos with a backstage, all-access pass.- Music Industry Meltdown: Witness a band's big break in a collapsing industry run by dominatrix managers, drug-dealing patrons, and willful record executives.- Spinal Tap Meets Fear and Loathing: Written with the candid, intoxicated hilarity of a true rock and roll survivor, this epic memoir is a comic odyssey through the netherworld of heavy rock.…

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condición: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnMichael Ruffino is a musician and a writer. He lives in Los Angeles, California, the best way he knows how.KlappentextEmerging from the not-so-mean streets of suburban New England at t.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The riotous and unbridled confessions of a debauched rock and roller and his adventures in excess while touring Middle America on the '80's hair-metal nostalgia circuit The Unband emerged from the suburbs of late '80's New England and drank, drugged, crashed, and burned their way across the United States until, on the brink of the new century and with the help of their dominatrix manager, a drug-dealing patron bent on revolution, and a willful record executive or two, the band got their Big Break, in a collapsing music industry where boy-band pop ruled and rock music had been declared dead. Equal parts This Is Spinal Tap and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Adios, Motherfucker is the candid and hilarious account of that experience, now updated and expanded from the version published in 2004 as Gentlemanly Repose. In this epic, intoxicated memoir, Unband bassist Michael Ruffino takes readers along on a raucous tear across a surrealistic landscape populated with crack-smoking Girl Scouts, beer-drinking chimps, two-fisted femmes fatales, and murderous headbangers by the horde, while on tour with giants of heavy metal including Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister, Def Leppard, Anthrax, and a veritable Who Was Who of reunited '80's hair bands. Into that volatile mix, The Unband brought do-it-yourself pyrotechnics, a giant inflatable hand (for making giant inflatable gestures), a high tolerance for substance abuse of all kinds, and an infectious love of rock and roll and everything it stands for. Chronicling everything from the drug-fueled chaos in the underground caverns of California to shotgun-toting barmaids on Hamburg's Reeperbahn, Adios, Motherfucker is a reader's all-access pass, a comic odyssey through the netherworld of heavy rock. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The riotous and unbridled confessions of a debauched rock and roller, this is a music memoir that chronicles his adventures in excess while touring Middle America on the '80's hair-metal nostalgia circuit.The Unband emerged from the suburbs of late '80's New England and drank, drugged, crashed, and burned their way across the United States until, on the brink of the new century and with the help of their dominatrix manager, a drug-dealing patron bent on revolution, and a willful record executive or two, the band got their Big Break, in a collapsing music industry where boy-band pop ruled and rock music had been declared dead. Equal parts This Is Spinal Tap and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Adios, Motherfucker is the candid and hilarious behind the music account of that experience, now updated and expanded from the version published in 2004 as Gentlemanly Repose.In this epic, funny rock biography and intoxicated memoir, Unband bassist Michael Ruffino takes readers along on a raucous tear across a surrealistic landscape populated with crack-smoking Girl Scouts, beer-drinking chimps, two-fisted femmes fatales, and murderous headbangers by the horde, while on tour with giants of heavy metal including Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister, Def Leppard, Anthrax, and a veritable Who Was Who of reunited '80's hair bands.Into that volatile mix, The Unband brought do-it-yourself pyrotechnics, a giant inflatable hand (for making giant inflatable gestures), a high tolerance for substance abuse of all kinds, and an infectious love of rock and roll and everything it stands for. Chronicling everything from the drug-fueled chaos in the underground caverns of California to shotgun-toting barmaids on Hamburg's Reeperbahn, Adios, Motherfucker is a reader's all-access pass to the rock and roll lifestyle, a comic odyssey through the netherworld of heavy rock. This is the all-access, uncensored tour diary of a band that lived to tell the tale--barely.Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll: Follow The Unband through a surreal landscape of crack-smoking Girl Scouts, beer-drinking chimps, and do-it-yourself pyrotechnics.80s Hair Metal Mayhem: Go on tour with giants of heavy metal like Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister, and Def Leppard, and see the chaos with a backstage, all-access pass.Music Industry Meltdown: Witness a band's big break in a collapsing industry run by dominatrix managers, drug-dealing patrons, and willful record executives.Spinal Tap Meets Fear and Loathing: Written with the candid, intoxicated hilarity of a true rock and roll survivor, this epic memoir is a comic odyssey through the netherworld of heavy rock. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The riotous and unbridled confessions of a debauched rock and roller, this is a music memoir that chronicles his adventures in excess while touring Middle America on the '80's hair-metal nostalgia circuit.The Unband emerged from the suburbs of late '80's New England and drank, drugged, crashed, and burned their way across the United States until, on the brink of the new century and with the help of their dominatrix manager, a drug-dealing patron bent on revolution, and a willful record executive or two, the band got their Big Break, in a collapsing music industry where boy-band pop ruled and rock music had been declared dead. Equal parts This Is Spinal Tap and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Adios, Motherfucker is the candid and hilarious behind the music account of that experience, now updated and expanded from the version published in 2004 as Gentlemanly Repose.In this epic, funny rock biography and intoxicated memoir, Unband bassist Michael Ruffino takes readers along on a raucous tear across a surrealistic landscape populated with crack-smoking Girl Scouts, beer-drinking chimps, two-fisted femmes fatales, and murderous headbangers by the horde, while on tour with giants of heavy metal including Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister, Def Leppard, Anthrax, and a veritable Who Was Who of reunited '80's hair bands.Into that volatile mix, The Unband brought do-it-yourself pyrotechnics, a giant inflatable hand (for making giant inflatable gestures), a high tolerance for substance abuse of all kinds, and an infectious love of rock and roll and everything it stands for. Chronicling everything from the drug-fueled chaos in the underground caverns of California to shotgun-toting barmaids on Hamburg's Reeperbahn, Adios, Motherfucker is a reader's all-access pass to the rock and roll lifestyle, a comic odyssey through the netherworld of heavy rock. This is the all-access, uncensored tour diary of a band that lived to tell the tale--barely.Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll: Follow The Unband through a surreal landscape of crack-smoking Girl Scouts, beer-drinking chimps, and do-it-yourself pyrotechnics.80s Hair Metal Mayhem: Go on tour with giants of heavy metal like Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister, and Def Leppard, and see the chaos with a backstage, all-access pass.Music Industry Meltdown: Witness a band's big break in a collapsing industry run by dominatrix managers, drug-dealing patrons, and willful record executives.Spinal Tap Meets Fear and Loathing: Written with the candid, intoxicated hilarity of a true rock and roll survivor, this epic memoir is a comic odyssey through the netherworld of heavy rock. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…