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Jawbone Author @ Beatles Week 19 August 2008 Together Alone and Beatles For Sale author, all round Beatles expert, music fan and top bloke John Blaney will be making a couple of appearances in Liverpool over the August Beatles week. On Saturday 23rd John will be signing books, answering questions and chatting with Beatles fans in both Borders (1300-1400) and Waterstones (1430-1530) View Larger Map Later in the evening John will dash over to the BBC to be interviewed by local legend Spencer Leigh (http://www.spencerleigh.demon.co.uk/) to talk about his books... and.... yes, you've got it.... THE BEATLES. The show will be available on play again via the BBC iPlayer, so make sure you tune in.  Love Comp Winner 18 August 2008  Hurrah! Eric Vonk from Holland came through with the correct answer "Michael Stuart" and has won his very own copy of the excellent Love Story Summer Time News (Riot On Sunset Strip, Million Dollar Les Paul, Burritos, Byrds) 04 August 2008 We hope the summer season is treating everyone well. We missed a post in July (due to our busy summer schedule) and can't believe that our fantastic LOVE DVD comp hasn't been entered. (Please see last month's post for question). Really! Come on, it's a truly great movie and it's waiting to be snapped up by one lucky surfer. We'll even throw in Riot On Sunset Strip... -- our brilliant account of Love, The Byrds, Standells etc having a revolutionary pop blast in mid-60s LA. Talking of Riot On Sunset Strip, author Domenic Priore has been keeping very busy in the USA with his regular book promotions: RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP: ROCK, REBELLION AND HOLLYWOOD HIPPIES"  '60s Rock 'n' Roll and California CountercultureSpotlighted in "Waverly Midnights" series, July 25-September 27 at IFC Center "Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock, Rebellion and Hollywood Hippies", a 10-film program of features and documentaries steeped in the California rock scene of the '60s, screens as part of the ongoing "Waverly Midnights" series, weekends at midnight July 25-September 27 at IFC Centre. The first two weekend's screenings of WILD IN THE STREET and RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP will be introduced by Domenic Priore, whose meticulously researched chronicle Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand In Hollywood inspired the series. A schedule is below. On the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles in 1965 and 1966 an electrifying scene appeared out of nowhere. Bands like Love, The Byrds, The Doors and The Standells flourished, and music dethroned movies as the groovy centre of Hollywood. Studios responded by scrambling to get hip to the new youth culture or by producing lurid, cautionary tales of kids trapped in a cycle of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll -- and sometimes by pursuing both tactics in the same picture. The program opens with WILD IN THE STREETS, the tale of a young anarchist-cum-popstar who runs for the Presidency on a platform promising 14-year-olds the vote. It continues with RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP, a B-movie soundtracked by The Standells about a cop assigned to clean up the Strip's seedy new haunts; LORD LOVE A DUCK, George Axelrod's spoof of '60s teen culture starring Tuesday Weld; counterculture head-trips PSYCH-OUT and THE TRIP (directed by Roger Corman and written by Jack Nicholson); MARYJANE, with Fabian as a high-school teacher framed for pot possession; THE COOL ONES, focusing on a go-go dancer packaged for TV stardom; and guru satire THE LOVE-INS. Also included are two rare documentaries that capture the spirit of the era first-hand: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, featuring musicians like David Crosby, Tiny Tim and Frank Zappa, and MONDO HOLLYWOOD, a snapshot of the cultural scene in Hollywood in the late ’60s with appearances by Brigitte Bardot, Sonny & Cher, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jayne Mansfield and more. "Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock, Rebellion and Hollywood Hippies" Weekends at midnight, July 25-September 27 July 25-26: WILD IN THE STREETS (1968, Barry Shear) August 1-2: RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP (1967, Arthur Dreifuss) August 8-9: LORD LOVE A DUCK (1966, George Axelrod) August 15-16: PSYCH-OUT (1968, Richard Rush) August 22-23: MARYJANE (1968, Maury Dexter) August 29-31: MONDO HOLLYWOOD (1967, Robert Carl Cohen) September 5-6: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT (1968, Barry Feinstein) September 12-13: THE LOVE-INS (1967, Arthur Dreifuss) September 19-20: THE COOL ONES (1967, Gene Nelson) September 26-27: THE TRIP (1967, Roger Corman) For press information or images, contact Harris Dew at 212 924-6789 or email Harris IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas at West 3rd Street, box office: 212 924-7771. For showtimes, advance tickets and more information, visit ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To close, we'd just like to let you know what's happening at Jawbone HQ. We've already covered the delights of the soon-to-be-available Interactive Keyboard Bible, and will for just now mention in name only, the soon-to-be-classics we have lined up for the autumn/fall. Jawbone are pleased to announce Tony Bacon's exhaustive story behind that most expensive of guitars -- the Million Dollar Les Paul --whilst fans of folk-rock and country-rock will have their dreams come true with our two forthcoming titles on THE BYRDS and THE BURRITO BROTHERS... Keep 'em peeled and watch this space for more "hot off the press" news. Another new comp: Love Story DVD + the latest news on our new title the Interactive Gibson Bible DVD + Book 24 June 2008  My aren't we good to you. The fine people at Start Productions have given us a copy of the highly acclaimed Love Story to give away to a lucky Jawbone site visitor/regular. We've watched the film and think it's brilliant. To win the DVD answer this simple question: Who was Love's first drummer? Please send your answer to Jon. The prize will be drawn at random on July 15th.  Talking of Love, Arthur Lee penned the introduction for the coveted Jawbone title A Riot On Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand In Hollywood. If you haven't seen the book I advise you find a copy immediately, as it's the perfect reading companion for the Love Story movie. In the book, author Domenic Priore traces the colossal influence that Love and their ilk had on Hollywood in the mid-60s. The detailed historical research and fabulous pictures make this the ultimate chronicle of folk-rock, pop, garage, psychedelia and the wild effect it had on the city in the truly happenin' pre-hippy era. You can order the book from our site here.******************************************* I mentioned our new title the Interactive Gibson Guitar back in April. The DVD/book package is now available to buy now from Amazon and will be in shops from July 11th. As a taster here's an extract of Carl & Dave discussing and playing two tasty Firebirds. Remember: with our interactive series you're buying a wonderful DVD documentary -- featuring spellbinding guitars, expert opinion and truly professional playing -- and a fact filled book in one glorious package. It's the ideal companion to our earlier titles The Interactive Guitar Bible and The Interactive Fender Bible (both available from our Amazon store and in all good bookshops). New... comp. BEATLES FAB FOUR FAQ 28 May 2008  As we've just had the pleasure of guiding Stu Shea around Blighty, it seems appropriate to give five copies of his excellent book away as a prize. Please mail Jon the answer to this simple question: Errol Brown recorded a reggae-fied version of a signature Beatles' tune in 1969. What was the song? Ps. Our Folk Rock box set comp. is now closed. More Riot On Sunset Strip... US Summer Schedule  Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood / Film and Book events, Summer, 2008 Thursday, June 26, 7 p.m.: Skylight Books in the historic Los Feliz district of Los Angeles, will host Riot on Sunset Strip author Domenic Priore, who will bring his "Sunset Strip '66" slide show to the proceedings. Skylight Books is at 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California. (323) 660-1175 www.skylightbooks.com Friday and Saturday, June 27 & 28: Sunset Strip Music Festival, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood will feature Riot on Sunset Strip author Domenic Priore along with friend and collaborator Brian Chidester, screening their Beatnik-era Sunset Strip slide show. Sunday, June 29, 7 p.m.: LOVE documentary...at The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Author Domenic Priore hosts a double feature with UK director Chris Hall's excellent film about the band Love, Love Story, featuring interviews with all original members (which includes a guided tour through "The Castle" by Arthur Lee, who also wrote the foreword to Riot on Sunset Strip). The bill will be enhanced by Seattle documentary-maker Kristian St. Clair's film This is Gary McFarland, about the L.A. born-and-raised, Modern Jazz/Bossa Nova artist who was based in New York during the '60s, and passed away under mysterious circumstances in 1971. For Love fans, Gary's music sounds a lot like "Orange Skies". This will be part of the annual "Mods and Rockers" festival. The American Cinematheque at The Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California. (323) 466-3456 www.americancinematheque.com Thursday, August 28, 29 and 30: Riot on Sunset Strip Weekend at The Red Vic Movie House, Haight Street, San Francisco. Thursday, August 28: You Are What You Eat, a documentary shot in both Los Angeles and San Francisco during 1966, showing the love ins, Teen Age Fair, the September '66 Zappa/Mothers of Invention Freak Out at Shrine Auditorium, body painting at Vito's Studio (with Von Dutch) and a whole lot more, no narration, just music. Friday, August 29: The Trip, starring Peter Fonda, and Arthur Lee's psychedelic house circa 1966. Cameo by Gram Parsons in The International Submarine Band, and just a wild ride on L.S.D. through the eyes of filmmaker Roger Corman. Saturday, August 30: Riot on Sunset Strip, starring Aldo Ray, but really starring The Standells, The Chocolate Watchband, The Enemys and "the people of Sunset Strip" from late 1966. A great exploitation movie cut in about a week, with groovy threads throughout (often worn by Laurie Mock) and an incredible, tripped out dance segment by Mimsy Farmer. The Red Vic Movie House is located at 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, California. (415) 668-3994 www.redvicmoviehouse.com Stay tuned for more Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood-based events in the fall... Ooooh... lots on: Beatles promo tour, Sid takes Million Dollar Bash to the USA, the Interactive Keyboard Bible begins filming... and more.... 15 May 2008 Our very own John & Paul (John Blaney, author of the new Jawbone title Beatles For Sale, and Stu Shea, author of Hal Leonard's acclaimed Fab Four FAQ) have been spun out onto the road by the almighty, Tasmanian Devil-like, whirlwind inducing Jawbone PR engine. The chaps have had a wonderful time enjoying some unexpected UK spring sunshine and doing a variety of radio show from Teeside to Devon, taking in Liverpool, London, Suffolk, Bristol and Gloucester along the way. Jon 'Mojo' Mills (publicist in the London office) joined the writers for two days in London visiting the BBC and a few choice hostelries, whilst Jawbone Editorial Director Tony Bacon introduced them to the wonders of the Wild West — Bristol to be precise. Everyone clicked and music and books have been discussed at great length with further titles already a possibility. Watch this space.  (Left) Stu Shea enjoying the Liverpool sun.********************* Meanwhile, Jawbone's very own Sid Griffin will be heading off across the pond shortly to further promote his excellent Million Dollar Bash.... This will surely be a lot of fun and we're certain that Sid will win over his fellow Americans and spread the word.  (Left) Hollywood starlet Misha Barton gets hip to Million Dollar Bash... SID'S AMERICAN READINGS Sunday, June 8, 2:00 PM, Boston (Back Bay) Borders # 330, http://www.bordersstores.com/stores/store_pg.jsp?storeID=330 551 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 236-1444 Contact: Melissa Fulkerson Tel: (617) 557-4995 Email: Mfulkers@bordersgroupinc.com Tuesday, June 10, 7:00 PM, Washington D.C. (Georgetown) B&N # 2673, http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do;jsessionid=D4EED9AF9F880C1A3E5F2762AF5D9638?store=2673 3040 M Street NW Washington, DC 20007 (202) 965-9880 Contact: Gunjan Koul Fax: (202) 965-9361 Voice Mail: (202) 965-9360 Email: CRM2673@bn.com Wednesday, June 11, 8:00 PM, Woodstock, NY Colony Café, http://www.myspace.com/COLONYCAFE, http://www.colonycafe.com/ 22 Rock City Road Woodstock, NY 12498 (845) 679-5342 Contact: Jeff Harrigfeld Email: colonycafe@gmail.com Friday, June 13, 7:30 PM, NYC (Greenwich Village) B&N, # 2017, http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do?store=2017 396 Ave. of the Americas (8th St.) New York, NY 10011 (212) 674-8780 Contact: Donna Rausch Fax: (212) 475-9082 Voice Mail: (212) 674-8780 Email: CRM2017@bn.comCRM2017@bn.com Monday, June 16, 7:00 PM, Louisville B&N, # 2196, http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do?store=2196 4100 Summit Plaza Drive Louisville, KY 40241 (502) 327-0410 Contact: Denice Ruddle Voice Mail: (502) 327-7440 Email: CRM2196@bn.comCRM2196@bn.com Sunday, June 22, 5:00 PM, Los Angeles (West Hollywood) Book Soup, http://www.booksoup.com/ 8818 Sunset Blvd. W. Hollywood, CA 90069 (310) 659-3110 Contact: Tyson Cornell Voice Mail: (310) 659-3684 Email: tyson@booksoup.com *********************  The latest title in our renowned interactive series The Totally Interactive Keyboard Bible will begin filming in early June at The Battersea Arts Centre. Presentedby keymeisters Janette Mason and Steve Lodder the film will chronicle the development of keyboards starting with the acoustic piano right through to sample based synthesizers. As the duo guide the viewer through a wide variety of musical styles all manner of genres and styles will be covered starting with jazz and blues, moving through the 1950s and 1970s with boogie, rock and roll, gospel, rock, funk and reggae. With the advent of cheap synthesizers in the 1980s many musicians decided to ditch guitars and embrace synth soundscapes and electro or to reshape soul and latin music with complex synth based rhythms. However, as the 1990s dawned a return to the more traditional guitar, bass and drums set up with the trusty Hammond organ taking a leading role in indie, alt. country and soul became fashionable whilst piano-led singer-songwriter ballads also grew in popularity. Meanwhile dance, hip hop and techno continued to grow making use of the advance technology of computer based music and sample based synthesizers. Everyone knows the Vox Continental organ solo on The Animals' "House Of The Rising Sun" or the heart stopping thrum of The Prodigy's synth driven "Fire ********************* Jawbone Beatles book Tour and Flying V clip from Interactive Gibson Bible on Musicradar.com 24 April 2008  During May renowned Jawbone author John Blaney will be hitting the road to promote his new title, Beatles For Sale. Accompanying him will be Hal Leonard author Stu Shea, whose book Fab Four FAQ appeared earlier this year. The two Beatles nuts will be travelling the country speaking about their respective books and taking both presenters' and listeners' Beatles questions. John and Stu met in Chicago whilst promoting previous titles and thought that pairing up in the UK for a promotional tour would be ideal. The duo will be appearing on the following shows -- all BBC appearances will be available as "listen again" on the internet at www.bbc.co.uk/radio:
Sid Griffin's FREE London readings in March-April 11 March 2008  Acclaimed musician (The Long Ryders and Coal Porters), broadcaster and writer Sid Griffin will be reading from his current book, MILLION DOLLAR BASH: Bob Dylan, The Band And The Basement Tapes in London at two free book shop shows in March and April. Published six months ago the MILLION DOLLAR BASH has received numerous excellent reviews and toured the country as a one man show (spoken word and songs). It has even been read from at the heralded Lake District Literary fest Ways With Words, where Sid held court with all manner of celebrated writers and politicians. If you are a Dylan fan, or for that matter a Sid Griffin fan, and you haven't seen this charasmatic gent read from his acclaimed book, tell fun tales about the research and writing process and perform songs from the Basement Tapes canon these FREE shows will be unmissable! March 19th 6:30-7:45 (free wine) Waterstone's Gower St 82 Gower St, London, WC1E 6EQ 0207 636 1577 Call to reserve (free) tickets April 11th 6:30-7:30 Borders, Oxford Street What's New 11 January 2008 Happy New Year everybody! First up, two exciting new titles for early 2008. Coming Soon:  Bowie In Berlin tells the fascinating story of the three years David Bowie spent in Germany in the mid 1970s, making the most extraordinary music of his career. Driven to the brink of madness by cocaine, overwork, marital strife, and a paranoid obsession with the occult, Bowie fled Los Angeles in 1975 and ended up in Berlin, the divided city on the frontline between communist East and capitalist West. There he sought anonymity, taking an apartment in a run-down district with his sometime collaborator Iggy Pop, another refugee from drugs and debauchery, while they explored the city and its notorious nightlife. In this intensely creative period, Bowie put together three classic albums: Low, "Heroes", and Lodger (with collaborators who included Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, and Tony Visconti). He also found time to produce two albums for Iggy Pop (The Idiot and Lust For Life) and to take a leading role in a movie, the ill-starred Just A Gigolo. This book tells the story of that period and those records, exploring Bowie's fascination with the city, unearthing his sources of inspiration, detailing his working methods, and teasing out the elusive meanings of the songs. Painstakingly researched and vividly written, the book casts new light on the most creative and influential era in David Bowie's career.  Beatles For Sale is a brand new way of looking at a story you may think you know inside out. Author John Blaney shows for the first time how the group and their inner circle invented so much of what we now recognise as the modern business of making and selling rock music. This was certainly not because Lennon, McCartney, Epstein, and the rest had a clear vision of the way things ought to be. Very often it was simply down to making things up as they went along (because no one had been there before and no one knew how to do these things). The book details the ups and downs of the group as they promoted, advertised, and sold records, played concerts, sold merchandise, made films, and set up publishing and record companies of their own. It is a story of naivety and greed, inexperience and luck, gullibility and ingenuity. It is the story of every aspect of how The Beatles made money (and how virtually every group since then has followed in their footsteps).We have recently opened a Youtube page where you can view extracts from the wonderful DVDs that accompany our Interactive Series (the samples are from Totally Interactive Band Bible, Interactive Fender Bible and Totally Interactive Guitar Bible). Please check out the videos and leave comments as we're always eager to hear what you think. For starters, here are Dave Hunter and XTC's Dave Gregory discussing and playing some shimmering Rickenbackers. Jawbone on Youtube Finally, we've had many correct answers in for our Four Decades Of Folk Rock competition... and we only have one copy left. Answer the question in the below blog and it could be yours. Four Decades Of Folk Rock competition 13 November 2007  Sony BMG have given us five copies of their new Four Decades Of Folk Rock four disc box set to give away. Featuring classic tracks from Dylan, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Band, Tim Buckley, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Pentangle, Jackson Browne, The Pogues, Steve Earle, Suzanne Vega, The Waterboys, The Jayhawks, Steve Wynn, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt, John Hiatt and many, many more this historic box is the ideal introduction to this long lasting and continually developing genre. It is also ideal listening when reading such Backbeat/Jawbone titles as Turn! Turn! Turn! and Eight Miles High , Million Dollar Bash and Follow The Music . To win a copy of Four Decades Of Folk Rock email the answer of the below question to Jon: "What is the name of the 1980s folk rock group that Jawbone author Sid Griffin fronted?" News from Domenic Priore, author of Riot On Sunset Strip 08 November 2007 Venice tonight, Liverpool radio broadcast rescheduled for November 17 You may have noticed that on October 27, the interview about Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood, did not appear on Spencer Leigh's BBC Radio Merseyside program "On The Beat". It was bumped to Saturday, November 17, 2007. The show will air at 6:30 p.m. (Greenwich Mean Time) on that day, so, in California, you can wake up on Saturday morning and hear it over tea from Liverpool at 10:30 a.m. (or, 1:30 p.m. in New York City). Spencer is the author of "Let's Go Down The Cavern," so he's someone well-qualified to talk about a music scene like the one on Sunset Strip during 1965/1966. Click one the link, for November 17: "On The Beat" Also, tonight, I'll be at Sponto Gallery in Venice, California. See below: 7 DUDLEY CINEMA - films & live events at SPONTO Gallery, 7 Dudley Ave, Venice, 310-306-7330, free admission, 8:00pm unless noted, www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema Come early - seating is limited & pre-shows WED, Nov 7. SUNSET STRIP at 8pm - Cultural historian/author Domenic Priore will screen rare films (Inside Pop:The Rock Revolution and MONDO MOD) and discuss his new book Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood (foreword by Arthur Lee of Love) visit: dumbangelmagazine.com Celebrate 5th year anniversary of 7 Dudley Cinema. Live music - 6pm Sol Of Love, 6:30pm:Lucas Gonze plays the pre-history of folk, 7pm: The Backboners ("fantastic" - Michelle Phillips) sing vibrant original & Mamas & Papas songs. Thanks for turning up, and tuning in.... and remember, I do two shows on Luxuriamusic.com. Fridays, it's "Volcanic Action" (Exotica and Surf instrumental... with some Surf vocal, West Coast Jazz, Bossa Nova and Hawaiian music thrown in for good measure) at 11:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (3:00 p.m. in California, 6 p.m. in New York).... then on Sundays, it's "Riot On Sunset Strip," starting at 6:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (10:00 a.m. in California, 1:00 p.m. in New York)... both shows go for two hours, with the latter program being based on my new book. Domenic Priore His Bobness recommends buying Million Dollar Bash this xmas! 07 November 2007 The first Jawbone blog ... Million Dollar Bash 02 November 2007  As you may know, musician, author, journalist, broadcaster, and raconteur Sid Griffin has written our recently published and highly regarded Dylan tome. To promote the book the author will be taking a rather special show out on the road.In my first blog it seems fitting to talk about this affable chap and the first of his "Basement Tapes" shows, which I was lucky enough to attend on Nov 1st at The Green Note in Camden. This intimate venue offers great veggie food (which admittedly I didn't try, but will do next time), organic lagers and an array of vodkas. The walls are covered with tasteful prints of '60s and '70s folk and rock icons and the place emits just the right amount of boho cool. It was the perfect venue for Sid's debut spoken word and songs show. Hitting the small, subtly lit stage at 9PM Sid spoke with ease about his Basement Tape theories, interspersing key moments with snippets of the folk and blues tunes that Dylan was returning to whilst holed up in Woodstock. He held the audience's attention for the entire 45 mins, peppering the show with liberal amounts of humour. Sid certainly informed and entertained; a master of his craft. At 10:00 he returned for more songs and chat, including a number of Basement Tapes works, ending with a rousing version of The Long Ryders classic 'Looking For Lewis & Clark' (which references the "great Bob Dylan" ). The Basement Tapes: An Evening Of Spoken Word And Music With Sid Griffin. NOVEMBER 2007 Thurs 1 - London, England - The Green Note restaurant The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. 106 Parkway, London NW1 7AN Tel: 020 7485 9899 Web: www.greennote.co.uk Futher info & tickets: www.wegottickets.com/event/19689 FEBRUARY 2008 Thurs 7 - Winchester, Hampshire - Tower Arts Centre The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire Tel: 01962 877049 MARCH 2008 Sat 1 - Keswick, Cumbria - Theatre By The Lake The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Keswick , Cumbria CA12 5DJ Tel: 017687 74411 Email: enquiries@theatrebythelake.com APRIL 2008 Sat 12 - Farnham, Surrey - The Maltings The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Farnham GU9 7QR Box Office 01252 745 444 Email: info@farnhammaltings.com Fri 18 - Southport, Merseyside - Southport Arts Centre The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Lord Street, Southport , Merseyside PR8 1DB Tel: 0151 934 2134 MAY 2008 Sat 24 - Ireby, Cumbria - Ireby Village Hall The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Tel: 01697 371 645 JUNE 2008 Fri 27 - Trafford, Manchester - Sale Art Centre The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Further info to follow. | About us JAWBONE was launched in 2007 by the team behind many best-selling Backbeat and Thunder Bay titles, including How To Write Songs On Guitar, Beatles Gear, Totally Guitar, and The Piano Handbook . In its first year, Jawbone published a run of acclaimed titles -- including Million Dollar Bash, Strange Brew, and Bowie In Berlin -- and launched a new series of interactive packages that combine practical handbooks with specially-filmed DVD features. As well as publishing its own books, Jawbone continues to produce Backbeat-branded books for Hal Leonard. You can now buy all of our books directly from this site either by going straight to our Amazon store or by clicking on the links on any of the book pages. It really couldn't be any easier. We can also be found on MySpace and YouTube. Previous posts November 2007 January 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 August 2008 |
