Showing posts with label Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book. Show all posts

Friday, July 5, 2024

 Journey: Livin' Just To Find Emotion Book Review

A review of the new hardback book, "Livin' Just To Find Emotion", written by David Hamilton Golland. It's a great 363 page book with 311 excellent pages of Story. This book tells the Story of Journey and American Rock. From the beginnings of Journey ey until now, 50 years later!

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

 Journey World's Apart review


Here's a video of me reviewing the book while I'm in Indonesia. It's a fantastic book all about the band and everything that comes with it.


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Sunday, February 25, 2024

 WHEEL IN THE SKY blog

will be back in this Thursday, June 20th...


Tuesday, February 6, 2024

 Journey and the story of American Rock

David Hamilton Golland releases his new book, "Livin' Just To Find Emotion, Journey and the story of American Rock". It's an awesome 363 page book! It is available now at Amazon.com...


"Golland leaves no stone unturned in this fine-grained chronicle of the rock group Journey.... Golland’s passion and precision make this a pleasure." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

[Golland] provides an overdue critical take on the group’s overall sound. He also discusses issues of musical influence versus appropriation. It is rare, and valuable, to find such insight in books like this." -Library Journal, Starred Review

Relive Journey’s greatest songs and moments with this fiftieth anniversary tribute

Since exploding on the scene in the late 1970s, Journey has inspired generations of fans with hit after hit. But hidden under this rock ‘n’ roll glory is a complex story of ambition, larger-than-life personalities, and clashes. David Hamilton Golland unearths the band’s true and complete biography, based on over a decade of interviews and thousands of sources.

When Steve Perry joined jazz-blues progressive rock band Journey in 1977, they saw a rise to the top, and their 1981 album Escape hit #1. But Perry’s quest for control led to Journey’s demise. They lost their record contract and much of their audience. After the unlikely comeback of “Don’t Stop Believin’” in movies, television, and sports stadiums, a new generation discovered Journey.

A professional historian, Golland dispels rehashed myths and also shows how race in popular music contributed to their breakout success. As the economy collapsed and as people abandoned the spirit of Woodstock in the late 70s, Journey used the rhythm of soul and Motown to inspire hope in primarily white teenagers’ lives. Decades later, the band and their signature song remain classics, and now, with singer Arnel Pineda, they are again a fixture in major stadiums worldwide.


Saturday, December 23, 2023

 JOURNEY: Worlds Apart; An Inside Look!


I've got a full color inside look into the new Book about Journey, Journey: World's Apart.

Here's a full color look into "Escape";



Here's the full article on "Infinity";




Thursday, December 21, 2023

Journey 50th Anniversary Celebration Magazine from 360 Media

A 99 page Magazine about Journey. There are 8 captivating chapters keeping you fully engaged. Once you start reading, you won't want to put it down. There are many full quality color and black & white photos of the band. Watch the video below where I show off the magazine!

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Friday, December 8, 2023

 

 JOURNEY: Worlds Apart

Available now!!



A fantastic new 417 page book about all things JOURNEY
from Time Passages

Here is a sample page from the book;
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Here is The Full Press Release;

timepassages.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                           December 7, 2023

TIME PASSAGES TO LAUNCH JOURNEY: WORLDS APART,
DEFINITIVE BIO OF WORLD-FAMOUS ROCK BAND, ON DECEMBER 7

ANNAPOLIS, MD —Time Passages will publish JOURNEY: WORLDS APART, the definitive accounting of the multiplatinum “Don’t Stop Believin’” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hitmakers written by award-winning journalist Nick DeRiso, in December 2023. 

A multiple “Columnist of the Year” award-winner for the USA Today network, DeRiso conducted dozens of interviews to compile a book that’s much more than just a detailed band biography – it’s an all-access backstage pass for casual and devoted Journey fans alike. 

Journey started in the San Francisco Bay area as a dream for former Santana road manager Herbie Herbert, who thought he could build a blockbuster band out of the remnants of post-Woodstock Santana with Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon. Herbert achieved that lofty goal, but it would take Journey a few albums and the arrival of front man Steve Perry to secure the band’s success. By the time Rolie exited at the turn of the ‘80s, Journey was already a multi-platinum juggernaut – and would only achieve greater fame and fortune with the addition of Jonathan Cain from one of Journey’s former opening acts, The Babys

Solo projects and lengthy periods apart slowed Journey’s momentum until Perry finally left for good in the late ‘90s. Then the band faced one of its biggest challenges: whether and how to move forward without the singer who had redefined their sound forever on songs like “Open Arms,” “Only the Young,” and “When You Love a Woman.” 

DeRiso talks with co-founding members Schon, Rolie, and Prairie Prince to help guide the story from their earliest roots in Santana, along with long-time Herbert confidant Pat Morrow. DeRiso then follows Journey toward its pop-culture superstardom through additional conversations with later-era collaborators Cain, Steve SmithDeen CastronovoSteve Augeri, plus scores of producers, sidemen, label representatives, and acknowledged experts including former Rolling Stone contributing editor David Wild, original MTV VJ Martha Quinn, and longtime San Francisco Chronicle music writer Joel Selvin, the latter of whom covered Journey from the band’s earliest days. 

Along the way, JOURNEY: WORLDS APART emerges as the definitive look back at Journey, with deep explorations of every era, every album, and every song. Pathway collaborations and key side projects complete this detailed analysis, as DeRiso speaks with John WaiteJan HammerMarco MendozaRon Wikso, and others.

Spanning 417 pages, this extensive Journey history contains dozens of rare photos from across the years. Also, it includes an exclusive appendix of never-before-seen concept art, designs, sketches, and illustrations of Journey projects — some accepted and some that never made it to production — from the masterful hand of famed rock illustrator Stanley Mouse

DeRiso is assistant managing editor with Townsquare Media. He has been named “Columnist of the Year” five times by the Associated Press and Louisiana Press Association; he also oversaw the AP’s “Top 10 in the Nation” section. 

JOURNEY: WORLDS APART will be available on Amazon.com in softcover with black & white interior for $29.99 and in hardback with full-color interior for $89.99.

For further details, visit the official JOURNEY: WORLDS APART website at timepassages.net

Time Passages, LLC most recently published EAGLES:  UP AHEAD IN THE DISTANCE, the second in a three-book series profiling the Eagles.


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Thursday, December 7, 2023

 JOURNEY: Worlds Apart

A fantastic new 417 page book about all things JOURNEY
by Time Passages

Coming this December to Amazon.com
When it becomes available, you can order it here;


Here is an excerpt from the book;
Double Click to Enlarge


Here is a Classic Rock Piece they did on the book;

Classic Rock-Worlds Apart


Here is The Full Press Release;

timepassages.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                           December 7, 2023

TIME PASSAGES TO LAUNCH JOURNEY: WORLDS APART,
DEFINITIVE BIO OF WORLD-FAMOUS ROCK BAND, ON DECEMBER 7

ANNAPOLIS, MD —Time Passages will publish JOURNEY: WORLDS APART, the definitive accounting of the multiplatinum “Don’t Stop Believin’” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hitmakers written by award-winning journalist Nick DeRiso, in December 2023. 

A multiple “Columnist of the Year” award-winner for the USA Today network, DeRiso conducted dozens of interviews to compile a book that’s much more than just a detailed band biography – it’s an all-access backstage pass for casual and devoted Journey fans alike. 

Journey started in the San Francisco Bay area as a dream for former Santana road manager Herbie Herbert, who thought he could build a blockbuster band out of the remnants of post-Woodstock Santana with Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon. Herbert achieved that lofty goal, but it would take Journey a few albums and the arrival of front man Steve Perry to secure the band’s success. By the time Rolie exited at the turn of the ‘80s, Journey was already a multi-platinum juggernaut – and would only achieve greater fame and fortune with the addition of Jonathan Cain from one of Journey’s former opening acts, The Babys

Solo projects and lengthy periods apart slowed Journey’s momentum until Perry finally left for good in the late ‘90s. Then the band faced one of its biggest challenges: whether and how to move forward without the singer who had redefined their sound forever on songs like “Open Arms,” “Only the Young,” and “When You Love a Woman.” 

DeRiso talks with co-founding members Schon, Rolie, and Prairie Prince to help guide the story from their earliest roots in Santana, along with long-time Herbert confidant Pat Morrow. DeRiso then follows Journey toward its pop-culture superstardom through additional conversations with later-era collaborators Cain, Steve SmithDeen CastronovoSteve Augeri, plus scores of producers, sidemen, label representatives, and acknowledged experts including former Rolling Stone contributing editor David Wild, original MTV VJ Martha Quinn, and longtime San Francisco Chronicle music writer Joel Selvin, the latter of whom covered Journey from the band’s earliest days. 

Along the way, JOURNEY: WORLDS APART emerges as the definitive look back at Journey, with deep explorations of every era, every album, and every song. Pathway collaborations and key side projects complete this detailed analysis, as DeRiso speaks with John WaiteJan HammerMarco MendozaRon Wikso, and others.

Spanning 417 pages, this extensive Journey history contains dozens of rare photos from across the years. Also, it includes an exclusive appendix of never-before-seen concept art, designs, sketches, and illustrations of Journey projects — some accepted and some that never made it to production — from the masterful hand of famed rock illustrator Stanley Mouse

DeRiso is assistant managing editor with Townsquare Media. He has been named “Columnist of the Year” five times by the Associated Press and Louisiana Press Association; he also oversaw the AP’s “Top 10 in the Nation” section. 

JOURNEY: WORLDS APART will be available on Amazon.com in softcover with black & white interior for $29.99 and in hardback with full-color interior for $89.99.

For further details, visit the official JOURNEY: WORLDS APART website at timepassages.net

Time Passages, LLC most recently published EAGLES:  UP AHEAD IN THE DISTANCE, the second in a three-book series profiling the Eagles.


BUY IT NOW

Sunday, November 26, 2023

 New Journey Book 2023;

JOURNEY: Worlds Apart
This a deep dive into the history of the band

A brand new book about Journey to be released very soon. Be on the lookout for a press release on the week of Monday, November 27, 2023 to tell you all about it!

More to come as I know it...

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

 New Journey Book Coming in 2024 from David Golland, ph.D.

"Livin' Just to Find Emotion: Journey and Race in Rock Music"


There is a new book about Journey coming from David Hamilton Golland, Ph.D. He can be found at these 2 different links below...

David's YouTube Channel


It will be an interesting book as it is about race in rock and roll. I'm really looking forward to it. 

Playwright/Filmmaker Mark Ricche interviews David Hamilton Golland, author of the forthcoming "Livin' Just to Find Emotion: Journey and Race in Rock Music." This is a 4-part Interview and I've included all 4 links below...






Monday, November 28, 2016

Don't Stop Believing: A Romantic, Upbeat, Musical Journey by Rowanna Green

Don't Stop Believing: A Romantic, Upbeat, Musical Journey;

This story is based on a musical I wrote many years ago, featuring twenty of Journey's best-loved hits. I had a week in hospital, recovering from an operation - what else was I gonna do? I wrote it originally with all songs taken from the Steve Perry heydays - from Escape, Frontiers and Raised On Radio. I spoke to Jon Cain after the Newcastle gig in 2008 and he suggested I could put some new songs in. So I re-wrote it with songs from Arrival and Revelations. It's kinda sat on the back burner since then, but I've thought about doing something like this many times.



A failing marriage. A union separated by distance. An accidental encounter. Can the Edinburgh Fringe Festival work its magic?

Kathy’s life is a mess. Sure, the job’s great and her home is to-die-for, but she spends way too much time on the midnight train to catch a few fraught hours with her musician husband, Jimmy. While he’s away, Dan-next-door looks dangerously attractive.


On paper, Jimmy has it all. A talented wife, a successful rock band and nights in smart hotels. The gig at Edinburgh’s hottest arts festival is the culmination of years on the road, but the lack of harmony in his marriage makes him feel like a failure. He and Kathy fight to stay together, but events conspire to break them apart as they interact with colourful characters drawn to the Fringe.


In this rock-music-inspired tale, three love stories intertwine as each player is forced to take stock of their lives and discover what is truly important.