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Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
From David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, comes a story about discovering your passions, following your dreams, and finding yourself. It's the 1960s and rock n' roll is changing the world. Inspired by a bold new era and his success in a local band, Douglas drops out of college to pursue his musical dreams, only to discover the harsh realities of the music industry. Douglas is forced to choose between listening to his father or listening to his heart....
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Rachel feels like she doesn't fit in -- until she finds heavy metal and meets Fern, a kindred spirit. The two form their own band, but the metal scene turns out to be no differenct than the misogynistic world they want to change. Violent encounters escalate, and the friends decide there's only one way forward... A bloodstained journey into the dark heart of the music industry, Boring Girls traces Rachel's deadly coming of age, Fern at her side. As...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
VINYL explores the drug- and sex-fueled music business of the 1970s. A dizzying ride through America s music-business landscape at the dawn of punk, disco, and hip-hop, the story is seen through the eyes of Richie Finestra (Bobby Cannavale, Emmy® for Boardwalk Empire), a NYC record executive trying to revive his label and keep his personal life from spiraling out of control.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1980, and Lillian Waters is hitting the road for the very last time. Jaded from her years in the music business, perpetually hungover, and diagnosed with career-ending vocal problems, Lillian cobbles together a nationwide farewell tour featuring some old hands from her early days playing honky-tonk bars in Washington State and Nashville, plus a few new ones. She yearns to feel the rush of making live music one more time and bask in the glow...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Veteran police detective Gavilan and his rookie partner Calden are no exception to the rule that in Hollywood, no one is really who they want to be. Between Gavilan's struggling real estate business and Calden's fledgling acting career and yoga instruction, they've got a major murder case to solve. With both Internal Affairs and their prime suspect on their tails, both have to infiltrate the dangerous world of the hip-hop recording industry.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Struggling songwriter Dave Seville opens his home to a talented trio of chipmunks named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. When they become overnight music sensations, a greedy record producer tries to exploit the 'boys.' Now Dave must use a little human ingenuity and a lot of 'munk mischief to get his furry family back before it's too late.
11) Dreamgirls
Language
English
Description
Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dreams....
12) Destination fame
Publisher
Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Six friends graduating from high school learn if they have what it takes to make it in the music business, when they send their demo tape to different record labels.
13) Family blood
Author
Publisher
D.I. Fine
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
David Crossman, a young New York City lawyer who enjoys 1930's blues music, is lured into the corruption of the music business, and simultaneously uncovers some family secrets.
14) Bright
Author
Series
Shine! volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Now that Girls Forever is the number-one K-pop group in the world, Rachel Kim is famous and happy, but when she meets Alex she considers breaking the rules of fame to fall in love.
15) Pop princess
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
Yearning to escape the small Massachusetts town where her family retreated after her sister's death, Wonder Blake gets her chance when her sister's manager offers Wonder a record contract on her sixteenth birthday.
18) Glitter
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Billie is a talented young singer struggling to make it big in New York City. With plenty of will and determination, a voice like an angel, and the help of a handsome club DJ, Billie will quickly learn that the roller coaster ride to success is as treacherous as it can be glamorous.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The story finds a reporter (Ellen Barkin) tracking down rumors of an unreleased album by a band whose charismatic leader (Michael Paré) allegedly died years before. As she approaches surviving members who have since gone on to other things she gets different points of view on Eddie's life and artistic drive, and the mystery about that album deepens.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Meet the Cheetah Girls, four New York teens facing the challenges of growing up as they sing and dance their way toward that elusive record deal. As the girls are gearing up to rehearse for the school talent competition, they're discovered by famous record producer Jackal Johnson. But the foursome soon learn that their big break is not what they expected since Jackal wants to remake them into something they are not. Ultimately, the path to stardom...