For Those about to Rock A Road Map to Being in a Band

Name: For Those about to Rock A Road Map to Being in a Band
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ISBN: 9780887766534

ISBN-10: 0887766536

ISBN-13: 9780887766534

Edition: 2004

Authors: Dave Bidini

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Playing in a rock band is the stuff of dreams. What is the reality? Dave Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics and acclaimed author of On a Cold Road, knows firsthand. In this wise, witty, and often irreverent book, he tackles the questions that any kid with a penchant to be on stage has asked. How do you decide what to play? How do you deal with tensions among the musicians? What happens when one person becomes more popular than the others? How do you get to gigs, and what do you wear? Bidini handles his material with honesty and authority. From the serious considerations to the frivolous issues, Bidini takes young readers through forming a band, practices, performing, and the…

Book details

List price: $8.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Tundra
Publication date: 10/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English

Dave Bidini is the author of nine books, two documentary films, and one play. He is a columnist for the "Toronto Star" and the "National Post". His first book in the sports genre, "Tropic of Hockey", was named one of the Top 100 Canadian Books of All-Time by McClelland and Stewart, and his baseball odyssey, "Baseballissimo", is currently being made into a feature film. Bidini is a board member of Street Soccer Canada and has attended two Homeless World Cups, traveling with Team Canada to Melbourne and Milan. He lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife and their two children.