The 27s Has Arrived

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The 27s — The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll Has Arrived

The 27s is the grandest story of rock & roll, firmly ingrained in popular music and culture yet the saga somehow slipped through the cracks of time — until today. If you're reading this you probably know that Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain's lives were cut short at age 27, but the same fate happened to thirty other musicians. Sure, they weren't all equally famous, but every one of them pushed rock in new directions, leaving lasting legacies that continue to inspire fans and musicians.

No chapters, just one complete story that unfolds over 312 pages bursting with color and original illustrations, quotes from interviews, curious coincidences, riveting revelations, and a myth greater than them all. It's a story about modesty and excess, fame and loneliness, success and defeat, struggle and perseverance, and life and death. Don't miss out on the Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll.

The 27s include Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, Delta bluesman Robert Johnson, D. Boon of the Minutemen, Mia Zapata of The Gits, crooner Jesse Belvin, Badfinger's Pete Ham, Chris Bell of Big Star, Gary Thain of Uriah Heep, Alan Wilson of Canned Heat, Freaky Tah of Lost Boyz, father of funk: Arlester Christian of Dyke and the Blazers, Pete de Freitas of Echo & The Bunnymen, Pigpen of the Grateful Dead, Kristin Pfaff of Hole, and Jeremy Ward of The Mars Volta.

Don't miss out on the Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll! You can purchase this book online now here. It will be available in book stores everywhere on April 5, 2009.

Watch The 27s Trailer

http://www.the27s.com/

[Published on: 11/6/08]


 

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Flat5 starstarstarstarstar Thu 11/6/2008 10:14AM
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Flat5

yeah who needs chapters?? wow Chris Bell and a guy from Mars Volta I had no idea. should be a great read on what not to do!

Truckin_Up_2_Buffalo Thu 11/6/2008 10:23AM
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Truckin_Up_2_Buffalo

THis should be a good one got get my hand on this for sure

Conjugal Burning starstarstarstarstar Thu 11/6/2008 11:27AM
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Conjugal Burning

Very stoked to read this one as well. For those interested, Volta's Jeremy Michael Ward (RIP) and Omar have re-issued an album from around 2001, fittingly titled "Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Jeremy Ward." This was made post DeFacto and pre- Deloused. It is very ambient and most of the heads on these boards would have trouble wrapping their domes around the noises, but just thought I would throw it out there in respect for Jeremy

oysteria starstarstarstarstar Thu 11/6/2008 12:59PM
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oysteria

stay away from heroin peoples, rolo tony brown town and what not. I hope most of the "heads" on this board know that robert Johnson started this curse.

Schwagadelic starstarstarstarstar Thu 11/6/2008 03:19PM
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Schwagadelic

sick music in this trailer...can't wait to get the DVD.

simp starstarstarstarstar Thu 11/6/2008 07:04PM
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simp

This book is outstanding. Really cool stories I'd never heard before, and amazing illustrations throughout.

Win a signed copy at WNEW.com

(http://www.wnew.com/the-27s-book-giveaway.html)

astroworms Mon 11/10/2008 12:52PM
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astroworms

Isn't this already a Jim Carrey movie or something? I smoke 27s for breakfast.