Marc Platt

The Girls Can't Help It" (Includes Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)There has been a rich history of Girl Groups in the American and world culture for decades. The music has been written by professional writers and by many of the acts themselves. The most important factor has always been the ability of the music to reach and connect with the intended audience. Early groups like The Chantels, The Paris Sisters, The Blossoms and then BAM...POW...ZAM...The...

Of all the genres of popular music, defining the singer-songwriter is tough because they all crossover into each other. Taylor Swift is a very different type of singer-songwriter than Bruce Springsteen, yet they both fall into this category. I'm sure you (like me) think of the CLASSIC singer-songwriters like James Taylor, Carole King, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. They are all covered in here, but so are some of the more obscure artists like Warren...

They Rocked Hard and Died Young" (Includes Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript) There are so many young rock and rollers who died before their time. We can only guess what they would have produced into middle age or beyond. If you look at bands like The Who and Rolling Stones who have carried on for decades after losing a core member, you realize just how fragile human life really is. In this eBook, I discuss their lives and contributions...

The Modern History of Power Pop" (Includes 9 Video and 17 Audio Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)Read, Watch and Listen about the underrated genre of Power Pop Music, which began with The Beatles, was carried on through great acts like Badfinger and The Raspberries and made its way through to The Knack, Plimsouls, Go Gos and The Bangles. There are so many more great bands covered in this eBook. I discuss the origins of Power Pop. The Beatles,...

The millennials are rightfully dominating the popular music scene these days. Artists like Taylor Swift, One Direction and Bruno Mars have all figured out a way to crossover into the mainstream in most current genres. These artists were all born after 1980, which makes them Generation Y or more popularly called Millennials."It is difficult to include EVERY great millennial act, but this eBook will give the user a nice snapshot into these artists and...

When a distress call summons the crew of the Anastasia to the burning wilderness of Mercury, they are reunited with their old ally, Sondar. He tells them of the beleaguered Mercurians who are held in thrall to a cruel new taskmaster - the Mekon! The exiled Mekon is rallying his forces, plotting a desperate revenge against his former homeworld of Venus and his hated enemy, Colonel Dan Dare!

It's 1812 and the Doctor, Steven and Dodo get ready to spend their winter in a Russian village. The French are on their way, but that's not the only invasion the travellers will have to deal with.

Is wealthy heiress Ileana de Santos all that she seems? What sinister ailment afflicts her invalid son, tended by the mysterious Dr Hayashi? And who exactly is Rosa, engaged on a secret quest to fulfil the destiny of her extinct tribe?

The assistance of the Liberator crew is urgently needed on Straxis - but Roj Blake has acute problems of his own. After taking drastic emergency measures, Blake, Vila and Cally teleport back into a war zone in a bid to make new allies...

England, 1400. Henry IV has usurped the throne, and King Richard II languishes in Pomfret Castle. Meanwhile the Doctor and his companions enjoy New Year revels at Sonning Palace. But Sonning is a prison, and treachery is in the air...