The Secret History of Rock: The Most Influential Bands You've Never Heard

1998 | 302 pages | PDF | 1 mb
There are two great fallacies in rock: commercial disc jockeys play the music they want; and all rock musicians ride in chauffeured limousines. In reality, commercial deejays are data entry drones, told what to play by the corporate office. And only a very small fraction of rock musicians sell enough records to pay back loan shark labels and make money. Fewer still get rich while leaving their artistic stamp.