Yikes. Literally none of this is accurate (as demonstrated by you using The Sun as a resource).

1. The child supposedly molested in Monaco was Jordan Chandler, who isn't part of Leaving Neverland.
   
2. Gavin and Star Arvizo are the two children who accused Jackson of supplying them with alcohol and pornography. (Your Smoking Gun link erroneously lists them as siblings of Frank Cascio, who categorically denied saying anything in his 2011 book.)
   
   1. As to the first claim, no witnesses ever saw Jackson serve alcohol to the minors, though some (witnesses Rijo Jackson and Simone Jackson, bodyguard Shane Meredith) have caught the Arvizo boys stealing bottles of wine from Jackson's wine cellar in his absence.
      
   2. As to the second claim, a search warrant of Jackson's house located mountains of adult, legal, heterosexual pornography, which was promptly spun into "grooming" charges. On one occasion, Star explicitly identified a magazine Jackson had apparently shown to him and his brother, despite said magazine having been issued months after they'd last seen him.
      
3. Descriptions of Jackson's penis by the aforesaid Jordan Chandler did not match.
   
   1. Jordan claimed Jackson was circumcised, which he wasn't. (Arguments are often made that an uncircumcised penis can appear to be circumcised when erect, but given that Jordan had supposedly seen Jackson's genitalia "so many times and from every possible angle" [page 210], you'd think he'd know.)
      
   2. Dr. Richard Strick, a medical professional hired by the authorities to attend the strip search, was never shown Jordan's description and was only told afterwards that it was a match.
      
   3. Correctly identifying distinct marks or disfigurements on Jackson's naked body would constitute probable cause for the LAPD to file charges against Jackson, yet they never did.
      
   4. According to Jordan's uncle Raymond Chandler, Jordan offered a second description to family attorney Larry Feldman, which apparently required extended periods of refinement and adjustments before they "eventually arrived at" [page 210] one that matched.
      
   5. Prior to the search, Feldman stated that given the sporadic nature of Jackson's skin disorder, "anything [Jordan] says is irrelevant" because "if he's right he's right, and if he's wrong, we've got a simple explanation!" [pages 202-03].
      
   6. Feldman filed a claim that posed the potential of having the photographs of Jackson's penis barred from evidence.
      
   7. During the 1994 grand jury trial, authorities were "attempting to determine whether Jackson has done anything to alter his appearance so that it does not match a description provided to them by the alleged victim," which they logistically wouldn't otherwise do.
      
4. No child porn was found at Neverland. Authorities refuted that claim years ago.
   
5. Authorities confiscated 26 photography books from a library of thousands, three of which — The Boy, Boys Will Be Boys, and In Search of Youth Beauty — contained photos of nude children in non-sexual and non-explicit fashion. While questionable, it isn't illegal, especially considering the other photography books contained explicit forms of nudity and sexuality with adult men and women. Such material is the only vague link to child pornography found at Jackson's house: an impromptu November 2003 raid and seizure of Jackson's personal items, including computers and various safes, found absolutely nothing.
   
   1. Also, care to offer a source that these books were located in a secure filing cabinet? I can't seem to find such claims anywhere in the 2003-05 court documents.
      
      This is why it's important that people read the actual court transcripts and interviews instead of relying on tabloids and half-assed documentaries.
      
      EDIT: Silver! Hell yeah! Thank you!

Simon Reynolds' "Generation Ecstasy" is the big one about 90's dance music. It was like required raver reading back in the day. Big focus on UK hardcore/early jungle.
http://www.amazon.com/Generation-Ecstasy-World-Techno-Culture/dp/0415923735/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8


Co-sign "Last Night a DJ saved my life" also a really good one.
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Night-DJ-Saved-Life/dp/0802146104/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421350101&sr=1-1&keywords=last+night+a+dj+saved+my+life


Dan Sicko's "Techno Rebels" is great one with a big focus on the early detroit techno scene
http://www.amazon.com/Techno-Rebels-Renegades-Electronic-Painted/dp/0814334385/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421350046&sr=1-1&keywords=techno+rebels


Kai Fikentscher "You better work" is a great one about the early NYC dance scene. The loft, the paradise garage etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Better-Work-Underground-Dance-Music/dp/0819564044/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421350247&sr=1-1&keywords=you+better+work


Mireille Silcott "Rave America" is an awesome one about the 90's US rave scene. Big focus on Midwest hardcore/hard techno. Also has a super early interview with Tommie Sunshine before he became a DJ.
http://www.amazon.com/Rave-America-New-School-Dancescapes/dp/1550223836/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421350330&sr=1-1&keywords=rave+america


Brian Belle-Fortune "All Crews" is a good one about the UK 90's D&B
scene.
http://www.amazon.com/All-Crews-Journeys-Through-Culture-ebook/dp/B00HJ6SPPU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421350448&sr=1-1&keywords=all+crews

If you're into digging for old dance records. There's a series of books called "the rough guide" that was distributed by Penguin that are basically little mini-encyclopedias of 90's dance artists/releases. I found them REALLY helpful back in the day before the internet was a thing.


I've got the rough guides to house, techno & d&b. Here's a link to the house one. http://www.amazon.com/Rough-Guide-House-Music/dp/1858284325/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421350616&sr=1-1&keywords=the+rough+guide+to+house

EDIT. Forgot to add. THE MANUAL by the KLF is fucking hilarious read & kind of an amazing historical artifact. It's like a $100 on amazon (Ugh, a friend borrowed my copy back in the day and never gave it back) but there's text/pdf versions floating around the web
http://www.amazon.com/Manual-How-Have-Number-Easy/dp/1899858652/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421350795&sr=1-1&keywords=KLF+the+manual

Books:

Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture

The Underground is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America

Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk

Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House

All Crews: Journeys Through Jungle / Drum and Bass Culture

Keyboard Presents the Evolution of Electronic Dance Music

Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany

Last Night a DJ Saved my Life

Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco

The Last Party: Studio 54, Disco, and The Culture of the Night

This book details his career, and a LOT of in-studio mentions an the process of how he created and mastered his sound. This audio engineer has done ALL of his solo albums I am pretty positive.
In the Studio with Michael Jackson - https://www.amazon.ca/Studio-Michael-Jackson-Bruce-Swedien/dp/B003L1ZYLU

Available on scribd.com if you sign up for a free month trial.

FUN FACT: most of the musicians on the Thriller album were from Toto!

If he likes reading, there are a few books about Eurovision that seem pretty good:

• Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe Through the World's Greatest Song Contest I've seen this one referenced on a few podcasts I listen to.
  
  
• Eurovision's 100 Craziest Moments Same with this one.
  
  
• Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest This one is new, so I doesn't have any reviews that I can see yet. Personally, it's the one I'm most interested in since it seems like the one with the most "new" (to me) information.

Not sure. But DO NOT read this one.

http://www.amazon.com/Kurt-Cobain-Christopher-Sandford/dp/0786713690/ref=sr_1_15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382305430&sr=1-15&keywords=kurt+cobain

It's extremely inaccurate and comes up with a lot of fabrications.

In the book he says that Cobain was caught in a bathroom of SNL eating out a "groupie". Cobain is also accused of being a gay prostitute for drug money, having an intense ego, and so many other things that aren't true. This isn't fucking guns n' roses. This is Nirvana.

American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3 - by Starr/Waterman

Yes, it's a freaking textbook. But if you're looking to really delve into the history of pop music, the this scholarly tome is the one to get. It's in the Oxford University Press book format, so it's 600+ pages will be divided into essays contributed by historians and musicologists who are at the top of their field. It's way expensive, so look for it used.

I got about halfway through this biography - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2584462-on-some-faraway-beach?from_search=true&search_version=service

It's very good and detailed, though occasionally like most music bios gets caught up in gossip, but every chapter goes into a creative period/album. I'll pick it back up eventually, I was mostly reading it for the Roxy/early solo albums and stopped when it got to producing Talking Heads cause I'm not a fan.

Although it's harder to get A Year With Swollen Appendices also seems like an interesting dip into his psyche-
https://www.amazon.com/Year-Swollen-Appendices-Brian-Diary/dp/0571179959/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465986206&sr=8-1&keywords=brian+eno+book

There is an official Demon Days sheet music book. You can buy it here.

You might want to read "Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980–1983" before writing your book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LSWTRZ2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

My partner bought me this book for my birthday and I found it really interesting!

https://www.amazon.com/Note-Grouping-James-Morgan-Thurmond/dp/0942782003

I would check out this book, it goes into full detail about the arsis-thesis note grouping and explains it very well. It's easy to read and is a great resource as a musician.

https://www.amazon.com/My-Friend-Michael-Friendship-Extraordinary-ebook/dp/B00526VWPE

I like the 33 1/3 series. The Paul's Boutique one is quite good!

Right now I'm reading this

All of what SecondSkin said. Adding on to it: Brian was also all over the place in what he wanted on the album and changed his mind daily, if not sometimes hourly. That's why Vegetables has them literally eating veggies, one song was about dieting and exercise but he himself wasn't doing either of those things. Various noises, he went out and recorded air, just air at one point. He'd have people go get recordings of the most random things.

He didn't really have anyone to tell him no, he was BRIAN WILSON and the weight of that, plus the responsibilities of making sure The Beach Boys kept churning out hits burned him out.

Peter Ames Carlin's book on Brian is a really good resource for that time frame. As a semi-lighter version, check out Love and Mercy, the Paul Dano side of things shows Brian's decent pretty well, to the point where Brian said it felt like watching himself.

I'm from NY, I work in theatre and with that I see many shows off and on Broadway. I have recently become obsessed with the musical Beautiful which is about the singer/songwriter Carole King (I also love her). And I'm a classic film fanatic. If it's from the 1930s/40s - I love it!

Welcome to RAOA! It's pretty amazing here. Thanks for the contest. The autobiography of Carole King would be amazing.

It looks like you are referring to this book. All the reviews mention the absence of OBS. Was there anything specific you wanted to know about the album? Pretty good chance someone on this sub can answer or point you to a better book.

Edit: There is no good reason to leave any of their albums out of a book with Every Album in the title. Especially not one of my personal favorites.

Just got done reading this book which appears to be pretty comprehensive through 2008, when it was published.

I haven't read that one, but there are several reference books I keep on hand:

• All The Songs - A hardcover encyclopedia-like book that was released fairly recently. Lots of in-depth information about the Beatles' entire catalog of songs.
  
• Beatlesongs - This one might be a bit obscure. Has a percentage that each Beatle contributed to writing each song, along with blurbs about the Beatles' opinions on the songs and what inspired them to write it.
  
• The Complete Beatles Chronicle - Gives descriptions of what the Beatles did on each day from ~1960 to 1970, including time in the studio, media interviews, etc.
  
• The Beatles: The Biography - A really good book about the Beatles' shared careers; one of the best I've read.
  
  Don't know if that's precisely what you were asking, but those are books I'd recommend. One I wouldn't recommend is Chet Flippo's "Yesterday". I gave my copy of that book away because it was really negative towards Paul. I don't mind constructive criticism of any of the Beatles, but the author of that book seemed to revel in trashing Paul. I just didn't like the tone of that book and can't recommend it to fans.

Try and catch some local live music, absolutely anything. There's blogs like wefuckinglovemusic.blogspot.com - read the review, download the album if it looks interesting.

I've been looking for a book on this topic for a while.. there isn't much that isn't specific to a genre or a band. Annoying.

1001 albums you must hear before you die looks good I guess.

(sorry for the amazon links - mods please don't remove them)

• Three Stooges FAQ
  
  
• Film Noir FAQ
  
  
• Revolution In The Head
  
  Edit: Wow! The Three Stooges has gone up in value. I might sell mine :)
  

Something like Girl Power that isn't explicitly about feminism/politics but rather illustrates a time in history and pop culture where women were doing things for and about women out of necessity. This book is especially interesting if you're into music, punk music, or 90s music. It's a pretty short/light read, and quite enjoyable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0865479798/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_zheHzbA03VY9K

https://www.amazon.com/Note-Grouping-James-Morgan-Thurmond/dp/0942782003

Morthy demands:

Item which would most make you seem like an old posh Englishman:

Most "oh god, I would never be seen with this in public" looking item:

Most phallic looking item:

Akeleie demands:

Most geeky item: Read by Alex Kingston ;_;

Item which would most help you achieve a goal: This is actually for a class next semester

Best item to bring to a deserted island: So I can see? I have no idea

I loved Nirvana from 6th grade through High School. Kurt had already been dead a couple years when I started really enjoying them though.

I did a report on him in middle school, though I hardly remember anything. This book was what I based it on. It was a great read. I read it multiple times throughout my adolescence.

After high school, my friend bought me a copy of his journals too, but I don't think I ever read the entire thing.

So can you say where I can find it? I want to see it for myself.

EDIT: nvm found it: https://www.amazon.com/Gorillaz-Demon-Days-Chords/dp/0571524532

EDIT 2: Here as well. https://www.musicroom.com/product-detail/product319966/variant319966/gorillaz-demon-days/

This is not a video though, might be focused on very social. Brian Eno Diary around when he produced U2. what was negotiated what was thought in his chronological life. https://www.amazon.com/Year-Swollen-Appendices-Brian-Diary/dp/0571179959

I have 5th, high quality scanned PDF, [PM me(Click here)] (https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=myelib&subject=Buy etextbook) to buy

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0190632992

> He had his perversions but that does not equal definitive guilt of acting on those impulses.

You're basically saying he's a pedophile, we just can't tell if he acted on it. A pedophile because of some books no jury has ever found damning even though they've seen them all?

Yes, the kids who knew him have written books, here you go:

http://www.amazon.com/My-Friend-Michael-Friendship-Extraordinary/dp/0062090062/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372962600&sr=8-1&keywords=my+friend+michael+frank+casio