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This key  time saw the stratospheric success of \u003ci\u003eNevermind\u003c\/i\u003e turn Nirvana into  the most successful rock band in the world and make punk and grunge  household names; Kurt met and married the brilliant but mercurial  Courtney Love and their relationship became a lightning rod for critics;  their daughter Frances Bean was born; and, finally, Kurt's public  struggles with addiction ended in a devastating suicide that would alter  the course of rock history. Throughout, Danny stood by Kurt's side as  manager, and close friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on Danny's own memories of  Kurt, files which previously have not been made public, and interviews  with, among others, Kurt's close family, friends and former bandmates, \u003ci\u003eServing the Servant\u003c\/i\u003e  sheds an entirely new light on these critical years. Casting aside the  common obsession with the angst and depression that seemingly drove  Kurt, \u003ci\u003eServing the Servant\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of his brilliance in  every aspect of rock and roll, his compassion, his ambition, and the  legacy he wrought - one that has lasted decades longer than his career  did. Danny Goldberg explores what it is about Kurt Cobain that still  resonates today, even with a generation who wasn't alive until after  Kurt's death. In the process, he provides a portrait of an icon unlike  any that have come before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204382294194,"sku":"9781409182801","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781409182801.jpg?v=1786019474"},{"product_id":"9781636142593","title":"Liberals with Attitude","description":"LIBERALS WITH ATTITUDE DOCUMENTS THE SIXTEEN MONTHS IN 1991-92 between the brutal beating of Rodney King by four police officers that was captured on a home video camera and the resignation of LAPD chief Daryl Gates. Gates was reviled by the local Black and civil liberties communities because of the pattern of racism and brutality in the department, and he was uniquely powerful because of the structure of the Los Angeles City Charter and the secret files he kept on local politicians. The effort to get Gates to step down after thirteen years as chief and to amend the City Charter to prevent another unaccountable chief from amassing that much power was led by Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, a former LAPD officer and the first Black mayor of the city. To overcome Gates's entrenched power, Bradley assembled a team that included future US secretary of state Warren Christopher, the local ACLU, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and activists who saw the struggle against Gates as an important chapter in the civil rights movement. Much of the local media, especially the Los Angeles Times, was supportive of Bradley's agenda, as was the burgeoning 'gangsta rap' culture of LA, much of which emerged in reaction to the LAPD. Author Danny Goldberg was the chair of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California during those years and was personally acquainted with the leaders of the fight against Gates. He interviewed several dozen people who are still alive and got access to thousands of pages of documents among the papers of Stanley Sheinbaum, who was married to the heiress of the Warner Bros. film fortune. Sheinbaum was chosen by Mayor Bradley to be the president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, with the specific mission of getting Gates out of office. Goldberg's insider saga demonstrates that cooperation between the political left and center is required to overcome white grievance and unaccountable power.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302000308597,"sku":"9781636142593","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781636142593_403c0de0-966b-4087-a54e-778d15508303.jpg?v=1786023589"},{"product_id":"9781617759796","title":"Bloody Crossroads 2020","description":"The ascension of Donald Trump to the presidency triggered an unprecedented level of engagement by artists and performers. Within days of the 2016 election, a critical mass of entertainers - blockbuster movie stars, art-film auteurs, Broadway dramatists, comedians, and musicians - all seemed to amplify a moral alternative to Trumpism. Bloody Crossroads 2020 is a detailed mosaic of the engagement of the entertainment community in the Democratic primaries, the COVID pandemic, the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, the conviction of sexual predator Harvey Weinstein, and the 2020 general election campaign.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305142497653,"sku":"9781617759796","price":27.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781617759796_165ed31a-2e0b-4c26-b2be-6b4d9e4ec24f.jpg?v=1786023400"},{"product_id":"9781785783371","title":"In Search of the Lost Chord","description":"'Danny Goldberg is probably one of the purest, most reasonableguides you could ask for to 1967.' Ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham. 'Weaves together rollicking, rousing, wonderfully colourful anddisparate narratives to remind us how the energies and aspirations of thecounterculture were intertwined with protest and reform . mesmerising.' The NationIt wasthe year that saw the release of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts ClubBand, and of debut albums from the Doors, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix andJanis Joplin. The year of the Summer of Love and LSD; the Monterey Pop Festivaland Black Power; Muhammad Ali's conviction for draft avoidance and MartinLuther King Jr's public opposition to war in Vietnam.On its 50th anniversary, music business veteranDanny Goldberg analyses 1967, looking not only at the political influences, butalso the spiritual, musical and psychedelic movements that defined the era,providing a unique perspective on how and why its legacy lives on today.Exhaustively researched and informed byinterviews including Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary and Gil Scott-Heron, InSearch of the Lost Chord is the synthesis of a fascinating andcomplicated period in our social and countercultural history that was about somuch more than sex, drugs and rock n roll.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305553506677,"sku":"9781785783371","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781785783371_0b00244d-efe2-4ad8-858d-66369a0f94b2.jpg?v=1786025647"},{"product_id":"bumping-into-geniuses","title":"Bumping Into Geniuses","description":"\u003cb\u003eStep inside the rock ‘n’ roll world with this all-access pass from the music biz legend who collaborated with Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBumping into Geniuses\u003c\/i\u003e, Danny Goldberg chronicles his decades in the rock and roll biz—not only launching legendary acts to greater heights, but becoming friends with many of them. He tells mesmerizing stories of superstars like Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, KISS, Led Zeppelin, and others. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThere may be no other music genre that has evolved like rock and roll. One man behind the scenes who has been hugely influential in defining it is Danny Goldberg, who started as a journalist in the ’60s but soon pivoted to become the American publicist for Led Zeppelin. He then became the personal manager for artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Sonic Youth, the Allman Brothers Band, and Nirvana.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMore than a series of brilliantly painted rock-star portraits, this updated edition unpacks the last half century of the industry itself: an everchanging business that was complex and chaotic, a mixture of art and commerce, idealism and selfishness. And in the telling, Goldberg reveals how rock’s most gifted and influential musicians were able to release music which endures decades later.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 2008, the 2026 edition includes a new afterword by Goldberg with updated observations on the music business in the digital era, and rock culture in general as well as new anecdotes about several of the “geniuses” he worked with.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495553311093,"sku":"9798895150924","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798895150924.jpg?v=1786618220"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-danny-goldberg.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}