Carmine Appice

He ran with teenage gangs in Brooklyn before becoming a global rock star in the Summer of Love. He was managed by the mob, hung with Hendrix, trashed thousands of hotel rooms, unwittingly paid for an unknown Led Zeppelin to support him on tour, taught John Bonham (as well as Fred Astaire) a thing or two about drumming, and took part in Zeppelin's infamous deflowering of a groupie with a mud shark. After enrolling in Rod Stewart's Sex Police, he hung out with Kojak, accidentally shared a house with Prince, became blood brothers with Ozzy Osbourne, and got fired by Sharon. He formed an all-blond hair metal band, jammed with John McEnroe and Steven Seagal, became a megastar in Japan, got married five times, slept with 4,500 groupies--and, along the way, became a rock legend by single-handedly reinventing hard rock and heavy metal drumming. Carmine Appice has enjoyed a jaw-dropping rock-and-roll life--and here he is telling his scarcely believable story. Cowritten with Ian Gittins, the coauthor with Nikki Sixx of the New York Times bestseller The Heroin Diaries, Stick It is one of the most extraordinary and outrageous rock-and-roll biographies of our time.

(Percussion). Carmine Appice explains his classic book on the art of playing hi hats.

The ultimate book for the ultimate fan of the ultimate band: Led Zeppelin, who continues to enthrall every new generation who encounters their music, now updated and revised. Led Zeppelin fans of all ages will covet this in-depth, lushly illustrated coffee-table book on their favorite group. The book starts with a unique day-by-day timeline that reveals quirky insider details, achievements, and exploits. Thirty-plus rare, candid interviews follow, featuring Zeppelin members and other musicians and industry insiders, including Jason Bonham (drummer and son of legendary Zeppelin drummer John Bonham), Chris Squire (Yes), Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Alice Cooper, Paul Rodgers, and music industry legends Eddie Kramer, Danny Goldberg (Swan Song Records, Vice President) and Ron Nevison. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs, reproductions of memorabilia from a major private Zeppelin collector, and specially commissioned artworks by noted album cover artist Ioannis. It also features a comprehensive discography. This new edition with 48 pages of new material on updates with the band since the original book was published in 2012, includes coverage of the reunion concert film in 2012 at the O2 in London, Celebration Day; the presidential Kennedy Center Honors appearance in 2012; new interviews and new photography; three new artworks by Ioannis; an updated timeline and discography; and a fresh, bold cover design.

(Percussion). Realistic Rock for Kids is a method by drum legend Carmine Appice. Similar to his award-winning method Realistic Rock, this book shows kids how to play rock 'n' roll drums the quick and easy way. It teaches basics such as note reading, holding the sticks, simple hand/foot coordination exercises, and more. All of the exercises are performed on the accompanying CDs. The disc also include tracks of Carmine rockin' out to some great songs with his band. You can hear how he puts it all together then play along with special remixed drumless versions.

(Percussion). Drumming legend Carmine Appice has once again updated the best-selling drumset book in the history of rock drumming. In addition to the classic information on basic rock rhythms and polyrhythms, linear rudiments and groupings, hi-hat and double bass drum exercises, and shuffle rhythms and syncopation exercises, Carmine has included over 20 new pages and a second CD of fresh material. The recordings have been re-mastered, with updates including three new play-along tracks and audio examples that correspond with the new sections on odd-time signatures, hands and feet combinations, and rave/dance drumming.