Nile rodgers book waterstones edinburgh

Chic formed back in 1976 by renowned producer and song writer nile rogers. Pictures taken at the national museum of scotland, edinburgh. The manager was who mostly introduced me to all the different responsibilities in the store like the book display, which involves removing old books and rearranging more popular books to catch the attention of the client. Waterstones in edinburgh fort kinnaird, opening times. This month well be talking about dinner at the homesick restaurant by anne tyler. May 23, 2016 waterstones today announced that has partnered with the canadian company to handle all of its e book business. Though there was a slight drizzle of rain, it was unseasonably warm when i landed around 10 a. Find your nearest waterstones store locations in united kingdom.

Explore books by nile rodgers with our selection at waterstones. Alexander mccall smith in august i attend eibf edinburgh international book festival in charlotte sq. Debbie, chris, jimmy appear with nile rodgers and bernard edwards at a benefit for anya phillips. The waterstones bookshop in princes street has a lot to offer, from its many floors with a wide array of books, to a coffee shop with an impressive view of the street and edinburghs castle. Waterstones says it cant pay living wage, as 1,300 authors support staff appeal published. Waterstones is the uks leading high street and online bookseller, providing the widest choice, great value and expert advice from teams across the country who are passionate about bookselling, permanently closed show more. Waterstones in edinburgh fort kinnaird, 26 kinnaird park, edinburgh, eh15 3rd, opening times, phone number, map, latenight, sunday hours, address, book store. Nile rodgers, hydro, glasgow with the venue far from capacity, dj mistajam counted down to the headline set with what became a tawdry hard sell for chics new album, its about time. That nights event featured someone called nile rodgers a musician who wrote hits for chic, including le freak, freak out and good times. Young adults book signing waterstones booksellers, ltd.

Tim clare raps his favourite niche magazine, tree news. Apr 18, 2020 i knew i had to visit this waterstones as soon as i saw the view. Waterstones is a leading bookseller with millions of titles covering every subject. Plus nile rodgers, graham nash, susie dent and thunder among others 32film one of the articles in this section, about ecologically conscious beauty products, is titled care for hair and air. He may be best known for the disco hit le freak but nile rodgers influence on pop music has been so very much greater than that. Joe dunthorne writes a letter to the first girl at school he loved and still loves.

Waterstones edinburgh princes street opening times hours. As part of it, waterstones has stopped selling ebooks directly. Waterstones cuts ebook deal with kobo the bookseller. Homework sunday 12 august homework, a night of literary cabaret based in east london, relocates to edinburgh for a night of obsessions. But before he reinvented pop music nile rodgers invented himself. A shopping centre would not be complete without a quality book shop, thats why ocean terminal love waterstones.

For example nile rodgers in 2012, treating a lucky. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny digital original by rodgers, nile isbn. Nile rodgers sprang to fame in the 1970s with his band chic, with hits like le freak. Waterstones, formerly waterstones, is a british book retailer that operates 283 shops, mainly in the uk and also other nearby countries. If you loves books, a great view and a lovely cafe this is a must. Particularly musicians who have written novels or memoirs, giving them a space to be musical and perform. Ian hislop and paul merton return for the 54th series of the biting satire, as both sides air their views about the irish republics referendum on abortion rights. Entirely unplanned but i managed to catch two performances of this dance piece in glasgow and edinburgh both in great venues. Jul 24, 2012 homework sunday 12 august homework, a night of literary cabaret based in east london, relocates to edinburgh for a night of obsessions. Nile rodgers at 02 academy on the monday 23rd march 2015.

Music, film and fashion icon grace jones curates meltdown 2020, the 27th edition of the uks. Waterstones ocean terminal shopping centre edinburgh. Le freak is as much about the greatness of life as it is about nile rodgers s extraordinary musical journey. Rob sheffield on greatest rock memoirs of all time. Nile rodgers lifes tale is full of exciting things going on and surreal encounters with music legends, and this, combined with fluid and honest writing, makes this book a page turner. Amid a grim landscape of bomb sites, squats, public baths and rough pubs, a loose gang of misfits and outsiders started making music together riding freight trains, spraying graffiti, stealing records, clothes and musical instruments. One of my favourite things to do is sit in the waterstones cafe and read a good book but with the beautiful view of edinburgh castle its breath taking. This venue was located in times square, and debbie had blue hair. From disco king nile rodgers to poet seamus heaney, everything you want to know about todays edinburgh lineup. The band are 70s disco through and through, however because nile is a songwriter fanatic, chic perform numerous songs which he has written too. Legendary producer and cofounder of chic, nile wrote we are family for sister sledge and im coming out for diana ross, and then produced lets dance for david bowie and like a virgin for madonna. Shes up all night till the sun, im up all night to get some, shes up all night for some fun, im up all night to get lucky were up all night for some fun, were up all night to get lucky from get lucky, daft punk featuring pharrell williams and nile rodgers. Oct 27, 2017 nile rodgers had 38 years of catching up to do last seen on these scouse shores in 1979, his opening gambit was short, sweet and to the point. From the backrooms of dodgy pubs to the glimmer of chart success, this is a ragsto riches tale like no other in the music industry.

Nile rodgers at edinburgh international book festival 2012 spiegeltent unbound. Nile took the stage amid all this and explained the relevance of the new music in context. The edinburgh international book festivals author logistics officer emma hay and me. The event will be held at the rbs main theatre, and tickets can be purchased here. Waterstones was founded by tim waterstones in 1982 and has grown to become a british icon. Nile rodgers may be the greatest musical producer you almost never heard of. As lovable, engaging and entertaining as the nutty boys themselves, before we was we tackles the formative years of madness in the bands own inimitable words. A selection of clips from 2012 edinburgh international book festival events, including nile rodgers, danny wallace and elif shafak. Lots of choice especially around historical and political genres. May 23, 2016 waterstones is to stop selling ebooks from its website and instead divert customers to kobos reading platform for digital sales.

Waterstones ocean terminal, edinburgh, united kingdom. And he details that career in le freak, which is one of the best autobiographies or biographies youll ever read. It is also a stunning recreation of a time and place by the man who wrote its soundtrack. Search results organisation name town address organisation. We talked about many different aspects of songwriting. Offering the opportunity for authors to do different things, roland says. Were located at the heart of the city, opposite edinburgh castle, on the capitals main shopping street. Stores may change their details from time to time at short notice and we recommend contacting the waterstones, edinburgh george street store before visiting to confirm their details. Le freak is an astonishing, exuberant and inspiring story of a creative genius. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Rodgers wrote and produced classics such as like a virgin for madonna, we are family for sister sledge and david bowies bestselling album lets dance.

Nile rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music. Phil is a 1st class songwriter with with a long list of hit recordings to his credit. The plan for the evening was to go to one of the free unbound evening events at the book festival, speigeltent. Waterstones edinburgh princes street is open mondayfriday during the week, on weekends they are open saturday and sunday. Songwriters hall of fame master sessions at nyu with nile rodgers. Ian abel pronounced able is the queer fantasy lovechild of an east village comic book nerd with a heart of gold. Bbc radio 4 loose ends, clive anderson, nile rodgers. Nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. Reporter, feature writer, columnist may 1989 to 1995 edinburgh, united kingdom. Edinburgh international book festival 2012 with producer and chic legend nile rodgers who was signing his book le freak. The astonishing and wildly entertaining memoir of nile rodgers. Nile rodgers is appearing at the edinburgh book festival with his autobiography le freak.

Join me as i travel around the waterstones of scotland to celebrate this brilliant news. If you do know of any information that may have recently changed, please let us know via the update details link. Beastie boys book by michael diamond, adam horovitz waterstones. The four homework residents, and a secret guest, will explore their compulsive sides. Fiction book group at waterstones west end, edinburgh. Whats on near waterstones sunderland gallery, waterstones sunderland. Nile first picked up a guitar while still in school and there was no stopping the evident talent that quickly emerged. I interviewed at waterstones london, england in october 2018. Visit your local bookshop in edinburgh fort kinnaird today for a great selection of books and gifts. Explore books by nigel rodgers with our selection at waterstones.

Nile s signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music from madonna to diana ross, from david bowie to eric clapton. If you need to contact the store, they can be reached on 012 262666 during business hours, by post at. Oct 18, 2011 nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. As rodgers well knows, the best music is the music is the stuff we feel, the stuff that speaks to us and wont let go. We will kick off on world book day with an event in edinburgh on 2 march at the waterstones on princes street, 6pm. Southbank centre presents the 19th imagine childrens festival in february 2020, featuring michael rosen, dermot oleary, cressida cowell and. Waterstones booksellers, ltd edinburgh 2020 all you need. I was met by the edinburgh international book festivals author logistics officer emma hay. This is the first time the multiplatinum artists have appeared on the same scottish stage as nile rodgers and chic and so we cant wait to see them make history in glasgow this summer. Visit your local bookshop in edinburgh west end today for a great selection of books and gifts. From a chance encounter with tim leary, diana ross watching. Nile rodgers makes epic 38year return to liverpool. Join facebook to connect with joan mcalpine and others you may know.

Waterstones george street 83 george street, edinburgh. On april 10, 2012, nyu steinhardt songwriterinresidence, phil galdston, interviewed me at the frederick loewe theatre for a songwriters hall of fame event. Le freak 2011 the sex, drugs, and disco revolution of the seventies, as seen by the chic guitarist who permanently changed the way music sounds and feels and moves. Our fourfloor bookshop is right at the heart of the city, opposite edinburgh castle, on the capitals main shopping street. Jan 12, 2009 london reuters books retailer waterstones said on tuesday it was planning redundancies. Nile rodgers, edinburgh there was no doubting the levels of adoration in the room for iconic guitarist and producer nile rodgers, whose two edinburgh. Before we was we by madness, irvine welsh waterstones. View all hotels near waterstones booksellers, ltd on tripadvisor. Nile rodgers at the edinburgh international book festival. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny.

The chain book store will begin informing customers of the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As of february 2014, it employs around 3,500 staff in the uk and europe. A typical day at work was very much relaxed as i was given all the tools i needed to be successful and be of as much help as i could. Buy books, stationery and gifts, online and in store. Our friendly booksellers are here to help you find your next favourite book. He was recently appointed chief creative advisor at the historic abbey road studios. Explore books by nile rodgers with our selection at. The paperback of the other mrs walker has been selected as waterstones scottish book of the month for march 2017. Nile rodgers live at edinburgh international book festival. Waterstones booksellers, ltd edinburgh 2020 all you.

Hope to see many of you in the shop for an interesting discussion. Buy beastie boys book by michael diamond, adam horovitz from waterstones today. With an ohsosmooth velvety voice and sensual, psychedelic electropop arrangements, hes like if sam smith met robyn or jessie ware met james blake, all with a side of peter gabriel. Since then, he has become one of the worlds most respected record producers, having made albums with david bowie, madonna and daft punk.

Waterstones scottish book of the month mary paulsonellis. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In le freak, rodgers wasnt interested in giving the reader an uptight and basic view of his music career and his private life. Great selection of books at reasonable prices we bought 8. Hes worked with mick jagger, bob dylan, prince and debbie harry. Buy le freak by nile rodgers from waterstones today. A relaxed and family friendly bookshop and cafe with a thriving events schedule. With the average store stocking up to 30,000 books they aim to provide customers the widest choice, great value and expert advice from a team. Waterstones edinburgh princes street, 128 princes street. The retailer, owned by hmv group, said the unspecified level of job losses would follow its move to. Waterstones is the uks leading high street and online bookseller, providing the widest choice, great value and expert advice from teams across the country who are passionate about bookselling, closed until 10. You could spend hours in there what a beautiful place. Waterstones in edinburgh george street store address and.