Owen Noone and the Marauder

by Douglas Cowie (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $41.95

  We've just received breaking news: guitarist and singer Owen Noone of Owen Noone and the Marauder collapsed while performing tonight in Los Angeles. Nothing about his condition has been made clear to us, and we've received no official comment from anyone connected to Owen or his label. Stay with us - we'll keep you posted with any further developments. Forty uninterrupted minutes of music start right after this commercial break. Becoming famous is one thing. Being famous is another. When Owen Noone turns up at an open-mic evening in a Peoria, Illinois bar, he not only brings the house down, he also changes the life of one shy, introspective student. Together they become Owen Noone and the Marauder, a rock 'n' roll band that rises to fame on the back of an improbable hit single - a folk-meets-punk rendition of 'Yankee Doodle'. So begins a heart-felt tale of fame and friendship; of an unlikely couple, on an uncertain journey.

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $3.31

  Becoming famous is one thing. Being famous is another. When Owen Noone turns up at an open-mic event in a Peoria, Illinois bar, he not only brings the house down, he also changes the life of one shy, introspective student. Together they become a rock 'n' roll band, Owen Noone and the Marauder, that rises to fame on the back of an improbable hit single - a folk-meets-punk rendition of Yankee Doodle . Signed up to a major record label, criss-crossing America on a national tour, the pair's dreams seem to be coming true; however, being a rock star turns out to be harder than they imagined, and as disasters strike and their private lives become public property, their legendary friendship and success unravel dramatically.