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Schott Music Ltd English Folk Tunes for Guitar: 28 Traditional
Book SynopsisThis volume of the famous Schott World Music' series follows Scottish Folk Tunes for Guitar and features internationally recognised guitarist and composer Hugh Burns as he presents some of his favourite traditional songs.The arrangements vary in difficulty from about grade 3 to performance standard. The music can be performed on solo guitar or in a session' situation with other guitarists. In the book a number of the pieces are arranged and played with a 2nd guitarist.The music is displayed on the stave, tab and chord symbols making the pieces accessible to a wider selection of guitarists. The pieces use various tunings such as; standard, Drop D and Open G.Audio files of all pieces are offered with a download code.Besetzung:guitar
£16.62
Canongate Books The Fallen: Life In and Out of Britain's Most
Book SynopsisEver been thrown off the bus in the middle of a Swedish forest or asked to play at one of the UK's biggest music festivals with musicians you've just met who are covered in blood? If so you've probably been in The Fall. Dave Simpson made it his mission to track down everyone who has ever played in Britain's most berserk, brilliant group. He uncovers a changing Britain, tales of madness and genius, and wreaks havoc on his own life.Trade ReviewRiveting stuff **** * * Q magazine * *Three decades of personal stories, of social change, shifting cultural landscapes and musical minimum wage slavery, seen through the eyes of a random collection of people whose only constant is that at some point, for some reason, they were members of The Fall. A Canterbury Tales for the MP3 generation. * * Stewart Lee * *A tremendous read. I warmly recommend it. -- Stuart Maconie * * Radio 2 * *A great book - a fucking amazingly great book . . . a simple but excellent concept . . . Absolutely brilliant. It has made me race back to all 554 Fall songs and put them on repeat. * * Everett True * *The best book yet on a band that have evolved into a cross between a large Victorian family and a rehab unit. * * The Times * *I read The Fallen for the second time. Wow. It just does your head in. It's one of the best rock or music books i've ever read. I recommend it without hesitation. It is a monster -- HENRY ROLLINSA right riveting read. -- Simon Reynolds * * Blissblog * *I hate that f***ing t**t! I just f***ing burned it! -- Mark E. SmithBrilliant and bloody awkward. Just like its subjects. * * The Word * *A British, provincial take on Apocalypse Now! where Kurtz (Smith) is encountered by Capt. Willard (Simpson) before the latter gets on the boat -- John Doran * * The Quietus * *Hilarious... horror stories... Dave Simpson's written the book we've been waiting our entire adult life to read. -- Peter Wild * * Bookmunch * *The Fall are my favourite band. I also hate my favourite band. With a passion...I vow never to go to another Fall show and yet somehow always end up at the next one. I am sick. * * Julian Cope * *An amusing study of what is without exaggeration Britain's most uncompromising band. * * Sunday Herald * *
£10.44
Nick Hern Books Dear Evan Hansen: The Complete Book and Lyrics
Book SynopsisA new edition of the hugely successful musical by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, published alongside its West End premiere and featuring exclusive content. A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he's always wanted: a chance to belong. Both deeply personal and profoundly contemporary, Dear Evan Hansen is a groundbreaking musical about truth, fiction, and the price we're willing to pay for the possibility to connect. The production opened in Washington DC in 2015, off-Broadway in 2016, and on Broadway later that year, before winning six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score, and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. This official West End edition is published alongside the production's transfer to London's Noël Coward Theatre in 2019. It features the complete book and lyrics of the show, plus exclusive bonus content and colour photographs of the West End production. 'Dear Evan Hansen lodges in your head long after you've seen it or heard it or read it. It feels like a pure expression from young writers at a crossroad of coming to terms with who they are and what they want to say about the world' James Lapine, from his ForewordTrade Review'Quite extraordinary – a musical not like any other' * WhatsOnStage *'A superb, unmissable musical… asks questions about mental health, about connection and isolation among teenagers today, and ends up being as overwhelming and complicated as adolescence itself' * Independent *'Gives voice to the angst of doubt-riddled adolescence… it doesn't just possess musical confidence, it exudes considerable wit and sounds commendably contemporary' * Telegraph *'Powerful, moving… a musical all about connection, anxiety and loneliness that reaches out to the anxious and lonely and tries to make a connection with them' * The Stage *'A breathtaking knockout of a musical' * New York Times *'One of the most remarkable shows in musical theatre history' * Washington Post *'This heart-scorching musical about the struggle to connect feels like a hallmark of this particular moment in history. It's an old-school interactive experience in which you show up in person and sit very close to whomever you came with. It's a visceral exchange, one that feels primal and rare' * Time *
£10.44
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 4 & 5,
Book SynopsisAural Training in Practice offers valuable support to teachers preparing students for ABRSM exams. It is available in three volumes covering Grades 1-3, Grades 4 & 5 and Grades 6-8. Each volume includes teaching hints and strategies, many practice exercises for ABRSM exams including answers where appropriate, and CD recordings of all exercises.Trade ReviewThese two new publications are bursting with helpful teaching hints and ideas ... [they] are really clear and easy to use. Aural Training in Practice provides excellent support and material for instrumental teachers as they prepare their students for the exam ... [it] provides clear information on what each test involves and identifies what the examiner is looking for. * Ensemble (MMA) Magazine *
£19.90
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 7: new edition from
Book SynopsisSpecimen Aural Tests provide teachers and students with many practice examples of the tests to use as part of a music lesson or when preparing for an exam. This volume covers Grade 7 and includes all new practice examples for each test in a range of musical styles including answers where appropriate, and the examiner rubrics (the exact words that will be used by the examiner to deliver the tests), so that candidates can be fully prepared for what will happen on the day. The Specimen Aural Tests volumes are each available in versions with or without practice CDs.Trade ReviewWhat is good here is the clear and precise presentational style, an approach that is in keeping with the rubric and methodology adopted by examiners in ABRSM exams themselves...the new ABRSM syllabus and accompanying support material remains as the gold standard among exam syllabuses. * International Piano *particularly useful is the fact that at the beginning of each test the possible parameters are now listed...also new is the fact that the examiner's exact rubric is included at the top of every page, so there should be no reason a pupil will not know exactly what to expect! Model answers are given at the back of each book which I'm finding particularly useful in showing candidates the level of detail they are expected to go into for the descriptive answers. * Arco (ESTA) *From a teacher's point of view, I thought the books were excellent in terms of content, layout and presentation...I feel they are an incredibly useful tool for ABRSM exam preparation. * Music Teacher *
£10.88
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Violin Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grade 5: from
Book SynopsisThis new edition contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Grade 5 Violin exam. Includes all Grade 5 scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012, with bowing patterns and suggested fingering, along with a helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam.
£8.22
Atlantic Books The Clash
Book SynopsisThe Clash: trendsetters, icons, revolutionaries. They were the pioneers of British punk rock and their story is steeped in mythology. Many people have an opinion about what made them who they were - this book gives the chance to read the full story, from the band themselves.This is the first official book to be created by the band. With unprecedented access to the Clash archive, this landmark publication brings together previously unseen material - including tour posters, artwork, and photos of the band at home, on stage, in the studio and on the road - with each member telling it like it was, in their own words.Trade ReviewWhat could be more fun than a book about The Clash written by The Clash... What makes this tome more worthy than the reams of unofficial Clash literature available is that in it, the band tells their story in their own words - it's packed with little secrets and playful digs... Brilliant. * Short List *Thrilling... This is a treasure trove of hitherto undiscovered gems. Long overdue. * Classic Rock *Gorgeous... A visual and textual feast.' Irish Examiner 'A wealth of old photographs, posters and record covers that will have some of us yearning for the days when we had enough hair to sport a Mohawk. * Glasgow Herald *This book is a cracker...crammed with Clash bits and bobs. * The Sunday Times *A lavish career retrospective * Q Magazine *
£14.24
Hal Leonard Europe Limited The Essential Elliott Smith
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£21.59
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Elementary Progressive Studies, Set II for Violin
Book SynopsisThese books of studies provide invaluable practice material for the building of technique. The three sets of Elementary Progressive Studies, each of which contain 24 studies, comprehensively explore violin playing in the various positions indicated and a note at the head of each study shows further the technical skill to be developed. All of the books contain a good variety of finger technique, keys and bow strokes, and helpful fingerings and bowings are given.Table of Contents24 Elementary Progressive Studies - Set II: 1st and 3rd Positions ; 1. For Finger Facility and legato Crossing of the Strings ; 2. Martele Bowing at the Point ; 3. For developing Suppleness of the Wrist ; 4. Spiccato Bowing ; 5. Arpeggio Study ; 6. For Mordents ; 7. Preparatory Exercise for Chromatic Scales ; 8. For the further development of martele Bowing at the Point ; 9. Trills ; 10. For developing quickness and firmness in Changing the Bow ; 11. Detached and Martele Bowing ; 12. For Syncopation and Accuracy of Rests ; 13. Extension of the 4th Finger ; 14. Double Stopping ; 15. Chromatic Intervals ; 16. Irregular placings of the Fingers ; 17. Finger Facility and Legato Crossing of the Strings ; 18. Half Position ; 19. 3rd Position throughout ; 20. 1st and 3rd Positions. Open String Shifts only ; 21. 1st and 3rd Positions. Open String Shifts only ; 22. 1st and 3rd Positions. Portamento ; 23. 1st and 3rd Positions. Scale Passages ; 24. 1st and 3rd Positions. Detached Bowing
£9.34
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Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part I: [paper cover]
Book SynopsisThe Well-Tempered Clavier is published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works, prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes. Winner of the Music Retailers Association's Standard Publication Award for 1994.Trade ReviewAs a scholarly reference, this edition is probably unsurpassable...a rightly-lauded triumph of scholarship, it should be on the shelf of every musician. * Music Teacher *Whatever other publishers produce, it is likely that, in the UK, the best-selling edition of the 48 will be the one published by the Associated Board. * Early Music News *This will be the standard text in the UK and worldwide, alongside all the other marvellous Bach, Schubert and Brahms editions already in Signature volumes. * Classical Piano *Whatever your chosen instrument, this is not only a fine editorial achievement, but also a compendium of both wisdom and pleasure virtually without equal. * Harpsichord and Fortepiano *The best English-language edition so far. Contains very useful material on manuscript sources, variants, and performance questions. A bonus is the inclusion of Donald Francis Tovey's classic analyses of each prelude and fugue, along with the editor's helpful caveats. * Early Music America *Table of Contents24 Preludes and Fugues, BWV 846-869 ; Praeludium 1 in C, BWV 846/1 ; Fuga 1. a 4. in C, BWV 846/2 ; Praeludium 2 in c minor, BWV 847/1 ; Fuga 2. a 3. in c minor, BWV 847/2 ; Praeludium 3 in C sharp, BWV 848/1 ; Fuga 3. a 3. in C sharp, BWV 848/2 ; Praeludium 4 in c sharp minor, BWV 849/1 ; Fuga 4. a 5. in c sharp minor, BWV 849/2 ; Praeludium 5 in D, BWV 850/1 ; Fuga 5. a 4. in D, BWV 850/2 ; Praeludium 6 in d minor, BWV 851/1 ; Fuga 6. a 3. in d minor, BWV 851/2 ; Praeludium 7 in E fllat, BWV 852/1 ; Fuga 7. a 3. in E flat, BWV 852/2 ; Praeludium 8 in e flat/d sharp minor, BWV 853/1 ; Fuga 8. a 3. in e flat/d sharp minor, BWV 853/2 ; Praeludium 9 in E, BWV 854/1 ; Fuga 9. a 3. in E, BWV 854/2 ; Praeludium 10 in e minor, BWV 855/1 ; Fuga 10. a 2. in e minor, BWV 855/2 ; Praeludium 11 in F, BWV 856/1 ; Fuga 11. a 3. in F, BWV 856/2 ; Praeludium 12 in f minor, BWV 857/1 ; Fuga 12. a 4. in f minor, BWV 857/2 ; Praeludium 13 in F sharp, BWV 858/1 ; Fuga 13. a 3. in F sharp, BWV 858/2 ; Praeludium 14 in f sharp minor, BWV 859/1 ; Fuga 14. a 4. in f sharp min
£999.99
Brewin Books This is More Than I Can Stand: A Biography of
Book Synopsis"This Is More Than I Can Stand" is a detailed biography of Charlie Hall, a little known man from Birmingham who worked with some of the biggest stars of the silver screen. Charlie was born into a working class family in the Ward End district of Birmingham, in 1899. In 1920 he left England to start a new life in New York. Incredibly, within a few years he had moved to Hollywood, and was appearing in films with some of the greatest silent comedy stars of all time. How did this come about? And why did Charlie find himself working back in a factory in Birmingham in 1938? These and many other questions will be answered in this new book about the life of Charlie Hall. The book contains interviews with family and friends who knew him and remember meeting him when he returned to Birmingham in the late '30s. Plus some of Charlie's personal letters, written at this time, giving a unique insight into his thoughts, his memories and what it was like to work with Laurel and Hardy. From humble beginnings, Charlie experienced the early movie industry, the birth of the talkies, and the advent of television. Not bad for a lad from Ward End.
£14.95
Faber Music Ltd In Session with Chuck Berry
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£18.04
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music The Manual of Scales, Broken Chords and Arpeggios
Book SynopsisThe ABRSM's popular and well-established Manual of Scales, Arpeggios and Broken Chords is now published in a new modern edition. Still containing all the standard scale and arpeggio patterns, it has been enlarged to include whole-tone scales, augmented arpeggios and additional broken chord patterns. Ruth Gerald, formerly Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal College of Music and a senior ABRSM consultant and examiner, has written an informative introduction, which includes some technical guidance and practice suggestions. This new edition with its clear page layout and accessible structure is an excellent resource for all pianists.Trade ReviewA comprehensive and useful reference book. * EPTA Piano Journal *
£16.95
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique): from Vol.
Book SynopsisThis edition of Op. 13 (Pathétique) comes from the complete three-volume edition of Beethoven's 35 piano sonatas published by ABRSM, edited by Professor Barry Cooper, renowned Beethoven specialist. Includes an introduction covering editorial method and commentary to the sonata including history, full assessment of the sources and detailed notes on interpretation.
£9.34
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Violin Star 3, Accompaniment book
Book SynopsisViolin Star is a three-book series offering beginner violinists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. The repertoire is imaginatively tailored to develop specific techniques through an exciting range of musical styles. This Accompaniment book includes separate piano and violin accompaniments for every piece featured in the Student's book (available separately). The Student's book contains the solo violin parts, along with colourful illustrations, activities and a playalong CD. Key features of the series include: an approachable progression from beginner level to Grade 2; playalong CDs with each Student's book, which contain specially created instrumental arrangements to convey style and mood; and original compositions and arrangements by Edward Huws Jones.Table of ContentsGlitter Ball ; Bravo, Bravissimo [Trad.] ; Festou Noz [Tomas Breton] ; Eynhallow Sound ; Glanbran [Trad. Welsh] ; The Blue Danube [Johann Strauss II] ; Fandango ; For He's a Jolly Good Fellow [Trad.] ; The Basket of Turf [Trad. Irish] ; The Punk's Delight [Trad. English] ; Mr Kool ; The Quaker's Grace [Cesar Franck] ; Daydream ; Mattachins [Trad. French] ; Estampie [Trad. French] ; Haley's Comet ; Morag's Medicine ; Uskudar [Trad. Turkish] ; Bamboo in the Breeze [Trad. Chinese] ; Oh Father! [Trad. Klezmer] ; Venetian Gondola Song [Felix Mendelssohn] ; Tsamikos [Trad. Greek] ; Old Joe Clark [Trad. American] ; Monsieur de Caix's Fanfare [d'Hervelois] ; Baba Mnumzane [Trad. South African] ; Fiela [Trad. South African]
£13.95
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Music Theory in Practice, Grade 4
Book SynopsisThe Music Theory in Practice series has helped more than one million musicians worldwide to learn about the notation and theory of music. Now fully revised, this workbook remains the best way to prepare for ABRSM's Grade 4 Theory of Music Exam. Features a clear explanation of music notation, many worked examples and practice exercises, definitions of important words and concepts, specimen exam questions and helpful tips for students. As well as supporting the ABRSM Theory syllabus, this workbook also provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop general music literacy skills.
£10.88
Learn to play publishing Progressive Complete Learn To Play Blues Guitar
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£18.99
Learn to play publishing Progressive Complete Learn To Play Saxophone
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£18.99
Baker Street Studios Harry Potter on Location: An Unofficial Review and Guide to the Locations Used for the Entire Film Series Including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
£9.99
University of Hertfordshire Press Entertainment Propaganda Education Regional
Book SynopsisPresents a comparative study of regional theatre in Britain and Germany during the period of 1918 to 1945. Taking Yorkshire and Westphalia as his two representative regions, this book details the history of theatre in York, Hull, Sheffield, Bradford and Leeds as well as in Munster, Dortmund, Hagen, Bielefeld and Bochum.
£14.24
Luath Press Ltd The Real Stanley Baxter
Book SynopsisStanley Baxter delighted over 20 million viewers at a time with his television specials. His pantos became legendary. His divas and dames were so good they were beyond description. Baxter was a most brilliant cowboy Coward, a smouldering Dietrich. He found immense laughs as Formby and Liberace. And his sex-starved Tarzan swung in a way Hollywood could never have imagined. But who is the real Stanley Baxter? The comedy actor’s talents are matched only by his past reluctance to colour in the detail of his own character. Now, the man behind the mischievous grin, the twinkling eyes and the once- Brylcreemed coiffure is revealed. In a tale of triumphs and tragedies, of giant laughs and great falls from grace, we discover that while the enigmatic entertainer could play host to hundreds of different voices, the role he found most difficult to play was that of Stanley Baxter.Trade Review'I f**king love Stanley Baxter.' - Billy Connolly Praise for Stanley Baxter ‘Stanley Baxter is my comedy hero. He had big ideas and he fought for the money to do them. Then when he’d had enough he just walked away.’ – ALAN CUMMING ‘I don’t know anybody that doesn’t think Stanley Baxter is a genius.’ – JONATHAN ROSS ‘I really don’t think the phrase ‘out of this world’ fits anyone better than it does Stanley Baxter.’ – FORD KIERNAN
£17.00
Wessex Astrologer Ltd The Astrology of Bond - James Bond: B/W Edition
Book SynopsisBOND - JAMES BOND. He's a global literary and entertainment phenomenon. But few know there is a hidden, esoteric side to Bond and his creator, Ian Fleming - and all those secrets are revealed here. Using the celestial language of astrology, RA RISHIKAVI RAGHUDAS charts Bond's course from Fleming's interest in metaphysics and his life as a British intelligence agent, to the creation of the Bond novels and then through the entire Bond movie franchise. We learn about the origin of 007's codename, how Fleming may have tricked the Nazis using astrology, why James Bond is the ultimate Scorpio archetype, and why he's a hero who remains relevant even as times change. We even find that the charts of all the actors who have played Bond are cosmically tied together! THE ASTROLOGY OF BOND - JAMES BOND is a treasure house of insight and delight for Bond fans everywhere. Written with style, wit and clarity, it's suitable even for those with little or no astrological knowledge. It's the definitive astro-guide to 007!Table of ContentsPART ONE: Ian Fleming's Amazing Astro-Journey Chapter 1 The Mysterious Dr. Dee 1 Chapter 2 Fleming-Ian Fleming 12 Chapter 3 Fleming's Metaphysical Side 33 Chapter 4 Ian Fleming-Secret Agent Man 39 Chapter 5 Fighting Nazis with... Magick and Astrology? 52 Chapter 6 Transition to a Turbulent Paradise 66 Chapter 7 A Stolen Name Gives Birth to the World's Most Famous Spy 76 Chapter 8 Cosmic Casino Royale: The Astrological Making of Bond 82 PART TWO: The Mythology and Astrology of Bond Chapter 9 007 - The Mythological Hero 90 Chapter 10 James Bond - The Ultimate Scorpio 101 Chapter 11 Bond's Birthdate and Astrology Chart 106 PART THREE: Bond's Astro-Journey to The Silver Screen Chapter 12 Bond's Debut: From Book to Television 122 Chapter 13 Cosmic Synchronicity: Enter the Film Producers 136 Chapter 14 Licence to Kill and Seduce: The Sean Connery Era, Part I 155 Chapter 15 Bondmania: The Sean Connery Era, Part II 181 Chapter 16 Interregnum: The Brief Bondage of George Lazenby 198 Chapter 17 Return of the King: Connery Redux 212 Chapter 18 Smooth Operator: The Roger Moore Era, Part I 219 Chapter 19 Qu ips and a Raised Eyebrow: The Roger Moore Era, Part II 236 Chapter 20 Remington Steele Steals the Next Bond: Pierce Brosnan, Part I 265 Chapter 21 Dark Times, Dark Bond: The Rough, Short Tenure of Timothy Dalton 272 Chapter 22 A New Eon: Studio Battles and a Younger Generation 289 Chapter 23 GoldenEyes and Invisible Cars: Pierce Brosnan, Part II 301 Chapter 24 Blunt Instrument Par Excellence: The Daniel Craig Era 322 Chapter 25 Bonding With the Present and the Future 353 Notes and references 356 Appendix: STARS OF BOND: A Sun-Sign Compendium 378
£22.10
SelfMadeHero Buñuel: In the Labyrinth of the Turtles
Book SynopsisBuñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles depicts a decisive moment in the life of the great Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel: the moment when he doubted surrealism and contemplated embracing a more social type of cinema. At this crucial turning point in his career, he wanted to change the world by showing the hidden heart of reality. Buñuel was deeply affected by the harshness of Las Hurdes and the extreme misery of the people who live in this remote region, so with his friend, the movie producer Ramón Acín, he began work on the pseudo-documentary Land Without Bread. But in the mind of the great surrealist, reality inevitably clashed with dreams and childhood memories, threatening both the film and his friendship with Acín. It is at this moment that the Buñuel of the future was born.
£13.49
Outline Press Ltd Here They Come With Their Make-Up On: Suede,
Book SynopsisThere were only a handful of people in the world who still really believed in Suede at the time, and five of them were in the band. Brett Anderson, Suede. Suede were Marmite at the time, and I was expecting the press to trash them. Every meeting I had with the record company, I was told they were done for. Ed Buller, Coming Up producer. How did they do that? Comeback of the century. Select magazine cover, November 1996. Here They Come with Their Make-Up On examines in exquisite detail how Suede emerged from the chaotic, ruined remnants of their career and somehow managed to conjure up their most joyously evocative and celebrated album to date. Coming Up the extraordinary record in question stumped the band s most ardent critics and hit the jackpot, with sales that eclipsed those of their first two releases combined. As the band s publicist throughout that period, Jane is uniquely placed to reveal exactly how they did it. This book is also a personal journey into the heart of an album that Jane loves if not unconditionally then as a piece of work that has ultimately survived the ravages of time and the brutish, nasty, and not-so-short nature of the media scrutiny that had threatened to confine the band to the dustbin of history. In addition, it features yet more outlandish tales from Jane s time with Suede and those around them back then, as well as new interviews with band members Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, and Neil Codling, and Coming Up s producer, Ed Buller.
£13.46
Red Planet Publishing Ltd Caught In A Trap: The Kidnapping of Elvis
Book SynopsisCaught in a Trap draws back the veil of secrecy on the most dramatic event in the life of Elvis Presley. In October of 1975, Elvis was abducted and spirited away to a cabin in the Kentucky mountains where he was made to sing for his supper. After a week in captivity, a ransom was paid to ensure his release, a bizarre episode that was hushed up on orders from the White House, no less. This psychological thriller not only reveals the dramatic details of how Elvis was snatched but also delves into the innermost thoughts of the King of rock'n'roll. How does Elvis react when he is treated like an ordinary person, told to sweep floors and chop wood? How does he interact with his kidnappers? Will his songs grant him his freedom? And how do those close him, among them ex-wife Priscilla and manager Colonel Tom Parker, respond to the crisis? Caught in a Trap is so believable you'll be asking yourself why it has taken so long for the story to get out.
£8.99
Melville House UK The Future of Songwriting
Book SynopsisOver a long, hot Christmas in Australia, Throwing Muses frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo artist Kristin Hersh considers her future as a songwriter. Is it possible to create music and not show off about it? How can artists establish and refine a following without becoming part of the commercial problem? And just how many times is it healthy to watch It''s A Wonderful Life in three weeks? In The Future of Songwriting, Hersh chooses to interrogate these questions through philosophical dialogue. From in-depth conversations with a comedian friend about the similarities between songs and jokes, via a fruitful visit to Sydney''s ''bone museums'', to a revelation from an acupuncturist in New Orleans, she delivers a fierce, funny and existential meditation on the art of the song - and its future.
£8.54
Omnibus Press Leaving the Building: The Lucrative Afterlife of
Book SynopsisWhen a musician dies, it is rarely the end of their story. While death can propel megastars to even further success, artists overlooked in their lifetime might also find a new type of fame. But a badly timed move or the wrong deal can see the artist die all over again. Colonel Tom Parker, the former carnival huckster, understood this high-wire act implicitly and the posthumous career of Elvis Presley has provided a template for everyone else. Estates have two jobs: keeping the artist's name alive and ensuring they continue to make money. These can sometimes be compatible goals, but often they spark a tension that is unique in the music business. Drawing on interviews with those running music estates as well as music lawyers, record company executives and archivists, Leaving the Building reveals how the music industry is constantly striving to perfect the business of death.
£17.00
Omnibus Press 1999
Book SynopsisAn account of the fall of the traditional record business around the turn of the millennium.
£24.00
Omnibus Press Bowie Odyssey 73
Book SynopsisBook by book, year by year, the ultimate literary trip through Bowie's greatest decade. It is 1973. David Bowie is finally a superstar. All he has to do to remain there is to keep pretending he's Ziggy Stardust, keep playing to thousands, keep selling to millions and keep on staying relatively sane ... As glam rock crashes and burns in a sleazy scandal-ridden Britain, a world tour convinces David to make radical changes with devastating consequences for Ziggy, his fans and his band. However, his planned 'retirement' is anything but quiet - now a friend of the Jaggers, with more lovers than he can count on one hand, more appetites than he can satisfy with one nose and still more success. But at what cost? Continuing his vivid real-time journey through the decade David changed pop forever, the fourth volume of the Bowie Odyssey series sees Simon Goddard mainline to the dark heart of Seventies sex, drugs and debauched rock'n'roll - a gripping, unsentimental portrait of inspiration, insanity and the thin line that divides. PRAISE FOR THE BOWIE ODYSSEY SERIES 'My god, it's brilliant. A delicious romp.' MIKE SCOTT, THE WATERBOYS 'The best book written about its subject... Stupendous.' CLASSIC ROCK 'The wonderful Bowie Odyssey series ... Goddard's prose is like an all-seeing eye.' RECORD COLLECTOR 'A full-on sensory immersion in Bowie's universe.' SUNDAY TIMES 'It's as if we were there.' 4**** MOJO 'Goddard's scintillating series... with its meticulous fact-checking and almost poetic prose, paints a beautifully written portrait that's almost as otherworldly as its subject... [it] strikes the perfect balance... granting us an all-access-areas pass to accompany Bowie to every gig, every engagement and to some of the most important moments in rock' CLASSIC POP 'The project's ambition is matched only by the sumptuousness of Goddard's writing... At times as I read Bowie Odyssey 73 I felt like his shadow.' CHRIS CHARLESWORTHTrade Review'Goddard's book-per-year series is so devotional and healthily delirious you can smell the greasepaint and hormones... Fantastic.' Record Collector, 5* 'David Bowie was at the Big Bang of my music consciousness. Simon Goddard's immersive yearly look at the world in which Bowie operated, have become a must read for me.' Tim Burgess 'Absolutely unputdownable. You'll read it in one florid gulp' 9/10 Everett True, Classic Rock
£15.29
Peninsula Press Ltd Advanced Elvis Course
Book SynopsisIn this heartfelt exploration of queer fandom, legendary poet CAConrad charts the lasting power and pull of Elvis
£10.44
Prototype Publishing Ltd. Through the Billboard Promised Land Without Ever
Book SynopsisPublished here for the very first time, Through the Billboard Promised Land Without Ever Stopping is Derek Jarman’s only piece of narrative fiction. Written in 1971, it is a surreal, fabular, lyrical work – a literary fairytale acid-trip road movie hybrid – the energies and details of which influenced much of his later work across media.The richly poetic story, a cinematic prose quest, tracks the journey of a blind young King and his valet, disguised as beggars, who set out in no particular direction and with no particular purpose. Departing from Fargo, across the frontier of Movietown, along the Superhighway and picnicking on the Lawns of Paradise, they encounter vivid characters like Pierrot, Borgia Ginz and Topaz, an Emperor who ‘smiles with the art of mirrors’, as well as a Sphinx with ‘Silence is Golden’ written in her eyes.The story serves as a foundational text, laying out many of the themes, images and styling of Jarman’s work in painting, film and design whilst also being haunted by the then emerging ecological crisis in its juxtaposition of the beauty of nature with the reckless consumption of modernity.This edition features facsimile images of the story’s handwritten drafts from Jarman’s archive, a link to an exclusive audio recording of Jarman himself reading the story in full, and is comprehensively informed by a vivid foreword from Philip Hoare, a deeply researched afterword by Jarman scholar Declan Wiffen, and a warm memoir by the artist Michael Ginsborg, a close friend of Jarman’s throughout the period of the story’s writing.
£9.99
Polaris Publishing Limited Local Hero: Making a Scottish Classic
Book Synopsis'It's not a high concept movie, there's actually no story there really. It’s what happens in between the story that’s important' – Bill Forsyth The story of an American businessman sent to buy the Scottish village of Ferness with the aim of turning it into an oil refinery, Local Hero is one of Scotland’s most beloved, and most misunderstood, films. When Bill Forsyth’s incredible success with the low-budget That Sinking Feeling and Gregory’s Girl found him collaborating with Britain’s best-known film producer, David Puttnam, he soon found his independent ethos clashing with Hollywood’s desire for superstar actors and a happy ending. Jonathan Melville checks into the MacAskill Arms and looks back at Bill Forsyth’s career with the help of new and archive interviews, before spending time with the cast and crew, including stars Peter Riegert and Denis Lawson, who made Local Hero on location in Houston and Scotland in 1982. With access to early drafts of the Local Hero script (including hand-written notes) that reveal more about Mac and mermaids, excerpts from a previously unpublished interview in which Bill Forsyth explains why he refuses to call his film 'feel-good', and a look at long-lost deleted scenes with exclusive commentary from those involved, this is the definitive history of the Scottish classic. ‘Genuine fairy tales are rare; so is film-making that is thoroughly original in an unobtrusive way. Bill Forsyth's quirky disarming Local Hero is both . . . it demonstrates Mr. Forsyth's uncanny ability for making an audience sense that something magical is going on, even if that something isn't easily explained’ – Janet Maslin, The New York Times 'Local Hero is kind of transcendent. It's poetic in a way that most films can't hope to be' – Frank Cottrell-Boyce 'Local Hero is one my favourite films of all time . . . A timeless masterpiece' – Mark Kermode
£15.29
Ad Lib Publishers Ltd The Real Ted Hastings: The True Story of the
Book SynopsisLine of Duty holds its status as the defining TV crime drama of today. The conspiracy theme of the series chimes at a time when public institutions and representatives are distrusted. Ted Hastings, the show's head of anti-corruption, has emerged as the beating heart of the series. This book reveals how the compelling drama reflects real crimes, events and figures, most notably that of Robert Mark and his battle against Met corruption. ‘None of my people would plant evidence. They know I would throw the book at them… followed by the bookshelf’ Starting with a bang – ‘I’ll put you all back in uniform’ were his first words to his team. New Met Commissioner Robert Mark – the inspiration for Ted Hastings – took on his entire corruption-riddled detective branch in his first brutal speech. The scale of the problem facing Robert Mark was institutionalised corruption in CID. During his four years eleven months as commissioner, he saw 478 men leave the force following or in anticipation of criminal/disciplinary proceedings. Departures in the previous decade had averaged about 16 a year. Mark's extraordinary career established the need for a dedicated team to investigate corruption that lives on today.
£9.49
Wymer Publishing Status Quo Over & Done
Book SynopsisOver and Done is a celebration of the classic Quo line-up of Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster and Coghlan and is built around a huge selection of mainly, unpublished on and off stage photos from the seventies, alongside those from the 2013/14 reunion. Words come from long-standing, devoted Quo fan Alan Stutz who has seen the band in excess of one hundred times since 1976, including every London show the classic line-up played in the seventies plus the very last show performed in Dublin. This unique book encapsulates the excitement of the ultimate Quo line-up in all its glory and is topped off with a foreword by John Coghlan. With the sad passing of Rick Parfitt in 2016 and Alan Lancaster in 2021, the 2013/14 reunion proved to be the last chance to witness the legendary four on stage. This book will help bring back some of the excitement and memories that every Quo fan who witnessed the classic band will have. This is a beautiful memento of moments in Quo history that sadly are now truly over and done.
£21.24
Wymer Publishing Feed My Frankenstein: Alice Cooper, the Solo
Book SynopsisIn 1974, Alice Cooper shocked the rock world, scooped up his makeup kit and went solo. Consummated by a legal name change from Vincent Furnier to Alice Cooper, “the man behind the mask” never looked back, writing and recording fully 21 studio albums across a roller-coaster career that is now nearly 60 years on in the business, with almost 50 of that on his own, calling the shots as a man and brand with a plan, often guided by manager Shep Gordon, one of the best in the biz. Feed My Frankenstein: Alice Cooper, the Solo Years charts this action-packed era for Alice, beginning with the smash success of the Welcome to My Nightmare album and tour and hitting a nadir with the blackout years of the early ‘80s, where Alice nearly died from booze and hard drugs before being brought back by his faith in God and by the good graces of his wife Sheryl. Next came Alice’s third wave of major success with Trash and Hey Stoopid, followed by a settling into regular record-making and touring duties, culminating in some of his best work quite recently, with Dirty Diamonds, Along Came a Spider and 2021’s Detroit Stories. All of this is celebrated in Feed My Frankenstein, meticulously charted with timeline entries that are extensively explained and corroborated by a gallery of Alice’s band members throughout the decades. Helping bring the story to life is a smorgasbord of imagery, from live photography through to all manner of memorabilia, underscoring how visceral the visual has always been for this legendary showman. Get on board and get a sense of how each and every one of Alice’s 21 solo albums work, along with an understanding of how absolutely and insanely jam-packed life has been for Alice since 1974 when he and Shep rolled the dice, pooled all their resources and took us on an all-guns-blazing tour of Alice’s sleeping brain. Indeed, once rolling, it just never stopped. Next station was Hell, followed by a visit to the asylum and then, down the road apiece, Brutal Planet, Dragontown and finally Michigan for some Detroit Stories. It’s all here in red, black and blue — bring your camera.
£999.99
Wymer Publishing The Police A Visual Biography
Book SynopsisAll supremely talented musicians in their own right, together as The Police, Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland had a string of reggae-infused hits in the late seventies: 'Roxanne', 'Can't Stand Losing You', 'Message In A Bottle' and 'Walking On The Moon'. By the eighties, with the commercial and critical success of 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' and 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', The Police were considered to be one of the biggest bands in the world, pushing new musical boundaries where their punk and new wave contemporaries hadn't dared to go. With the hit single 'Every Breath You Take' elevating them to greater heights of stardom, there was everything to play for. In celebration of the band's full tenure and complemented with a narrative by Laura Shenton MA LLCM Dip(RSL), this visual biography is crammed full with photos and memorabilia, all reproduced on high quality art paper.
£44.99
Wymer Publishing Abracadabra
Book SynopsisIn this, the first ever Steve Miller biography Shapiro's extensive research goes deeper than just the facts. It is a deep dive into attitude, upbringing and determination and finally the drive spanning decades that drove Miller from the blues bars of Chicago to buck the odds to get to the top, stardom and what it took to stay there.
£15.29
Wymer Publishing Pictures At Eleven: Robert Plant Album By Album
Book SynopsisAuthor Martin Popoff assembles a panel of experts to roll through the records one by one, no stone unturned, no songs left unaddressed. There's been little written about Plant's journey from solo icon of the '80s through to his repeated deep-dives into Americana, world music, tributes to other writers, and the singular symphony of sounds that results when he mixes these parts. This book deconstructs each of Plant's 11 thought-provoking albums. It's hoped that the reader emerges with a new and nuanced appreciation for what Robert's been trying to achieve over the decades.
£15.29
Headpress Dark Dreams
£19.54
Oxford Writing Circle Press Born to Lose
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£16.19
Book Guild Publishing Ltd Frank Exchanges: Letters between Frank Whitbourn,
Book SynopsisBetween 1959 and 2005, David Wood (‘the national children’s dramatist’) corresponded with his mentor, Frank Whitbourn, teacher, writer and theatre practitioner. Frank Exchanges opens with a letter from Whitbourn, praising a young Wood following a performance in one of his plays, and documents an almost fifty-year correspondence before Whitbourn’s death in 2005. Wood sent Whitbourn the first draft of every play he wrote, and Whitbourn commented constructively and often came to see and ‘review’ the plays in production. The letters chronicle Wood’s development as a playwright, director and producer, and Whitbourn’s memories of pre-war theatre-going and meeting Sybil Thorndike, Harcourt Williams and other eminent theatre folk. It is a reflection on the provision, content and status of theatre for young audiences, and ultimately a testimony to the man who Wood considered a friend and mentor.
£11.69
Gemini Books Group Ltd The Essential... Lady Gaga
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£13.50
Danann Media Publishing Limited Beyonce Icon of Our Times
Book SynopsisThis is Beyoncé, as the unrivalled queen of excellence and empowerment. What better way to celebrate the legend, the music, and the message of Beyoncé thanthrough this visual journey spanning the course of her stardoman icon whose impact istruly unmatched.
£11.69
Michael Wiese Productions Setting Up Your Shots: Great Camera Moves Every
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£17.13
Pioneer Works If You Can Kill It I Can Cook It
Book SynopsisAn idea 50 years in the making, this entertaining cookbook from a cult music legend is chock-full of stories and soul foodBefore there was Snoop Dogg, there was Swamp Dogg. Born Jerry Williams Jr., he first rose to fame as a 12-year-old soul singer called Little Jerry. As an adult, he went on to reintroduce himself as Swamp Dogga legendary singer, songwriter and record producer whose singular voice and ideas have shaped the history of soul, country, hip-hop and R&B.An avid foodie, Swamp Dogg once proclaimed in 1972 that he would write a cookbook so transformative that the legacies of culinary giants such as Julia Child, Betty Crocker and even Colonel Sanders would pale in comparison. Now, more than 50 years later, that work is finally here.If You Can Kill It I Can Cook It is a book for those who appreciate recipes seasoned with personality and history, and stories to go with dinner. This is more than a cookbook: it's a biographical artifact and a journey into the mind of a chef who'll teach you how to make Baked Beans Bo Diddley, James Brown In Flight Chicken and Willie Nelson Potatoes Platter. It's also a glimpse into the savory life of a musical genius, richly illustrated with tales and photos of family, food, music and business.Jerry Williams Jr., also known as Swamp Dogg (born 1942), sang under his own name in the 1960s while also working for record labels such as Musicor and Atlantic Records. In 1970 he adopted the moniker Swamp Dogg and has recorded 25 soul and R&B albums. His collaborators have included John Prine, Jenny Lewis and Bon Iver.
£36.00
August Editions Robert Wilson: Chairs
Book SynopsisThis unprecedented angle on the oeuvre of Robert Wilson reveals the importance of chair design for his cross-medium art For American experimental theater stage director and playwright Robert Wilson (born 1941), theater is a totality of visual, textual and performative mediums. Wilson has incorporated furniture designs into his scenography since his earliest productions in the 1960s. "In almost all of my plays, there is a chair specially designed," he said. "Often, the chairs are much like an actor." Wilson’s chairs, with their frequently referential names (the Kafka Chair, Queen Victoria Chairs, the Mondrian Chair), assume expanded significance as the surviving artifacts of each performance. The works in this publication range from 1969 to 2011, from the stainless steel mesh Parzival Sofa (1987) to the painted wood Clementine Hunter Rocker (2011). Wilson’s practice as a designer is illuminated by his practice as a collector, with pieces in materials ranging from wood, bronze and steel to taxidermied legs, tempered glass and neon. This publication includes several works never previously exhibited.
£40.80
Santa Fe Writer's Project Splice of Life
Book SynopsisMovies and memory intersect in this compelling and unconventional memoir from queer writer, film aficionado, and Jeopardy! contestant Charles Jensen.Splice of Life follows Jensen from his upbringing and struggles with sexual awareness in rural Wisconsin to his sexual liberation in college and, finally, to the complex relationships and bizarre coincidences of adulthood. Exploring what it means to be male and queer, each essay splices together Jensen's lived experiences with his analysis of a single film. Deftly woven, Splice of Life shows us how personal and cultural memory intertwine, as well as how the stories we watch can help us understand the stories we all tell about ourselves.
£11.86
Blank Forms Blank Forms 06 Organic Music Societies
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£45.90
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