Popular music Books
Thames & Hudson Ltd The Rolling Stones Unzipped
Book SynopsisFeaturing fresh insights from Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie, Unzipped digs deeper than ever before into the Stones' archives to present a comprehensive collection of Stones artworks, instruments, stage outfits and notebooks alongside key work by some of the legends of rock photography. As 2022 marks The Rolling Stones' 60th anniversary, Unzipped reflects on the years the band have helped shape popular culture around the globe. The book captures the compelling character and dynamic spectacle of the band through distinctive photography and interviews with the Stones themselves, tracing their impact and influence on rock music, art, design, fashion, photography and filmmaking. Evocative archive photos, artworks, outtakes and memorabilia, together with dazzling images of the band's instruments and outfits, plunge you into the ever-changing world of the Stones. Many of the instruments and outfits are paired with pertinent archive photos, so you can examine the detail and see theTrade Review'Evocative' - Choice Magazine'An evocative photo-led exploration of the band’s close-on 60-year career' - Choice'This handsome tome has much to offer the Stones fan who thought they knew everything' - Record CollectorTable of ContentsExhibitionism: The Rolling Stones on Display, Anthony DeCurtis Blues Roots: Interviews with Buddy Guy and Keith Richards Edith Grove: Interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts Recording: Interview with Don Was Songwriting: Interviews with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Instrument Folio Style: Interviews with Anna Sui and John Varvatos Film and Video: Interview with Martin Scorsese Art and Design: Interview with Shepard Fairey Live: Interviews with Patrick Woodroffe and Willie Williams
£28.00
Faber Music Ltd Nina Simone Piano Songbook Volume 1
Book SynopsisOf all the major singers of the late 20th century, the author was one of the hardest to label. She recorded extensively in soul, jazz, and pop and was also comfortable with blues, gospel, and Broadway. She has subsequently been labelled as a 'soul' singer in terms of emotion, rather than form.Trade ReviewOver a dozen excellent transcriptions of some of Nina Simone’s best-known songs. What more can one say? Evergreens, self penned numbers and pop hits from one of the greatest exponents of jazz piano and voice. Also with chord boxes for guitar for that extra bit of appeal, pianists should scoop this up – and a few braver vocalist and guitarists too. MI Pro Magazine, September 2007Table of ContentsAin’t Got No, I Got Life; My Baby Just Cares For Me; Feeling Good; I Put A Spell On You; I Loves you Porgy; Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood; The Look Of Love; I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free; I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl; Do I Move You; Do What You Gotta Do; To Be Young, Gifted and Black; Since I Fell For You; Nobody’s Fault But Mine; I Think It’s Going to Rain Today; Sinnerman; Times They Are A Changin’; Mr Bojangles; Here Comes The Sun; To Love Somebody
£15.19
Orion Publishing Co Cosmic Music
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£23.80
Alfred Music SHALLOW FROM A STAR IS BORN PVG
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£999.99
Omnibus Press Sniffin Glue
Book SynopsisMark Perry's first issue (1 of 12) set the tone for an exercise in kitchen-table publishing that did not even have a kitchen table. Boldly scrawled in his bedroom SNIFFIN' GLUE started out as a fan's rallying cry, went on just as long as it needed to (one year) and then stopped, as good punk enterprises should.
£17.00
BMG Books Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood: My Life in Soul
Book SynopsisKnown for the classics “Knock on Wood,” “634-5789,” “Raise Your Hand,” “Big Bird,” and “I’ve Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do),” among others, Eddie Floyd’s career as a soul legend spans over sixty years. His professional singing career began in Detroit in the 1950s as a founding member of the Falcons, considered “The First Soul Group.” A solo artist and songwriter for Memphis’s famed Stax Records from 1966 until 1975, Floyd has subsequently been the singer for the Blues Brothers Band and for Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, while continuing to perform and record solo. In Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood, Floyd recounts how a three-year stint in an Alabama reform school shaped his young life; recalls the early years of R&B in Detroit alongside future Motown and Stax legends; discusses the songwriting sessions with Steve Cropper and Booker T. Jones that produced his biggest hits; addresses his complicated life-long relationship with the often-unpredictable Wilson Pickett; shares his memories of friend Otis Redding; reveals his unlikely involvement in the rise of southern rock darlings Lynyrd Skynyrd; and offers an insider perspective on the tragic downfall of Stax Records. With input from Bruce Springsteen, Bill Wyman, Paul Young, William Bell, Steve Cropper, and others, Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood captures Eddie’s tireless work ethic and warm personality for an engrossing first-hand account of one of the last true soul survivors.Trade Review"A biography that has it all - the joys, adventures and challenges of being a consistent hitmaker and soul superstar. I've had the privilege of performing alongside Eddie in the Blues Brothers Band touring show and he'll always move faster than me." Dan Aykroyd, aka Elwood Blues
£20.76
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Geddy Lees Big Beautiful Book of Bass
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Epic.” — Rolling Stone “A treasure trove for any fan of the four-stringed (and occasionally more) instrument.” — Billboard “Geddy’s book is beautiful. . . . What the title does not reveal is that the Rush bassist’s book is also a gas to read.” — Psychobabble
£52.00
Empire Publications Ltd Manchester Musical History Tour
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£7.95
Omnibus Press Mudhoney: The Sound and The Fury from Seattle
Book Synopsis'...probably the best book written about grunge' Paul Brannigan, Classic Rock 'Mudhoney are the jewel of Seattle.' Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth If rock fans associate Seattle primarily with Nirvana and Pearl Jam, time has shown that the city's most influential grunge band may well have been Mudhoney. They're still going strong and this is their story. Formed in early 1988 Mudhoney originally comprised Mark Arm, Matt Lukin, Dan Peters and Steve Turner and their debut single, 'Touch Me I'm Sick', was the catalytic force behind Nirvana and Pearl Jam who took grunge global. Mudhoney's would have been another story of half-forgotten pioneers paving the way for others who grabbed the prize... except they not only survived all the classic rock band excesses, but they also kept on producing great music. Bolstered by new member Guy Maddison, they celebrated their quarter-century with a superb 2013 album, Vanishing Point, and showed no signs of slowing down with the release of Digital Garbage in 2018 and Morning In America in 2019. Updated with a new chapter drawing on fresh interviews with the group, this book tells an unconventional tale of rock heroism about a band that missed out on superstardom but kept control of the music and triumphantly outlived their more famous disciples.Trade Review'A great book about a great, undervalued band. It's a romp. It's sad in places. It's quite brilliant. And as an encapsulation of Sub Pop, Seattle, grunge, euphoria, great music and devilish **** attitude that long ago defined Mudhoney as one of America's greatest rock bands, full stop, it's hard to beat' Everett True, Classic Rock 8/10 'An informative, detailed yet lively and easy to read book. Highly recommended.'HiFi World 'The definitive book on nineties Seattle music and scene pioneers Mudhoney. They lit the fuse that set off an explosion' Mark Lanegan
£15.29
Hodder & Stoughton John
Book SynopsisThe international bestselling memoir of the most idolised Beatle, John Lennon - by his first wife Cynthia.Trade Review'fascinating...all Beatles fans will be interested in the book, the best in recent years'. * The Sunday Times *'an engaging memoir... along the way, it offers a fascinating glimpse into an altogether more innocent age, before star-makers and svengalis began colluding with marketing men and TV execs ...' * Independent *'vivid and engaging... refreshingly free of bitterness.' * Mail on Sunday *'A fascinating first-hand account of one of the most bizarre phenomena of the 20th century.' * Sunday Telegraph *'Fascinating stuff' * Evening Standard *'loving but candid... vividly captures the time and place and the characters.' * Washington Post *'A fascinating read that offers an insight into a brilliant and complex man.' * The Sun *
£10.44
Transworld Publishers Ltd Twisting My Melon
Book SynopsisShaun Ryder has lived a life of glorious highs and desolate lows. As lead singer of the Happy Mondays, he turned Manchester into Madchester, combining all the excesses of a true rock''n''roll star with music and lyrics that led impresario Tony Wilson to describe him as ''the greatest poet since Yeats''. The young scally who left school at fifteen without ever learning his alphabet had come a very long way indeed. Huge chart success and a Glastonbury headline slot followed, plus numerous arrests and world tours - then Shaun''s drug addiction reached its height, Factory Records was brought to its knees and the Mondays split.But was this the end for Shaun Ryder? Not by a long shot. Two years later he was back with new band Black Grape, and their groundbreaking debut album topped the charts in possibly the greatest comeback of all time. Even his continuing struggle with drugs did not stem the tide of critically acclaimed tracks and collaborations as he went on to prove his musical genius time and again. And then there was the jungle...Rock''n''roll legend, reality TV star, drug-dealer, poet, film star, heroin addict, son, brother, father, husband, foul-mouthed anthropologist and straight-talking survivor, Shaun Ryder has been a cultural icon and a 24-hour party person for a quarter of a century. Told in his own words, this is his story.Trade ReviewIntoxicating: swaggering, cringing, furious, vulnerable, chaotic, bilious, funny, mad. A seamless, authentic, exhilarating read, without a single slack paragraph. * The Sunday Times *Highly entertaining * Independent on Sunday *At once poignant and hilarious -- Dorian Lynskey * Word Magazine *A welcome contrast to the current trend of macho post-rehab confessions by tedious hard-rock narcissists * Guardian *A seamless, authentic, exhilarating read, without a single slack paragraph. I inhaled it like WD40 round the back of Lidl -- Camilla Long * Sunday Times *
£11.69
Little, Brown Book Group Tim The Official Biography of Avicii
Book Synopsis The intimate biography of the iconic DJ who was lost too soon. Tim Bergling was a musical visionary who, through his sense for melodies, came to define the era when Swedish and European house music took over the world. But Tim Bergling was also an introverted and fragile young man who was forced to grow up at an inhumanly fast pace. After a series of emergencies resulting in hospital stays, he stopped touring in the summer of 2016. Barely two years later, he took his own life.Tim - The Biography of Avicii is written by the award-winning journalist Måns Mosesson, who through interviews with Tim's family, friends and colleagues in the music business, has intimately gotten to know the star producer. The book paints an honest picture of Tim and his search in life, not shying from the difficulties that he struggled with.
£11.69
One Love Books Clarks in Jamaica
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£35.99
Little, Brown & Company Fortunate Son
Book SynopsisCreedence Clearwater Revival is one of the most important and beloved bands in the history of rock, and John Fogerty wrote, sang, and produced their instantly recognizable classics: Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Born on the Bayou, and more. Now he reveals how he brought CCR to number one in the world, eclipsing even the Beatles in 1969. By the next year, though, Creedence was falling apart; their amazing, enduring success exploded and faded in just a few short years. FORTUNATE SON takes readers from Fogerty''s Northern California roots, through Creedence''s success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hard-won revival as a solo artist who finally found love.
£15.29
Faber & Faber Future Days Krautrock and the Building of Modern
Book SynopsisWest Germany after the Second World War was a country in shock: estranged from its recent history, and adrift from the rest of Europe. This proved to be fertile ground for a generation of musicians who, from the 1960s onwards, would develop the experimental sounds that became known as Krautrock.Faust, Neu!, Cluster, Ash Ra Tempel, Amon Düül II, Can, Kraftwerk the influence of these groups upon popular music is incalculable. Future Days is an in-depth study of the music and the groups who made it.
£13.49
Faber Music Ltd Josh Cohen Radiohead for Solo Piano
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsCodex; Everything In Its Right Place; Exit Music (For A Film); Daydreaming; Karma Police; No Surprises; Paranoid Android; Pyramid Song; True Love Waits; Sail To The Moon; Videotape
£22.50
Pan Macmillan Beyond the Story
Book SynopsisTHE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK—BEYOND THE STORY is a remarkable archive—truly everything about BTS in one volume.
£32.00
Little, Brown Book Group Cruel To Be Kind
Book Synopsis''Brilliant biography of an undersung late-blooming treasure . . . subtly profound as well as wickedly entertaining, this biography does its subject scintillating justice'' MojoCruel to Be Kind is the definitive account of Nick Lowe''s uncompromising life as a songwriter and entertainer, from his days at Stiff Records, to becoming the driving force behind Rockpile, to the 1979 smash hit ''Cruel To Be Kind''.Nick''s original compositions have been recorded by the best in the business, from enfant terrible of the New-Wave, Elvis Costello, to ''The Godfather of Rhythm and Soul'', Solomon Burke; from household names, including Engelbert Humperdink, Diana Ross, and Johnny Cash, to legendary vocalists such as Curtis Stigers, Tom Petty, and Rod Stewart.His reputation as one of the most influential musicians to emerge from that most formative period for pop and rock music is cast in stone. He will forever be the man they call the ''JesuTrade ReviewEven the Jesus of Cool needs a St. Paul to spread his gospel and Will Birch is more than up to the task in Cruel to Be Kind. In this intimate, engrossing, and eye-opening biography of Nick Lowe, Birch reveals deep insights into the man and his work. It's a book as elegant as one of Lowe's songs: filled with just the right combination of pathos, humor, and wit, told with an economy of style, and nary a wasted word or sentence. Absolutely brilliant * Bob Mehr, author of the New York Times bestseller Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements *Brilliant biography of an undersung late-blooming treasure . . . subtly profound as well as wickedly entertaining, this biography does its subject scintillating justice * Mojo *Birch also knows a good Spinal-Tappish anecdote when he hears one and, drawing on Lowe's formidable skill as a raconteur, this book is stuffed with them * Spectator *
£11.67
Bonnier Books Ltd The Closest Thing to Crazy
Book Synopsis'Fabulously readable' STEPHEN FRY'Brilliantly told, the fascinating life of one of Britain's greatest songwriters' MATT LUCAS'A brilliant, funny, emotional book' DAVID QUANTICKDescribed variously as a 'polymath', a 'renaissance man' and 'one of the most colourful characters in the music business', Mike Batt has led an extraordinarily vibrant and challenging life that has been full of both glorious victories and bitter failures. For better or for worse, he is a man who has always lived life on his own terms. Idiosyncratic but mainstream, complicated but compassionate, steadfastly maverick in spirit but avowedly commercial in outlook. He is a man of great contradictions, but even greater talent. After starting out in the music business as a teenager, Batt shot to fame in the early 1970s for his part in the creation of the Wombles pop group. But this success proved to be just the beginning as he then went on to work with various artists as a songwriter, composer and producer, including Art Garfunkel, George Harrison, Cliff Richard, Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Katie Melua. Featuring cameos from some of the biggest stars in the business from Paul McCartney to Prince, The Closest Thing to Crazy takes us not only on the rocky (and classical) journey of Mike Batt's life but also on a tour around the inside of his mind.
£10.44
The History Press Ltd Capitol Gains
Book SynopsisFebruary 1963 marked the Beatles' breakthrough in Britain. However, by December, they were still no further forward than any other British act before them in conquering America.How the Beatles were really signed by Capitol Records in late 1963, after 12 months of derision and rejection from the label, has remained the subject of much speculation over the years. Once the band had hit the big time in the US in February 1964, the truth was quickly papered over by their manager, Brian Epstein, and Capitol executives.Now, for the first time, corporate and personal archives reveal the true story, and explain why Capitol believed that the British approach to the record industry was just as antiquated and flawed as its approach to other declining industries in the 1960s. The book explores why, as a consequence, Capitol decided they would need to re-mix many of the UK master tapes, create new US albums that were distinctly different in content, sleeve design and name to the UK versions.Departmental memos show how Brian Epstein quickly found himself between a rock and a hard place, struggling to keep the peace between Capitol, who he knew were providing the lion's share of the Beatles' wealth, and were usually right on commercial and creative decisions, and the Beatles themselves.This no holds barred account also explores how Capitol's PR department struggled against the odds to extricate the Beatles from stories that threatened to damage their carefully cultivated image and harm record sales.It also probes corporate accounts to discover the extent to which Capitol made the Beatles rich, and how a number of decisions made by the band and their manager ultimately drove them to the brink of bankruptcy in 1969.
£18.39
Wymer Publishing Honesty Is No Excuse
Book SynopsisPopoff assembles a panel of Lizzy scholars and devotees. Together they deconstruct each Thin Lizzy studio albums and every single song inside of them. It's likely that the most demanding fans will come away with fresh perspectives on the band. A reminder of why he or she fell in love with Thin Lizzy in the first place.
£15.29
Wymer Publishing Down To Donington
Book SynopsisDown To Donington looks back at the first Monsters Of RockFestival in 1980. It explores behind the scenes, as well as the day inquestion, and even the aftermath.
£14.39
Omnibus Press The Light Pours Out of Me
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£15.00
Permuted Press Dreaming Japanese
Book SynopsisThe rollicking autobiography of the iconic guitarist who took thrash metal behemoths Megadeth from the edge of collapse to their highest peak before departing to Japan for the joy of J-Pop.
£18.70
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Hallowed by Their Name
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£41.24
Penguin Books Ltd Learning to Fly
Book SynopsisDiscover the truth behind the headlines in Victoria Beckham''s fascinating memoir, Learning to Fly.''Juicy and compelling'' Heat''Extraordinary... compelling and honest, devastatingly frank... like a rummage through a close friend''s private diary'' Daily Mail''The sensational autobiography of one of the most photographed and talked-about women in the world'' Mail on SundayFrom the time she saw the movie Fame, Victoria wanted to be a star. A line from the theme song stayed with her - ''I''m gonna live for ever, I''m gonna learn how to fly.'' With this amazing book she gives us the chance to fly alongside her on her journey from lonely teenager to international star.This is the real Victoria Beckham, telling us what it''s like to be part of the most watched couple in Britain. Standing up for herself, David and Brooklyn, and setting the record straight about controversies that have surrounded her. She reveals t
£11.69
Penguin Putnam Inc Herbie Hancock Possibilities
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£15.29
Orion Publishing Co Remain in Love
Book SynopsisRemain in Love tells the story of two bands and a love story (and marriage) that survived them bothTrade ReviewFrom the first time I saw Talking Heads live (CBGB, 1976), I've had a huge thing for Tina Weymouth. And since then I've been biding my time, waiting for the right moment to make my move. But after reading Remain in Love: Talking Heads: Tom Tom Club: Tina by Chris Frantz, it's become pretty clear to me that she's already in a relationship (see pages 1, 3-7, 9, etc.), and what's more, it looks to be serious (pages 18, 20-26, and especially 114). But you know something? That's OK. I'm happy for Tina, and for Chris, a great drummer who has written a great book, though I wish he'd done it a few years earlier -- Bill Murray[Remain in Love] has great storytelling and amazing detail about adventures that Chris and I have shared in our parallel universes. As the Brits say: I'm gobsmacked. I devoured this book and all the memories and all the love Chris has for Tina . . . One of the most potent examples of living the dream -- Debbie Harry, musician and author of 'Face It'Crackling with verve, comedy, calamity, crisp detail, forward motion, and abiding affection, speckled with an all-star cast of punk legends and pop idols, Chris Frantz's Remain in Love is a rock music memoir like none other--a candy kiss with a kick to it. From the grime and tumult of CBGB to the Valhalla gloriosky of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Remain in Love gives the reader a magic carpet ride on the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club express. It is also a valentine to Frantz's wife, creative partner, and bass guitarist in excelsis, Tina Weymouth, before whom we all gladly curtsey -- James Wolcott, author of the memoir 'Lucking Out'This swift-paced, well written book has the upbeat tone of dreams coming true. Frantz conveys the excitement of his adventures from boyhood to art school to international rock-stardom with honesty and enthusiasm. He didn't miss much in these cherished years. That he managed to keep his joyous spirit alive (and "remain in love") as his various bands accelerate across the globe is a testament to his intelligence and decency. I dare any drummer to write a better book! -- Duncan Hannah, author of '20th Century Boy'Heads and drums and funk and roll: herewith Chris Frantz outs himself as a Writing Head and Raconteur First Class, bringing it on an engaging narrative which combines an enchanting love story with an eye-opening disquisition on the upsides and downsides of being in bands with unsual people -- Charles Shaar Murray, author of 'Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and Post-War Pop'I commend Remain in Love to discerning rock fans everywhere * Observer *Frantz has done an effective job of rebalancing the Talking Heads story, offering an angle on the band that fans will relish * Sunday Times *A revealing inside account of the highs and lows of a band who looked and sounded like nobody else -- Olivia Laing * Guardian *a memoir as sharp and sometimes caustic as the music they made * Daily Express *Amidst the bad blood, Frantz offers charming detail of the band's early years * Uncut *A book by a man who is giving the best impression of someone having all the fun * The Herald *The drummer with Talking Heads, one of rock's trailblazing bands, has written a memoir as sharp and sometimes caustic as their music. It's a love letter to both Talking Heads and his wife, the band's bassist Tina Weymouth . . . The book captures 1970s New York, with cameos from Andy Warhol, Brian Eno and James Brown, and makes being in a band sound the most exciting job ever * Daily Mirror *
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Penguin Books Ltd Hellfire
Book Synopsis''The greatest rock ''n'' roll biography ever written'' Rolling Stone''You''re lookin'' at a livin'' legend.'' He said, and then fell silent for a moment. ''Y''know, that really worries me. I always thought a legend was somethin'' dead.''The tormented life of Jerry Lee Lewis is the most fabled in rock ''n'' roll history.Demon-shadowed and God-fearing, his relentless, all-consuming pursuit of self-destruction clouded his life and his music.Born in deep south Louisiana and raised on the Old Testament, ''The Killer'' was continually torn between a harsh Pentecostal God and the worship of alcohol, drugs, and rock ''n'' roll. Nick Tosches''s electrifying account chronicles the monumental highs and lows of the ever indomitable and ever wild Jerry Lee, who rises to dizzying heights as a rock ''n'' roll icon, only to lose it time and time again to his inner demons.Searing, mythic and gloriously written, Hellfire is an evocaTrade ReviewThe number one greatest music book ever * Observer *Quite simply the best rock and roll biography ever written * Rolling Stone *The best rock 'n' roll biography ever written . . . There is a novelistic intensity to this story of tragedy, triumph and love. Its portrayal of a society alien to mainstream America is riveting * Newsday *Brilliant . . . the best account we have of how the first rock and rollers were torn between salvation and the Devil's music * New Statesman *
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Orion Publishing Co Shiny and New
Book SynopsisThe Eighties were about big ideas writ large - new money, new style, gender fluidity, gay pride, attritional politics, the ''special relationship'', nuclear fear, AIDS, cocaine, ecstasy, tabloid royalty, the rise of urban pop, and ultimately geopolitical chaos. Using a big narrative approach, Dylan Jones'' history of the decade in pop frames the decade through some of its most important and popular hits, choosing records which either epitomised their time, or ushered in a new cultural shift. So we move seamlessly from Rapper''s Delight and the genre defining moment of hip hop into The Specials'' spectral, Ghost Town; from ABC and the apotheosis of New Pop (The Look of Love) to Madonna''s breakthrough moment with Like a Virgin, and so on. In the ''80s each year brought a new twist as technology shifted and genres snowballed, MTV reigned supreme and the story of pop became globalised. It was a decade of excess in all areas, especially ambition, but it was in the transcendent moments
£17.00
Quercus Publishing Sufferah
Book SynopsisOne of the big memoirs of the summer i newsA potent tale of triumph over adversity. Angry but never bitter, Wheatle''s compassion shines through the pain ObserverAlex is a truly gifted storyteller, and the way he details his own story here is no exception JEFFREY BOAKYEIn this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed writer Alex Wheatle shows how music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse.Abandoned as a baby to the British care system, Alex grows up with no knowledge of his Jamaican parentage or family history. Later, he is inexorably drawn to reggae, his lifeline through disrupted teenage years, the challenges of living as a young Black man in 1980s Britain and his imprisonment for protesting against systemic racism and police brutality.Alex''s youth was portrayed in Oscar Award-winning director Steve McQueen''s Small Axe series. In Sufferah, he tells his own story, urgently, vividly
£10.44
404 Ink Blitzkrieg Bops
Book SynopsisChronicling a history of punks at war, Blitzkrieg Bops studies bands who have soundtracked a movement including Pussy Riot, Stiff Little Fingers, National Wake, Wutanfall, The Kominas & more creating music to overthrow corrupt governments, stomp out oppressive regimes, fight the establishment and, in turn, fight for their lives.
£7.12
Wymer Publishing Led Zeppelin A Visual Biography
Book SynopsisMeticulous, detailed reference-styled timelines, charting the history of this esteemed UK institution, from its inception to the band's posthumous last album, Coda, issued in 1982. This elegant coffee table book charts the explosive live stage history of the band, along with the iconic albums. Memorabilia adds a visual feast to the book.
£44.99
Wymer Publishing Dawn The Nice Story
Book SynopsisDawn The Nice Story offersa detailed exploration of the uniqueness, achievements and music of The Nice as well as the spin-off groups Jackson Heights, Refugee and beyond celebrating them as a band worthy of critical recognition in their own right.
£16.19
Z2 comics The Blues Brothers The Escape Of Joliet Jake Deluxe Edition
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£48.05
Orion Publishing Co Heaven And Hell
Book SynopsisThe Eagles wrote the soundtrack to the Seventies and Eighties - and even now their albums top the charts. But backstage, there were no peaceful, easy feelings...Don Felder was just a poor boy from Florida, but when he joined the Eagles he soared into the stratosphere. Alongside former bandmates Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, and Felder''s childhood friend Bernie Leadon, he sold tens of millions of records (Eagles: Their Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 is the bestselling album of all time), performed before countless adoring fans, and co-wrote the renowned hit ''Hotel California''. His guitar-playing ability lifted the band from mere popularity to iconic status. And now Don Felder finally breaks the Eagles'' decades of public silence to take fans behind the scenes - where drugs, greed and endless acrimony threatened to tear the band apart almost daily.Maybe there was too much talent. Maybe the personalities clashed with the egos. Whatever the reason, ther
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HarperCollins Publishers The Taylor Swift Activity Book
Book SynopsisJoin us in celebrating the unparalleled talent and unmatched charisma of Taylor Swift with this exclusive activity book. Whether you''re a die-hard Swiftie or just beginning your journey as a fan, this is the ultimate companion for anyone enchanted by Taylor''s music and magic.Girlboss, superstar, feminist icon it''s no wonder Taylor Swift has inspired an army of Swifties across the globe. The Taylor Swift Activity Book is an ideal gift for those who missed out on concert tickets but still want to experience the excitement of The Eras tour or for fans wanting to find out what cryptic messages are hidden in her lyrics. It's also the perfect companion for waiting in line and a fun way to pass the time for those lucky enough to attend a concert.Step into the dazzling world of Taylor Swift are you ready for it?Dive into vibrant illustrations and graphics dedicated to Taylor''s greatest hits, ready for you to colour in and bring to lifeGet creative with crafting your own unique friendship b
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Orion Publishing Co Dark Side of the Spoon: The Rock Cookbook
Book SynopsisDark Side of the Spoon: The Rock Cookbook features thirty recipes inspired by some of the most renowned rock acts of today and yesteryear. The dishes are accompanied by exclusive artworks from thirty top illustrators. Catering for cooks of all abilities and tastes, this book will help you master a wide range of starters, mains and desserts – including Smashing Pumpkin Pie, Fleetwood Mac and Cheese and Primal Bream. Dark Side of the Spoon celebrates the many humorous parallels between food and rock, and is a must-have for anyone with a love for cooking, music or illustration, or indeed all three.
£9.49
Cornerstone Kiss and MakeUp
Book SynopsisKISS has released thirty-seven records and sold 80 million albums worldwide. Gene Simmons has also acted in films and on television, has written and produced albums for other recording artists, has managed the recording career of, among others, Liza Minelli, and was founder and president of his own recording label, Simmons Records/RCA. He also launched his film and TV producing career with Detroit Rock City for New Line Cinema. Gene Simmons lives in Beverley Hills, California, and was recently the rock star teacher on Channel 4''s Rock School.Here for the first time Gene Simmons, the notorious mainman of the explosive rock and roll group KISS, tells his story. Delivered in Gene''s own honest, outrageous and uncensored voice, he tells of his early beginnings in Israel, of his arrival in New York at the age of eight, his first taste of 1950s pop culture and his developing thirst for fame, fun and girls. Undoubtedly one of the most infamous rock and roll legends alive, GTrade ReviewReaders may be surprised by Simmons's clarity and candour. How did Chaim Witz, the overprotected Israel-born son of Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivors, become Gene Simmons, fire-breathing, tongue-flexing, blood-spitting rocker? * New York Times *
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Hodder & Stoughton I Am Brian Wilson
Book Synopsis''My life has been written about over and over again, and that''s mostly okay with me. Other people can talk about my life. Sometimes they''ll get it right and sometimes they''ll get it wrong. For me, when I think back across my own life, there are so many things that are painful. Sometimes I don''t like discussing them. Sometimes I don''t even like remembering them. But as I get older, the shape of that pain has changed. Sometimes memories come back to me when I least expect them. Maybe that''s the only way it works when you''ve lived the life I''ve lived: starting a band with my brothers that was managed by my father, watching my father become difficult and then impossible, watching myself become difficult and then impossible, watching women I loved come and go, watching children come into the world, watching my brothers get older, watching them pass out of the world. Some of those things shaped me. Others scarred me. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference. When I watched myTrade ReviewAll of it in Wilson's idiosyncratic voice...what a story! * Esquire *Surprisingly revealing and insightful memoir from the Beach Boys mastermind...Nearly every page opens up new windows into the mind of Brian Wilson. 4* * Mojo *Wilson and The Beach Boys' story has been told many times before and is one we may think we know, but it has never before been voiced with the clarity, honesty and insight on offer here. Surf's up. * Loud and Quiet Magazine *Beach Boy Brian Wilson's unflinching new autobiography ... it's quite a ride. * Daily Record *An accurate insight into the way his mind works * London Evening Standard *I Am Brian Wilson is a strange kind of surfing through the Beach Boy's interior life. Wilson dwells on the damage his violent dad did to his childhood without revealing the psychological consequence, except in the voice of a book that, though ghosted, sounds like his own. His genius, like all genius, he suggests is accidental. He was hit around the head by a lead pipe as a kid in a playground fight, and lost his hearing in one ear. After that, he always felt he had to tune in to experience as if trying to find a radio frequency. The Beach Boys' otherworldly sound, and the faltering attempts to locate its source in the deceptively simple sentences of this memoir, appear to be results of that distancing. * The Observer *An unflinchingly honest account * Choice Magazine *
£10.44
Backstage Books Padlocks: Living with Sid & Nancy: 2023
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£999.99
Profile Books Ltd Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance
Book SynopsisElectronic dance music was once the utopian frontier of pop culture. But three decades after the acid house 'summer of love', it has gone from subculture to the global mainstream. Does it still have the same power to inspire? From the pleasure palaces of Ibiza and Las Vegas to 'new frontiers' like Shanghai and Dubai, raving is now a multi-million-dollar business. But there are still hardcore believers upholding its DIY ethos - the techno idealists of Berlin and Detroit and the queer subcults of New York, the post-apartheid party people of South Africa and the outlaw techno travellers of France. In Rave On, Matthew Collin travels the world to experience these unique scenes first-hand, talk to the key players and hear the story of how dance culture went global - and find out if its maverick spirit can survive its own success.Trade ReviewPart history lesson, part vibrant dance-floor travelogue, Collin's smart geographical survey shows how club culture mutates and adapts, its meaning changing between Detroit, Durban and the conspicuously consuming Dubai ... Between those repetitive beats, there's still a world of possibility. -- Victoria Segal * Sunday Times *Ten x-rays of dance culture in ten global hotspots that lovingly trace the history of each locale's sound through its DJs, promoters and proponents ... Both scholarly and intimate ... Collin's quest is never short of illuminating ... fascinating -- Kitty Empire * Observer *Praise for Altered State: 'At last somebody has written the real history of the last ten years, and written it with such wit, verve, empathy and profound intelligence. I can't recommend this marvellous piece of work enough. -- Irvine WelshAltered State remains the definitive story of the last decade's love affair with MDMA and mucking about in fields just off the M25 * Q *The first book to forensically document the acid house explosion ... written with the authority of the first-hander * Mixmag *Altered State is not just timely; it was crying out to be written * Independent *Matthew Collin has a reporter's eye, a critic's erudition and a fan's passion -- Dorian Lynskey, author of 33 Revolutions Per MinuteA timely deconstruction of the interests and influences shaping international dance music - but with all the fun left in ... both an intoxicating field trip and a well-argued word to the wise on (not) selling out. -- Robert Bound * Monocle *Rave On describes in fascinating detail how electronic music scenes bubble up in places that are in the depths of poverty, despair or unrest. The Detroit and Berlin chapters are particularly powerful... Collin's descriptions of Berlin's superclub Berghain today are particularly wonderful -- Jude Rogers * New Statesman *
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Bonnier Books UK Songbird
Book SynopsisFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Lesley-Ann JonesScandalous affairs and public divorce. Addiction and fiery passion. And of course, the iconic song writing...Christine McVie - born Christine Perfect - was the quintessentially English rock star, as both the backbone and the beating heart of Fleetwood Mac.Straddling the bands incarnations to achieve global fame alongside Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham and John McVie, the classic line-up, she wrote and performed many of their greatest hits.As famous for their occasionally life-threateningly decadent lifestyles as for their musical brilliance, they were held together by this strong, constant figure whom they dubbed the mother of the band. It was Christine who contained the flock, regrouped them when they went AWOL, focused and blended their talents and always got them back on track.And yet, as the engine of the band during their Rumours era - an album that unwittingly charted the complete romantic disintegration within the band - Christines personal life was every bit as tempestuous as those of her bandmates, weathering affairs, divorce, addiction and fiery passion, all of which bled into her now iconic song-writing.Told by an author who herself was friends with Christine, and with new contributions from those who knew her best, Songbird offers a true insiders view, and deep psychological insight into Christine as a both a woman and a musician - the first, the only, the ultimate picture of a rock legend and a national treasure.
£10.44
Faber & Faber Porcelain
Book SynopsisIn the late eighties and early nineties, Moby, then an underground DJ and musician, was scraping out a living in New York City. In a scene popular chiefly among working-class African-Americans and Latinos, Moby - a poor, skinny, white Christian, vegan and teetotaller - looked like he would never make it. By the late nineties, contemplating the end of his music career, he released what he assumed would be his swansong, Play, which went on to become a multi-million-selling album, opening up an astonishing new phase in his life. Porcelain is an unfailingly honest, funny and brilliantly written memoir about making it, losing it, loving it, hating it and everything in between.
£13.49
Little, Brown Book Group Wonderland Avenue
Book SynopsisAt the age of thirteen, Danny Sugerman- the already wayward product of Beverley Hills wealth and privilege- went to his first Doors concert. He never looked back. He became Jim Morrison''s protégé and- still in his teens- manager of the Doors and then Iggy Pop. He also plunged gleefully into the glamorous underworld of the rock ''n'' roll scene, diving headfirst into booze, sex and drugs: every conceivable kind of drug, ever day, in every possible permutation. By the age of twenty-one he had an idyllic home, a beautiful girlfriend, the best car in the world, two kinds of hepatitis, a diseased heart, a $500 a day heroin habit and only a week to live. He lived.This is his tale. Excessive, scandalous, comic, cautionary and horrifying, it chronicles the 60s dream gone to rot and the early life of a Hollywood Wild Child who was just brilliant at being bad.
£12.34
Faber & Faber How To Be Invisible
Book Synopsis**FEATURING A NEW INTRODUCTION BY KATE BUSH**Selected and arranged by the author, How To Be Invisible presents the lyrics of Kate Bush in a beautiful new paperback edition featuring a new cover by illustrator Jim Kay. The greatest singer-songwriter of the past 40 years, whose work is complex, ethereal and filled with so many secrets that one can listen to the albums for decades and still discover new delights every time [. . .] There's not a spare word anywhere in Bush's work. Everything means something.' Irish Times
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Faber Music Ltd The Ultimate Easy Piano Songlist
Book SynopsisThe Ultimate Easy Piano Songlist is a bumper collection of over 40 of the best-selling songs from the 50s to the present day, all specially arranged for easy piano.Table of Contents7 Years (Lukas Graham); All I Ask (Adele); All I Want (Kodaline); Another Love (Tom Odell); Anyone Who Had A Heart (Cilla Black); As Time Goes By (Bing Crosby); Bewitched (Ella Fitzgerald); The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole); Creep (Radiohead); Cry Me a River (Julie London); Dangerous (David Guetta); Do They Know It's Christmas (Band Aid); Driving Home For Christmas (Chris Rea); Earned It (The Weekend); Every Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter); Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra); Ghost (Ella Henderson); Great Balls Of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis); The Hanging Tree (Jennifer Lawrence); Hold On (Michael Buble); Hotel California (Eagles); If I Could Fly (One Direction); If I Ruled The World (Jamie Cullum); Last Christmas (Wham); Lego House (Ed Sheeran); Let It Go (from Frozen); Let There Be Love (George Shearing); Like I'm Gonna Lose You (Meghan Trainor & John Legend); Love Me Like You Do (Ellie Goulding); Ne Mais Quitte Pas (If You Go Away) (Nina Simone); Not About Angels (Birdy); One Call Away (Charlie Puth); One Day Like This (Elbow); The Power Of Love (Gabrielle Aplin); Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash); See You Again (Wiz Khalifa); Sorry (Justin Bieber); Space Oddity (David Bowie); Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N Roses); Uprising (Muse); Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars); Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks); When I Fall In Love (Nat King Cole); White Cliffs Of Dover (Vera Lynn) Zombie (Cranberries)
£17.09
Faber And Faber Ltd. Radiohead The Piano Songbook
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£19.80
