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The Sound of the Machine
Av Karl Bartos
Some of the most beautiful, era-defining music has been co-composed by Karl Bartos. 'The Robots', 'Computer Love', 'Neon Lights', 'Tour De France' and Kraftwerk's 1982 number one single 'The Model' all contain his deft musical touch. For the first...
Double Talkin' Jive
Av Matt Sorum
In Double Talkin' Jive legendary drummer Matt Sorum takes music lovers behind the scenes of a remarkable life in rock. Sorum, whose albums have sold tens of millions of copies around the world, provides an honest, engaging account of the highs and...
The Islander
Av Chris Blackwell
'An adventurer, an entrepreneur, a buccaneer, a visionary' - BONO As the founder of Island Records, fabled music producer Chris Blackwell has discovered and worked with some of the most important musicians of the second half of the twentieth centu...
Moonage Daydream
Av David Bowie
'The closest we'll ever get to a straight up Bowie autobiography - but who'd ever want anything straight-up from Bowie?' - Rolling Stone In 2002, David Bowie and Mick Rock created Moonage Daydream, the defining document of the life and times of Zi...
Hiphopens barn
Av Maud Nycander
I slutet av 1980-talet spreds hiphopen i Sveriges förorter. Barnen som vuxit upp i miljonprogrammen hade blivit tonåringar och identifierade sig med den nya subkulturen från New York. I Stockholm var Fryshuset en av samlingsplatserna. Varje sommar...
A Likely Lad
Av Peter Doherty
Peter Doherty's is the last of the great rock 'n' roll stories - bad boy and public enemy. To his devoted fans, he is a cult hero, a modern-day Rimbaud. Musically, he has defined the past twenty years of indie rock with his sound, lyrics, lifestyl...
Glam!
Av Mark Paytress
Drawing on interviews with stars and musicians, producers and photographers, stylists, writers and celebrity fans, this book chronicles the glam era from its origins in 1970, through its 1972/73 heyday to its mid-seventies collapse and the death o...
The Road Bends
Av Sami Yaffa
Sami Yaffa is a bass guitar legend, an icon of the rock world, and an uncompromising walker of his own way, who rose to prominence as the bassist of the mythical Hanoi Rocks. A man of lights and shadows, and the embodiment of street credibility, Y...
Living on a Thin Line
Av Dave Davies
The all new, must-read memoir by legendary Kinks guitarist Dave Davies 'BOOK OF THE DAY' - Guardian 'This powerful tell-all from the Kinks guitarist puts the spotlight on his own bad behaviour, dalliances with the occult and his recovery from a st...
Let's Do It
Av Bob Stanley
The prequel to Bob Stanley's universally acclaimed Yeah Yeah Yeah, Let's Do It is the only book that brings together all genres to tell the definitive story of the birth of Pop, from 1900 to the mid-fifties. 'An absolute landmark/joy/gossip-fest/d...
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Av John Corabi
In Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, John Corabi recounts his life from the mean streets of Philadelphia to the Sunset Strip. Take a look behind the scenes at Corabi's time fronting Moetley Crue, Union, and The Dead Daisies, as well as his time playin...
George Michael: A Life
Av James Gavin
George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic. He was a songwriter of true craft and substance, and his music swept the world, starting in the mid-1980s. His fabricated image...
Live Forever
Av Courtney S Lennon
Billy Joe Shaver wrote ten of the eleven songs included on Waylon Jennings's landmark album Honky Tonk Heroes and played a dominant role in the origins and development of the Outlaw Country movement of the 1970s. He has been named by Ray Wylie Hub...
The Northern Silence
Av Andrew Mellor
An essential exploration of Nordic composers and musicians, and the distinctive culture that continues to shape them Once considered a musical backwater, the Nordic region is now a musical powerhouse. Conductors from Denmark and Finland dominate t...
Came the Lightening
Av Olivia Harrison
'Here on the shore, twenty years later, my message in a bottle has reached dry land. Words about our life, his death but mostly love and our journey to the end.' - Olivia Harrison Olivia Harrison presents Came the Lightening, a book of twenty poem...
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Av Bill Brewster
'Literally changed the course of my life' James Murphy 'The chapter on Larry Levan alone transformed me into wanting to be your favorite DJ' Questlove 'The original and still the best' Gilles Peterson 'We can't tell the story of dance music withou...
Paper Cuts
Av Ted Kessler
'A great writer' Paul Weller 'A music journalist of integrity' Billy Childish 'There's only one Ted Kessler!' Liam Gallagher PAPER CUTS is the inside story of the slow death of the British music press. But it's also a love letter to it, the tale o...
I'll Be There
Av Duke Fakir
Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops. Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early d...
The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals
Av Dan Dietz
Broadway musicals of the 1900s saw the emergence of George M. Cohan and his quintessentially American musical comedies which featured contemporary American stories, ragtime-flavored songs, and a tongue-in-cheek approach to musical comedy conventio...
Britney Spears Oops! I Did It Again Guided Journal
Av Kara Nesvig
* INCREDIBLE PACKAGE: This deluxe journal features a red vinyl cover reminiscent of Britney's famed space suit from the music video; the song title is blind-debossed onto the package for a subtle cover effect * ORIGINAL CONTENT: Journal features f...
Opera
Av Alan Riding
Experience the passion and drama of the world's greatest operas with this sumptuously illustrated visual guide. Immerse yourself in more than 400 years of the world's most celebrated operas and discover the fascinating stories behind them. Explore...
I Don't Take Requests
Av Tony Marnoch
'The perfect beach read' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'I love this man so much. He was, and always will be, my knight in shining Westwood.' DAVINA MCCALL 'This is a story that should never have been told' KATE MOSS 'If you want to change your life but can't.....
Ett tomt vitt papper : prosatexter och lite annat
Av Olle Adolphson
I telefonkatalogen titulerade han sig som författare , men blev för den breda allmänheten mest älskad och ihågkommen som vissångare. I den här volymen presenteras Olle Adolphson i enlighet med sin självvalda yrkestitel som författare av prosa och ...
The Stone Age
Av Lesley-Ann Jones
'However much you thought you knew about The Stones before you read it, afterwards you'll know more. It's glittering' - Simon Napier-Bell 'Special [...] it's brilliant' Johnnie Walker From Sunday Times bestselling author Lesley-Ann Jones On 12 Jul...
CAPS LOCK ON: Lyrics + Debris 2007-2022
Av Everything Everything
CAPS LOCK ON: Lyrics + Debris 2007-2022 is the exclusive artist-approved lyric book for the band Everything Everything. This full-colour, limited, hardback edition presents the lyrics to all songs released by the band including b-sides, rarities a...
Yes: A Visual Biography II: 1982 - 2022
Av Martin Popoff
Yes: A Visual Biography II: 1982 - 2022 documents the progressive rock pioneer's career from the eighties to the present day. Popoff takes you on a journey built around his interviews with Anderson, Bruford, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, Downes, White an...
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