'MAGNIFICENT!' CAITLIN MORAN
'A riveting read about a pop revolution hiding in plain sight' PETE PAPHIDES
'Very funny and very moving' JUDE ROGERS
In 1984, pop came out of the closet - ..
Break out the flannel, scrunchies, and high-rise jeans and indulge in this nostalgic illustrated trip through the 1990s' most influential albums across all genres. In 501 Essential Albums of the '90s,..
'This book distils what, at my advanced age, I feel able to say about music, musicians, and matters of my pianistic profession.' Ever since Alfred Brendel bid farewell to the concert stage after six d..
A deeply personal and powerful memoir from the beloved music icon
A deeply personal and powerful memoir from beloved music icon Neneh Cherry
'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend...
'I can think of no one better placed to tell the story behind The Beatles than Peter Brown.' -Pattie Boyd Harrison
'A revealing oral history of the forces that spurred the band's breakup.....
No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller. 'Can't fail to move' The Sunday Times ALL AUTHOR PROCEEDS DONATED TO THE AMY WINEHOUSE FOUNDATION. As an artist, she had few peers. Her lyrical prowess and timeless cont..
'I doubt I'll ever read a better account of the history and sociology of popular music than this one.' Brian Eno
'Profound.and beyond.' Robert Plant
Legendary producer and record label boss ..
When Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii, struck an iconic pose with his arm in the air, he did more than get the crowd to dance - he redefined electronic music. This official photo book pays tribute..
'An incredible photographer and good friend'-RINGO STARR
The definitive collection of the breathtaking Beatles photographs of Terry O'Neill.
Iconic photographer Terry O'Neill worked with th..
The interest in The Beatles has spawned countless books, articles, shows, movies, and other media-and the public appetite for all things Beatles has never waned. since the early 1960s. The Beatles: F..
A fascinating look at the history of Sun Records, the label that started Rock n' Roll, told through 70 of its iconic recordings.
In Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1950s, there was hard-edged blues pl..
Wreck this Journal and Burn After Writing meets Taylor Swift!
SWIFT INSPIRATION
Taylor Swift is the soundtrack of our generation.
Reflect on the albums, songs and lyrics that define moment..
BOB DYLAN: MIXING UP THE MEDICINE is an unprecedented glimpse into the creative life of one of America's most groundbreaking, influential and enduring artists.
'If there is anything new to be dis..
Explore the entire, incredible journey of Bob Marley and the Wailers, and theirenduring legacy, in this unique visual history.
More than four decades after Marley's death, he and his bandmates remai..
A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARAN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Genuinely eye-popping.' - Guardian
'Electrifying.' - Kerrang
'Essential.' - Classic Rock
'Required reading.' - Irish Times
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The life of an icon, in his own words.
David Bowie had a unique relationship with the BBC, making more appearances on 'the beeb' than any other broadcaster throughout his career. An anonymous pre..
In this intimate and open account - nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read - Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tr..
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul's in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers' most successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and rol..
A unique and lavishly produced celebration of the iconic rocker, Bruce Springsteen at 75 examines an extraordinary career through the lens of 75 key events and releases.
Twenty-time Grammy..
Bruce Springsteen: A musician. A family man. A religious man. An activist. A boss. THE BOSS. From podcasts with former President Barak Obama to record smashing sales deals, Bruce Springsteen is just a..
Cello is a group biography that weaves together four narratives of cellists who suffered various forms of persecution, injury, and misfortune. The stories are those of the forgotten Jewish cellist Pal..
Part One of a Two Part Memoir from the Iconic Artist and Actor
The extraordinary life of Cher can be told by only one person . . . Cher herself.
After more than seventy years of fighting..
With new, never before published photos covering their entire career, updates to all chapters from 1975, an extensive new chapter detailing Chisels career post 2012, this is a must have book for all C..
A thorough documentation of Cream on and off the Fillmore and Winterland stages, when, during two months of 1968, they were sitting on top of the rock world. Cream, the hugely influential 1960s Briti..
The first in-depth study of David Bowie's music videos across a sustained period takes on interweaving storyworlds of an iconic career. Remarkable for their capacity to conjure elaborate imagery, Bowi..
First advertised as a "mind-stretching experience," Nicolas Roeg's 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only h..
This repackaged edition of Bowie at 75 celebrates the rocker's life in a beautifully produced retrospective detailing 75 key releases and life events.
Hendrix, Joplin, Mercury...few rock arti..
JOE ELLIOTT: We had balls and we were naive, in a good way. We just went out there, full throttle.
Offering fans the most personal and comprehensive record of Def Leppard's history to date, Defin..
Depeche Mode's 101 is, at first glance, a curious thing: a live double-album by a synth band. A recording of its "Concert for the Masses," 101 marks the moment when doomy, cultish, electronic Depeche ..
How does music heard and played over many years inform one's sense of home? In Distant Melodies, Edward Dusinberre, the English first violinist of the Takcs Quartet, explores changing ideas of home, e..
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop culture legend.
As told by Dolly Parton in her own inimita..
'Williams's memoir is as flinty, earthy and plain-spoken as her songs' New York Times
'The often hilarious, occasionally harrowing Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You is a bracingly cand..
The definitive biography of one contemporary culture's most iconic and mysterious figures - musical revolutionary, Nobel Prize-winner, chart-topping recording artist
'The definitive, scrupulously..
Fleetwood Mac have had a chart-topping career that spans over fifty years and includes some of the biggest-selling albums and greatest hits of the 20th and 21st centuries. But the band's story is one ..
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Scenic Wye Valley isn't the typical place for a rock story to begin, but when Echo & the Bunnymen hit the studio to record their ground-breaking debut album, Cro..
Elvis passed away in 1977 but his spirit lives on. His records still sell, his movies are still hugely popular and his concerts are still discussed by new generations of fans. The Elvis Presley estate..
An intimate look at one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, through 100 personal and iconic objects from the archives of Elvis's beloved home, Graceland-a never-..
For the first time ever, and to help celebrate his 90th birthday in 2023, American icon Willie Nelson provides the stories behind the lyrics of 160 of his favorite songs, along with a dynamic assortme..
The Sunday Times Music Book of the Year
A Daily Telegraph Best Music Book of the Year
The Big Issue Book of the Year
A New Statesman Best Book of the Year
Created from over fort..
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were notorious for representing the opposite of "Family Values." To reframe their notoriety, they consented to a rare photoshoot for Spin magazine with their newborn, Fra..
In this lavish retrospective authored by the icon himself, Elton John shares his fondest memories, most unforgettable moments, and previously untold stories from his record-breaking final tour.
I..
Decades tend to crest halfway through, and 1995 was the year of the Nineties: peak Britpop (Oasis v Blur), peak YBA (Tracey Emin's tent), peak New Lad (when Nick Hornby published High Fidelity, when J..
Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender Stratocaster 70 Years is the officially licensed celebration of the legendary brand's revolutionary electric guitar.
Ever present in the..
Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender is the officially licensed celebration of the legendary brand's iconic guitars, amps, and basses.
Originating in Leo Fender's modest rad..
The concept album is one of popular music's most celebrated-and misunderstood-achievements. This book examines the untold history of the rock concept album, from The Beatles to Beyonce.
The roots..
The essential, illustrated, song-by-song story of one of the most enduring acts in rock music history. Fleetwood Mac has a long and complicated history, strewn with tumultuous relationships and subst..
Rishi Sunak - this book is not for you.
Keir Starmer - this book is not for you.
The salt of the earth - this book is not for you.
The worthy - this book is not for you.
The middle..
'A fully realised portrait of a complex man: spiritual but peevish, brilliantly talented, but for ever shadowed by the Lennon/McCartney axis' The Times, Book of the Year
From the author of the m..