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The follow-up to The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1, the most complete work on the life and work of Paul McCartney ever published. Volume 2 continues to paint the portrait of...

Gen X icon Ione Skye bares all in an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father. "Yep, Ione...

A gritty, revealing heavy metal memoir by Lamb of God's lead guitarist and co-lyricist, which explores both his life in music and his tumultuous path through addiction and into recovery.DESOLATION...

ONE OF WATERSTONES BEST ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS OF 2024'Sometimes fate deals up a wild card. There's a lot to be said for one of these wild cards and from what I've...

*A Times Best Music Book of 2023 - 'For Bowie nuts this is research-heavy heaven'*'[Soligny] has talked to just about anyone who had anything to do with Bowie's music... Reading...

The finest book on Britains most popular rock n roll bandRead on ... Its all true Noel Gallagher Featuring an exclusive interview with Noel Gallagher ahead of the Oasis Live...

Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen whether it be the 1960s of the 2020s, The Velvet Underground represent ground zero. Crystallizing the idea...

Join us in celebrating the unparalleled talent and unmatched charisma of Taylor Swift with this exclusive activity book. Whether youre a die-hard Swiftie or just beginning your journey as a...

'This is a book unlike any other, the definitive analysis of David's music, told in a quiet natural way, but with absolute authenticity, by the people around him.' - Hermione...

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One man, his piano and their miraculous survival.'Extraordinary' Baroness Julia Neuberger'Powerful and gruelling ... an almost unimaginable story of horror and survival' Mail on Sunday'Stunning. A beautiful blend of action,...

Imagine you've made it. You and your friends have hit the big time in music and you're going to be a star. But then, quite suddenly, it's over. Your best...

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Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most unfathomable composers in the history of music. How can such sublime work have been produced by a man who seems so ordinary,...

The finest book on Britain's most popular rock 'n' roll band'Read on ... It's all true' Noel Gallagher Featuring an exclusive interview with Noel Gallagher ahead of the Oasis Live...

You know the songs by heart. You've traded the friendship bracelets. You've worn the cowboy boots and the bejewelled bodysuits.Now, get the inside track on this generation's biggest super star...

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...

'This is the most glorious of books. I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.' - Elton John 'Orgasmic. Every page of Scattershot is a delight, a...

'For all these years I've told stories. Sometimes these days I also tell them on the radio. I've met some amazing people and their stories need told too. The first...

A dazzling exploration of Romantic music unlike any other, from one of the most exciting writers about classical music Chopin's Piano begins in November 1838, when George Sand, her children...

For fans of music books from David Hepworth, Pete Paphides, Bob Stanley and Craig Brown, as well as thought-provoking human interest stories like Moondust by Andrew Smith, and books by...

*One of Waterstones' Best Entertainment Books of the Year 2024* 1987. Armed with a Filofax, a brick of a mobile phone and steely determination, 20-year-old Nicki Chapman is walking through...

AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024For 5 years after they'd swapped sought-after apprenticeships for life on the dole, brothers William and Jim Reid sat up till the early hours...

In PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR, J.T. Harding charts his life from a kid growing up in Michigan to a chart-topping songwriter living in Nashville and working with country music stars...

FOREWORD BY KEITH RICHARDS'ICONIC... DAZZLING.'-MOJO'SPECTACULAR... YOU TRULY FEEL THE INSANE PACE OF LIFE AS A STONE.'-VARIETY'Gered was at one with the band. More than that, for that special time, he...

An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical...

The story of AC/DC's legendary front man in his own distinctive voice 'It wasn't me. I didn't do it. And I'll never do it again!' says Brian Johnson of The...

'A must-read about these punk trailblazers' KATHLEEN HANNA Art students Gina Birch and Ana da Silva formed The Raincoats in 1977. Since the release of their seminal early records, the...

The raucous memoir from pop's most influential producer Lady Gaga, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, the Barbie soundtrack. Behind some of the biggest musical moments in...

It has been said of Michael Zagaris' photographic oeuvre that it is the "last untouched rock archive." Zagaris was responsible for shooting everyone in the rock music scene in San...

FOREWORD BY RADIOHEAD'S ED O'BRIEN Explore the story of Radiohead - perhaps the finest band of a generation - through the lens of legendary Melody Maker chief photographer Tom Sheehan....

'Skilfully written, engaging and sensitive' HELEN O'HARA 'Hugely readable' MOJO 'A compelling, moving book' THE TIMES In the early 1980s, the pop charts were dominated by musicians tarted up in...

From Sunday Times bestselling author Lesley-Ann Jones Scandalous affairs and public divorce. Addiction and fiery passion. And of course, the iconic song writing... Christine McVie - born Christine Perfect -...

This candid memoir of punk rock, fame, and endurance from Deryck Whibley, lead singer of Sum 41, follows Whibley's rise from a punk kid in Canada to an international star....

'Nicki was and always will be the absolute queen of pop ' Mel B 'When it comes to the music industry, Nicki was part of the medicine , not the...

Discover the fascinating story behind the rise of a new pop icon: Dua Lipa.When Dua Lipa was eleven, her music teacher told her she wasn't good enough to join her...

Drawn from NPR Music's acclaimed, groundbreaking series Turning the Tables , the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Music-from Beyonce to Odetta, Taylor Swift to Joan Baez,...

Barbara Pyle's intimate behind-the-scenes photographs from 1975 during the recording, rehearsing and touring of Born to Run have been eagerly awaited for forty years and are finally being published for...

SUPERSTAR TV presenter and BESTSELLING AUTHOR Alesha Dixon gives you a backstage pass to hang out with the world's number one pop star in her BRAND NEW BOOK - a...