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Goth: A History
'Goth can plausibly claim to be the near-definitive word on the subject' - Guardian Goth is an entertaining and evocative personal history of Goth music and culture, told by a...
A History Of Heavy Metal
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Author: Andrew O'NeillBinding: PaperbackPublished: Headline, 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive non-fiction work chronicles the tumultuous origins and enduring legacy of...
Signifying Rappers
Signifying Rappers is a fun and quirky discovery for any fan of David Foster Wallace or Hip-hop. Signifying Rappers is an old-school classic from David Foster Wallace and his friend...
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd - New Edition
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Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany
Author: David Stubbs (Associate Editor) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 West Germany after the Second World War was a country in shock: estranged from its recent history, and adrift...
The Music Shop: An uplifting, heart-warming love story from the Sunday
A story about the triumph of a quiet hero. And how music can bring us back to life. The exquisite and perfectly-pitched new novel from the bestselling author of The...
Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times that Made
The extraordinary true story of intertwined lives that lies behind Handel's Messiah, the most performed piece of classical music ever written 'A delicious history of music, power, love, genius, royalty...
Ladies First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changed the Game
FIRST THINGS FIRST reframes the history of hip-hop but, this time, women are given credit for all their trailblazing achievements that have left an undeniable impact on music.FIRST THINGS FIRST...
Listen: On Music, Sound and Us
'I'm not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I'm here to change your mind about your mind.' There are countless books...
Mozart Effect
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Slipknot: Inside The Sickness Behind The Masks
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Author: Jason ArnoppBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ebury Press, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction account chronicles the raw energy and controversial artistry...
The Stone Roses: War And Peace
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA definitive work of rock biography, The Stone Roses: War and Peace chronicles the...
Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More
Author: Stephen Hough Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 Stephen Hough is indisputably one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards, both for his concerts and...
In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor Raymonde and Me
'A wonderful book' ELTON JOHN 'Beautiful, insightful and honest' CILLIAN MURPHY 'A fascinating read' DON LETTS As one-third of seminal band Cocteau Twins, Simon Raymonde helped to create some of...
An Introduction to Music Studies
Why study music? How much practical use is it in the modern world? This introduction proves how studying music is of great value both in its own terms and also...
Everything Under the Sun: The Complete Guide to Pink Floyd
The definitive guide to the band offering song-by-song analysis, full chronology and gig guide, full bootleg guide, and exclusive interviews with surviving members. Pink Floyd formed in London in 1965,...
Everything We Do is Music: How 20th-Century Classical Music Shaped Pop
The worlds of pop and rock owe a much greater debt to the classical canon than we realise. A direct and fascinating lineage draws from the experimentalism of Pierre Henry...
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers
'A forensic exploration of their compositions and recordings, and everything that has been poured into them . . . completely definitive' MOJO ????? The story of Manic Street Preachers is...
Prince: A Sign o' the Times
There are pop stars, and then there is Prince. In this kaleidoscopic, freewheeling biography, John McKie examines the remarkable life and career of one of the most mysterious figures in...
Hark: How Women Listen
AN INDEPENDENT 'BEST BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025' We're told women are good at listening, but we rarely examine what they're listening to, what their worlds sound like,...
Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County
The untold story of OC punk-the loud, rebellious force behind the '90s explosion of the Orange County music scene, featuring stories about legendary bands like Social Distortion, The Offspring, No...
Frank Sinatra: An American Legend
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Elements of Music: Melody, Rhythm and Harmony
A beautifully illustrated pocket guide to the principles and theories of music. What is the secret code behind so many musical compositions? How do you substitute chords to create greater...
Men of a Certain Age: My Encounters with Rock Royalty: 'Unmissable',
From Jeff Beck to Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi to Kevin Ayers, Kate Mossman has long fostered an interest in male musicians of a certain age. Why is it that...
On Playing the Flute
Long recognized as one of the primary sources of information about eighteenth-century performance practice, this re-issue includes a new introduction by Professor Reilly. In spite of its title, it is...
The Virgin of Chartres: Making History through Liturgy and the Arts
Medieval Christians knew the past primarily through what they saw and heard. History was reenacted every year in ritual observances particular to each place and region and rooted in the...
100 Best-Selling Albums of the 80s
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A totally righteous collection of tunes! From hair metal to the King of Pop, these 100 best-selling albums made up the soundtrack of the '80s. The wild success of artists...
A History Of Heavy Metal
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Few musical genres have inspired the kind of devotion, controversy, and cultural mythology that heavy metal has — and Andrew O'Neill's A History of Heavy Metal is the definitive account...