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Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of The Velvet Underground
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...
The Taylor Swift Activity Book: An Unofficial Lovefest
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...
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): The Sunday Times Music Book
SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A...
Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me from Success: Rough Trade Book of
Formed in 1988, Lush were part of the London gig scene during one of the most vibrant and creative periods in UK music. Now, Miki Berenyi tells all.The book begins...
Futuromania: Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines and Tomorrow's Music
Simon Reynolds's first book in eight years is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow. Sounds that prefigure pop music's future - the vanguard genres and...
David Bowie Rainbowman: 1967-1980
'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...
If This Gets Out
"If This Gets Out is an absolute showstopper! Equal parts edgy and adorable, this bright, joyful book has everything I look for in a queer YA romance." - Phil Stamper,...
The Rejects: An Alternative History of Popular Music
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...
The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of
When Tom Breihan launched his Stereogum column in early 2018, "The Number Ones"-a space in which he has been writing about every #1 hit in the history of the Billboard...
Rebel With a Cause: Roots, Records and Revolutions
'Essential reading' RECORD COLLECTOR 'Darcus Beese is a formidable cat' CHUCK D 'An inspiration' ANNIE LENNOX The must-read memoir from Darcus Beese - the first black president of Island Records...
Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton and Me
'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...
Walking Back Home
'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...
Swiftle: The ultimate Taylor Swift puzzle book
100 Taylor Swift puzzles, codes and brainteasers Are you looking for the perfect antidote to a Cruel Summer? Enchanted by all things Taylor Swift? So deep in the Folklore you...
The Verve: Photographs by Chris Floyd
"It felt like being at the centre of the universe." - Chris Floyd It has been twenty years since the colossal global success of The Verve's era-defining Urban Hymns and...
Total Excess
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...
I Am Brian Wilson: The genius behind the Beach Boys
'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...
Searching for Dexys Midnight Runners
'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...
Street-Level Superstar: A Year With Lawrence: WINNER OF THE 2025
Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize Rough Trade Book of the Year Uncut Book of the Year Mojo Book of the Year A Guardian Book of the Year A...
Dua Lipa: The Unauthorized Biography
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...
How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music
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,...
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 1975
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...