Music

A compelling exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinker The Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday...

The landmark international bestseller-The Beatles' own story, in their own words-reissued on the 25th anniversary of its first publication. Celebrate a new era of The Beatles Anthology with the global...

"As band members, you share a unique bond that no one else can truly understand, not even family. That brotherhood comes with a long career like ours. We all felt...

This text takes the reader around the world from Mozart's house in Salzburg to Chopin's in Nohant, where he conducted his passionate affair with George Sand. Each house evokes the...

Author: Kate BaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: V&A Publishing, 2017Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight fading of cover, no damageOpera: Passion, Power And Politics chronicles the dramatic history of opera,...

The first full length biography of the international rock star is beautifully illustrated with over 50 photographs, 22 of which are in full colour and many of which have never...

The first biography to appear about this most famous of singers to emerge from Canada in recent years. A candid glimpse at her loves, life and music.

Is it possible life without romantic love isn't so bad? An essential memoir about building life on your own terms Is it possible life without romantic love isn't so bad?...

The rock group's colorful history is recorded in photographs, anecdotes, and reviews and is supported by the words and music to all their songs.

"Did you hear Evan Dando died last night?" After Kurt Cobain's passing in 1994, everyone expected Evan Dando to be next. Rising to fame in the 90s as frontman of...

Metallica have sold in excess of 100 million albums and won seven Grammys. Their journey from scuzzy Los Angeles garages to the stages of the world's biggest stadia has been...

Author: Andrew FordBinding: HardbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIllegal Harmonies: Music In The 20Th Century by Andrew Ford presents a compelling analysis of the...

Author: Sir W. S. GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Mary Martin Books, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive volume presents the complete librettos for the beloved Gilbert and Sullivan operas,...

Author: Denis ArnoldBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe New Oxford Companion To Music presents an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the world of...

Author: Steven GainesBinding: HardbackPublished: London : MacMillan, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsSteven Gaines's Heroes And Villains: The True Story Of The Beach Boys chronicles the...

Author: Bill WannanBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, Melbourne and London, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription to previous owner in FEP,...

Author: Prince / Randee St. NicholasBinding: HardbackPublished: ATRIA BOOKS, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: CD included. Light surface wear...

Author: Roy Carr & Tony TylerBinding: PaperbackPublished: New English Books., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Minor chips...

Musica Practica is a historical investigation into the social practice of Western music which advances an alternative approach to that of established musicology. Citing evidence from Barthes, Nietzsche, Bakhtin, Max...

For decades, they have held the power to attract the world's hottest supermodels, Playmates[registered] and Pets[registered]. They have smorgasbords of groupies awaiting them at every tour stop. They've seen sex...

Have you always wanted to play guitar? Who wouldn't? Think of Jimi Hendrix wailing away on his Stratocaster...Chuck Berry duck-walking across the stage to "Johnny B. Goode"...B.B. King making his...

With an extraordinary candor intended to set the record straight, one of the most popular performers in the history of contemporary music tells of the decadence and destructive trappings of...

The Metal God, himself, Rob Halford--lead vocalist of Judas Priest and author of the critically acclaimed and reader-beloved autobiography, Confess --delivers yet again, now with the bible of hard rock...

Art Tatum defined the limits of the possible in jazz piano. Gunther Schuller called Tatum's playing "a marvel of perfection.... His deep-in-the-keys full piano sonority, the tone and touch control...

'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...

"AS ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHER, ADVENTUROUS FAN AND INSIDER EYE-WITNESS, KEVIN CUMMINS HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHERE THE CULTURAL ACTION IS. MIXING MEMORY & DESIRE WILL MAKE YOU SEE DAVID BOWIE IN A...

Author: Orrin Keepnews And Bill Grauer, Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Spring Books, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the vibrant evolution of jazz...

Legendary producer and co-founder of Chic, Nile Rodgers wrote 'We Are Family' for Sister Sledge and 'I'm Coming Out' for Diana Ross before producing Let's Dance for David Bowie and...

In Me, international superstar and Grammy-winning Ricky Martin, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, opens up for the first time about memories of his early childhood, experiences...

Author: Jeff ApterBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Five Mile Press, Scoresby, 2015Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the surprising global...

The bestselling, award-winning and critically acclaimed biography of the young Nick Cave, by award-winning writer, Mark Mordue. Shortlisted for the ABIA Biography Book of the Year 2021 A deeply beautiful,...

Author: NctBinding: HardbackPublished: SM Entertainment, 2023Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: CD included.-

Author: John CargherBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hill of Content, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis engaging guide, How To Enjoy Music Without Really Trying,...

Author: Albert Mccarthy, Alun Morgan, Paul Oliver, Max HarrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hanover Books, London, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive critical guide...

Author: Gunther SchullerBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerGunther Schuller's Early Jazz chronicles the foundational years of this uniquely American art form,...

Author: David Rankin S.J.Binding: HardbackPublished: Society of Jesus in Australia, Melbourne, no date, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work...

'When there was all sorts of crap going down offstage, once we'd count the first song in, that was the pure stuff.' Don Walker Cold Chisel were seven years in...

This book looks at the Doors as artists and gives a very comprehensive listing of their output as well a s explaining some of the background to their material. '

Ocean of Sound begins in 1889 at the Paris Exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed. It goes on to comprehensively map a whole century of ambient music and...

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...

Formed around the future husband and wife team of Win Butler and Regine Chassagne in 1993, this powerful seven-piece band seemed to define onstage dynamism before they discovered an audience....

A new graphic novel from the author of New York City Glow Holborn tube station 1977, a fish called 'Creasy' lives in the cistern of the men's room. He's a...