Performing Arts

This book is about unveiling and exploring the many layered gestures of Re. Re , the 1994 album by the Mexican group Cafe Tacvba, is a spectacularly unique musical object...

LIKE LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES? YOU'LL LOVE TOM MEAD'S JOSEPH SPECTOR SERIES! This gripping locked-room mystery sees Joseph Spector investigate his most sinister case yet: murderous machinations at a haunted manor house...

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,...

'It does what fantasy does best which is show us something beyond our experience... this shows us something a bsolutely new' Susanna Clarke 'A breathless time-travelling classic. Savage, humane, comic,...

A propulsive tour through a fantastical London, where history and myth collide, murder stalks the streets and the mundane becomes very magical indeed... The year is 1949, the city London....

From the day that Bobby Zimmerman first turned on the radio in his parents' home in Hibbing, he'd had a pretty good idea that big things were happening. When Bob...

The Wizarding World journey continues . . . The powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his...

Carol Easton, who knew Jacqueline du Pre well, draws on this friendship to create a moving and insightful portrait of a singularly complex person. Jacqueline du Pre (the subject of...

The incredible story of the 20th century's superstar ballet dancer, soon to be a major film by Ralph Fiennes Born on a train in Stalin's Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet's...

An encyclopedia of more than 100 guitars and the musicians who have mastered them. Guitars and Heroes is organised by era, from the rockabilly pioneers to the guitar heroes of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew bands defined the sound of an era quite like Fleetwood Mac, and Mirage — their 1982 chart-topping...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA rare and intimate portrait of a largely undocumented craft tradition, Violin and Bow Makers of Australia brings into sharp focus the dedicated...

"This is a terrific guide for young actors...I read it cover to cover and then went out and bought copies for all my kids because, truthfully, it puts an experienced...

Discover John Kander and Fred Ebb, the most artistically and commercially successful musical theatre writing team since Rodgers and Hammerstein, in a brand new way. Identifying the theatrical approach that...

The stunning standard edition of Starside , with illustrated endpapers, a special hardcover case design and jacket effects. Enter the enchanting and deadly world of Starside, where swords have magic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the twentieth century's most revolutionary musical minds tells his own story in An Autobiography, a candid...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedWhat does it mean to grow up in the shadow of a legend — to be named after a celestial body by a father...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedWhen the King of Rock 'n' Roll died on August 16, 1977, the world mourned — but none felt the loss more...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodWhat happens when the passion of Italian opera meets the soul of Italian cuisine? Allegro Al Dente: Pasta & Opera is a gloriously indulgent celebration of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFrom the cultural heart of Australia's southern capital, The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: An Introduction and Appreciation chronicles the remarkable journey of one of the nation's most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFrom the heart of the Holy See comes one of the most extraordinary musical recordings ever produced under papal authority — Music from the Vatican: Alma...

Tame Impala's psychedelic third album Currents (2015) is emblematic of a cultural shift in music production and consumption in the early days of streaming and a project that cemented its...

The once derided musical hybrid that is 1970s Jazz Fusion has since become one of the most influential genres of music in jazz, rock, soul, and hip-hop. The once derided...

When Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason's eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023, she could not have been prouder. Watching years of hard work transform into a...

Strikingly original' The Times 'Absorbing' Wall Street Journal 'Just as a cello's voice is divided across four strings, each with its own colour and character, this is a journey in...

Strikingly original' The Times 'Absorbing' Wall Street Journal Shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Prize 2024 NPR Radio's Book of the Day 'Just as a cello's voice is divided across...

Winner of the Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's definitive memoir is an evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. 'Sharp, elegiac...

Revolution is a detailed exploration into the era of Prince's most prolific and groundbreaking music made with considerable inspiration and performed by a unique cadre of musicians he gathered and...

The sounds of new wave pop music and the early days of MTV were defined by the work of a handful of iconic musicians, and few stood taller in that...

The narrative of Tumult! The Incredible Life and Music of Tina Turner is an extended exploration of the magical transformation of shy country girl Anna Mae Bullock into the boisterous...

From the day that Bobby Zimmerman first turned on the radio in his parents' home in Hibbing, he'd had a pretty good idea that big things were happening. When Bob...

Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale...

The book titled Dictionary of Composers by the author Charles Osborne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

"Definitive...Not just for Talking Heads fans-it's a masterful dive into downtown New York in the 70s, and the changing face of rock music."- Town & Country " Riveting" - New...

The raven, crane, and firebird each chose a tribe of man, granting humans heavenly magic. But power in man's hand caused endless wars for land. With mankind's destruction, the birds...

A Dream Come True is an extensive investigation of the working relationship between two revered artists, David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti, as an insightful collage that bridges the gap between...

Intertextual, passionate and personal throughout, Crowded House's Together Alone is a key addition to the surprisingly limited range of scholarship on one of Australasia's most successful and adored bands. Fusing...

Strikingly original' The Times 'Absorbing' Wall Street Journal 'Just as a cello's voice is divided across four strings, each with its own colour and character, this is a journey in...

Named a best book of the year by BookPage and California Review of Books From National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Sam Quinones, the story of a demanding instrument, the...

This latest entry in Backbeat's best-selling handbook series starts by exploring the humble beginnings of blues guitar through the early decades of the 20th century, moving into profiles of such...

The raven, crane, and firebird each chose a tribe of man, granting humans heavenly magic. But power in man's hand caused endless wars for land. With mankind's destruction, the birds...

Rory Gallagher, Steve Marriott, Rick Derringer and Robin Trower are guitar legends. The glue behind legendary barn-busting, hard-touring outfits like Taste, The Small Faces, Procol Harum and Humble Pie, and...

'Fab-u-lous' Craig Revel Horwood'Uplifting' Fleur East'Brilliant' Sara Davies'Feel-good' Gemma Atkinson Change your life for the better, starting today, with this primer on positivity from Strictly star and It Takes Two...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Sioux's harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic...

BILLY, the ground-breaking biography of the nation's favourite iconoclast, gave millions of readers a fascinating insight into the personal and professional life of the genius that is Billy Connolly. Then,...

Over a distinguished career conducting some of the world's finest orchestras, Christian Thielemann has earned a reputation as the leading modern interpreter of Richard Wagner. MY LIFE WITH WAGNER chronicles...

Palgrave's intention in compiling his anthology in the 1860s was to collect the finest lyrical poems in the English language. The measure of his success is the great critical acclaim...

"Never-before-heard stories of the much-missed national treasure." Daily Express He was a campaigner, a political advocate, and a trailblazer. But most of all, he was a friend. And I'd like...