The Rejects: An Alternative History of Popular Music by Jamie Collinson
40.00 NZD
Category: 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 friends don't want you anymore, and you're on the outside. Perhaps they're tired of your bad habits, they think you're not good enough, or they sense ...Show more
Under A Rock by Chris Stein
40.00 NZD
Category: Music
At its heart, Under A Rock is a love story. The codependent bond between Chris Stein and Debbie Harry carried Blondie through their many tribulations: terribly misogynistic music scenes, greasy record execs, bitter band mates, gruelling schedules, and hard drug abuse abound, and Chris lays it all bare w ...Show more
Sound Tracks - Uncovering Our Musical Past by Graeme Lawson
65.00 NZD
Category: Music
Here is the history of humankind's relationship with music in fifty detective stories. Sound Tracks is a transporting and extraordinary voyage of discovery, each chapter a time-machine focusing on musical finds uncovered in archaeological digs around the world. From the present day all the way back to t ...Show more
3 Shades of Blue - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the Lost Empire of Cool by James Kaplan
55.00 NZD
Category: Music
1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the seminal jazz album of all time Kind of Blue. 3 Shades of Blue is a magnificent, blended biography on the meandering paths which led Miles, Coltrane and Evans to the mountaintop of 1959 a ...Show more
Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces by Norman Lebrecht
25.00 NZD
Category: Music
Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist. Who was this titan of world culture? 'You want to build a Beethoven library? There can be no better starting point... Brilliant.' John Suchet, Classic FM presenter Through 100 recordings, Lebrecht brings to life the composer as we've never seen him ...Show more
Taylor Swift: The Whole Story by Chas Newkey-Burden
30.00 NZD
Category: Music
The updated story of Taylor Swift’s stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who’s taking over the world with her Eras tour. A small-town girl with incredible talent – and the strength and determination to realise her dream – Taylor Swift has gone from A ...Show more
Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm by Dan Charnas
33.00 NZD
Category: Music
WINNER OF THE PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER "This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius." --QUESTLOVE. Equal parts biography, musicology and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J D ...Show more
Dusty: The Classic Biography Revised and Updated by Lucy O'Brien
28.00 NZD
Category: Music
The story of pop legend Dusty Springfield from the people who knew her, from her troubled childhood to 60s mod queen and enduring music icon. Dusty Springfield was one of our greatest pop singers. From 60s hits like 'I Only Want to be With You', 'Son of a Preacher Man' and 'You Don't Have to Say You Lov ...Show more
Magic: A Journal of Song by Paul Weller
105.00 NZD
Category: Music
'I can be scratching around at home on an acoustic guitar, or singing a funny little idea into my phone, and all of a sudden, it becomes a beautiful fully fledged song. And I'm asking myself, how did we do that again? I still find that fascinating. It's magic.' - PAUL WELLERIn Magic: A Journal of Song, ...Show more
Travelling On the road with Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers
37.00 NZD
Category: Music
Celebrated music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of the legendary Joni Mitchell One of the most celebrated artists of her generation, Joni Mitchell has inspired countless musicians and authors, while never stopping still herself. In Traveling, Ann Powers seeks to understand the paradox o ...Show more
Taylor Swift: and the clothes she wears by TERRY NEWMAN
60.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Taylor Swift is the quintessential millennial. Free-thinking and creative, she navigates pop stardom with boundless charisma and a keen eye on her digital presence. She has become a truly global phenomenon but remains intimately connected with her fans. A born storyteller, her outfits mark the different ...Show more
Whatever It Takes by Tom Morello
80.00 NZD
Category: Music
'I'm both blessed and cursed to be a guitar player. I didn't choose it, it chose me. The challenge was to find a way to weave my convictions into my music in a meaningful way.' — Tom Morello As the cofounder and guitarist of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets of Rage, and as a solo artis ...Show more