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The eagerly awaited follow-up to the best-selling Why Beethoven Threw the Stew.What did Haydn's wife use for curling-paper for her hair?What did Schubert do with his old spectacles case?Why was...

The prequel to Bob Stanley's universally acclaimed Yeah Yeah Yeah, Let's Do It is the only book that brings together all genres to tell the definitive story of the birth...

A Sunday Times, Times, Irish Times and Mojo Book of the YearRough Trade #1 Book of the YearResident Music #1 Book of the Year'Were you there? Well this is as...

This Must Be the Place introduces and examines music's relationship to cities. Not the influence cities have on music, but the powerful impact music can have on how cities are...

The chart-topping singer/songwriter's powerful story, told for the first time, in her own words.

SOON TO BE A LIMITED SERIES DIRECTED BY DANNY BOYLE_____________________Foreword by Chrissie HyndeWithout the Sex Pistols there would be no punk rock, and without Steve Jones there would be no...

In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring life of Beyonce, the chart-topping superstar. Beyonce was quiet as a child but always enjoyed...

The visionary choreographer and dancer Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) not only revolutionized dance in the twentieth century but blazed a path for other visionaries who would follow in her wake. While...

Bono (U2) once said, "More than any other band, The Who are our role models." Starting as a simple four-piece 'mod' band in the early 1960s, The Who went on...

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...

Ian Bostridge is one of the outstanding singers of our time. Yet his early career was that of a professional historian, and A Singer's Notebook takes a look at the...

FOREWORD BY KEITH RICHARDS'Gered was at one with the band. More than that, for that special time, he was in the band.'-ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM'He was a hell of a lot...

I Just Can't Stop It is the honest and compelling autobiography from British Music Legend, Ranking Roger. As the enigmatic frontman of the multicultural band The Beat, Ranking Roger represented...

Celebrate your love of Taylor Swift with guided journal prompts, trivia, and more-perfect for Swifties of all ages. Whether you've been a fan since "Our Song" or discovered her recently,...

Bruce Springsteen arrived on the world's stage in 1973 with two incredible albums in one year, a prolificacy that would define his career for the next half-century. In his tenure...

The world's most famous mononym, Madonna may be outspoken, but she's never outgunned. With a loyal legion of millions of adoring fans, who have stayed by her side for more...

The step-by-step picture sequences in this book take readers from the simplest chords and picking first tunes to more complex sounds and advanced improvization. The construction of over 100 different...

The step-by-step picture sequences in this book take readers from the simplest chords and picking first tunes to more complex sounds and advanced improvization. The construction of over 100 different...

Join Neil Strauss as he: - Makes Lady Gaga cry - Tries to keep Moetley Crue out of jail - Gets kidnapped by Courtney Love - Goes to church with...

John Lydon has secured prime position as one of the most recognizable icons in the annals of music history. As Johnny Rotten, he was the lead singer of the Sex...

Founder of one of the most influential and successful rock bands of all time, legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has nevertheless remained an enigma. In this definitive and comprehensive...

___________'Incredibly tense and thriller-like . . . I totally recommend it' LEE CHILD'The dialogue is punchy, cinematic . . . we get inside the mind of Patterson's villain, the delusional...

In this freshly revised edition of his classic biography, bestselling author J Randy Taraborrelli takes Frank Sinatra's vast audience where it has never been before: deep inside the private life...

After 3 decades of groundbreaking music Bruce Springsteen still manages to amaze audiences around the world with his live shows and bring new fans to his music with every album...

From warm up DJ at the birth of Acid House to global main stage headline artist today, Carl Cox continues to inspire and influence audiences and artists. Carl has been...

The must-have guide for Eurovision fans! Packed full of trivia, party games, high scores and nil points. Plus 32 pages of full colour photos.Hello, bonjour, Hola! It's Eurovision calling and...

From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Kylie Minogue, the Australian princess of pop! Little Kylie grew up with her parents and...

Barry Miles knew Frank Zappa intimately and was present at the recording of some of his most important albums. This sparkling biography brings the Zappa the musician and composer, Zappa...

The genius behind such classic songs as "Suzanne", "Bird on the Wire" and "Hallelujah", Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a...

Meet Rita Gilligan, Hard Rock Cafe's original `Rock `n' Roll' waitress and international cultural ambassador and MBE. It was 1971 when Hard Rock first opened its doors in London, and...

"Through My Eyes" is the first official book from Cheryl Cole. Featuring a series of stunning exclusive new photos plus informal shots from her own personal collection, it gives us...

"Through My Eyes" is the first official book from Cheryl Cole. Featuring a series of stunning exclusive new photos plus informal shots from her own personal collection, it gives us...

There are few artists who inspire such reverence as Kim Gordon. In Girl in a Band she tells with complete openness the story of her family, her work in the...

Rolling Stones 50 x 20 celebrates the remarkable fifty-year career of "The World's Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band" with images captured by twenty of the world's greatest music photographers. Featured...

This is the story of a year in which the record business appeared to be firing on all cylinders, when commercially the CD was in its imperial period, bringing in...

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...

Memorably introduced by Ishiguro himself, The Summer We crossed Europe in the Rain collects the sixteen song lyrics he wrote for world-renowned American singer, Stacey Kent, which were set to...

Nikki Sixx is one of the most respected, recognizable, and entrepreneurial icons in the music industry. As the founder of Moetley Crue who is now in his twenty-first year of...

Born George Ivan Morrison into the terraced streets of working-class Protestant Belfast in 1945, Van Morrison went on to write some of the most beautiful popular music of the rock...