Music

The perfect gift for the Spice Girls fan in your life!'Lauren Bravo is one of my very favourite writers.' Dolly Alderton'A joyous and energetic celebration of girlhood, friendship and pop...

Seven years in the making, this is the complete account of the career, music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix, based entirely on first-person recollections and new, exclusive photographs and documents....

Benjamin Zephaniah (1958-2023) was a writer and performer of extraordinary range: an oral poet, novelist, playwright, children's writer, reggae artist, actor, television personality and political activist. Born and raised in...

Louis Armstrong has been the subject of countless biographies and music histories. Yet scant attention has been paid to the remarkable array of writings he left behind. Louis Armstrong: In...

One of the music world's pre-eminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival, timed to coincide with the event's...

This is a new edition of Roderick Cannon's classic work, a definitive and critically acclaimed history of the origins and music of Scotland's most famous instrument. The eminently readable text...

Before she became Smokin Jo - the most famous and visible of the first generation of 'superstar DJs' - Joanne Joseph was a young girl growing up in a children's...

'Gillespie is rock and roll's Oliver Twist. A punk rock fairytale, razor sharp on class struggle, music, style, and a singular view of the world resulting in one of the...

Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe collects the extraordinary output of Vivien Goldman from 1975 onwards; spanning a time when punk burnt its scalding flame to scorch our musical earth...

Two acclaimed albums and an upcoming US tour - Joy Division had the world at their feet. Then, on the eve of that tour and the beginning of what would...

The amazing life of Madness frontman and national treasure, SuggsSuggs is one of pop music's most enduring and likeable figures. Written with the assured style and wit of a natural...

Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captures this country's imagination for more than thirty years: he is the nearest thing we have to the poet...

This paperback edition is published to coincide with Dylan's 60th birthday in May 2001. First published to great acclaim in 1991, this new edition has been completely rewritten to take...

RELIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL HISTORY THROUGH THE LENS OF LEGENDARY PHOTOGRAPHER TOM SHEEHANMore than 200 images of Oasis, with many seen here for the very first time, in a stunning...

Emerging from the gritty streets of Manchester, Oasis ignited the Britpop movement and defined a generation with their raw energy and insightful lyrics. From their explosive debut album Definitely Maybe...

'Squirm-inducing, excruciatingly honest and painfully funny' Joseph O'ConnorWe all went to school with friends who've turned out more successful than ourselves. But they don't all phone from improbably glamorous places...

An unsparing investigation into Spotify's origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike.Drawing on over...

It's nearly impossible to discuss the history of rock music without praising the monumental quality, impact, variety, and boldness of Britain's Jethro Tull. Named after an eighteenth-century agriculturalist - and...

From schoolboy band to sold-out stadium tours and worldwide album sales of over 100 million, Genesis were one of the defining progressive rock bands of the seventies, playing a huge...

Yes, whose celebrated 50 years as a band in 2018, are the archetypal 1970s progressive rock band. Playing powerful, complex and adventurous music at a time when it was part...

This book is the Sunday Times Music Book of the Year. It is the Rough Trade Book of the Year. And it is also the Mojo Book of the year....

Music and Mayhem charts the immersive and explosive life of one of Ireland's most important musicians, and the golden decade of Irish music he was at the very centre of....

Wildfire tells the story of the first decade of The Prodigy from the perspective of original member Leeroy Thornhill, fully illustrated with entirely unseen photography from the earliest raves, to...

'This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius' - QUESTLOVEEqual parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy...

From the most explosive lyrics and chart-busting albums and singles to the greatest compositions and pivotal performances this is an overview of each moment's impact on modern music, on popular...

Putting the style in your stylus, The Vinyl List is more than your average book of music recommendations. Brought to you by the vinyl subscription club, Vinyl Me, Please -...

Everybody loves ABBAas proven by the blockbuster success of "Mamma Mia!" the movie. "Thank You for the Music" traces the story of the Swedish supergroupwhich has sold an estimated 350,000,000...

This is a story of teenage dreams, which, as any Peel fan knows, are hard to beat. Between 1967 and 2004 John Peel picked over 2000 bands to come and...

The third volume in Alan Walker's magisterial biography of Franz Liszt."You can't help but keep turning the pages, wondering how it will all turn out: and Walker's accumulated readings of...

'For a lot of years, I've answered a lot of questions, but have never told my story before.'Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in a...

Dolly Parton's best quotes compiled into a handy pocket-sized edition, perfect for reading on the go. Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country, or the Dolly Lama, as she has been...

'The first new Beatles story in decades - and the one that will make your heart burst.' CAITLIN MORAN'Ian Leslie has done the impossible, and breathed new life into one...

This is the story of Sabrina Carpenter's incredible rise to stardom!Sabrina could hear the audience chanting her name. She stepped onto the stage in her platform heels and raised the...

Forty years after Quadrophenia first hit the world's cinema screens, its influence on popular culture can still be felt today. Following Jimmy the Mod in his search for identity against...

"AS ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHER, ADVENTUROUS FAN AND INSIDEREYE-WITNESS, KEVIN CUMMINS HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHERE THE CULTURALACTION IS. MIXING MEMORY & DESIRE WILL MAKE YOU SEE DAVID BOWIE INA SURPRISING AND STIMULATING...

A STUNNING NEW AND COMPLETELY REVISED EDITION OF THE RICKENBACKER BIBLE FOR 2023'Knowing Martin and Paul Kelly's perfectionism and attention to detail it's no surprise that this is the ultimate...