Supreme Glamour by Mark Bego; Mary Wilson et al
59.99 AUD
Category: Music
Supreme Glamour builds a complete picture of the charm and sophistication of The Supremes. With the assistance of her close personal friend Mark Bego, founding member Mary Wilson tells the complete story of the band, both on- and off-stage, from their beginnings as The Primettes in June 1959 to their 19 ...Show more
Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen: Deaths and Entrances by Lucy David; Boucher Boucher
46.99 AUD
Category: Music
Both Dylan and Cohen have been a presence on the music and poetry landscape spanning six decades. This book begins with a discussion of their contemporary importance, and how they have sustained their enduring appeal as performers and recording artists. The focus then returns to their ambitions when the ...Show more
Nico - Songs They Never Play on the Radio by James Young
22.99 AUD
Category: Music
Fully updated with a new introduction, this is the story of Nico, former model, film actress, singer with the Velvet Underground and darling of Andy Warhol's factory, when the world had all but forgotten her. In 1982 Nico was living in Manchester, interested mainly in feeding her heroin habit. Local pr ...Show more
Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie
34.99 AUD
Category: Music
Tenement Kid is Bobby Gillespie's story up to the recording and release of the album that has been credited with 'starting the '90s', Screamadelica. Born into a working class Glaswegian family in the summer of 1961, Bobby's memoirs begin in the district of Springburn, soon to be evacuated in Edward Heat ...Show more
Sweet Dreams: From Club Culture to Style Culture, the Story of the New Romantics by Dylan Jones
27.99 AUD
Category: Music
'Excellent' - Guardian 'Hugely enjoyable' - Irish Times 'Dazzling' - LRB 'Fascinating' - New Statesman'An absolute must-read'- GQ For a while, Sweet Dreams were made of this. From the testimony of the people who lived it, comes Dylan Jones' masterful history of the Blitz kids, synth-pop and the styl ...Show more
The Complete Pink Floyd by Glenn Povey
69.99 AUD
Category: Music
The Complete Pink Floyd is an incredible book. It lists every concert, every appearance, every song, every turn and twist in the amazing story of one of the world's most famous bands. Acknowledged expert Glenn Povey first published Echoes in 2006 but since then he has been allowed access to all of the b ...Show more
Body Count's Body Count 33 1/3 by Ben Apatoff
19.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: 33 1/3 Ser.
On Ice-T's 1991 classic O.G. Original Gangster, he introduced his all-Black hardcore band Body Count with lead guitarist Ernie C, bringing them on the first-ever Lollapalooza tour that summer. The next year, Body Count's self-titled debut album, rounded out by rhythm guitarist D-Roc the Executioner, bas ...Show more
The Beatles: It Was 50 Years Ago Today by Terry Burrows
79.99 AUD
Category: Music
We love them, do! It was 50 years ago today that the Fab Four had their first chart-topping hit with "Please, Please Me." Beatlemania had begun--and this treasure-packed set celebrates the occasion with 30 fantastic pieces of memorabilia. In addition to five previously unseen photos and a half-hour DVD ...Show more
Florence + the Machine: An Almighty Sound by Zoe Howe
29.95 AUD
Category: Music
Florence + the Machine is the recording name of English musician Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide music for her voice. Florence + the Machine's sound has been described as a combination of various genres, including rock and soul. The Sunday Times described Welch as "the mo ...Show more
I am Brian Wilson: The Genius Behind the Beach Boys by Brian Wilson
45.00 AUD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
They say there are no second acts in American lives, and third acts are almost unheard of. That's part of what makes Brian Wilson's story so astonishing. As co-founder member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever recorded. With int ...Show more
At the Birth of Bowie - Life with the Man Who Became a Legend by Phil Lancaster
24.99 AUD
Category: Music
It is 1965, and Swinging London is coming into its prime years. Amid the color and chaos is a boy sporting drainpipe jeans, an immaculately tailored sports coat and a half-inch wide tie. A devoted fan of The Who, he looks the part in his pristine mod gear. As the lead singer of the Lower Third, his tale ...Show more
Heavy - How Metal Changes the Way We See the World by Dan Franklin
26.57 AUD
Category: Music
'A weighty discussion of metal, for both passionate fans and neophytes' Guardian'Heavy opens an ornate portal into a murky subculture, illuminating the marginalia as well as the big beasts' Sunday TimesWhat exactly is heavy metal music? How deep do its roots go? Long established as an undeniable force i ...Show more