A Natural History of the Piano: The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians - From Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between by Stuart Isacoff
29.99 AUD
Category: Music
The definitive history and evolution of the piano, as well as an exploration of how its sound provides the basis for emotional expression and why it has entertained generations of listeners. Illuminating the music of classical composers such as Mozart, Lizst and Debussy to the innovative techniques of m ...Show more
Trampled Under Foot: The Power and Excess of Led Zeppelin
32.99 AUD
Category: Music
This is a unique look at the history, adventures, myths and realities of this most legendary and powerful of bands, it is a labour of love based on hours of first-hand and original interviews. What emerges is a compelling portrait of the four musicians themselves, as well as a fresh insight into the clo ...Show more
Guitar Zero by Gary Marcus
19.95 AUD
Category: Music
On the eve of his 40th birthday, renowned cognitive psychology Gary Marcus decided to fulfil a lifelong dream and learn to play the guitar, investigating how humans "make" music and how anyone of any age might master a new skill. His quest takes him from summer jam sessions with 12-year-olds to classes ...Show more
Madonna Style by Stacey Appel
34.95 AUD
Category: Music
This updated edition now includes details of Madonna's new 2012 album and subsequent World Tour, her advertising campaigns for Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana, her clothing lines for H&M and her own Material Girl label as well as her Hard Candy album and videos for Celebration, Four Minutes an ...Show more
History of Jazz by Ted Gioia
30.95 AUD
Category: Music
Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of the music, past and present. Gioia tells the stor ...Show more
100 Best Australian Albums by John O'Donnell
59.95 AUD
Category: Music
Australian music has a proud, colourful and successful history. In 2008, Australian rock & roll turned 50. This book names the best Australian albums of the last 50 years. It places each album in order (from 1 - 100) and discuses why each album deserves its place. It tells the story behind the makin ...Show more
Dont Eat the Yellow Snow by Marcus Kraft (Compiled by)
30.00 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Pop Music Wisdom Ser.
When times are particularly difficult, and you are likely to slip into despair, some of the greatest pop songs can provide true comfort to make it through the pain. The problem with advice in general is that we often don't take it. The great thing about advice songs is that you can kick back and listen ...Show more
Copendium - An Expedition into the Rock'n'Roll Underworld by Julian Cope
59.99 AUD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
Eschewing the usual criteria of chart success or acknowledged influence, "The Copendium" - a collection of album reviews and themed track samplers - takes energy, originality and heaviness as its bearings. The result is a feast of obscure and neglected masterworks that together form a surprising but ent ...Show more
Unbelievable: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G. by Cheo Hodari Coker
24.99 AUD
Category: Music
In this riveting account of Biggie's remarkable life, hip hop journalist Cheo Hodari Coker tells the story you've never heard about the dramatic, tension-filled world of Biggie, Tupac, Puff Daddy, and Suge Knight, tracing their friendships and feuds from the beginning to the bitter end. Despite the clas ...Show more
Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division by Peter Hook
29.99 AUD
Category: Music
This is a rollercoaster, inside-story of life, love and loss with Joy Division. As co-founder of Joy Division, Peter Hook was the inspiration behind a band that would shape the course of popular music. He provided the propulsive bass guitar melodies of "Love Will Tear Us Apart", and was at the heart of ...Show more
Complete Lyrics
26.95 AUD
Category: Music
This complete collection of Nick Cave lyrics spans his entire career, from his writing for "The Birthday Party" through the highly acclaimed "Murder Ballads" and "The Boatman's Call" to new albums "No More Shall We Part", "Nocturama", "Abattoir Blues" and "The Proposition". Brought together in one volum ...Show more
Sound of Tomorrow by Brend Mark
24.99 AUD
Category: Music
London, 1966: Paul McCartney met a group of three electronic musicians called Unit Delta Plus. McCartney was there because he had become fascinated by electronic music, and wanted to know how it was made. He was one of the first rock musicians to grasp its potential, but even he was notably late to the ...Show more