BOOKS

Publisher: ‎Constable (June 20, 2023)
Language: ‎English
ISBN: ‎978-1408715482
Item Weight: ‎1.45 ounces
Dimensions: ‎6.3 x 1.42 x 9.29 inches


Peter Doherty's is the last of the great rock 'n' roll stories - bad boy and public enemy. To his devoted fans, he is a cult hero, a modern-day Rimbaud. Musically, he has defined the past twenty years of indie rock with his sound, lyrics, lifestyle and aesthetic.

Since The Libertines rose to international fame, Doherty has proved endlessly fascinating. A whirlwind of controversy and scandal has tailed him ever since the early 2000s, so much so that all too often his talents as a songwriter and performer have been overlooked; for every award and accolade, there is a scathing review. Hard drugs, tiny gigs on the hoof, huge stadium shows, collaborations, obliterations, gangsters and groupies - Doherty has led a life of huge highs and incredible lows.

With his wildest days behind him, Doherty candidly explores - with sober and sometimes painful insight - some of his greatest and darkest moments, taking us inside the creative process, decadent parties, substance-fuelled nights, his time in prison and tendency for self-destruction. With his trademark wit and humour, Doherty also details his childhood years, key influences, pre-fame London shenanigans, and reflects on his era-defining relationship with Libertines co-founder Carl Barât and other significant people in his life. There is humour, warmth, insight, baleful reflection and a defiant sense of triumph.

A Likely Lad is Doherty's version of the story - the genuine man behind the fame and infamy. This is a rock memoir like no other.

Publisher: ‎Faber & Faber (October 6, 2020)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎240 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0571339143
Item Weight: ‎7.1 ounces
Dimensions: ‎4.25 x 0.25 x 7.25 inches


At last, the definitive book about perhaps the best cabin crew dramedy ever filmed: View From the Top starring Gwyneth Paltrow. In Ayoade on Top, Richard Ayoade, perhaps one of the most ‘insubstantial’ people of our age, takes us on a journey from Peckham to Paris by way of Nevada and other places we don’t care about. It’s a journey deep within, in a way that’s respectful and non-invasive; a journey for which we will all pay a heavy price, even if you’ve waited for the smaller paperback edition. Ayoade argues for the canonisation of this brutal masterpiece, a film that celebrates capitalism in all its victimless glory; one we might imagine Donald Trump himself half-watching on his private jet’s gold-plated flat screen while his other puffy eye scans the cabin for fresh, young prey."

Publisher: Virgin Books (9 April 2020)
Language: English
Paperback: 320 pages
ISBN: 978-0753553954
Dimensions: 10.8 x 0.06 x 18.42 cm


In Before We Was We Madness tell us how they became them. A story of seven originals, whose collective graft, energy and talent took them from the sweaty depths of the Hope and Anchor's basement to the Top of the Pops studio.

In their own words they each look back on shared adventures. Playing music together, riding freight trains, spraying graffiti and stealing records. Walking in one another's footsteps by day and rising up through the city's exploding pub music scene by night. Before We Was We is irreverent, funny and full of character. Just like them.

Publisher: ‎White Rabbit (March 2, 2021)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: 320 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1474616508
Item Weight: ‎2.6 pounds
Dimensions: ‎7.88 x 1 x 10 inches


'Heavenly is more than a record label, it's the absolute nectar of all that's brilliant in the culture of these island. I love the shit out of them and everything they stand for.' Irvine Welsh

BELIEVE IN MAGIC tells the story of Heavenly Recordings in thirty vignettes, photography and ephemera, all of which relate to landmark records, moments and characters in the label's first three decades.

A label responsible for creating satellite communities of fans around the world and at all the major festivals, Heavenly was set up by Jeff Barrett in 1990 after several years working for Factory and Creation as the acid house revolution was in full swing; early releases set the tone and tempo for the mood of the decade to come - their first single was produced by perhaps the most revered acid house DJ of them all, Andrew Weatherall; and this was quickly followed by era-defining singles from Saint Etienne, Flowered Up and Manic Street Preachers, music which perhaps captures the flavour of the early '90s better than any other.

Heavenly was always tuned to an aesthetic that was sensitive to the anarchic spirt of the times; defiantly eclectic with a radar set to taste and a never-ending commitment to discovering new talent. In 1994 they set up The Heavenly Sunday Social, which became one of the most influential and mythologised clubs in recent British history, where the Chemical Brothers - then the Dust Brothers - made their name. For thirteen weeks, it was the hottest nightclub on the planet. For 180 demented acolytes in a basement room below the Albany pub.

Over nearly 200 releases in thirty years Heavenly have consistently produced some of the most exciting music across all genres, and this book collects rare artwork and wild anecdotal evidence into a celebration of a label that is one of the most beloved institutions on the independent landscape.

BELIEVE IN MAGIC includes contributions from Manic Street Preachers, Beth Orton, Doves, Don Letts, Edwyn Collins, Confidence Man, Mark Lanegan, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard.

Publisher: ‎Coronet; Reprint edition (September 22, 2015)
Language: English
Paperback: 400 pages
ISBN: 978-1473607354
Item Weight: 10.4 ounces
Dimensions: 5.13 x 0.83 x 7.75 inches


Beyoncé: Running The World is the full story of Houston born-and-bred Beyoncé's extraordinary life, which saw her join her first pop group at the age of nine before fronting the girl band Destiny's Child - the biggest-selling female group of all time. After embarking on a solo career in 2003, Beyoncé's status as a superstar was sealed and to date she has won more than 220 awards internationally and the hearts of millions of fans the world over.

The most definitive and up-to-date telling of Beyoncé's story ever written, this book provides an intimate close-up on both her professional and personal life, with the inside story on how she and rapper husband Jay-Z became the biggest power couple on earth. With reports that their marriage was crumbling before the world's eyes on their 2014 joint tour, On The Run, it pieces together the split rumours that plagued them at every turn and documents exactly how they coped with such intense public scrutiny.

The book also analyses Beyoncé's role as a mother to young daughter Blue Ivy and explores the hidden heartbreaks of her past, including a tragic miscarriage, a lengthy battle with depression and an agonising rift with her manager father Mathew.

While celebrating Beyoncé's greatest triumphs Beyoncé: Running The World uncovers the truth behind the headlines, finding out exactly who 'Queen Bey' is and what really goes on behind the scenes...

Contains an extra chapter with the most up-to-date information on the world's biggest star.

Publisher: ‎Feral House (November 27, 2018)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎240 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1627310673
Reading age: ‎12 years and up
Item Weight: ‎1.5 pounds
Dimensions: 7 x 1 x 10 inches


In the early 1990s, Swedish death metal revolutionized the international music scene. Suddenly, the mild-mannered Scandinavian country found itself at the forefront of a new movement with worldwide impact thanks to bands such as Entombed, Dismember, and At the Gates. The birth of black metal drove the culture to even greater extremes, featuring a rawer, darker sound and non-ironic death-worship. Soon churches in both Norway and Sweden were aflame, and be- fore long Satanism emerged as more than just an image. But how did it all start? Why did Sweden become a hotbed for such aggressive, nihilistic music? And who are the people and bands that brought it all about?
Blood, Fire, Death: A Swedish Metal Story recounts the evolution of the genre from the massive amplifier walls of 1970s rock, through the church-burning Satanic 1990s, to the diverse and paradoxical manifestations of the scene today. This book focuses on the phenomena that have propelled the scene forward in an evolution that has not only been musical, but aesthetic and ideological as well. This is a story about grotesque logos and icons that invoke death and darkness, but also a story of dedication, friendship, community, and a profound love for music.

Publisher: ‎Yale University Press; Reprint edition (June 19, 2012)
Language: English
Paperback: 192 pages
ISBN: 978-0300181876
Item Weight: ‎8 ounces
Dimensions: ‎5.24 x 0.51 x 7.99 inches


Bob Dylan is an iconic figure in American musical and cultural history, lauded by Time magazine as one of the hundred most important people of the twentieth century. For nearly fifty years the singer-songwriter has crafted his unique brand of music, from his 1962 self-titled debut album to 2009's #1 hit Together Through Life, appealing to everyone from baby boomers to the twenty-somethings who storm the stage at his concerts.

In Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown, literary scholar and music critic David Yaffe considers Dylan from four perspectives: his complicated relationship to blackness (including his involvement in the civil rights movement and a secret marriage with a black backup singer), the underrated influence of his singing style, his fascinating image in films, and his controversial songwriting methods that have led to charges of plagiarism. Each chapter travels from the 1960s to the present, offering a historical perspective on the many facets of Dylan's life and career, exploring the mystery that surrounds the enigmatic singer and revealing the complete unknown Dylan.

Publisher: ‎Corsair (5 Aug. 2021)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎224 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1472155139
Dimensions: ‎13.2 x 2.4 x 20 cm


Methods of parenting and education have progressed in recent years, especially compared to some of the more casually experimental routes inflicted on children of artistic professionals in the 70s and 80s. One experience that would take some beating is that endured by Baxter Dury.

When punk rock star Ian Dury disappeared to make films in the late 80s, he left his teenage son in the care of his roadie, in a rundown flat in Hammersmith. But this was no ordinary roadie; this was the Sulphate Strangler. The Strangler, having taken a lot of LSD in the 60s, was prone to depression, anger and hallucinations. He was also, as the name suggests, a drug dealer. What could possibly go wrong?

In a period that we can now only imagine, a young Baxter ricocheted from one adventure to another, narrowly swerving one disaster only immediately to collide with another. At times, his situation was perilous in the extreme - the world is lucky to have him at all. CHAISE LONGUE is an intimate account of those escapades, evocatively illuminating a bohemian west London populated with feverishly grubby characters. Narrated in Dury's candid tone, both sad and funny, this moving story will leave an indelible imprint on its readers.

Publisher: ‎Granta Books (November 1, 2018)
Language: ‎English
ISBN: ‎978-1783784035
Item Weight: ‎12.9 ounces
Dimensions: ‎5.31 x 0.91 x 8.5 inches


'One of the most rewarding pieces of hip-hop criticism ever written' Jeff Chang 'Brilliant' Giles Peterson 'Will Ashon's dazzling study gets to the heart of hip hop, pop culture and the history of contemporary America. Essential' Matt Thorne 'Each of these chambers contains wonders of history, destiny and mythology' Margo Jefferson Will Ashon tells, in 36 interlinked 'chambers', the story of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and how it changed the world. As unexpected and complex as the album itself, Chamber Music ranges from provocative essays to semi-comic skits, from deep scholarly analysis to satirical celebration, seeking to contextualise, reveal and honour this singularly composite work of art. From the FBI's war on drugs to the porn theatres of 42nd street, from the history of jazz to the future of politics, Chamber Music is an explosive and revelatory new way of writing about music and culture.

Publisher: ‎Faber & Faber Social (February 19, 2019)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎374 pages
ISB: 978-0571350001
Item Weight: ‎1.1 pounds
Dimensions: ‎5.75 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches


“Each of these chambers contains wonders of history, destiny, and mythology. Chamber Music is hip hop as race and class politics, as music and as poetry on the move. Through Ashon’s vibrant textured prose we watch in awe as these young men seize on whatever the culture has to offer, sampling leftovers and legacies, making themselves into ferocious artists” ―Margo Jefferson, award-winning author of Negroland

"Stylistically loaded, reckless, funny, naked, thorough, thoughtful, mysterious, devastating, unrelenting, and compassionate. One of the most rewarding pieces of hip hop criticism ever written."―Jeff Chang, author of We Gon' Be All Right: Notes on Race and Resegregation and Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Will Ashon tells, in 36 interlinked "chambers", the story of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and how it changed the world. As unexpected and complex as the album itself, Chamber Music ranges from provocative essays to semi-comic skits, from deep scholarly analysis to satirical celebration, seeking to contextualize, reveal and honor this singular work of art. Chamber Music is an explosive and revelatory new way of writing about music and culture.

Publisher: NorthSouth Books (September 26, 2017)
Language: English
Hardcover: 64 pages
ISBN: 978-0735842960
Item Weight: 11.2 ounces
Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.4 x 9 inches

Monty Python's Book of Silly Walks by illustrator David Merveille features Mr. Teabag—one of John Cleese's best-loved characters from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Python fans will delight in Merveille's artistic portrayal of Mr. Teabag in his most iconic silly-walk pose as he hysterically stands in as housekeeper, soccer player, fire-ring walker, guard at the Buckingham Palace, James Bond, DaVinci's Vitruvian Man, and more!

Over 40 years ago, a group of five Englishmen - and one wayward American - rewrote the rules of comedy. MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, an unheralded, previously unseen half-hour show of sketches, hilarities, inanities and animations, first appeared on the BBC late one night in 1969. Its impact has been felt on the world ever since. From its humble beginnings, it blossomed into the most influential movement in modern comedy.

Publisher: Cassell (September 7, 2021)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎320 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1788402880
Item Weight: ‎1.46 pounds
Dimensions: ‎6.5 x 1.55 x 9.55 inches


Newly discovered recordings of a music legend in his own remarkable words: punk, Buzzcocks and the inspiration behind some of greatest songs ever written

"Lots of great stories... A fascinating insight."
- JOHN MAHER, Buzzcocks

"Pete and Buzzcocks were there right from the beginning."
- BERNARD SUMNER, Joy Division & New Order

"A true gentleman and a great artist and songwriter."
- PETER HOOK, Joy Division & New Order

When Pete Shelley, lead singer of legendary punk band Buzzcocks, passed away in 2018 we lost the chance to hear one of music's brightest stars tell his story.

Or so it seemed.

Now, recordings have surfaced of a series of remarkable interviews in which Pete tells the story of his life, his band and his place at the beating heart of the punk explosion in fascinating detail.

Recorded over a series of late-night calls with a close friend, the tapes hear Pete talk song-by-song through Buzzcocks releases to reveal the personal memories behind the music and the inspiration for masterpieces such as 'Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)' and 'What Do I Get?'.

Published for the first time and with the blessing of Pete's estate, Ever Fallen In Love: The Lost Buzzcocks Tapes is a tribute to a founding member of punk and a chance to hear one of music's true visionaries tell his own story at last.

"Shot through with self-doubt and mild regret, Pete Shelley's lovesick pop classics have a bittersweet charm that will forever speak to the young romantic"
- JOHN COOPER CLARKE

"Buzzcocks were the blue touchpaper for my love of music. Pure pop met punk and the result was perfection."
-TIM BURGESS, The Charlatans

Publisher: ‎Sanctuary Publishing (December 25, 2002)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎255 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1860744303
Item Weight: 10.8 ounces
Dimensions: ‎5.82 x 0.78 x 8.44 inches

Publisher: ‎Trapeze (31 Oct. 2019)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎304 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1409183938
Dimensions: 25.4 x 2.54 x 29.85 cm


Glastonbury 50 is the authorised, behind-the-scenes, inside story of the music festival that has become a true global phenomenon.

The story begins in 1970. The day after Jimi Hendrix's death... dairy farmer Michael Eavis invites revellers to his field in Somerset to attend a 'Pop, Folk & Blues' festival. Tickets are £1 each, enticing more than a thousand customers with the promise of music, dance, poetry, theatre, lights and spontaneous entertainment - as well as free milk from his own Worthy Farm cows.

Fast forward through five tumultuous decades and the Eavis's vision now encompasses a gigantic 'city in the fields', with a total annual population nearing a quarter of a million. Tickets sell out within minutes, the show is beamed live to more than 40 countries around the globe, and over 3 million people are registered to attend. Meanwhile, the bill has expanded to include big name performers, artists and designers from every branch of the creative arts. Glastonbury Festival is now the largest outdoor green fields event in the world.

In their own words, Michael and Emily Eavis reveal the stories behind the headlines, and celebrate 50 years of history in the Vale of Avalon. They're joined by a host of big-name contributors from the world of music - among them Adele, JAY-Z, Dolly Parton, Chris Martin, Noel Gallagher, Lars Ulrich and Guy Garvey. They're joined by artists - Stanley Donwood, Kurt Jackson and many more. Writers - Caitlin Moran, Lauren Laverne, Billy Bragg - and by a host of photographers, from Seventies icon Brian Walker to rock and roll legends Jill Furmanovsky and Greg Williams.

Together they bring you the magic that makes Glastonbury, Glastonbury.

Publisher: Sonicbond Publishing (July 15, 2021)
Language: English
Paperback: 192 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1789521016
Item Weight: ‎8 ounces
Dimensions: 5.97 x 0.55 x 8.34 inches


The Stooges were formed in 1967 in Ann Arbor, outside Detroit. They created three classic albums between 1969 and 1973: The Stooges, Fun House and Raw Power. Despite a lack of commercial success, the band attracted a small, devoted following and laid a musical foundation that would influence generations of artists. The Stooges' music was raw, primal, exciting, and the unique, but it was the compelling stage presence of the band's singer, Iggy Pop, that made them legendary. Stooges' performances were unpredictable, with the singer inciting audiences to react and making it impossible for them to remain complacent. He was passionate, fearless and, at times, expressed himself in genuinely frightening ways, performing self-mutilation, stage dives, crowd surfing and rushing into the audience to confront hecklers or spontaneously interact with anyone offstage who struck his fancy. Iggy tore down the barriers that traditionally existed between audience and performer, forcing the audience to become part of the overall performance. But by 1974, he was locked into an orbit of self-annihilation and drug abuse which led, ultimately, to the demise of the band in February of that year. This book explores, in depth, all the concerts the Stooges played 1967-74, bringing the live experience to life through eyewitness accounts, press reports and other source materials, to present an unprecedented account of the Stooges' performances during this period.

Publisher: ‎Independent Music Press (January 1, 2008)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎176 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1906191009
Item Weight: ‎7.1 ounces
Dimensions: ‎5.08 x 0.63 x 7.8 inches


The rise of Kasabian has been a phenomenal one, driven by a mix of self-belief, hard touring and hard living, all from humble beginnings in Leicestershire villages. Their self-titled 2004 debut LP sold over 700,000 in the UK alone, and the band wowed crowds in festivals at Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds and T In The Park that year, as well as touring the US alongside Noel Gallagher. Their second album, Empire, was released in September 2006 to great acclaim and surged straight to Number One in the UK charts, selling to date over a million copies and they won Best Live Act in NME's 2007 awards.Outspoken frontman Serge Pizzorno's pronouncements as to the state of the popular music scene have hit a real chord with the music buying public as the band continues to ruffle feathers and break down barriers wherever they go. Standing on the verge of releasing their third album, the group look set to continue on their quest to achieve the worldwide fame of their inspirations of Oasis, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream. Through a series of exclusive interviews with contemporaries and those involved in the band's remarkable rise, the tale of Kasabian is told in its entirety for the first time.

Publisher: ‎Jawbone Press; Illustrated edition (May 28, 2019)
Language: English
Paperback: 310 pages
ISBN: 978-1911036470
Item Weight: 1.2 pounds
Dimensions: 6.12 x 0.88 x 8.5 inches


The Brian Jonestown Massacre are probably best known for their leader Anton Newcombe’s incendiary persona, as captured in the controversial 2004 rockumentary Dig! which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance but what isn’t known is the truth behind the making of the film, or the true story of the band since their formation in early 1990s San Francisco. Until now. Writer, actor, and musician Jesse Valencia spent ten years uncovering the mysteries of the band and the film, during which time he has traveled from San Francisco to Denver, Portland to Tucson, and beyond, gathering pieces of the band’s history and putting them together, clue by clue, until he found it. Presented as a personal narrative and compiled from hundreds of sources and interviews with key members of The Brian Jonestown Massacre including Joel Gion, Rick Maymi, Frankie Emerson, Jeff Davies, Dean Taylor, Miranda Lee Richards, and Peter Hayes as well as members of The Dandy Warhols, Dig! director Ondi Timoner, and countless other figures from both the film and from the band’s greater history, Keep Music Evil is the definitive work on the band and their enigmatic leader.Keep Music Evil also tells the stories of the creation of every album the band have released during their threedecade career, offering insight in Anton and his collaborators’ working methods, and provides an indepth look at the making of Dig!, giving deeper context to the events as portrayed, correcting misinformation, and deconstructing the film as a whole. It also features rare, candid, and neverbeforeseen photographs of the band from throughout their career.

Publisher: ‎Cleopatra Records; First edition (March 16, 2018)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: 125 pages
ISBN: 978-0997205640
Item Weight: 7.1 ounces
Dimensions: 9.25 x 1 x 12.25 inches


125-page hardcover coffee table book documenting the very first year of one of rock's most notrious rebels, Motörhead! Featuring stunning photography by Roger Morton with text written by journalist Dave Thompson and an epilogue by none other than original drummer Lucas Fox!

Publisher: ‎Backbeat (July 1, 2021)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎264 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1493059768
Item Weight: ‎14.3 ounces
Dimensions: ‎6 x 0.97 x 7.63 inches


Leonard, Marianne, and Me chronicles forty years of Judy Scott's frequent summers on the Greek island of Hydra with a diverse artistic community and her friendship with singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen and his legendary muse Marianne Ihlen. This memoir, based on Scott’s notebooks and journals, includes incidents in their lives and their relationship to one another—at a point when it was changing forever—that have never been discussed before.

As Cohen himself observed of this book when Scott sent the manuscript to him for his approval: "I particularly admire the detail and honesty of the piece." One of the more unique features in this recounting is the emerging acknowledgment the author confronts of her own sexuality, as she writes: "It did not take long for Leonard to recognize that I was more attracted to Marianne than I was to him, though I came to love him too in the end."

The book also describes Hydra in the early 1970s in great detail—a unique place filled with astonishing physical beauty and an incomparable atmosphere of serenity and peaceful energy. The island contained a small foreign community of like-minded creative souls, artists, musicians, writers, and their supporters and admirers. As Scott explains, "Hydra in the late '60s and early '70s was at its creative zenith. Like Paris in the '30s, Harlem in the '40s, Greenwich Village in the '50s, San Francisco in the '60s—Hydra in the '70s was the place to be."

The memoir, though it centers on Scott's most important, most impactful interactions with Leonard and Marianne, also contains several portraits of other Hydra habitués, all members of the same small ex-pat community, all close friends (and occasional lovers) of Leonard and Marianne, all uniquely interesting in their own right. Leonard, Marianne and Me is a story of a special time, place, and cast of characters—a travelogue of an enchanted island as it was back then and still is to this day, backlit by the glow of Leonard Cohen and his muse, Marianne.

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.; Illustrated edition (October 6, 2020)
Language:‎ English
Hardcover: 272 pages
ISBN: 978-1250113085
Item Weight: ‎1.1 pounds
Dimensions: ‎6.43 x 0.99 x 9.52 inches


Let Love Rule is a work of deep reflection. Lenny Kravitz looks back at his life with candor, self-scrutiny, and humor.

“My life is all about opposites,” he writes. “Black and white. Jewish and Christian. The Jackson 5 and Led Zeppelin. I accepted my Gemini soul. I owned it. I adored it. Yins and yangs mingled in various parts of my heart and mind, giving me balance and fueling my curiosity and comfort.”

Let Love Rule covers a vast canvas stretching from Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant, Los Angeles’s Baldwin Hills and Beverly Hills, and finally to France, England, and Germany.

It’s the story of a wildly creative kid who, despite tough struggles at school and extreme tension at home, finds salvation in music.

We see him grow as a musician and ultimately become a master songwriter, producer, and performer. We also see Lenny’s spiritual growth―and the powerful way in which spirit informs his music.

The cast of characters surrounding Lenny is extraordinary: his father, Sy, a high-powered news executive; his mother, Roxie Roker, a television star; and Lisa Bonet, the young actress who becomes his muse.

The central character, of course, is Lenny, who, despite his great aspirational energy, turns down record deal after record deal until he finds his true voice.

The creation of that voice, the same voice that is able to declare “Let Love Rule” to an international audience, is the very heart of this story.

“Whether recording, performing, or writing a book,” says Lenny, “my art is about listening to the inspiration inside and then sharing it with people. Art must bring the world closer together.”

Publisher: ‎Pegasus Books (September 6, 2022)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎624 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1639362509
Item Weight: ‎1.81 pounds
Dimensions: ‎6 x 2.1 x 9 inches


The must-read music book of 2022—and the first such history bringing together all musical genres to tell the definitive narrative of the birth of Pop from 1900 to the mid-1950s.

Pop music didn't begin with the Beatles in 1963, or with Elvis in 1956, or even with the first seven-inch singles in 1949. There was a pre-history that went back to the first recorded music, right back to the turn of the century.

Who were these earliest record stars—and were they in any meaningful way "pop stars"? Who was George Gershwin writing songs for? Why did swing, the hit sound for a decade or more, become almost invisible after World War II?

The prequel to Bob Stanley’s celebrated Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!, this new volume is the first book to tell the definitive story of the birth of pop, from the invention of the 78 rpm record at the end of the nineteenth century to the beginnings of rock and the modern pop age. Covering superstars such as Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra, alongside the unheralded songwriters and arrangers behind some of our most enduring songs, Stanley paints an aural portrait of pop music's formative years in stunning clarity, uncovering the silver threads and golden needles that bind the form together.

Bringing the eclectic, evolving world of early pop to life—from ragtime, blues and jazz to Broadway, country, crooning, and beyond—Let's Do It is essential reading for all music lovers.

"An encyclopaedic introduction to the fascinating and often forgotten creators of Anglo-American hit music in the first half of the twentieth century."—Neil Tennant (The Pet Shop Boys)

Publisher: Atria; Reprint edition (July 10, 2007)
Language: English
Paperback: 240 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0743273640
Item Weight: ‎10.5 ounces
Dimensions: ‎6 x 0.6 x 9 inches


Hip-hop megastar Snoop Dogg and award-winning playwright David E. Talbert join forces to bring you the unforgettable saga of an aspiring young rapper who finds himself at several crossroads at once, where everything, including himself, is about to suddenly change.

The year is 1989, Long Beach, California. When Ulysses Jeffries's mother decides to move her family from the drug-infested East Side to what she believes is safer North Long Beach, Ulysses and his little brother Bing are hurled into a world like none they've experienced before. Instead of moving on up, they've just moved on over.

From a classically trained piano-playing gangster named Buddha, to the next-door neighbor, a foster mother turned basehead named Crazy Betty, to Uncle Mike, a freeloading relative who has a knack for showing up when times are good and a knack for leaving just before they turn bad -- these characters and more take you on a journey like never before. With growing conflicts in the streets, and at home with his mother, Bing, and his mother's new live-in boyfriend Harvey, Ulysses is forced to make decisions that will forever alter his life. It's clear that his only chance of survival is through close friends, family, and the music he loves.

Love Don't Live Here No More is the first in a drama-filled series of novels called Doggy Tales that takes readers from the unforgiving streets of Long Beach to the bright lights of show business. The novel also comes with an original single that provides the backdrop to this compelling tale.

Publisher: ‎Diversion Books (November 9, 2021)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎20 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1635769159
Item Weight: ‎1.3 pounds
Dimensions: ‎6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches

The first, and only, inside story of one of the greatest bands in rock history--Dire Straits--as told by founder member and bassist John Illsley

One of the most successful music acts of all time, Dire Straits filled stadiums around the world. Their album sold hundreds of millions of copies and their music--classics like "Sultans of Swing," "Romeo and Juliet," "Money for Nothing," and "Brothers in Arms"--is still played on every continent today. There was, quite simply, no bigger band on the planet throughout the eighties.

In this powerful and entertaining memoir, founding member John Illsley gives the inside track on the most successful rock band of their time. From playing gigs in the spit-and-sawdust pubs of south London, to hanging out with Bob Dylan in LA, Illsley tells the story of the band with searching honesty, soulful reflection, and wry humor. Starting with his own unlikely beginnings in Middle England, he recounts the band's rise from humble origins to the best-known venues in the world, the working man's clubs to Madison Square Garden, sharing gigs with wild punk bands to rocking the Live Aid stage at Wembley. And woven throughout is an intimate portrait and tribute to his great friend Mark Knopfler, the band's lead singer, songwriter, and remarkable guitarist.

Tracing an idea that created a phenomenal musical legacy, an extraordinary journey of joy and pain, companionship and surprises, this is John Illsley's life in Dire Straits.

Publisher: ‎Sterling Publishing; First edition (November 5, 2019)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎160 pages
ISBN-13: ‎978-1787392045
Item Weight: 1.4 pounds
Dimensions: 7.6 x 0.7 x 9.5 inches


With fascinating details and an interview with the legendary Kurt Cobain himself, this volume goes behind the songs to tell the story of the revolutionary grunge band from Seattle.

Unflaggingly faithful to its punk rock roots, Nirvana was the catalyst behind a sea change the likes of which the music world had not seen since The Beatles spearheaded the British Invasion. This book delves into the band’s entire output, answering such questions as: Why did Cobain feel moved to write “Polly?” What is Teen Spirit? Who is Floyd the Barber? Album by album, and track by track, it follows Nirvana from its earliest days to rock superstardom, pinpointing the genesis of each of the band’s original songs. Fans will find unparalleled insight into one of the most important bands and times in the history of rock ’n’ roll.

Publisher: TASCHEN (February 20, 2018)
Language: English
Hardcover: 294 pages
ISBN-10: 3836572133
ISBN-13: 978-3836572132
Item Weight: 5.61 pounds
Dimensions: 10.1 x 1.2 x 12.8 inches


One hundred miles from the gambling town of Reno, in the wilderness of northern Nevada, lies a vast, hostile plain known as the Black Rock Desert. The region has been an empty and windswept dry lake bed for most of the past 10,000 years. Except, that is, for one brief week at the end of each summer, when a temporary city rises out of the barren clay.

This is the surreal and amazing site of Burning Man. Baked by the sun, and blinded by dust, the gathering acquires different meanings for different people: temporary community, spiritual adventure, performance stage, desert rave, social experiment. It’s also the incubator of some of the most remarkable site-specific outdoor art ever made: a mechanized fire-breathing octopus, a towering wooden temple 15 meters tall, and the eponymous Man himself―a skeletal sculpture set ablaze at the event’s conclusion.

In this updated edition with fresh images, writer and photographer NK Guy presents 16 years of Burning Man art. His dazzling images record these participatory, collective, intrinsically ephemeral installations and happenings in the desert, which exist for no clearer purpose than because someone wanted to express something. The result is testimony to a realm far beyond the ego, commerce, and power play of mainstream cultural output: it is one of the most pure, uninhibited, expressive centers of our time.

With a foreword by temple designer and artist David Best and a futureword by Founding Board Member Marian Goodell.

Publisher: ‎Da Capo Press; Illustrated edition (November 5, 2019)
Language: English
Hardcover: ‎320 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0306922978
Item Weight: 2.88 ounces
Dimensions: 6.38 x 1.25 x 9.38 inches


This sequel to the New York Times bestseller Whatever You Say I Am chronicles the last twenty years of rapper Eminem's life, based on exclusive interviews with the artist, his friends, and associates.
In 1999, a former dishwasher from Detroit named Marshall Bruce Mathers III became the most controversial and polarizing musical artist in the world. He was an outlier, a white artist creating viable art in a black medium, telling stories with such verbal dexterity, nimble wit, and shocking honesty that his music and persona resonated universally. In short, Eminem changed the landscape of pop culture as we knew it.

In 2006, at the height of his fame and one of the biggest-selling artists in music history, Eminem all but disappeared. Beset by nonstop controversy, bewildering international fame, a debilitating drug problem, and personal tragedy, he became reclusive, withdrawing to his Detroit-area compound. He struggled with weight gain and an addiction to prescription pills that nearly took his life. Over the next five years, Eminem got sober, relapsed, then finally got and stayed clean with the help of his unlikely friend and supporter, Elton John. He then triumphantly returned to a very different landscape, yet continued his streak of number one albums and multiplatinum singles.

Not Afraid picks up where rock journalist Anthony Bozza's bestselling Whatever You Say I Am left off. Capturing Eminem's toughest years in his own words, as well the insights of his closest friends and creative collaborators, this book chronicles the musical, personal, and spiritual growth of one of hip hop's most enduring and enigmatic figures.

Publisher: Faber & Faber Social; Main edition (December 4, 2018)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎235 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0571348909
Item Weight: ‎1.05 pounds
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1 x 8.6 inches


Over a career that spans four decades and thirteen studio albums with Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant has consistently proved himself to be one of the most elegant and stylish of contemporary lyricists. Arranged alphabetically, One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem presents an overview of his considerable achievement as a chronicler of modern life: the romance, the break-ups, the aspirations, the changing attitudes, the history, the politics, the pain.

The landscape of Tennant's lyrics is recognisably British in character - restrained and preoccupied with the mundane, occasionally satirical, yet also yearning for escape and theatrical release. Often surprisingly revealing, this volume is contextualised by a personal commentary on each lyric and an introduction by the author which gives a fascinating insight into the process and genesis of writing.

Flamboyant, understated, celebratory and elegiac, Neil Tennant's lyrics are a document of our times.

Publisher: ‎Welbeck Publishing (September 28, 2021)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: 144 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1787391642
Item Weight: ‎2.2 pounds
Dimensions: ‎9 x 0.75 x 11 inches


Prince: A Portrait of the Artist in Memories & Memorabilia is a beautifully illustrated biography of a musician of unparalleled talent. Featuring a foreword by Susan Rogers, the fascinating story of Prince and his music is told here through beautiful photographs, exclusive interviews and rare items of facsimile memorabilia, documents, posters, and concert tickets that are meticulously reproduced on the page.

Author and Prince expert Paul Sexton brings the story to life through a compelling narrative, touching on the various elements that made Prince such a singular musical force. These words, including original interview material from Prince's friends and collaborators, along with photographs of custom-built guitars, beautifully crafted clothing and rare personalised recordings, combine to create an exceptional portrait - one which no fan of the artist should be without.

Publisher: ‎White Lion Publishing (October 1, 2019)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎176 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1781317754
Item Weight: 2.6 pounds
Dimensions: 8.75 x 1.2 x 10.1 inches


Get an intimate look at the cult filmmaker of our generation. Packaged in a handsome slipcase and loaded with stunning pictures from the Kobal archives, this biography explores the genesis of Tarantino's unique directorial style and provides insight into his inspirations and his frequent collaborations with favored actors. An 8-page foldout timeline presents Tarantino’s entire filmography in the heart of the book.

Through in-depth and informative text written by renowned film journalist Ian Nathan, this book examines the entirety of Tarantino's work, including his early writing on screenplays such as True Romance and Natural Born Killers, his break-out directorial debut Reservoir Dogs and the career-defining Pulp Fiction, as well as his later iconic films, such as Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2, Inglourious Basterds, and Django Unchained. You'll also go behind the scenes of Tarantino's latest epic, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. As you make your way through Tarantino's incredible career, discover what inspired him, his working methods, and the breadth of his talent.

With a visually arresting design that mimics Tarantino's approach to film-making and chapters organized by film, the pages are brimming with images taken on set and behind the scenes.

Publisher: ‎Rare Bird Books (April 12, 2022)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎216 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1644282557
Item Weight: ‎8.8 ounces
Dimensions: ‎8.5 x 0.64 x 5.5 inches


Record Store Day: the Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century provides the official inside story on how Record Store Day managed to revive the vinyl format from oblivion over the past fifteen years with some of the biggest artists jumping at the chance to sup-port independent record stores. This alliance and renewed camaraderie between artists and record stores set in motion the world's largest annual music event: Record Store Day.

The voices of numerous artists, record store owners, and the creators of Record Store Day take the reader from this phenomenon’s shaky beginnings through the crisis of 2020, illustrating how record stores went from irrelevance to irrevocably changing the music industry forever.

Record Store Day is sure to appeal to record collectors who line up the night before in a quest to snare limited-edition collectibles on vinyl, while capturing the important role that independ-ent record stores play in their communities.

Publisher: Abrams; Illustrated edition (May 8, 2018)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎768 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1419729027
Item Weight: ‎4.03 pounds
Dimensions: 7.5 x 1.63 x 9 inches


For the past 50 years, the covers of Rolling Stone have depicted the icons of popular culture—from John Lennon, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Madonna, and Steve Martin to Rihanna, Louis C.K., Adele, Radiohead, and Barack Obama—cementing their legendary and influential status. No other magazine has the illustrious history and prestige of having defined popular culture from the birth of rock and roll to the present.

This fantastic collection is newly revised and updated to include the covers from all 50 years of Rolling Stone history. With an updated introduction by Jann S. Wenner as well as new excerpts from the magazine and quotes from photographers and their celebrity subjects, this nostalgic journey down the memory lane of music, entertainment, and politics is irresistible.

Publisher: ‎Third Man Books (February 22, 2022)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎330 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1737382904
Item Weight: ‎1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches


“[Gillespie] is a major influence on so many people; musicians and fans alike.” —Rolling Stone

Fizzing with an infectious passion for the magic of rock music, Bobby Gillespie’s vivid and evocative new memoir, TENEMENT KID: From the Streets of Glasgow in the 1960s to Drummer in Jesus and Mary Chain and Frontman in Primal Scream, traces a path from a post-war Glasgow tenement to the release of Screamadelica, the band’s psychedelic award-winning masterpiece that helped usher in the 1990s.

So much more than a rockstar’s memoir, Tenement Kid is also a book filled with the joy and wonder of a rock’n’roll apostle who radically reshaped the future sounds of fin de sieÌcle British pop. Structured in four parts, Tenement Kid builds like a breakbeat crescendo from Gillespie’s working-class Glaswegian upbringing to the “Second Summer of Love” that saw the '80s bleed into the '90s and a new kind of electronic soul music starting to pulse through the Great Britain’s consciousness. In this book, Gillespie takes us through the release of Screamadelica and the tour that followed as Primal Scream become the most innovative British band of the new decade.

Published thirty years after the release of that seminal album, Tenement Kid cuts a righteous path through a decade lost to Thatcherism and saved by acid house. It’s a joyful, celebratory, and beautifully written book which will remind us of better times, just—as we hope—those better times might be returning.

Publisher: ‎Abrams Image; Illustrated edition (October 2, 2018)
Language: English
Paperback: 272 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1419729157
Item Weight: ‎1.48 pounds
Dimensions: ‎7.5 x 0.88 x 9 inches


The History of Gangster Rap is a deep dive into one of the most fascinating subgenres of any music category to date. Sixteen detailed chapters, organized chronologically, examine the evolution of gangster rap, its main players, and the culture that created this revolutionary music. From still-swirling conspiracy theories about the murders of Biggie and Tupac to the release of the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton, the era of gangster rap is one that fascinates music junkies and remains at the forefront of pop culture. Filled with interviews with key players such as Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, and dozens more, as well as sidebars, breakout bios of notorious characters, lists, charts, and more, The History of Gangster Rap is the be-all-end-all book that contextualizes the importance of gangster rap as a cultural phenomenon.

Publisher: ‎Omnibus Press (May 30, 2021)
Language: English
Hardcover: 96 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1787602564
Item Weight: 13.4 ounces
Dimensions: 6.25 x 0.6 x 9.25 inches


Despite just a three-year tenure with the band, co-founder Syd Barrett’s influence on Pink Floyd was profound and long-lasting. If his guitar gave the early Pink Floyd a distinctive hallucinatory sound, his often obscure and surreal lyrics were perhaps even more intoxicating. The complete lyrics of Syd Barrett – 52 songs written for Pink Floyd and during his subsequent solo career – are presented together for the first time, along with rare photos and artwork, to form this beautifully illustrated book. Compiled in collaboration with the Syd Barrett estate, and featuring a foreword from former Pink Floyd manager Peter Jenner and a comprehensive introduction by biographer Rob Chapman, The Lyrics of Syd Barrett delves deep into one of rock’n’roll’s most imaginative and searing minds.

Publisher: Robinson; 4th edition (12 May 2011)
Language: English
Paperback: ‎618 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1849014663
Dimensions: 13 x 3.4 x 19.7 cm

Bob Dylan's impact on popular music has been incalculable. Having transformed staid folk music into a vehicle for coruscating social commentary, he then swept away the romantic platitudes of rock'n' roll with his searing intellect. From the zeitgeist-encapsulating protest of Blowin in the Wind to the streetwise venom of Like a Rolling Stone, and from the stunning mid-sixties trilogy of albums Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde – to Time Out of Mind, his stunning if world-weary comeback at the age of 56, Dylan's genius has endured, underpinned by the dazzling turn of phrase that has made him the pre-eminent poet of popular music. Because Dylan’s achievements have no equal, his career is the most chronicled in rock history. Here, Sean Egan presents a selection of the best writing on Dylan, both praise and criticism. Interviews, essays, features and reviews from Dylan intimates and scholars such as John Bauldie, Michael Gray, Nat Hentoff and Jules Siegel are interspersed with new narrative and reviews of every single album to create a comprehensive picture of the artist whose chimes of freedom still resound.

Publisher: ‎ Velocity Press (February 15, 2021)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎272 pages
ISBN: 978-1913231057
Item Weight: ‎1.15 pounds
Dimensions: ‎5 x 0.75 x 8 inches


The Secret DJ returns with the follow-up to their acclaimed debut book. Less a sequel and more a panoramic wide-angle painting of the biggest youth movement in human history, The Secret DJ: Book Two charts the rise of dance music over the last 30 years and its connection to western capitalism and culture.

While never claiming to be instrumental, The Secret DJ was around for every stage of the journey and is a continually wry observer of this unstoppable growth. The Secret DJ's signature humour and wit are ever-present in this ascent, charting personal ups and downs as well as the buying and selling of the acid house revolution.

Covering topics as wide as drugs, music production, anthropology, the gentrification of the scene, technology, travel, fame, devaluation, inflation, relationships, technique, festivals, rejection, social media, situationism and hypernormalisation; almost no aspect of the last four decades go unmentioned in terms of what we know today as Electronic Dance Music.

Publisher: ‎Da Capo Press; Reprint edition (February 5, 2013)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎416 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0306821424
Item Weight: ‎1.05 pounds
Dimensions: ‎5.9 x 1.2 x 8.8 inches


With over 150,000 copies sold worldwide, This Is a Call, is the definitive biography of Dave Grohl, the story of a singular career that includes Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked Vultures. Based on ten years of original, exclusive interviews with the man himself and conversations with a legion of musical associates such as Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, Washington DC punk legend Ian MacKaye, Nevermind producer Butch Vig and former bandmates from Mission Impossible, Dain Bramage and Scream, this is Grohl's epic story. He speaks candidly and honestly about Kurt Cobain, the arguments that almost tore Nirvana apart, the feuds that threatened to derail the Foo Fighters's global success, and the dark days that almost caused him to quit music for good.Dave Grohl has emerged as one of the most recognizable and respected musicians in the world. He is the last true hero to emerge from the American underground. This Is a Call vividly recounts this incredible rock 'n' roll journey.

Publisher: ‎Zero Books (February 1, 2022)
Language: English
Paperback:‎ 272 pages
ISBN: 978-1789046328
Item Weight: ‎9.3 ounces
Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.59 x 8.57 inches


What does jazz mean 20 years into the 21st century? Has streaming culture rendered music literally meaningless, thanks to the removal of all context beyond the playlist? Are there any traditions left to explore? Has the destruction of the apprenticeship model (young musicians learning from their elders) changed the music irrevocably? Are any sounds off limits? How far out can you go and still call it jazz? Or should the term be retired? These questions, and many more, are answered in Ugly Beauty, as Phil Freeman digs through his own experiences and conversations with present-day players. Jazz has never seemed as vital as it does right now, and has a genuine role to play in 21st-century culture, particularly in the US and the UK.

Publisher: Faber & Faber (October 19, 2021)
Language: English
Hardcover: 208 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0571365623
Item Weight: 1.06 pounds
Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.2 x 8 inches


From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. Featuring an introduction from Nick Cave.

"Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol’s piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact." Nick Cave

On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave’s Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone’s piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, growing in significance with every passing year.

In 2019, Cave – his collaborator and great friend – asked Warren if there was anything he could contribute to display in his Stranger Than Kindness exhibition. Warren realized the time had come to release the gum. Together they agreed it should be housed in a glass case like a holy relic. Worrying the gum would be damaged or lost, Warren decided to first have it cast in silver and gold, sparking a chain of events that no one could have predicted, one that would take him back to his childhood and his relationship to found objects.

Nina Simone’s Gum is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding and love.

Publisher : ‎Akashic Books (April 5, 2022)
Language: English
Hardcover: ‎256 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1636140360
Item Weight: ‎3.35 pounds
Dimensions: 11 x 1 x 9.25 inches

A stunning collection of the most iconic photographs ever taken of Black Flag, along with never-before-seen shots and a foreword by Chuck Dukowski. 256 jam-packed pages, over 300 photographs, and over 70% of the photos have never been seen.

Publisher: ‎Virgin Books (January 31, 2019)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎336 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0753545348
Item Weight: ‎1.44 pounds
Dimensions: ‎6.5 x 1.34 x 9.5 inches


On 1 February 1995, Richey Edwards, guitarist of the Manic Street Preachers, went missing at the age of 27. On the eve of a promotional trip to America, he vanished from his London hotel room, his car later discovered near the Severn Bridge, a notorious suicide spot.

Over two decades later, Richey’s disappearance remains one of the most moving, mysterious and unresolved episodes in recent pop culture history.

For those with a basic grasp of the facts, Richey's suicide seems obvious and undeniable. However, a closer investigation of his actions in the weeks and months before his disappearance just don’t add up, and until now few have dared to ask the important questions.

Withdrawn Traces is the first book written with the co-operation of the Edwards family, testimony from Richey’s closest friends and unprecedented and exclusive access to Richey’s personal archive.
In a compelling real-time narrative, the authors examine fresh evidence, uncover overlooked details, profile Richey's state of mind, and brings us closer than ever before to the truth.

Publisher: Soul Jazz Books (January 4, 2022)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎301 pages
ISBN-13: ‎978-1916359826
Item Weight: ‎3.88 pounds
Dimensions: ‎8.86 x 11.22 inches


The birth of hip hop in New York: rare images of the bands, the MCs and DJs, the artists and the fans, from Afrika Bambaataa and Run-DMC to Keith Haring and the Rock Steady Crew

This book features more than 150 rarely seen images documenting the rise of hip hop in the early 1980s, taken by French photographer Sophie Bramly. Bramly lived in New York during this period and became firmly embedded in the emergent scene. The book features many stunning, intimate images of a star-studded roll call of legendary hip hop figures, all of whom were only just getting known or in their ascendency. These include Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmixer DST, Jazzy Jay, Red Alert, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Kurtis Blow, Lisa Lee, the Fat Boys, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys and many more.

Bramly knew that hip hop was becoming a cultural force rather than just a musical fashion, and spent many hours photographing the four essential elements of this new world: the emcees, the deejays, the graffiti artists and the break dancers. Here you will see legendary graffiti artists captured at work and play, such as Keith Haring, Dondi, Futura, Phase One, Zephyr and Lady Pink, and break dancers including members of Magnificent Force, Dynamic Breakers and the Rock Steady Crew.

Bramly’s photographs also chronicle the desolate cityscapes from which hip hop emerged; the energy of the fans who first embraced hip hop; and the crucial players behind the scenes (Bill Laswell, Bernard Zekri, Rick Rubin, Fun Gallery co-owner Patti Astor).

Finally, this book also includes a bonus section documenting the rise of hip hop in Europe. Bramly returned to France in 1984 to find herself once again at the center of a new cultural phenomenon, helping bring the first US hip hop artists to Europe, including Fab Five Freddy, Futura 2000, Rocksteady Crew and many more.

Автор: Горбачёв А.
Издательство: V-A-C press
Год издания: 2021
Тип обложки: Мягкая бумажная
Кол-во страниц: 360
Формат: 20.8 x 14.4 x 2.3
Вес, г: 400
ISBN: 978-5-907183-23-0

Автор: Горохов Андрей
Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2020
Переплет: Твёрдый
Страниц: 536
Формат: 170х247 мм
Язык: Русский
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0458-4

«Музпросвет» посвящён истории западной поп-музыки. Это целый пучок историй: история звукозаписи, история понимания ритма, история импровизации, история индустриальной музыки и история психоделики, история «музыки настроения», история техно, брейкбита, баса и электроники, наконец, история разнообразных, зачастую прямо иррациональных мифов. Можно мыслить себе «Музпросвет» как идеологическую, или даже конспирологическую, или даже сектантскую книгу. Тут обсуждается самое важное для понимания музыки: что такое атмосфера и настроение, что такое саунд и минимализм, что такое аутентичность и что такое, наконец, музыка. «Музпросвет» существует уже более двадцати лет. В новом издании существенно переписаны несколько старых глав плюс появилась новая часть — «2010-е».
Подробнее: https://www.labirint.ru/books/774740/

Издательство: Бомбора
Год издания: 2019
ISBN: 978-5-04-106677-2
Переводчик: Захарова А.
Кол-во страниц: 352
Формат: 21.6 x 14.3 x 2.1
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Тираж: 3000
Вес, г: 510

Творческая биография одной из самых радикальных, экспериментаторских, необычных групп в мире - Radiohead, составленная из десятков статей, отзывов, рецензий от ведущих музыкальных журналистов и фрагментов интервью, прямой речи самих участников. Вместе с этой книгой для вас откроются уникальные творческие лабиринты Radiohead, где вы сможете лучше узнать своих кумиров, а также то, как создавались главные хиты, визуальное оформление и имидж легендарного коллектива.

Издательство: Палма Пресс
Авторы: Майкл Оллред, Стив Хортон, Лора Оллред
Переводчик: Марина Куришко
Возрастная категория: 16+
Параметры издания: 160 страниц, твёрдый переплёт, увеличенный формат
ISBN: 978-5-91636-170-4
Вес: 1 кг.

Дэвид Боуи — одна из самых притягательных, культовых фигур современной поп культуры, соблазнивший своей музыкой и экстраординарной личностью не одно поколение фанатов.

Издательство: Эксмо
Автор: Нейман Адам
Год издания: 2020
Переплет: Твёрдый
Страниц: 320
Формат: 254x305 мм
Язык: Русский
ISBN: 978-5-04-109729-5

Итан и Джоэл Коэны — интеллектуалы и нонконформисты, с легкостью покорившие Голливуд. Каждый из них обладает концептуальным умом и умением находить удивительные средства реализации задуманного на экране. Каждый их совместный фильм — событие, каждый герой становится культовым. Как они пришли в кинематограф? Почему снимают фильмы вместе? Какое распределение ролей в этом оскароносном дуэте? Действительно ли главной темой кинематографа братьев Коэн является страх перемен? На этот вопрос сходу не ответят даже они. Но автор этой книги все же даст вам ответ. Эта книга — уникальная хроника творческой жизни режиссеров, рассказывающая, как снимались их гениальные фильмы — "Фарго", "Большой Лебовски", "Старикам здесь не место" и другие. Помимо истории создания фильмов внутри содержится много архивного материала со съемок, комментарии режиссеров и забавные истории от актеров и съемочной группы. Отличный подарок для всех поклонников Коэнов и ценителей хорошего кино!

Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2019
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0383-9
Кол-во страниц: 392
Формат: 21.6 x 14.5 x 2.4
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Вес, г:510


Книга посвящена вокалисту легендарной группы Joy Division Иэну Кёртису, покончившему жизнь самоубийством в 1980 году в возрасте 23 лет. И спустя десятилетия он продолжает оставаться культовой фигурой. Авторы его новой биографии - Мик Миддлз, журналист, первым взявший интервью у Joy Division (и потом тесно общавшийся с группой уже в возрождённом варианте New Order), и Линдси Рид, бывшая соучредителем Factory Records вместе со своим тогдашним мужем Тони Уилсоном. На основе документов и интервью с множеством людей - от членов семьи Кёртиса и его ближайшего творческого окружения до сторонних свидетелей событий - они пытаются представить жизнь этого неординарного человека в её прозаической правде, на которой выросли и его личность, и его вдохновение, и его трагедия.

Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2019
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0390-7
Кол-во страниц: 432
Формат: 21.6 x 14.7 x 2.6
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Вес, г: 550


Первая полная биография The Cure - группы, которая появилась в эру постпанка 1970-х и на сегодняшний день "просто отказывается умирать". В основе повествования - десятки интервью, в том числе эксклюзивные беседы с участниками первого оригинального состава. На протяжении своей долгой истории эта группа во главе с харизматичным лидером Робертом Смитом не искала простых путей. Они не раз оказывались на грани распада и не стремились угождать ни поклонникам, ни музыкальной прессе. Зато Роберту Смиту и товарищам удалось создать и сохранить собственный неповторимый стиль, нетривиальную интонацию, выпустить десятки хитов и стать суперзвёздами, собирающими тысячные стадионы.

Издательство: V-A-C press
Год издания: 2022
ISBN: 978-5-907183-11-7
Кол-во страниц: 728
Формат: 18 x 11 x 5.7
Тип обложки: Мягкая бумажная
Тираж: 2000
Вес, г: 598


Саймон Рейнольдс предлагает подробную историю танцевальной музыки, которая начинается с чикагского хауса и детройтского техно, продолжается в Мэдчестере и на Ибице, от анархистской сцены нелегальных вечеринок движется к пиратскому миру джангла, а затем находит продолжение в жанрах 2000-х годов - грайме и электро. Культура рейва, тесно связанная с "экстатической" культурой МДМА, в конце XX века стала камнем преткновения для политиков и блюстителей морали по обе стороны Атлантического океана. Неуловимый, незаконный и свободный мир привлекал и вызывал тревогу, наделяя эту культуру мистической аурой культа.

Автор: Гарнье Лоран, Брен-Ламбер Давид
Переводчик: Недельская Т.
Издательство: Белое Яблоко, 2019 г.
ISBN: 978-5-9903760-6-9
Страниц: 432
Масса: 644 г
Размеры: 210x170x24 мм


Знаменитый французский диджей и музыкант Лоран Гарнье вместе со своим соавтором и журналистом Давидом Брен-Ламбером продолжают путешествие по бескрайнему миру электронной музыки и клубной культуры, эмоционально фиксируя все те изменения, которые случились с этой музыкой и культурой за последние 25 лет. Безумство первых рейвов, эйсид-хаус-революция, Детройт, Лондон, Берлин и далее весь мир. Техно-повстанцы и хаус-гедонисты. Выход за рамки и стремление к новым открытиям. Дабстеп и коммерческая электроника. Роль и место диджея в современных реалиях, и электронная музыка как источник нескончаемых экспериментов.
В мире существует не так уж много диджеев, которые являются абсолютными авторитетами в мире электронной клубной культуры. На которых равняются, и с которых стараются брать пример. Француз Лоран Гарнье - один из таких. Вся история современной электронной клубной культуры разворачивалась на его глазах и зачастую при его непосредственном участии. Он был свидетелем того, как рейв-лихорадка захватывала Манчестер и конкретно клуб Hacienda, наблюдал за тем, как вся молодежь Британии сходила с ума по крупномасштабным рейвам, как в прошлое уходили гитары, начесы и потертые джинсовки с булавками. Как электронная музыка испытывала болезни роста, как диджеи и музыканты искали новые источники вдохновения. Как происходила и происходит эволюция электронной музыки.
Вышедшая в 2003 году его автобиография "Электрошок" мгновенно стала одной из самых важных книг об электронной музыке, диджеях и клубной культуре. "Мы не ожидали успеха "Электрошока", - признается сам Гарнье. - На самом деле никто не ожидал. Естественно, мы надеялись на теплый прием книги, но не на такой большой успех у публики во Франции, и не на то, что ее переведут на девять языков, и уж тем более не на то, что по ней будет снят кинофильм".
Спустя ровно десять лет, наблюдая за продолжающимися стремительными изменениями в мире электронной музыки, Лоран Гарнье и Давид Брен-Ламбер решили восполнить этот пробел и рассказать обо всем, что произошло с этой музыкой за последнее десятилетие.
"Электрошок. Полная версия 1987 - 2013" в итоге пополнилась 8 новыми главами, в которых авторы "хотели дать как можно более точное описание новых направлений, стилей, мест и артистов, которые двигают электронную сцену вперед, - будь то зарождение и триумф дабстепа, достойные подражания фестивали TimeWarp и NuitsSonores, безумие клуба Berghain и творческие инновации Берлина на протяжении целого века. А также технологические потрясения и расцвет социальных сетей, музыкальное влияние личностей вроде Педро Винтера или Дэвида Гетта, ставшего главным идеологом EDM в США".
В российском издании сохранена оригинальная верстка французского издания, сам автор все с таким же энтузиазмом и задором рассказывает и о своей творческой жизни, и о том, что происходило и происходит с электронной музыкой последнюю четверть века, и попутно определяет векторы дальнейшего развития как роли диджея, так и всей электронной музыки.

Автор: Сэвидж Джон
Переводчик: Беляев А., Царьков Кирилл
Издательство: Белое Яблоко
Год издания: 2017 г.
ISBN: 978-5-9909432-1-6
Страниц: 630
Масса: 920 г
Размеры: 245x170x35 мм


У каждой истории есть начало.Британский публицист Джон Сэвидж рассказывает захватывающую историю становления и формирования молодёжной культуры со второй половины XIX века и вплоть до 1945 года, когда в оборот официально вошло слово "тинейджер". Автор рассказывает о Лондоне, Нью-Йорке, Париже и Берлине времен банд, хулиганов и апашей. Исследует природу первых молодежных объединений от бойскаутов и "Вандерфогеля" до гитлерюгенда. Ищет вечную молодость с Питером Пэном и исследует свободную любовь с Рупертом Бруком. Рассказывает о флэпперах, зутерах, золотой молодёжи, молодых безработных времен Великой Депрессии. О музыкальных жанрах, танцах, кумирах своего времени и модных поветриях.
Предисловие к русскому изданию написал Артемий Троицкий.

Издательство: Individuum
Год издания: 2022
ISBN: 978-5-6046877-4-1
Переводчик: Тренихина М.
Кол-во страниц: 200
Формат: 28 x 21 x 1.7
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Тираж: 1500
Вес, г: 1030


Норвежский художник, режиссер и писатель Мортен Тровик сильно выделяется на фоне крайне осторожных деятелей современного искусства, боящихся кого-то задеть или попасть в неприятную ситуацию, — Тровик сделал риск своей профессией. Он организовал первый в истории рок-концерт зарубежной группы в КНДР, отправившись туда вместе со словенцами Laibach, чья навязчивая эксплуатация тоталитарной эстетики здорово взбудоражила северокорейских цензоров. Невероятная, смешная, местами страшная, авантюрная история этих гастролей легла в основу книги. Сделанная Тровиком и художником Валнуаром, легендарным оформителем блэк-металлических альбомов, она вобрала в себя теоретические статьи Славоя Жижека и переписку с северокорейскими чиновниками (по которым можно учиться вести сложные переговоры), редкие фотографии Laibach, зрелищные пропагандистские плакаты, инструкцию по поведению в Пхеньяне и социокультурный анализ перформанса. «Дни освобождения» — это остроумный, глубокомысленный и очень познавательный документ, перебрасывающий мост из мира современного искусства в мир большой политики.

Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2022
Переплет: Твёрдый
Страниц: 352
Формат: 144х215 мм
Язык: Русский
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0600-7
Тираж: 1200 экз.
Вес, г: 550


Бас-гитарист и один из основателей группы Bauhaus, возглавившей постпанковскую альтернативную сцену в начале 1980-х, Дэвид Джей Хаскинс, оказавшийся далеко не заурядным писателем, предлагает увлекательный рассказ о бурной жизни «байронической четвёрки» из Нортхемптона, от их изначального расцвета до возрождения на декадентском стыке веков, и о собственных опытах с расширением сознания и оккультными практиками. Эта история артистических поисков и духовного любопытства, наполненная встречами с культурными иконами андеграунда, такими как Уильям С. Берроуз, Игги Поп, Дженезис Пи-Орридж и проч., написана с истинно британским остроумием (не покидающим автора даже в довольно невесёлые моменты повествования), в сочетании с самоиронией и откровенностью.

Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2019
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0448-5
Переводчик: Олег Дудкин
Кол-во страниц: 176
Формат: 24.7 x 17 x 1.8
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Вес, г: 550


Рок-н-ролл родился в Америке и распространился оттуда по всему миру, однако значительную роль в производстве того самого классического жёсткого, насыщенного, дерзкого рокового звука сыграли британские усилители. Музыкант, журналист и писатель Дейв Хантер технически-подробно и художественно-увлекательно рассказывает о том, как британская инженерная изобретательность в симбиозе с популярной культурой за несколько лет превратили скромную заокеанскую индустрию в мирового лидера. Книга снабжена иллюстрациями и описаниями эпохальных (в том числе коллекционных) моделей усилителей.

Издательство: Кабинетный ученый, 2023 г.
Год издания: 2023
переплет, 296 стр.
Переводчик: Максим Леонович
ID товара: 924721
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0671-7


Остров Ибица (Ивиса), некогда бывший пиратским оплотом, в XX веке
приобрел репутацию контркультурного очага богемы, ищущей приключений. Со временем этот перекресток музыкантов-экспериментаторов, путешественников «тропы хиппи» и туристов, желающих повеселиться, стал эпицентром электронной музыки, породив совершенно уникальную клубную культуру. Тем не менее книга Хелен Донлон — первая и единственная летопись этой истории и экскурс по ночным площадкам Ибицы — позволяет понять, что притягательность, заставляющая возвращаться на остров, чтобы еще раз пережить «опыт Ибицы», выходит далеко за пределы вечеринок. Ибо, по словам Ричи Хоутина, ведущего мирового диджея и одного из множества героев этой книги, «Ибица — место… приглашающее людей сбежать, отделить себя от реальности… Это место, не навязывающее общественных норм, место, где свобода если не гарантируется, то предполагается. <…> Грань между тем, что реально, а что нет, — вот где находится Ибица. Это черная дыра в центре мира, где все возможно…»

Автор: Брюстер Билл, Броутон Фрэнк
Переводчик: Воронин И.
Редактор: Гранд Артур
Издательство: Белое Яблоко, 2020 г.
ISBN: 978-5-6043701-0-0
Страниц: 640 (Офсет)
Масса: 1046 г
Размеры: 200x200x37 мм

Эта книга является первой, и одной из самых важных в своем роде, в которой всесторонне исследуется история диск-жокея, фигуры, играющей важную роль практически на всем протяжении существования музыкальной индустрии. Кто первым свёл две пластинки? Где была придумана хаус-музыка? Какая философия содержится в техно? Как диско оказало невероятное влияние на всю индустрию шоу-бизнеса и какую роль в этом сыграл диджей? Чтобы найти ответы на подобные вопросы специально для этой книги авторы пообщались с многочисленными культовыми персонажами в истории танцевальной музыки и клубной культуры. Данное издание включает в себя все дополнительные главы, которые были дописаны авторами за 20 лет, плейлисты легендарных клубов, фотографии и многое другое.

Автор: Касимов Антон
Издательство: Кабинетный ученый, 2013 г.
ID товара: 494871
ISBN: 978-5-7525-2872-9
Страниц: 272 (Офсет)
Масса: 316 г
Размеры: 190x126x18 мм

Из Свердловского рок-клуба вышли не только знаменитые "Урфин Джюс", "Наутилус Помпилиус", "Чайф" и "Агата Кристи". В 1990-е там же начинала мало кому известная группа "Невидимки, смотрящие на ботинки", организованная пацанами, еще вчера ходившими в пионерских галстуках. "Исчезнувшие" Антона Касимова - это повесть о взрослении, надеждах и крахе иллюзий.
Это повесть о распаде эпохи. Это повесть об исчезнувших песнях, которые все равно оставляют след.

Автор: Карасюк Дмитрий
Издательство: Кабинетный ученый, 2022 г.
ID товара: 849984
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0621-2
Страниц: 760 (Офсет)
Масса: 1176 г
Размеры: 248x177x37 мм


В 1960-х весь мир накрыла волна битломании. СССР не стал исключением, но советскому руководству не нравилось увлечение молодёжи идеологически чуждыми песнями "Битлз". На что только не шли наши битломаны, чтобы добыть любую информацию о кумирах и услышать их песни! Но если во всём мире битломания фактически закончилась с распадом квартета, то находившаяся под идеологическим прессингом любовь к "Битлз" их советских поклонников никогда не ослабевала. Обо всех аспектах этой любви подробно рассказано в книге Дмитрия Карасюка. Получилась не только история битломании в СССР, но и новый взгляд на жизнь огромной страны под необычным углом.

Автор: Кросс Чарльз Р., Эрлз Эндрю, Блейксберг Джей
Переводчик: Мороз А. И.
Редактор: Максименко Е.
Издательство: Эксмо-Пресс, 2019 г.
ISBN: 978-5-699-97444-3
Страниц: 208 (Мелованная)
Масса: 1100 г
Размеры: 284x242x19 мм


Иллюстрированное подарочное издание, посвященное истории группы Nirvana и ее бессменному лидеру Курту Кобейну. История группы была недолгой, но невероятно яркой, известность команды росла даже после смерти ее лидера. Их успех доказал, что альтернативный рок обладает культурным и коммерческим потенциалом, а Курт Кобейн стал не просто культовой личностью, он оказал влияние на многих музыкантов. Впервые опубликованная в 2013 году, книга была дополнена с учетом недавних событий, происшедшие в мире Nirvana, в том числе: повторный выпуск расширенного потрясающего альбома In Utero (1993), выход документального фильма Montage of Heck и домашних записей, памятное введение группы Nirvana в Зал славы рок-н-ролла в 2014 году и концертная деятельность Криста Новоселича и Дэйва Грола. Исчерпывающая информация, уникальные фотографии, отзывы об альбомах и информация о музыкальных инструментах Кобейна: все это поможет лучше понять бурную историю группы. Книга станет бесценным подарком для тысяч поклонников Курта Кобейна и Nirvana.

Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2021
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0568-0
Кол-во страниц: 424
Формат: 21.6 x 14.6 x 2.5
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Вес, г: 600


Radiohead — одна из самых известных групп в мире, но пятеро ее участников на протяжении всей своей карьеры оставались довольно замкнутыми и мало чем делились со средствами массовой информации. Американский журналист Мак Рэндалл, основываясь на обширных изысканиях и музыкальном анализе, прослеживает историю Radiohead с момента ее образования и международного успеха сингла «Creep», через создание такой классики, как альбомы «The Bends», «OK Computer» и «Kid A», до революционного интернет-релиза 2007 года «In Rainbows» и далее. Эта история полноценно раскрывает уникальность группы, обладающей способностью быть непредсказуемой и эволюционировать в поисках звучания, которого никто раньше не слышал, и оставаться при этом стилистически узнаваемой. Каждый новый альбом и тур в их биографии становился потенциальной кризисной точкой, угрожавшей расколоть группу, но она не раскололась, а превратилась в настоящий арт-феномен.

Автор: Семеляк Максим
Год издания: 2021
Издательство: Individuum
Тип обложки: Мягкая бумажная
Страниц: 256 (Офсет)
Масса: 264 г
Размеры: 210x141x17 мм
Язык: Русский
ISBN: 978-5-6046119-2-0

Максим Семеляк - музыкальный журналист и один из множества людей, чья жизненная траектория навсегда поменялась под действием песен "Гражданской обороны", - должен был приступить к работе над книгой вместе с Егором Летовым в 2008 году. Планам помешала смерть главного героя. За прошедшие 13 лет Летов стал, как и хотел, фольклорным персонажем, разойдясь на цитаты, лозунги и мемы: на его наследие претендуют люди самых разных политических взглядов и личных убеждений, его поклонникам нет числа, как и интерпретациям его песен.
"Значит, ураган" предлагает взгляд с близкой дистанции и ответы из первых рук; это книга о личных отношениях с ГО и ее вожаком, а заодно и об истории любви и ненависти постсоветского мира к неуклюжему человеку в очках. Отношения с природой и соседями в Омске, союз с Эдуардом Лимоновым, предчувствие смерти, первые зарубежные гастроли, вещества, футбол, революция, непрерывный поиск вдохновения и твердая манера управлять коллективом. На страницах книги Семеляка Летов предстает живым человеком: смешным, буйным и неразгаданным.
Подробнее: https://www.labirint.ru/books/806519/

Автор: Касимов Антон, Мелких Дмитрий
Художник: Гурьянова Марина
Издательство: Кабинетный ученый, 2016 г.
ID товара: 574199
ISBN: 978-5-7525-3082-1
Страниц: 362 (Офсет)
Масса: 460 г
Размеры: 210x141x21 мм


В документально-художественном повествовании "Малахитовые гитары" Дмитрий Мелких и Антон Касимов размышляют о судьбах и творчестве артистов, создававших музыку Екатеринбурга в последнюю четверть века: от начала 1990-х до нашего времени. Среди героев книги есть исполнители, известные на всю страну, и давно забытые художники, новаторы и консерваторы, нонконформисты и оппортунисты. Но "Малахитовые гитары" - не только о музыке и музыкантах. Места, люди, события и повседневная жизнь горожан также нашли свое отражение на страницах книги. Она построена в форме эпистолярной дискуссии. Авторы редко соглашаются друг с другом, постоянно приходят к противоположным выводам и просят читателя рассудить - кто из них прав.

Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2019
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0389-1
Кол-во страниц: 568
Формат: 24.8 x 17 x 3
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Вес, г: 950


История одного из самых влиятельных звукозаписывающих лейблов от его основания в 1979 году до начала XXI века. Среди представленных им миру музыкантов такие имена, как Cocteau Twins, Pixies, Dead Can Dance, The Birthday Party, Throwing Muses, Bauhaus и другие. Неповторимый профиль лейбла формировали уникальный музыкальный вкус его основателя Айво Уоттса-Рассела и вдохновенная эстетика дизайнера Бона Оливера, благодаря которым записи 4AD получались узнаваемыми по звучанию и внешнему виду. Автор книги журналист Мартин Астон на основе своих интервью практически со всеми ключевыми фигурами лейбла и его основными артистами (в том числе и с записными затворниками, включая самого Айво Рассела) воссоздает многогранную и во многом захватывающую историю этого удивительного проекта.

Автор: Беличенко Дмитрий Юрьевич
Издательство: Кабинетный ученый, 2022 г.
ID товара: 849982
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0601-4
Страниц: 472 (Офсет)
Масса: 628 г
Размеры: 223x153x22 мм


Монография описывает историю развития джаза как направления (преимущественно в США) в период с 1975 года по наши дни.
Текст представлен в форме популярного изложения и будет понятен и интересен как специалистам в сфере джазовой музыки и истории, так и широкому читательскому кругу.

Автор: Ларионова А.
Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2018
Переплет: Мягкий
Страниц: 392
Формат: 140x210 мм
Язык: Русский
ISBN: 978-5-6041-7890-4

Автор: Чарнас Дэн
Издательство: Кабинетный ученый, 2020 г.
ID товара: 730646
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0395-2
Страниц: 640 (Офсет)
Масса: 1036 г
Размеры: 247x173x33 мм


Дэн Чарнас представляет полномасштабную историю зарождения, развития и триумфа такого культурного, политического и экономического феномена, как хип-хоп. Эта книга про то, как маргинальная городская субкультура конца 1970-х годов за тридцать лет не только смогла стать уникальным средством творческого самовыражения нового поколения, не только сумела породить многомиллиардный бизнес, выйдя за рамки индустрии развлечений в сферу потребительских товаров и услуг, но и изменила американское общество, кардинально трансформировав расовую динамику США, что позволило осуществиться избранию первого чернокожего президента страны. Общество, в свою очередь, тоже преобразило хип-хоп, обусловив как сильные его стороны, так и изъяны. Об их взаимном влиянии, о творческой, идеологической и коммерческой эволюции хип-хопа автор (журналист, стипендиат Пулитцеровской премии и бывший сотрудник нескольких звукозаписывающих лейблов, сыгравших свою роль в становлении хип-хопа) рассказывает детально и обстоятельно, выстраивая свой сюжет на внушительном документальном материале: триста с лишним персональных интервью, судопроизводственные акты, переписка, контракты, газетные и журнальные статьи, радио- и ТВ-архивы, фотографии, фильмы, сайты.

Автор Эдвард Пискор
Иллюстратор Эдвард Пискор
ISBN 9,7856E+12
Издательство Белое Яблоко

Полное собрание всех 12 выпусков знаменитой комикс-серии "Родословная хип-хопа" Эда Пискора. Его можно порекомендовать как людям, которые хотят подробнее узнать о корнях одного из самых популярных жанров в современной музыке, так и людям, хорошо разбирающимся в предмете. Легко узнаваемый стиль рисунка Эда Пискора, многообразие действующих лиц, дух эпохи и абсолютная историческая достоверность сделала эту серию главной для всех фанатов хип-хоп-культуры

Издательство: Манн, Иванов и Фербер
Год издания: 2020
ISBN: 978-5-00169-097-9
Кол-во страниц: 368
Формат: 24 x 16.8 x 2.6
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Тираж: 3000
Вес, г: 860


Откровенная автобиография солистки Blondie — о смелой, прекрасной и рожденной стать панком Дебби Харри.
«Сердце из стекла» шаг за шагом раскрывает этапы жизни Дебби Харри — от головокружительного коммерческого успеха, героиновой зависимости, смертельно опасной болезни ее партнера Криса Стейна, трагического банкротства и распада Blondie до многогранных актерских ролей в более чем тридцати фильмах, потрясающей сольной карьеры, триумфального воссоединения группы и неустанной общественной деятельности Дебби по защите окружающей среды и прав ЛГБТ. Эта книга — кинематографичная история женщины, самостоятельно пробившей себе путь и задавшей планку целому поколению творческих людей, идущих по ее стопам.
Захватывающий коктейль чувственного, задушевного повествования и великолепного оформления издания «Сердце из стекла» выводит музыкальную автобиографию на новый уровень и создает по-настоящему объемный портрет героини. В книге откровенно и подробно описывается как блеск, так и вся грязь и подводные камни славы и воссоздается сцена нью-йоркского андеграунда 1970-х, когда Blondie выступали бок о бок с Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, Игги Попом и Дэвидом Боуи. Великолепная с эстетической точки зрения, включающая в себя прежде не публиковавшиеся фотографии, уникальные иллюстрации и коллекцию фан-арта, «Сердце из стекла» в полной мере воплощает художественное ви?дение и мир Дебби Харри.

Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2019
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0352-5
Кол-во страниц: 164
Формат: 21 x 14 x 1.3
Тип обложки: Мягкая бумажная
Вес, г: 210


Первая в России попытка полноценного исследования музыки Диаманды Галас - иконы вокального авангарда, самой экстремальной певицы современной эпохи.
.Книга посвящена ее неординарной личности и самобытному, экспрессивному, порой эпатирующему творчеству. Автор делает обзор биографии и дискографии, представляет подробный аннотированный экскурс по западным академическим публикациям, сфокусированным на Галас, и, наконец, предлагает собственный анализ - насколько углубленно-философский, настолько и иронично-субъективный и оригинально-смелый (в частности, рассматривает ее вокал в контексте идей спекулятивного реализма).

Издательство: Индивидуум
Год издания: 2020 г.
ISBN: 978-5-6042628-4-9
Переводчик: Куркин Д.
Кол-во страниц: 312
Формат: 21 x 14 x 2
Тип обложки: Мягкая бумажная
Тираж: 3000
Вес, г.: 330


Рэперы часто поют о деньгах, а деньги так и липнут к хип-хопу. Но так было не всегда. "Три короля" - это история восхождения богатейших представителей жанра - Доктора Дре, Дидди и Джея-Зи - к мировой славе и статусу бизнес-гениев. В их послужных списках кроссовки S. Carter, наушники Beats, водка Ciroc, телеканал Revolt TV - кажется, будто эти трое способны превратить любую идею в золото. Однако в их жизни были и неудачи, и войны, и неизбежные потери - их интуиция и методы ковались в буквальном смысле на улицах во времена, когда рэп был маргинальным и опасным явлением, а не универсальным языком планеты.
Американский журналист и автор Forbes Зак О`Малли Гринберг раскрывает через биографии трех королей культурную и экономическую историю хип-хопа: от разрисованных вагонов метро и первых попыток зачитать под бит до платиновых дисков и многомиллионных рекламных контрактов.

Автор: Белецкий Иван
Издательство: Кабинетный ученый, 2022 г.
Жанр: Эссе, письма, очерки
ID товара: 863427
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0661-8
Страниц: 268 (Офсет)
Масса: 560 г
Размеры: 250x170x20 мм


Книга Ивана Белецкого — попытка рассказа об истории популярной музыки (в основном здешней, но не только) через призму ее взаимоотношений с временем. Герои этого исследования то ностальгически вспоминают былое, то, наоборот, грезят о том, что ждет их впереди, но, главное, сами порой не замечают, как эти два, казалось бы, заведомо разнонаправленных взгляда периодически сливаются в некое неопределенное, гибридное время future in the past, для которого в русском языке даже нет отдельного грамматического наименования. Фокус автора — широкоугольный, даже панорамный: от ижевской электроники до Монеточки, от «Соломенных енотов» до Гарика Сукачева и от дарк-фолка до YouTube-сериала «Внутри Лапенко». Последнее — лишь один из примеров выхода книги за пределы узкомузыкального дискурса: на ее страницах между делом анализируется и позднесоветский кинематограф, и архитектура брутализма. Широкой оптике соответствует и методология: Белецкий опирается на собственные интервью с деятелями сцены, на теоретические труды российских и зарубежных философов и культурологов, не забывая порой сверяться с собственными детскими воспоминаниями, которые вводят в это и без того густое повествование дополнительный — личный — план.

Формат издания: 166х257
Количество страниц: 128
Тип обложки: мягкий переплёт
Год выпуска: 2020
Автор: Джон Купер, Рэндом Шок
ISBN: 978-5-6043773-0-7

Официальное издание комикса «ЭДЕМ» от группы Skillet на русском языке

Джон и Кори всегда мечтали найти дверь в лучшую жизнь, и Избранные утверждали, что именно они смогут отвести их туда. Джон и Кори отказались, ведь они должны были растить своих детей и защищать их от всех монстров за пределами врат в рай.

Тогда Избранные украли эоницит, который защищал их всех, что привело к массовым кровопролитиям и жертвам. Теперь Джон и Кори охотятся на них среди пустынных дорог и разрушенных небоскребов будущего. Вместе с бывшим солдатом Сетом и киборгом Джен, они направляются прямо к своей смерти или всеобщему спасению...ради веры в то, что их мечта приведет их к секретам Эдема.

Эдем – история о спасении и поиске света в кромешной темноте, написана Джоном Купером, вокалистом группы Skillet.

Автор: Эш Рюдигер
Переводчик: Мичковский Олег
Издательство: Кабинетный ученый, 2021 г.
ID товара: 849986
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0606-9
Страниц: 348 (Офсет)
Масса: 688 г
Размеры: 248x170x22 мм


"Электросити" - это история об истоках электронной музыки, колыбелью которой считается Дюссельдорф, рассказанная теми, кто ее творил и проживал. Kraftwerk, Neu!, La Dusseldorf, DAF, Der Plan, Die Krupps и прочие, а также испытавшие их влияние OMD, Human League, Heaven 17, Visage… - из их многоголосья Рюдигер Эш, сам участник группы Die Krupps, выстраивает хронологию электронной сцены от ее зарождения в начале 1970-х до середины 1980-х, когда аналоговую фазу сменила цифровая эра, и одновременно создает живой портрет музыкального Дюссельдорфа.

Автор: Элтон Джон
Переводчик: Литвинова Марина Дмитриевна
Издательство: Эксмо, 2019 г.
ISBN: 978-5-04-106013-8
Страниц: 432
Масса: 634 г
Размеры: 218x147x35 мм


В своей единственной автобиографии сэр Элтон Джон впервые рассказывает о своей экстраординарной жизни и музыкальной карьере, навсегда изменившей лицо мировой поп-индустрии. В отличие от фильма "Рокетмэн", жизнь артиста в книге показана без купюр и цензурных ограничений. Элтон Джон описывает все искушения, которые появлялись на пути превращения застенчивого подростка в очках в звезду мирового масштаба.
Его жизнь всегда напоминала американские горки: от первых неудач до покорения чартов; от нерешительной попытки утопиться в своем бассейне до получения титула рыцаря и приема у королевской семьи; от дружбы с Джоном Ленноном, Фредди Меркьюри и Джорджем Майклом и многолетней наркотической зависимости - до создания Фонда СПИДа и обретении семьи.
Максимально честно и искренне Элтон Джон пишет о своей музыке, отношениях, страстях и ошибках, являя читателю человечный образ "живой легенды" британской музыки.

"Эта книга - что-то невероятное. Фильм "Рокетмэн" достаточно точно рассказал нам историю Элтона Джона, но только едва коснулся того, что написано в этой книге" - New York Times

"Элтон Джон доказал, что он увлекательный и тонко чувствующий писатель. Подобно его песням, книгу переполняют различные причудливые персонажи, извращенный юмор, самоирония и торжество" - TIME

"Вроде бы про Элтона Джона все давно написано и понятно: смутьян и бонвиван, автор десятков без преувеличения великих песен, переживший кучу неприятностей, но все равно побеждавший забвение и даже смерть. Но одно дело - чужой текст, другое - рассказ от первого лица. Самое интересное в книге - даже не моменты триумфа, а периоды борьбы с самим собой: например, когда Элтон Джон на рубеже восьмидесятых-девяностых боролся с внутренними демонами и терял друзей. Честная автобиография, без нарочитой драматургии и виньеток" - Николай Овчинников, редактор раздела "Музыка", Афиша Daily

Publisher: ‎Harper; First Edition (October 11, 2022)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎368 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0063276581
Item Weight: ‎1.21 pounds
Dimensions: ‎6.25 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches

The fully authorized and official biography of legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, one of the world’s most revered and celebrated musicians of the last half century.

Forewords by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Charlie Watts was one of the most decorated musicians in the world, having joined the Rolling Stones, a few months after their formation, early in 1963.

A student of jazz drumming, he was headhunted by the band after bumping into them regularly in London’s rhythm and blues clubs. Once installed at the drum seat, he didn’t miss a gig, album or tour in his 60 years in the band. He was there throughout the swinging sixties, the early shot at superstardom and the Stones' world conquest; and throughout the debauchery of the 1970s, typified by 1972's Exile on Main St., considered one of the great albums of the century. By the 1980s, Charlie was battling his own demons, but emerged unscathed to enhance his unparalleled reputation even further over the ensuing decades.

Watts went through band bust-ups, bereavements and changes in personnel, managers, guitarists and rhythm sections, but remained the rock at the heart of the Rolling Stones for nearly 60 years—the thoughtful, intellectual but no less compelling counterpoint to the raucousness of his bandmates Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood. And this is his story.

Publisher: ‎Reaktion Books (October 28, 2021)
Language: English
Hardcover: ‎480 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1789144482
Item Weight: 1.92 pounds
Dimensions: ‎6.25 x 1.9 x 9.25 inches


From Black Sabbath to Big Black, a ride through the evolution, diversity, and influence of genre-defying heavy music.

It began with the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” It was distilled to its dark essence by Black Sabbath. And it has flourished into a vibrant modern underground, epitomized by Newcastle’s Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. This is the evolution of heavy music. The voyage is as varied as it is illuminating: from the lysergic blunt trauma of Blue Cheer to the locked grooves of Funkadelic, the aural frightmares of Faust to the tectonic crush of Sleep, alighting on post-punk, industrial, grunge, stoner rock, and numerous other genres along the way. Ranging from household names to obscure cult heroes and heroines, Electric Wizards demonstrates how each successive phase of heavy music was forged by what came before, outlining a rich and eclectic lineage that extends far beyond the usual boundaries of heavy rock or heavy metal. It extols those who did things differently, who introduced something fresh and exciting into this elemental tradition, whether by design, accident, or sheer chance. In doing so, Electric Wizards weaves an entirely new tapestry of heavy music.

Publisher: ‎Mango (October 15, 2019)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: 226 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1642501148
Item Weight: ‎8.8 ounces
Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches


A deep dive into the cultural, social, and psychological impact that the emo scene had on pop culture--featuring inside stories from music legends.

Though music always comes from a unique time and place, its influence can be timeless and universal. In the 1990s and 2000s, an explosion of indie, emo, and punk rock carried a raw emotional that has resonated with listeners ever since. In From the Basement, music journalist Taylor Markarian examines the underground emo scene that had an indelible influence on popular culture.

Markarian grew up in the emo scene. She's been backstage with Hawthorne Heights and appeared in a Senses Fail music video. With her intimate perspective, she explores not only the music itself but its fans and creators. With extensive band interviews and an exploration of music's relationship to culture and mental health, From the Basement demonstrates that there's much more to emo than black eyeliner and colored Converse.

Publisher: Veenman Publishers (November 1, 2008)
Language: English
Paperback: 336 pages
ISBN-13: 978-9086901289
Item Weight: 2.85 pounds
Dimensions: 9.25 x 0.75 x 13.5 inches


Dutch photographer Gijsbert Hanekroot started his career as a chronicler of the pop music scene in the late 60s and carried on until 1983. Over the course of this pivotal era, he photographed nearly every major pop singer or rock band out there with unusual energy and intimacy--from David Bowie to Joni Mitchell to Muddy Waters, Chet Baker, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, James Brown, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Alice Cooper, Bob Marley, Bryan Ferry, The Rolling Stones, and yes, Abba and Frank Zappa, just to name a few. This riveting, oversized volume offers an amazing selection of vintage photographs--from Abba to Zappa--that will appeal equally to all generations. It is well printed on different sizes of paper, so that readers can experience a sort of montage effect when flipping through without the need for psychedelic drugs.

Publisher: ‎Jonathan Cape (March 15, 2023)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: 368 pages
ISBN : ‎978-1787330566
Item Weight: ‎2.27 pounds
Dimensions: ‎6.69 x 1.34 x 9.53 inches


What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display?

We all have a random collection of the things that made us - photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer. When Jarvis Cocker starts clearing out his loft, he finds a jumble of objects that catalogue his story and ask him some awkward questions:

Who do you think you are?

Are clothes important?

Why are there so many pairs of broken glasses up here?

From a Gold Star polycotton shirt to a pack of Wrigley's Extra, from his teenage attempts to write songs to the Sexy Laughs Fantastic Dirty Joke Book, this is the hard evidence of Jarvis's unique life, Pulp, 20th century pop culture, the good times and the mistakes he'd rather forget. And this accumulated debris of a lifetime reveals his creative process - writing and musicianship, performance and ambition, style and stagecraft.

This is not a life story. It's a loft story.

'Rummage through its pages - through the plastic and nylon, the tin and vinyl - and it's real gold, its shirts second-hand, of course, but its storytelling first class' Sunday Times

**A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST 50 BOOKS OF 2022**

Publisher: ‎Ebury Press
Language: ‎English
Hardcover : ‎384 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0091910709
Item Weight: ‎1.49 pounds
Dimensions: ‎6.37 x 1.31 x 9.5 inches

The intimate and hilarious memoirs of notorious and controversial actor, bon viveur, father of pop sensation Lily Allen, and sometime songwriter—the irrepressible Keith Allen. "He'll either win the Victoria Cross or go to prison," said Keith Allen's headmaster in 1966. Born a Navy baby, Keith Allen learned young that when things get too settled you move on. That's the way he has lived his life ever since—always leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. He might have been a professional athlete if his criminal behavior hadn't got in the way. He spent time in prison, went on the run, drifted through squats and festivals, and survived marriages, relationships, and parenthood. He has loitered with intent in the worlds of comedy, music art, theater, and film, but never long enough to ever fully conform to expectations. He's become renowned for his extrovert and contentious behavior, his radical opinions, and his acting pedigree. But at 54 years-old, has he finally grown up? Revelatory and unapologetically honest, Grow Up takes you on a break-neck journey through the chaotic life of someone who's broken all the rules.

Publisher: ‎Harry N. Abrams (January 18, 2022)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎304 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1419748004
Item Weight: ‎1.1 pounds
Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.2 x 9.25 inches


The first biography of rapper Mac Miller, the Pittsburgh cult favorite–turned–rap superstar who touched the lives of millions before tragically passing away at the age of twenty-six

​"Most Dope works as a reminder of Mac’s passion for hip-hop and his gifts as a MC. But the new book from music journalist Paul Cantor absolutely soars as a cautionary tale about drug addiction." -Esquire, "The Best Music Books of 2022 (So Far)"

"Most Dope" #4 on Book Authority's "27 Best New Biography Books To Read In 2022"

Malcolm James McCormick was born on January 19, 1992. He began making music at a young age and by fifteen was already releasing mixtapes. One of the first true viral superstars, his early records earned him a rabid legion of die-hard fans—as well as a few noteworthy detractors. But despite his undeniable success, Miller was plagued by struggles with substance abuse and depression, both of which fueled his raw and genre-defying music yet ultimately led to his demise.

Through detailed reporting and interviews with dozens of Miller’s confidants, Paul Cantor brings you to leafy Pittsburgh, seductive Los Angeles, and frenzied New York, where you will meet Miller’s collaborators, producers, business partners, best friends, and even his roommates. Traveling deep into Miller’s inner circle, behind the curtain, the velvet ropes, and studio doors, Most Dope tells the story of a passionate, gifted young man who achieved his life’s ambition, only to be undone by his personal demons.

Most Dope is part love letter, part cautionary tale, never shying away from the raw, visceral way Mac Miller lived his life.

Publisher: ‎Grove Press; 20th Anniversary edition (August 9, 2016)
Language: ‎English
Paperback: ‎448 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0802125361
Item Weight: ‎1.1 pounds
Dimensions: ‎5.4 x 1.3 x 8.2 inches


“Ranks up there with the great rock & roll books of all time.”—Time Out New York

“Lurid, insolent, disorderly, funny, sometimes gross, sometimes mean and occasionally touching . . . Resounds with authenticity.”—The New York Times

“No volume serves juicier dish on punk’s New York birth . . . Tales of sex, drugs and music that will make you wish you’d been there.”—Rolling Stone

A contemporary classic, Please Kill Me is the definitive oral history of the most nihilistic of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Richard Hell, the Ramones, and scores of other punk figures lend their voices to this decisive account of that explosive era. This 20th anniversary edition features new photos and an afterword by the authors.

“Utterly and shamelessly sensational.”—Newsday

Publisher: ‎Nine Eight Books (27 Oct. 2022)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎368 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1788707794
Dimensions: ‎16.2 x 3.4 x 24 cm

Kate Bush: the subject of murmured legend and one of the most idiosyncratic musicians of the modern era. Comprising fifty chapters or 'visions', Running Up That Hill is a multi-faceted biography of this famously elusive figure, viewing her life and work from fresh and illuminating angles.

Featuring details from the author's one-to-one conversations with Kate, as well as vignettes of her key songs, albums, videos and concerts, this artful, candid and often brutally funny portrait introduces the reader to the refreshingly real Kate Bush.

Along the way, the narrative also includes vivid reconstructions of transformative moments in her career and insights from the friends and collaborators closest to Kate, including her photographer brother John Carder Bush and fellow artists David Gilmour, John Lydon and Youth.

Running Up That Hill is a vibrant and comprehensive re-examination of Kate Bush and her many creative landmarks.

Language: English
ISBN-13: ‎978-1838852245
Item Weight: ‎3.32 pounds
Dimensions: 8.46 x 1.18 x 11.22

Stranger Than Kindness is a journey in images and words into the creative world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave.
This highly collectable book invites the reader into the innermost core of the creative process and paves the way for an entirely new and intimate meeting with the artist, presenting Cave's life, work and inspiration and exploring his many real and imagined universes. It features full colour reproductions of original artwork, handwritten lyrics, photographs and collected personal artefacts along with commentary and meditations from Nick Cave, Janine Barrand and Darcey Steinke.

Stranger Than Kindness asks what shapes our lives and makes us who we are, and celebrates the curiosity and power of the creative spirit.

The book has been developed and curated by Nick Cave in collaboration with Christina Back. The images were selected from 'Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition', opening at the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen in June 2020.

Publisher: ‎Feral House (May 15, 2018)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎336 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1627310604
Item Weight: 1.65 pounds
Dimensions: ‎7.2 x 1 x 10.1 inches


“I was for a very long time passionately in love with her, as I’m sure she’s guessed. Every male in the world, and a number of females also were, and we all still are.” ―David Bowie

“Françoise was the ultimate pin-up of most hip bedroom walls, and I know for a fact that Brian Jones and Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and many other pop stars were desperately interested in having Françoise Hardy become their girlfriend in some way.” ―Malcolm McLaren

Françoise Hardy is best known in Europe for originating the famed “Yé-Yé” sound in pop music which began a cultural scene in the early 1960s. Her teenage success grew as she became a much-photographed fashion model and actress. Adored for her shy beauty and emotional songwriting, she sang hit songs in French, Italian, and German. In The Despair of Monkeys and Other Trifles, she bares her soul and tells the truth of her relationships, fears, and triumphs as well as the hard-won wisdom carved from a life well-lived.

This unusually-titled memoir has sold millions of copies in its French, German, Italian, and Spanish editions in recent years. This first English-language release is expertly translated by Jon E. Graham. The book contains dozens of images in addition to Hardy’s intimate recollections of her upbringing and career.

Françoise Hardy, an accomplished songwriter and lyricist also collaborated with accomplished songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Serge Gainsbourg, and Patrick Modiano. Both her early pop work and later material in a complex and mature style helped generate a dedicated cult following. Both her husband, Jacques Dutronc, and son, Thomas Dutronc, are respected musicians in France.

Publisher: Dey Street Books (October 25, 2022)
Language: English
Hardcover: ‎384 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0063046382
Item Weight: 1.28 pounds
Dimensions : ‎6 x 1.31 x 9 inches

Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world biggest rock acts, AC/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic Back in Black, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.

Brian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII veteran father and an Italian mother, growing up in New Castle Upon Tyne, England, a working-class town. He was musically inclined and sang with the church choir. By the early ’70s he performed with the glam rock band Geordie, and they had a couple hits, but it was tough going. So tough that by 1976, they disbanded and Brian turned to a blue-collar life.

Then 1980 changed everything. Bon Scott, the lead singer and lyricist of the Australian rock band AC/DC died at 33. The band auditioned singers, among them Johnson, whom Scott himself had seen perform and raved about. Within days, Johnson was in a studio with the band, working with founding members Angus and Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd, along with producer Mutt Lange.

When the album, Back in Black, was released in July—a mere three months after Johnson had joined the band—it exploded, going on to sell 50 million copies worldwide, and triggering a years-long worldwide tour. It has been declared “the biggest selling hard rock album ever made” and “the best-selling heavy-metal album in history.”

The band toured the world for a full year to support the album, changing the face of rock music—and Brian Johnson’s life—forever.

Publisher: Thames & Hudson (February 15, 2022)
Language: English
Hardcover: 320 pages
ISBN: 978-0500252376
Item Weight: 1.94 pounds
Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.3 x 9.3 inches


he most intriguing stories of creative endeavor, volatile relationships, excessive lifestyles, and bizarre events from the world of rock, as told by Hipgnosis cofounder, creative designer, photographer, and filmmaker Aubrey Powell.

Founded in 1967 by Aubrey “Po” Powell, Storm Thorgerson, and Peter Christopherson, graphic design firm Hipgnosis gained legendary status by transforming the look of album art through their designs for AC/DC, Black Sabbath, the Police, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, and the Who. In this lively volume, Powell presents brutally honest, entertaining, and revealing insider stories from the world of rock, featuring an eclectic cast of pop stars, comedians, actors, managers, gangsters, and inspirational world gures from 1966 on. His thrilling narrative is packed with anecdotes―from the founding of Hipgnosis to surviving drugs busts―and is richly illustrated with Hipgnosis artwork and Powell’s own photographs.

Drama and creativity are the common threads throughout this unique account. With candor and insightful reflection, Powell reveals how the final color artwork for Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy was created; how the most iconic album cover of all time―Dark Side of the Moon―came about; and how the 2017 Pink Floyd retrospective became the most successful music exhibition ever mounted by the Victoria and Albert Museum, despite the deeply antagonistic and dysfunctional relationship between Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Throughout, Powell exposes how the trappings of fame and glory upset the balance of everyday life, bringing creativity and destruction in equal measure.

Packed with exciting insider stories and anecdotes featuring famous musicians, managers, and actors, Through the Prism is a must-have for music and pop-culture fans.

150 color illustrations

Издательство: Бомбора
Год издания: 2020
ISBN: 978-5-04-103458-0
Кол-во страниц: 176
Формат: 21.8 x 14.4 x 1.3
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Тираж: 3000
Вес, г.: 360

Оригинальный английский текст.

Сокровенные мысли и ранее неопубликованное творчество Тупака Шакура впервые стали доступны для широкой общественности только после его смерти в сборнике "The Rose that Grew From Concrete".
.Его талант был безграничным и по сей день заслуживает уважения и внимания. Его смерть стала трагедией, как последняя метафора силы его голоса.
.Впервые в подарочном издании коллекция глубоко личной поэзии и ваш пропуск в контрастный и противоречивый мир легендарного музыкального героя. Под обложкой этой книги вы найдете нетронутые рукописи семидесяти двух стихотворений Тупака Шакура с его личными исправлениями, рисунками и посланиями, транслирующими настроение, энергию и последнее слово легенды.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK; 1st edition (25 April 2013)
Language: English
Paperback: 336 pages
ISBN: ‎978-1849833608
Dimensions: 13.2 x 2.9 x 19.8 cm


Joy Division changed the face of music. The sound of music. The meaning of music. Godfathers of the current alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a new sound -- dark, hypnotic, intense - that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead and many others. The band's image, once subversive and alienating, has become an internationally renowned 'look' well documented by photographers Anton Corbijn, Kevin Cummins and graphic designer Peter Saville. Inspired by the attitude, energy and sound of Punk, particularly the Sex Pistols, Peter Hook and his old school friend Bernard Sumner started a band which continues to influence popular music 35 years later, uniting with a gifted lead-singer and lyricist, Ian Curtis, and a brilliant drummer, Stephen Morris. With some cobbled together instruments and a clapped out old van, four young lads from Manchester and Salford shared the same vision and created their own unique sound in pubs and clubs first across the north-west, then across the whole of Britain, until in 1980 they had released two albums and were on the cusp of touring America. Then Ian Curtis committed suicide leaving everyone around him bereft. Best known for the propulsive bass guitar melodies of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' Hooky was at the heart of the sound that came to define an era and inspire a generation. In the frank, no-holds-barred style that has seen his previous book The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club hailed as one of the best music books of 2009, Peter 'Hooky' Hook gives us the inside story of life with Joy Division. He talks with eye-opening candor and reflection about the suicide of Ian Curtis: often seen as the "intellectual one", to Peter and the band he was just "one of the lads" and the burden of balancing his epilepsy and the demands of his domestic life only really emerged when it was too late. He covers the band's friendships and fall-outs; their rehearsals and recording sessions; and the larger-than-life characters who formed a vital part of the Joy Division legend: Tony Wilson, Rob Gretton, Martin Hannett, and more.

Издательство: Шум
Год издания: 2021
ISBN: 978-5-6043513-2-1
Кол-во страниц: 736
Формат: 21 x 14 x 3.4
Тип обложки: Мягкая бумажная
Тираж: 3000
Вес, г: 800


Яростная сила панка омолодила рок-музыку, но к лету 1977 года движение превратилось в пародию на само себя. И тут началось самое интересное. «Всё порви, начни сначала» — история именно о том, что произошло дальше.
Книга известного музыкального журналиста и публициста Саймона Рейнольдса стала одним из первых и самых известных трудов, посвящённых той дикой, авантюрной и восхитительно странной музыке, которая в изобилии возникала в годы после панка. Её так и назвали — пост-панк, а её представители вроде Public Image Ltd., Gang of Four, Talking Heads, The Fall (и многие другие) посвятили себя завершению той музыкальной революции, что панку не удалось закончить. Музыканты пост-панка были неутомимыми новаторами: экспериментировали с электроникой и машинными ритмами, адаптировали идеи и находки из современной им популярной музыки и из искусства начала XX века. Они были всецело уверены в том, что смогут изобрести совершенно новое будущее — для музыки и вообще для всех вокруг.
Рейнольдс рисует портрет этой короткой эпохи через истории групп в диапазоне от Joy Division и Throbbing Gristle до Depeche Mode и Soft Cell. Он — подробный летописец того увлекательного времени, когда музыка, выступления, мода и стиль переживали бесчисленные инновации. «Всё порви, начни сначала» детально воссоздаёт идеализм, остроту и эмоциональность одного из самых важных и непростых периодов в истории популярной музыки. И истории вообще.
Русское издание включает в себя все главы из английского и американского изданий (в свое время они были изменены с учетом специфики стран), а также, в качестве цифрового дополнения, добавлены два обширных раздела с дискографией и музыкальным путеводителем по звуковой эзотерике, которые не вошли в оригинальное издание. Помимо этого, к каждой главе редактором Артемом Абрамовым был составлен специальный плейлист, которой позволит точнее и глубже понять предмет, о котором пишет автор.

Издательство: Кабинетный ученый
Год издания: 2017
ISBN: 978-5-7584-0147-7
Кол-во страниц: 364
Формат: 21.5 x 14.5 x 2
Тип обложки: Твердая бумажная
Тираж: 1200
Вес, г: 480


Известный музыкант и продюсер, соучредитель и бас-гитарист групп Joy Division и New Order Питер Хук рассказывает историю знаменитого манчестерского клуба Hacienda (1982-1997), одним из организаторов и совладельцев которого он был. Это захватывающая история, напоминающая американские горки, полная взлетов и падений, успеха, рисков и оптимизма. Спорных моментов и проблем с полицией было немало, но заведение стало легендарным не благодаря им. Hacienda оказалась суперклубом еще до того, как появилось само это понятие. В своих стенах клуб сформировал жанр «мэдчестер» и способствовал рождению эйсид-хауса — отсюда эти два музыкальных жанра распространились по всему миру.