Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page
40.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen. With this evocative an ...Show more
The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume 2: 1966-2021: 'Far away from Myself' by Clinton Heylin
85.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
The second volume of Clinton Heylin's magisterial biography takes us from Dylan's 1966 motorcycle accident to the present day. We meet a man who is determined to confound expectations; yet whatever he does only seems to confirm his iconic status to fans and critics alike.There are peaks and troughs. Lo ...Show more
David Bowie: Changes - A Life in Pictures 1947-2016 by Chris Welch
45.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
David Bowie: Changes \b0 is a celebration of the international figure all starry-eyed hopefuls aspired to be when setting out on a path to fame and fortune in the music industry - whether they know it or not. Through more than 150 stellar photos, it tells the story of an artist the likes of which we'd n ...Show more
Then It Fell Apart by Moby
33.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
*Featured in The Times' 'Best Books of the Year So Far' 2019*'Somehow this chronicle of a long, dark night of the soul also involves funny stories involving Trump, Putin, and a truly baffling array of degenerates.' Stephen Colbert ***What do you do when you realise you have everything you think you've ...Show more
The Beatles: The Illustrated Lyrics by Unnamed
65.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
The lyrics to the songs of the Beatles read like poetry. This book treats them as such, and illustrates each track artistically, paying careful attention to detail and high design standards. The stories, themes and ideas behind nearly 200 songs are explored in this beautiful book that includes photogra ...Show more
Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics: The official, fully illustrated celebration of the Man in Black by Mark Stielper, Johnny Carter Cash, Johnny Cash
100.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
This book marks the first time Johnny Cash's 60 years of songwriting have been collected anywhere. Cash is one of the most beloved and influential country-music stars of all time, having composed more than 600 songs and perhaps best known for blending country, rock, blues, and gospel in his music, usher ...Show more
The Stone Age: Sixty Years of the Rolling Stones by Lesley-Ann Jones
37.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
The Rolling Stones juggernaut appraised and dissected as never before - the good, the bad, the ugly. On 12 July 1962, the Rollin' Stones performed their first-ever gig at London's Marquee jazz club. Down the line, a 'g' was added, a spark was lit and their destiny was sealed. No going back. These five w ...Show more
Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres by Kelefa Sanneh
33.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
A comprehensive and celebratory journey through the history of popular music, from the former New York Times music critic.
The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi by Lou Reed; Laurie Anderson (Editor)
65.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reed's worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson, with Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie, and Scott Richman. Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary ro ...Show more
Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
100.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
‘The closest we’ll ever get to a straight up Bowie autobiography — but who’d ever want anything straight-up from Bowie?’ – Rolling Stone. In 2002, David Bowie and Mick Rock created Moonage Daydream, the defining document of the life and times of Ziggy Stardust. Twenty years later, it remains the closes ...Show more
Music and How It Works by .
30.00 NZD
Category: Music
Take a visual journey through the world of music and learn the science behind it too. Budding music fans will love discovering musical geniuses of every era, from Mozart and classical music to Bowie and pop, as well as finding out how music is created and what links it all together. The book explains ho ...Show more
Re-Make/Re-Model - The Art School Roots of Roxy Music by Michael Bracewell
25.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography | Series: Faber Greatest Hits Ser.
A new edition as part of the Faber Social Greatest Hits - books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century. Re-make/Re-model tells the extraordinary and largely unknown story of the individuals and circumstances that would lead over a period of almost ...Show more