Third Man Books, November 2022. Paper Back. In this remarkable tale of creativity and chaos, do-it-yourself innovation and extraordinary attempts at world domination, Needles and Plastic tells the inside story of one of New Zealand - and the world's - great independent music labels. Hundreds of full color & black..... More
Simon & Schuster, November 2022. Hardcover. The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One--and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into the nature of..... More
Simon & Schuster, October 2000. Hardcover. Back in print for the first time in nearly thirty years, here is Yoko Ono's whimsical, delightful, subversive, startling book of instructions for art and for life. "Burn this book after you've read it." -- Yoko "A dream you dream alone may be a...... More
Routledge, September 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Lyrics by one of Broadway's most celebrated composer/lyricistsIncludes hit songs from Hello, Dolly! and Mame to La Cage Aux FollesPackaged with an original audio CD featuring Michael Feinstein singing..... More
Picador, March 2019. Trade Paperback. A PERFECT COMPANION READ TO THE SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY, WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN Selected as a Best Book of the Year by Esquire Couldn't put it down. - Charlamagne Tha God Mesmerizing. - Raekwon da Chef Insightful, moving, necessary. - Shea Serrano Cathartic. -The..... More
Bloomsbury USA, November 2013. Soft Cover. The definitive illustrated guide to the ukulele, from it's history to how to play, including a fantastic songbook. The ukulele has gone from strength to strength in recent years, undergoing a massive resurgence. You can hear the uke all over the place, from trendster..... More
Basic Books, April 2017. Hardcover. A preeminent composer, music scholar, and biographer presents an engaging and accessible introduction to classical music For many of us, classical music is something serious -- something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned..... More
Simon & Schuster, January 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan. "I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to..... More
D. R. Godine, January 1979. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Moderate shelfwear, but overall a nice original copy of a Guralnick classic. More
Doubleday/ Anchor, 1955. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback.This Anchor edition 'is the first publication of 'An Elizabethan Song Book.' Mildly darkened spine. Non-authorial inscription in pink ink, 'For Jille, on this her Natal date, 4.V.67' on half title page. Else interiors sound and without markings. [243 pages..... More
Anchor Doubleday, 1963. First Edition. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback edition in English & Italian. Dust stains and mild wear with ink smudge top textblock edge. Note in blue ink half title page. [417 pages plus nine page list of Anchor titles available.]. More
Knopf, October 2009. Oversized Hardcover. The seventh volume in Knopf's critically acclaimed Complete Lyrics series, published in Johnny Mercer's centennial year, contains the texts to more than 1,200 of his lyrics, several hundred of them published here for the first time. Johnny Mercer's early songs became staples of the big..... More
New Directions, October 2021. Paper Back. The National Book Award-winner Patti Smith updates her treasure box of a childhood memoir about "clear unspeakable joy" and "just the wish to know" with a radiant new afterword, written during the pandemic and reflecting on current times. This expanded paperback edition also includes..... More
Crown, October 2022. Hardcover. The essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reign as the most powerful force in pop culture--from the award-winning journalist behind All the Pieces Matter, the New York Times bestselling oral history of The Wire "The Come..... More
Crown, October 2022. Hardcover. The essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reign as the most powerful force in pop culture--from the award-winning journalist behind All the Pieces Matter, the New York Times bestselling oral history of The Wire "The Come..... More
Westview Press, September 1996. Trade Paperback. For nearly thirty years Frank Zappa (1940-1993) pursued an idiosyncratic but influential course in music--rock, jazz, and classical composer (releasing over fifty albums); founder of the Mothers of Invention; guitarist, conductor, and producer; as well as social satirist, sonic scientist, First Amendment champion, and..... More
Schirmer Trade Books, March 1997. Paper Back. The '60s produced many creative new musicians, but none was more inspirational, controversial, scatological, or creative than Frank Zappa. Beginning with his band, The Mothers of Invention, Zappa created music in a wide range of styles, from tape montage to light jazz to..... More
Fireside, September 2000. Trade Paperback. A prizewinning historian and journalist who has covered the pop music scene for more than three decades, James Miller brings a powerful and challenging intellectual perspective to his recounting of some key turning points in the history of rock. Arguing that the music underwent its..... More
Vintage, September 2020. Trade Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Riveting, elegant, humorous--this "picaresque voyage through Patti Smith's dreams and life, blending fiction and reality, conjured characters and actual ones" (The New York Times) is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times. Illustrated by Smith's signature Polaroids. Following..... More
Plume, September 1983. Trade Paperback. First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and traveled this whole country over--not by jet or motorcycle, but by boxcar..... More
Yale University Press, October 2022. Hardcover. Acclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penetrating songs "The most interesting writer on Dylan over the years has been the cultural critic Greil Marcus. . . . No one alive knows the music that..... More
Thunder's Mouth Press, October 2005. Paper Back. Now in an easy-to-handle format, this new edition of The Book of Rock is fully updated with fantastic new, varied and talented acts from across the musical spectrum. In the most comprehensive encyclopedia of rock and roll to date, guitar heroes rub shoulders..... More
Chronicle Books, November 2020. Oversized Hardcover. New York Times bestseller Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop culture legend. This landmark volume explores the remarkable life and lyrics of the one and only Dolly..... More
Mitchell Beazley, November 2022. Hardcover. A new, definitive look at one of music's greatest songbooks by an expert author The latest book in the bestselling All the Songs series, this is the most in-depth exploration of Prince's songs ever written. Spanning nearly 50 years of albums, EPs, B-sides, and more..... More
Simon & Schuster, January 2005. Hardcover. WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan. "I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself..... More
