Knopf, August 2023. Hardcover. The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A stirring account of how music bears witness to history and carries forward the memory of the wartime past In 1785, when the great German poet Friedrich Schiller penned his immortal "Ode to Joy," he crystallized the..... More
Agate Bolden, August 2023. Paper Back. The newest, most updated book on Prince available today--now updated with information about the afterlife of his work following his untimely death.Famously reticent and perennially controversial, Prince was one of the few music superstars who remained, largely, an enigma--even up to his premature death..... More
Jawbone Press, October 2023. Paper Back. 'Kevin does what I pretend to do. Kevin's a proper musician.' David Bowie 'Kevin Armstrong has been around, and around.' Iggy Pop Growing up in a world of punk squats and the London pub-rock scene, suburban rookie guitarist Kevin Armstrong found himself signed to..... More
Hachette Books, September 2023. Hardcover. Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (such as The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas) that redefined the early 1960s The girl group sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The..... More
Running Press Adult, July 2023. Hardcover. Celebrate the music that has shaped the culture and given us some of the greatest hits of all time with this vibrantly illustrated anthology, featuring 50 of the most lauded, controversial, and iconic hip-hop albums! From underground roots to mainstream popularity, hip-hop's influence on..... More
Hachette Books, September 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. The co-founder of The Cure and author of Cured delivers a fascinating deep dive into the dark romanticism of Goth music, a misunderstood genre and culture. GOTH is an entertaining and engaging historical memoir, and a journey through Goth music and culture, exploring..... More
Little Brown and Company, September 2023. Hardcover. From New York Times bestselling author and Rolling Stone founder comes "a visit to the Mount Olympus of rock" in this remarkable collection of new and collected interviews with some of the greatest rock stars and cultural icons of our time (Kirkus Reviews)..... More
The University of North Carolina Press, October 2023. Hardcover. What is American roots music? Any definition must account for a kaleidoscope of genres from bluegrass to blues, western swing to jazz, soul and gospel to rock and reggae, Cajun to Celtic. It must encompass the work of artists as diverse..... More
The University of North Carolina Press, October 2023. Paper Back. The cassette tape was revolutionary. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle changed music history. Make your own tapes! Trade them with friends! Tape over the ones you don't like! The cassette tape upended pop culture, creating movements and..... More
Viking Compass Book, June 1968. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Sound, solid lightly shelf worn copy with stain toward top of spine. Another light brown stain midway along fore-edge. Front cover lower right corner creased. Previous owner's name & a date in red sharpie top of half title page. [245..... More
Bellevue Literary Press, March 2022. Paper Back. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST NPR "BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR" SELECTION NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE A virtuosic debut from a gifted violinist searching for a new mode of artistic becoming How does time shape consciousness and consciousness, time? Do we live in..... 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
Trouser Press Books, September 2023. Hardcover. Completing a trilogy that began with The Rhino Records Story (2013) and continued with My British Invasion (2017), this 40-year diary documents Harold Bronson's progress from student musician and journalist to label executive, where his fandom, wit and wildly creative imagination augmented and altered..... More
Cassell, September 2023. Trade Paperback. The story of Bowie's life told through 300 encounters with fellow icons, from Dylan to Dalí, Lennon to Lydon, Princess Margaret to Prince. *** With consultant editor Tony Visconti David Bowie's story has never been told quite like this. Tracing the star's encounters with fellow..... More
Ecco, November 2010. Trade Paperback. WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "Reading rocker Smith's account of her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, it's hard not to believe in fate. How else to explain the chance encounter that threw them together, allowing both to blossom? Quirky and spellbinding." -- People It..... More
Crown, October 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Two longtime friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music, and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly produced expansion of their groundbreaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350..... More
Sierra Records & Books, January 1985. Oversize Softcover. More
Gingko Press, July 2019. Paper Back. Hundreds of examples from the author's personal collection of well-worn vintage punk shirts line the pages of bestselling author Bryan Ray's latest book. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces including internationally famous t-shirts such as Sid Vicious' personal Sex Pistols shirt, Joe Strummer's, 'Rude Boy', hand painted..... More
Dey Street Books, June 2023. Hardcover. A "vivid and breathless" (Billboard) oral history of emo's takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Panic! At the Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional. If Meet Me in the Bathroom traced New York City's..... More
Monoray, September 2023. Hardcover. The most authoritative work on the creation of Bowie's music ever published "This is a book unlike any other, the definitive analysis of David's music, told in a quiet natural way, but with absolute authenticity, by the people around him" - Hermione Farthingale "Jérôme Soligny is..... More
Da Capo Press, April 2017. Paper Back. Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it's never been told before. John Doe of the legendary band X and co-author Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of..... More
Black Dog & Leventhal, September 2023. Hardcover. Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy lifts the curtain on a Broadway legend--a man who stood at the pinnacle of the American musical theatre for more than sixty years. Brimming with insights..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, September 2023. Paper Back. This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you. But it's also a story of a musical trailblazer who began as a humble..... More
Hachette Books, September 2023. Hardcover. Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (such as The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas) that redefined the early 1960s The girl group sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The..... More
Flatiron Books, September 2022. Trade Paperback. An intimate, revealing look at one artist's journey from self-censorship to full expression As one of the most celebrated musicians in the world, Alicia Keys has enraptured the globe with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring piano compositions. Yet away from the..... More
