Da Capo Press, November 2010. Trade Paperback. Best Music Writing has become one of the most eagerly awaited annuals out there. Celebrating the year in music writing by gathering a rich array of essays, missives, and musings on every style of music from rock to hip-hop to R&B to jazz..... More

Artabras, June 1997. First Edition. Oversize Softcover. The most influential figure in the history of popular music, Elvis Presley is here presented in photographs chosen especially for this volume from the fabulous archives of Graceland, his Memphis home. Arranged thematically, Elvis begins with a vibrant portrait gallery spanning his whole..... More

University of Texas Press, February 2019. Paper Back. A New York Times Best Seller 2019 National Book Award Longlist, Nonfiction 2019 Kirkus Book Prize Finalist, Nonfiction A February IndieNext Pick Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2019 by Buzzfeed, Nylon, The A. V. Club, CBC Books, and The Rumpus, and..... More

University of Texas Press, March 2021. Paper Back. Performing as the Bluebelles in the 1960s, Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash wore bouffant wigs and chiffon dresses, and they harmonized vocals like many other girl groups of the era. After a decade on the Chitlin Circuit, however, they were..... More

Random House Inc (T), August 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Shelf wear; soiling; clipped and badly chipped jacket; still, a tough-to -find hardcover, and a first printing. More

Broadway Books, October 2013. Trade Paperback. This "oral autobiography" of Jimmy Page, the intensely private mastermind behind Led Zeppelin--one of the most enduring bands in rock history--is the most complete and revelatory portrait of the legendary guitarist ever published. More than 30 years after disbanding in 1980, Led Zeppelin continues..... More

Faber & Faber, August 2017. Cloth. One of Kirkus Reviews Best Music & Entertainment Books of 2017 As heard on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross & seen on PBS Newshour Nothing short of masterly. -- The Wall Street Journal A remarkable history of skiffle.... Bragg impresses throughout with engaging..... More

Macmillan Pub Co, November 1986. Hardcover. 2nd printing. As is. Mylar wrapped jacket is glued to the book. There is soiling on the endpapers and the title page. Spine is slightly cocked. Binding is tight and the text is clear. More

Abrams Press, January 2022. Hardcover. 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 Malcolm James McCormick was born on January 19, 1992. He began making music at a young age and..... More

Penguin (Non-Classics), July 1987. Trade Paperback. The sensational sequel to the bestselling memoir The Basketball Diaries During the early 1970s, Jim Carroll was a young and rising star in the crazy and creative downtown scene in New York City. He worked at the Factory for Andy Warhol and discussed art..... More

House of Chadoula, 2014. Trade Paperback. More

MCD, February 2022. Hardcover. A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius." --QUESTLOVE Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound..... More

Harvard University Press, November 1998. Hardcover. Two generations of American music lovers have grown up listening with Robert Christgau, attuned to his inimitable blend of judgment, acuity, passion, erudition, wit, and caveat emptor. His writings, collected here, constitute a virtual encyclopedia of popular music over the past fifty years. Whether..... More