Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups books

A moving and inspiring memoir of families lost and rediscovered, by a founding member of legendary band Midnight...  Read More >>

From the New York Times bestseller, the story of jazz, told through the journeys of three towering artists  Read More >>

Britten Experienced is a response to two recent studies of the composer, and offers alternative critical readings...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

From Angie to Wild Horses, Start Me Up to Ruby Tuesday, Rolling Stones Legends Alphabet is a blues-soaked journey...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

Thirty years after the band’s major label debut, cracked rear view, author Tim Sommer pulls back the curtain on...  Read More >>

Paused in Cosmic Reflection is the definitive story of The Chemical Brothers. Told in the voices of Tom Rowlands...  Read More >>

Paused in Cosmic Reflection is the definitive story of The Chemical Brothers. Told in the voices of Tom Rowlands...  Read More >>

Life on the margins of the British rock music scene in the 1960s and 70s. Bill MacCormick became a bass player by...  Read More >>

Underpinned by author John Rink's internationally acclaimed scholarship and experience as a musician, this book...  Read More >>

This all-access look at the legendary Who presents a glimpse of what it was like to see the band in their prime...  Read More >>

This book provides a rich analysis of U2’s songs, unveiling the light of hope amid the darkness of trauma and provide...  Read More >>

Style Mr Styles in some of his most iconic fits, from the red carpet to the stage and beyond. Featuring a pop-out...  Read More >>

Karhumaa's seventh book introduces artist management from an unprecedented perspective. Modern artist management...  Read More >>

While Southern California punk bands were saying, “Our band could be your life,” Los Angeles’s hair metal acts were...  Read More >>

This book uses glocalization theory and the methods of historical ethnomusicology to interpret the life and times...  Read More >>

An electroacoustic, olfactory, and textual project by artist Florian Hecker. An electroacoustic, olfactory, and...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

"""A critical exploration of David Bowie's varied works as an actor, revealing who 'Bowie' is while affording the...  Read More >>

"""Discusses the album that mixes traditional folk music with an Italian pop sensibility and what that means about...  Read More >>

"Examining one of the most popular and enduring genres of American music, this encyclopedia of classic rock from...  Read More >>

The Rejects takes an intimate, thoughtful look at people who've been kicked out of bands, what they experienced...  Read More >>

Throwing Muses frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo artist Kristin Hersh meditates on the future of her craft...  Read More >>