Music books

The unlikely story of how the American big band conductor raised morale and fought Nazis during World War II  Read More >>

A charting of the erotic sailor from British caricatures to Stonewall and beyond  Read More >>

In 2010, Carlisle Floyd, one of American opera’s most titanic talents, found himself at an impasse. Caring for family...  Read More >>

First published in 1945, this historic collection of songs composed by Jewish victims of the Holocaust is being...  Read More >>

This book provides valuable insights into some of the key issues in Chinese music research, spanning both historical...  Read More >>

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Marking the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, this book reveals a stunning collection of exclusive photographs...  Read More >>

Fictional popstars and their fans - in tales of love and dangerous obsession - inspired by 2010's icons.  Read More >>

Stage diving with the Friends of Cesar Romero, the Bastard Fairies, Lozen, and Postcommodity, Where Next, Columbus?...  Read More >>

This book uncovers the powerful ties between iconic jazz musicians and leading African American writers during the...  Read More >>

Marking the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, 'Prince: Black, White, Color' reveals a stunning collection of exclusive...  Read More >>

Imagined instruments reveal how we shape music - and how music shapes us.  Read More >>

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An oral history chronicling Scotland's vibrant and transformative indie music scene from 1983 to 1995.  Read More >>

The seventh volume in Simon Goddard's epic adventure through Bowie's greatest decade.  Read More >>

An epic tale of self-destruction and a life taken too soon - Tony Fletcher's classic biography of Keith Moon returns...  Read More >>

The finest book on Britain's most popular rock 'n' roll band 'Read on … It's all true' Noel Gallagher...  Read More >>

A true story of how two young rappers from Scotland fooled the record industry.   Read More >>

The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music explores the dynamic social and economic world of North Indian raga-based...  Read More >>

‘This is the truth as we know it. I have read so much about what people think they know about Michael, but this...  Read More >>

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! In his most personal work yet, Grammy Award–winning rapper 2 Chainz shares...  Read More >>

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In Rethinking Elvis, popular music scholars and historians look beyond Elvis' iconography to shine a light on the...  Read More >>

Patti Smith on Patti Smith includes some of Smith's most iconic moments in the media, and some that have never appeared...  Read More >>