Music books

‘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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Adapt the dominant culture on your own terms. Native artists have always been central to hard, heavy music: surf...  Read More >>

The definitive story of The Clean in their own words.  Read More >>

How the iconic publication's unruly first decade rewrote the rules of journalism. Rolling Stone's first decade...  Read More >>

Music in World Literature: From Tolstoy to Manga examines the relationship between music and literary works within...  Read More >>

Marking the fortieth anniversary of Please, the duo's first album release, Pet Shop Boys Volume presents their entire...  Read More >>

A literary memoir and coming-of-age story exploring native New Yorker Jesse Malin's boundless creativity and triumph...  Read More >>

The world's best drummers are showcased in this book of magnificent photographs and fascinating interviews by renowned...  Read More >>

In this beautifully illustrated, independent publication, music writer and journalist Pete Chrisp explores how Paul...  Read More >>

This is the story of the boy from Brixton who became one of the most legendary artists and musicians of the 20th...  Read More >>

Over a career spanning more than five decades, Taylor has become one of the most beloved musicians of all time....  Read More >>

The Doobie Brothers On Track tells the story of a band that helped define one of the most transformative decades...  Read More >>

The Bene Israel are a Jewish community from western India who, over centuries, developed a distinctive identity...  Read More >>

This Element studies music in 'nostalgia mode', reproducing perfected versions of existing sounds, and hauntological...  Read More >>

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A moving and uplifting memoir charting the life of John Harris's autistic son, and how music opened up the world...  Read More >>

An innovative collection of essays that explore the intersections between two powerful creative movements  Read More >>

The Bene Israel are a Jewish community from western India who, over centuries, developed a distinctive identity...  Read More >>

DISCO! Music, Image, Dance takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring disco's untold stories--sonic, visual,...  Read More >>