Music books

The authorized Paul Weller biography.  Read More >>

""An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead singer-lyricist...  Read More >>

A BFI Film Classic exploring Todd Haynes’s kaleidoscopic glam-rock epic, Velvet Goldmine (1998) - an alternative...  Read More >>

Queercore revolutionized the possibilities of sonic kinship among self-identified queer in the 1980s and '90s, through...  Read More >>

A gloriously funny-serious novel from a beloved columnist and essayist The Heathens thought of themselves as 'the...  Read More >>

Ringo Starr’s eventful and remarkable life laid bare in a first-of-its-kind mosaic biography of one of the greatest...  Read More >>

Claire von Glümer: Erinnerungen an Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient. Die Seele einer großen Sängerin Erstdruck in Die...  Read More >>

Spanish music is universally popular but seldom well understood. For the first time in English, in a single volume,...  Read More >>

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An in-depth study of a medieval manuscript of songs from the Cistercian monastery in Vyšší Brod. Manuscript 42...  Read More >>

Music: it’s not only the soundtrack to our lives, but shapes who we are – conjuring memories, emotions, dreams,...  Read More >>

A story of pop music, identity crisis and Hong Kong, from the acclaimed singer-songwriter Emma-Lee Moss (a.k.a....  Read More >>

""An essential book for this moment."" -Rob Sheffield The definitive history of LGBTQ music, from Stonewall to...  Read More >>

Relive The Beatles’ last live public concert through the eyes of the ultimate rock 'n' roll photographer Jim Marshall....  Read More >>

An unforgettable and in-depth exploration of The Beach Boys’ incredible output during their peak years as recollected...  Read More >>

A gloriously funny-serious novel from a beloved columnist and essayist The Heathens thought of themselves as 'the...  Read More >>

A wildly inventive and highly unconventional account of how one man's life was forever changed by The Smiths  Read More >>

Building on transnational research in three European higher music education institutions, Estonian Academy of Music...  Read More >>

Reassesses the life, music and enduring influence of Charles Wood, a central figure in British and Irish music and...  Read More >>

Le piano est peut-être, de tous les instruments, celui qui crée le plus de relations. Avec un chanteur, avec d'autres...  Read More >>

Illuminates the place of music in the life and poetry of Federico García Lorca. ""Yo ante todo, soy músico,""...  Read More >>

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

A passionate memoir exploring classical music, its restorative qualities and wider cultural influence by the celebrated...  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 >>