Music books

The arabesque, a crucial component of nineteenth-century aesthetics characterized by recurring patterns of interlocking...  Read More >>

The arabesque, a crucial component of nineteenth-century aesthetics characterized by recurring patterns of interlocking...  Read More >>

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Of all the loud, rebellious rock groups forged in the white heat of America's Motor City, MC5 were the most uncompromising....  Read More >>

Black Sabbath The Dio years looks at the three different Dio eras with every album and track put under the microscope,...  Read More >>

Presents the history of a radical movement in Seventies Britain. With its own clothes, hair, artwork, fanzines and...  Read More >>

Bringing together nineteen essays from leading specialists in poetics and American music, this collection offers...  Read More >>

As Love’s most revered album is titled Forever Changes, it’s little wonder that their superior back catalogue encompasses...  Read More >>

For a few short years in the 1970s, the unique music of Focus entertained the world.  Stephen Lambe's book guides...  Read More >>

An intimate insider's account of New York's most radical cultural revolution.  Read More >>

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The essential guide to pop's favourite cheeky chap.  Read More >>

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After winning runner-up on Season 7 of American Idol at age sixteen, David Archuleta became the poster child for...  Read More >>

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The surprising story of how iconic works of music sparked debate and action in America’s halls of Congress  Read More >>

An engrossing history of the music of twilight and sleep, from the nocturnes of Field and Chopin to Max Richter...  Read More >>

Following his allegorical interpretation of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, this installment of Heise's Wagner project...  Read More >>

Nigerian, or Naija, hip-hop has existed for close to 45 years, and throughout its rich history has been influenced...  Read More >>

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An informative and practical guidebook that unlocks new perspectives on the ‘It' factor to empower authentic creative...  Read More >>

For die-hard fans and curious newcomers alike, this is the definitive account of how Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy...  Read More >>

Discusses how Mazzy Star become a call and response dream pop act that blended surrealism, sixties psychedelia,...  Read More >>

Stiff Little Fingers' 1979 debut album Inflammable Material was a product of, and response to, the turbulent era...  Read More >>

As an African American woman in the first half of the twentieth century, Price's contribution to art music was highly...  Read More >>