Under the Ivy: The Life and Music of Kate Bush by Graeme Thomson
$34.99 NZD
Category: Music
The first ever in-depth study of Kate Bush's life and career, Under The Ivy features over 70 unique and revealing new interviews with those who have viewed from up close both the public artist and the private woman: old school friends, early band mates, long-term studio collaborators, former managers, p ...Show more
Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music - The Definitive Life by Tim Riley
$39.99 NZD
Category: Music
Music historian and journalist Tim Riley's biography challenges many popular assumptions about Lennon's life, from his widely misunderstood 'Working Class Hero' origins to his epic romance with Yoko Ono. Riley also explores Lennon in all his contradictions: the misogynist turned peace activist, the mora ...Show more
The Stones: The Acclaimed Biography by Philip Norman
$24.99 NZD
Category: Music
In 2012 the Rolling Stones celebrate their 50th anniversary. Their story - the band's meteoric rise to fame, the Marianne Faithfull, Brian Jones and Altamont scandals, the groundbreaking hits - is the stuff of twentieth century legend, and core to popular culture. But it is Norman's skills as a research ...Show more
Love Me Do: 50 Great Beatles Moments by Paolo Hewitt
$39.99 NZD
Category: Music
Love Me Do tells the story of the Beatles by highlighting and then examining in detail fifty significant events in their amazing career. Taking a completely new approach to the band, Paolo Hewitt creates one of the great Beatle biographies in time for the 50th anniversary of the release of the band's fi ...Show more
Rod - The Autobiography by Rod Stewart
$37.99 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
This is the long-awaited autobiography of one of rock's true megastars. Rod Stewart (aka Rod The Mod and to a very select few, Dad) was born the working-class son of a Scottish plumber in North London. He was never, as some stories later had it, a professional footballer or a gravedigger, though he did ...Show more
Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin
$37.00 NZD
Category: Music
After 3 decades of groundbreaking music Bruce Springsteen still manages to amaze audiences around the world with his live shows and bring new fans to his music with every album release. Highly acclaimed music critic Peter Carlin tracks the Boss's dazzling ascent to fame, whilst painting a vivid portrait ...Show more
Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue by Marc Spitz
$26.00 NZD
Category: Music
An examination of Mick Jagger's spectacular life and the cultural revolution he led as the legendary front man of the Rolling Stones. As the Rolling Stones celebrate their fiftieth anniversary, their legendary front man remains an enigma; he hasn't given an in-depth interview in a decade and a half. Dra ...Show more
AC/DC: Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be by Mick Wall
$39.99 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
AC/DC moved to Britain from Sydney in 1975, and soon set up a residency at London's Marquee Club. Their short hair (including the odd mullet), loud rock and attitude chimed well with the lingering pub rock and soon-to-be punk crowd. They weren't really a band for guitar solos, and singer Bon Scott was t ...Show more
Musician's Notebook by Matthew Teacher
$24.99 NZD
Category: Music
A deluxe interactive workbook for songwriters, featuring approximately 70 spreads on which to compose 70 songs. The book is a sturdy hardcover (no jacket) with a lay-flat binding for use on music stands and flat surfaces. Also includes printed chord stickers to make the songwriting process easier and mo ...Show more
Starting At Zero: His Own Story by Jimi Hendrix
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
It took just four years in the spotlight for Jimi Hendrix to become an international cultural icon. The sheer impact and originality of his music and his unique mastery of the guitar placed him for ever amongst musical giants. But what of the man behind the public image? Modest and intensely private by ...Show more
Great Operas: A Guide to 25 of the World's Finest Musical Experiences by Michael Steen
$29.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Great Operas
With four famous operas each from Mozart, Verdi and Puccini, and two each from Rossini and Donizetti, there is a feast of information. Here are short guides to The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni; to the splendour of Aida, the heart-breaking La Traviata; the drama of Tosca. The range is very broad. ...Show more
After All These Years: Our Story by Mick Foster
$37.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
This is the combined life story of Mick Foster and Tony Allen, revealing how these most unlikely of stars toured the world and entered the record books. A charming narrative told with heaps of Celtic charm, it is filled with nostalgic reminiscences about growing up in rural Ireland in the 1950s and 60s, ...Show more