The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music by Tony King
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music
The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beating heart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty years. 'This is a brilliant book by a brilliant man. A magician with perfect taste. Thank God I met him. He is gold dust!' ELTON JOHN Leaving school at the age of sixteen to s ...Show more
Holding the Note: Writing on Music by David Remnick
$42.99 NZD
Category: Music
The greatest popular songs, whether it’s Aretha Franklin singing ‘Respect’ or Bob Dylan performing ‘Blind Willie McTell’, have a way of embedding themselves in our memories. You remember a time and a place and a feeling when you hear that song again. In Holding the Note, David Remnick writes about the ...Show more
Definitive Opera Encyclopedia by Stanley Sadie (General Editor); Philip Langridge (Foreword by)
$59.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Definitive Encyclopedias Ser.
Updated and expanded version of the classic reference work, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera, this new text edition examines the history and development of opera, from its roots in the theatrical choral dances of Ancient Greece, through the sublime compositions of Handel and Mozart and on to the gr ...Show more
I'm Your Fan: the Songs of Leonard Cohen (33 1/3) by Ray Padgett
$21.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: 33 1/3 Ser.
When I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen hit stores in 1991, Leonard Cohen's career had plummeted from its revered 1960s high. Cohen's record label had refused to release his 1984 album Various Positions--including the song Hallelujah--in the United States. Luckily, Velvet Underground founder John ...Show more
Rock Covers – 40 by Robbie Busch; Jonathan Kirby; Julius Wiedemann (Editor)
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: 40th Edition Ser.
Album art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you picture the covers. Many photographers, illustrators, and art directors have become celebrities from their album artworks--the best examples of which will go down in history as permanent fixture ...Show more
Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Ultimate Illustrated History by Richie Unterberger
$65.00 NZD
Category: Music
More than four decades after Marley's death, he and his bandmates remain the most famous reggae artists of all time. Bob Marley and the Wailers explores their legacy. Illustrated with photos and memorabilia from all phases of their journey, Bob Marley and the Wailers illuminates the lives and times of ...Show more
Pink Floyd and the Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years by Martin Popoff
$110.00 NZD
Category: Music
Take a deep dive into one of the best-selling albums ever on the 50th anniversary of its release with this beautifully produced and authoritatively written slipcased edition. Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon offers a generously illustrated deep dive into all aspects of one of the most popular ro ...Show more
Fleetwood Mac: Everywhere by MIKE EVANS
$69.99 NZD
Category: Music
The essential, illustrated, song-by-song story of one of the most enduring acts in rock music history. Fleetwood Mac has a long and complicated history, strewn with tumultuous relationships and substance abuse. Yet despite their dysfunction they have produced hit after hit- Dreams, Rhiannon, Gypsy, The ...Show more
Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush by Tom Doyle, Tom Doyle
$27.99 NZD
Category: Music
"Praiseworthy."--The Guardian The most comprehensive book on Kate Bush to date, featuring exclusive interview content with Kate herself, close friends, and collaborators Kate Bush: the subject of murmured legend and one of the most distinctive musicians of the modern era. Running Up That Hill: 50 Visi ...Show more
Captain Fantastic - Elton John's Stellar Trip Through The '70s by Tom Doyle
$27.99 NZD
Category: Music
Based on rare one-on-one interviews with the flamboyant rock 'n' roll icon, this is the first book to trace Elton John's meteoric rise from obscurity to worldwide celebrity in the wildest, weirdest decade of the twentieth century. In August 1970, Elton John achieved overnight fame with a rousing perfor ...Show more
Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs by Brian Hiatt
$69.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Stories Behind the Songs Ser.
A detailed look at each and every one of his tracks, providing a unique look at this rock legend's method, as well as some of the many anecdotes and tales that are prolific in his long music history. Important insight into the work of a truly great songwriter. Updated to include the albums Western Stars ...Show more