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Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture & Criminalisation of UK Drill by Adele Oliver 9781912489787
RRP: €8.93€5.88Deeping It analyses drill's fight against moral panic and its fraught relationship with the police and political authority in the UK, exemplified by constant censorship, racism, and moments such as when a drill duo became the first people in British... -
Please Feed Me: A Punk Vegan Cookbook by Niall McGuirk 9781932360097
RRP: €14.27€13.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932360097Author Niall McGuirkFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Soft Skull PressPublisher CounterpointWeight(grams) 369g -
Wire's Pink Flag by Wilson Neate 9780826429148
RRP: €11.89€9.13In this book, Wilson Neate gets beneath the surface of a punk band with a difference. In contrast with many of their punk peers, Wire were enigmatic and cerebral, always keeping a distance from the crowd. Although Pink Flag appeared before the end of... -
Hallelujah!: The extraordinary story of Shaun Ryder and Happy Mondays by John Warburton 9780753507810 [USED COPY]
RRP: €19.03€2.40The Mondays were the band who had it all. Credited with a range of achievements, from creating Madchester and introducing indie kids to dance music to bringing ecstasy to Britain, they were the rock 'n' roll story that beggared belief. In Shaun they had... -
Wild Tales by Graham Nash
RRP: €15.46€10.82Wild Tales by Graham Nash - a classic rock memoir of the legendary Hollies front man and member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungIn this candid and riveting autobiography Graham Nash tells it all: the love, the sex, the jealousy, the drugs, and the magical... -
From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga by S.H Fernando Jr.
RRP: €19.03€14.72This is the definitive biography of rap supergroup and cultural icons, Wu-Tang Clan (WTC). Heralded as one of the most influential groups in modern music-hip hop or otherwise-WTC created a rap dynasty on the strength of seven gold and platinum albums... -
The Beatles' Landmarks in Liverpool by Daniel K. Longman
RRP: €19.03€12.91The appeal of the Beatles is everlasting. Millions of fans from all over the world continue to revel in the band's eternal hits and their music stands out as one of Britain's greatest cultural successes. This book takes the reader on a journey to the Fab... -
Were You There?: Popular Music at Manchester's Free Trade Hall - 1951 to 1996 by Richard Lysons
RRP: €23.80€15.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909360815Author Richard LysonsFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Empire Publications LtdPublisher Empire Publications LtdWeight(grams) 660g -
Billie's Blues by John Chilton 9780306803635
RRP: €19.03€18.54Anyone who has ever heard a Billie Holiday record knows the sound of her voice,sad, sexy, always relaxed but securely aware of the beat. Conveying a poignancy that cut to the heart of a song, she redeemed even trivial material with her impeccable sense... -
The Pixies Doolittle by Ben Sisario
RRP: €11.89€9.13The Pixies have had a career unlike any other in alternative rock, disappearing as not-quite-the-next-big-things only to become gods in absentia. "Doolittle" is their knotty masterpiece, the embodiment of the Pixies' abrasive, exuberant, enigmatic pop... -
Dark Horse Records: The Story of George Harrison's Post-Beatles Record Label by Aaron Badgley 9781789522877
RRP: €21.41€15.41In 1974, with Apple winding down, George Harrison still aspired to help new artists, so rather than trying to salvage Apple, he set up his own label Dark Horse Records, on a much smaller scale. His plan was to release records from new artists as well as... -
'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: The Life of Jimi Hendrix by David Henderson 9780711994324 [USED COPY]
RRP: €17.79€13.30Fusing blues, jazz and psychedelia with an outrageous personal style and image, Hendrix is still revered as the most important instrumentalist in the history of rock. He died aged 27 from drugs and alcohol. Capturing the essence of Hendrix's intense,... -
Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the '70s Alan Paul 9781250282699
RRP: €32.12€21.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250282699Author Alan PaulFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 611gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 166mm... -
Rock and Romanticism: Blake, Wordsworth, and Rock from Dylan to U2 by James Rovira 9781498553858
RRP: €42.84€37.85Rock and Romanticism: Blake, Wordsworth, and Rock from Dylan to U2 is an edited anthology that seeks to explain just how rock and roll is a Romantic phenomenon that sheds light, retrospectively, on what literary Romanticism was at its different points of... -
1977 Punk London: The Roxy, The Vortex, Kings Road and Beyond by Derek Ridgers
RRP: €17.79€15.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908211446Author Derek RidgersFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Carpet Bombing CulturePublisher Carpet Bombing CultureWeight(grams) 690gDimensions(mm)... -
Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times and Music of Green Day by Marc Spitz
RRP: €13.08€5.66In 1994 punk rock trio Green Day were on top of the world with DOOKIE, their massive hit album. They were loud, fast, bratty, pissed off, hopeless, truthful, drunk, maybe high, and somehow, absolutely massive. It was glorious. But by 2004, the hoopla... -
The Byrds: 1964-1967 by Scott B. Bomar 9781947026629
RRP: €154.70€86.99A new large-format 400-page collectible art book curated by the band's three surviving founding members. When the Byrds released "Mr. Tambourine Man" in 1965, they introduced Bob Dylan's songs to a new audience and launched a career that would make them... -
Daniel O'Donnell - My Story by Daniel O'Donnell 9780753509784
RRP: €19.03€13.82From humble beginnings in County Donegal in Ireland to worldwide recording success, Daniel O'Donnell recounts the incredible story of his life, charting the ups and downs with remarkable honesty.Through wonderful anecdotes, Daniel recalls his early years... -
The Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico by Joe Harvard
RRP: €11.89€9.1333 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispense with the standard biographical background that fans know already,... -
18 and Life on Skid Row by Sebastian Bach
€14.0418 And Life on Skid Row tells the story of a boy who spent his childhood moving from Freeport, Bahamas to California and finally to Canada and who at the age of eight discovered the gift that would change his life. Throughout his career, Sebastian Bach... -
Smile, You're Travelling by Henry Rollins
RRP: €19.03€13.82Using his trademark wit, insight and verve, icon Henry Rollins shares journals from his gruelling world tours of 1997 and 1998, as well as a record of the fulfilment of his longstanding dream to journey through Africa. He takes us on a rollercoaster of... -
Shake it Up, Baby: The Rise of Beatlemania and the Mayhem of 1963 by Ken McNab 9781846976346
RRP: €26.18€17.98When BEATLEMANIA seized the nation: Relive the Mayhem of 1963 The Beatles broke up more than half a century ago, yet millions around the globe are still drawn to the legacy of four lads from Liverpool. It really shouldn't be like this. But, from the... -
Hollywood Harmony: Musical Wonder and the Sound of Cinema by Frank Lehman 9780190606404
RRP: €35.09€30.37Film music often tells us how to feel, but it also guides us how to hear. Hollywood Harmony explores the inner workings of film music, bringing together tools from music theory, musicology, and music psychology. Harmony, and especially chromaticism, is... -
Welsh National Anthem, The - Its Story, Its Meaning by Sion Jobbins 9781847716590 [USED COPY]
RRP: €4.70€2.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847716590Author Sion JobbinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
Rebel Rebel - All the songs of David Bowie from `64 to `76 Chris O`leary 9781780992440
RRP: €23.79€20.19David Bowie: every single song. Everything you want to know, everything you didn't know. David Bowie remains mysterious and unknowable, despite 45 years of recording and performing. His legacy is roughly 600 songs, which range from psychedelia to glam... -
At the Vanguard of Vinyl: A Cultural History of the Long-Playing Record in Jazz by Darren Mueller 9781478030072
RRP: €29.74€25.79In At the Vanguard of Vinyl, Darren Mueller examines how the advent of the long-playing record (LP) in 1948 revolutionized the recording and production of jazz in the 1950s. The LP's increased fidelity and playback capacity allowed lengthy compositions... -
Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America by Jonathan Gould 9780749929886
€20.38Jonathan Gould's Can't Buy Me Love is more than just a book on the Beatles; it's a stunning recreation of the 1960s in England and America through the prism of the world's most iconic band. The Beatles, perhaps more than any act before or since, were a... -
Queen in the 1970s: Decades by James Griffiths
RRP: €19.03€13.82When Freddie Bulsara arrived in England in 1964, fleeing with his family from a bloody revolution on the streets of his homeland Zanzibar, he already knew that he wanted to be a rock'n'roll star. But before that dream could become a reality, there were... -
Who Was Bob Marley? by Katie Ellison
RRP: €5.94€5.38Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and songwriter began his career with his band, The Wailing Wailers, in 1963. The Wailers went on to spread... -
Phantom of the Opera - Souvenir Edition: Piano/Vocal Selections (Melody in the Piano Part) by Andrew Lloyd Webber 9780881886153
RRP: €28.55€18.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881886153Author Andrew Lloyd WebberPage Count 72Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation -
Eric Clapton: The Autobiography by Eric Clapton
RRP: €13.08€9.25Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star.Like Dylan and McCartney, he is an icon and a living legend. He has sold tens of millions of records, played sell-out concerts all over the world and been central to the significant musical developments of his... -
Giant Steps: Bebop And The Creators Of Modern Jazz, 1945-65 Kenny Mathieson 9780862418595
RRP: €19.04€13.04Giant Steps examines the most important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, Giant... -
My Bloody Valentine Loveless by Mike McGonigal
RRP: €11.89€9.13This epoch-making record of the late '80s effortlessly combines dense swathes of guitar noise and dance music. This turned out to be their last record, guitarist and studio maestro Kevin Shields having set their standards so high it was impossible to... -
So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley by Roger Steffens 9780393058451
RRP: €28.55€24.41Roger Steffens toured with Bob Marley for two weeks of his final tour of California in 1979 and the music icon was the first guest of Steffens' award-winning radio show. In So Much Things To Say, Steffens draws on a lifetime of scholarship to tell the... -
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker by Stanley Crouch 9780062005618
RRP: €13.08€8.63Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker is the first installment in the long-awaited portrait of one of the most talented and influential musicians of the twentieth century, from Stanley Crouch, one of the foremost authorities on jazz... -
Hip-Hop Legends Alphabet by Beck Feiner
RRP: €17.84€11.76From Biggie to Pac, Lil' Kim to Lauryn Hill, Hip-Hop Legends Alphabet features an A-Z of the OG MCs, DJs, and lyrical masterminds behind the freshest flows and dopest beats in music history. Written and illustrated to introduce hip-hop greats to a new... -
Fleetwood Mac: Everywhere by Mike Evans 9781786751355
RRP: €35.70€16.18Fleetwood Mac is one of the most successful bands of all time. Despite a long and complicated history, the band has survived dysfunction on a scale that would see many others implode, and remains a perennial favourite across generations. Formed in... -
Apathy for the Devil by Nick Kent
RRP: €15.46€10.19Pitched somewhere between Almost Famous and Withnail & I, Apathy for the Devil is a unique document of this most fascinating and troubling of decades - a story of inspiration, success and serious burn out.As a 20-something college dropout Nick Kent's... -
Back On The Streets: The Gary Moore Story by Brian Ireland 9781915246462
RRP: €20.22€15.09Over a decade after his untimely death, Gary Moore remains something of an enigma. A private, sometimes troubled man, he nevertheless chose a profession that exposed him to public scrutiny. Moore remained secretive about most aspects of his private life... -
Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture by Simon Reynolds
RRP: €23.80€17.21Twenty-five years since acid house and Ecstasy revolutionized pop culture, Simon Reynolds's landmark rave history Energy Flash has been expanded and updated to cover twenty-first-century developments like dubstep and EDM's recent takeover of America...