History & Criticism

#2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born.2 Tone was black and white: a...

"The new Chris Cornell biography is the book his legacy deserves." -Kerrang!"Reiff unearths plenty of unexpected details and novel anecdotes...but the book is perhaps most valuable for the way it rounds out and humanizes this man who managed to keep so...

The phrase "music history" likely summons up images of long-dead composers, smug men in wigs and waistcoats, and people dancing without touching. In Music: A Subversive History, Gioia responds to the false notions that undergird this tedium. Traditional...

A must-read for old-school hip-hop heads and burgeoning fans alikeTime'Hip Hip is not History, it's Our story. Brilliant book'Craig Charles'Hip-Hop Is History melds a detailed chronological retelling of the genre's story with occasionally hair-raising...

From the stylist behind David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust look, an electrifying peek behind the curtains during a legendary chapter of pop culture history.'Suzi Ronson was there as Bowie transitioned from suburban folkie to world superstar and genius. Few can...

The compositions of Stephen Heller (1813-1885), a prolific composer of music for piano, were known for their musical interest and touches of charming ingenuity. His popular studies, twenty of which are gathered together in this easy to moderate...

On the fiftieth anniversary of David Bowie's magical album, Aladdin Sane 50 is the ultimate celebration of a musical masterpiece - and the most famous photograph in pop history.This landmark book contains hundreds of photographs, including dozens of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915316134Author Andy CowanFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint HeadpressPublisher Headpress

Derek Bailey's Improvisation , originally published in 1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and photographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of improvisation in all its forms,Indian music, flamenco, baroque, organ music,...

A welcome collection of piano transcriptions made by the composer himself, featuring eight of his best-loved choral pieces spanning the last 40 years. Designed for pianists at early intermediate level, the collection provides skilful and approachable...

An epic journey through sea shanties, high tides and seven seasFrom the international bestselling singer comes The Book of Sea Shanties.The world sang in harmony with Nathan Evans, the Glaswegian postie turned singer of sea shanties. Join him as he takes...

The BBC Proms is the world's biggest and longest-running classical music festival and one of the jewels in the crown for the BBC. Held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London and across the UK, it is one of the strongest brand names in the music...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913231347Author Shawn ReynaldoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Velocity PressPublisher Velocity Press

'The Beatles are coming! The Beatles are coming!' While the chant will be familiar to any Beatles fan, there was a time before the band took the world by storm, when they were little more than an inexperienced, though talented, semi-professional group of...

In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert, the disastrous historic event that marked the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992675509Author Gary CavanaghFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Mutiny 2000 PublicationsPublisher Mutiny 2000 PublicationsWeight(grams) 210g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250199386Author David De SolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's GriffinPublisher Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592402694Author Geoff EmerickPage Count 400Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Gotham Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250030467Author Kent HartmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm)...

Chart topping-and headline-making-rap artist Eminem shares his private reflections, drawings, handwritten lyrics, and photographs in his New York Times bestseller The Way I Am Fiercely intelligent, relentlessly provocative, and prodigiously gifted,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556525896Author Pamela Des Des BarresFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint A Cappella BooksPublisher A Cappella BooksWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062207661Author Rob SheffieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538759462Author Rob HarvillaFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint TwelvePublisher TwelveWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 160mm * 28mm

The Explosive New York Times Bestseller "A backstage pass to the wildest and loudest party in rock history-you'll feel like you were right there with us!" -Bret Michaels of Poison Nothin' But a Good Time is the definitive, no-holds-barred oral...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780688112745Author Noel E. MonkFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint William MorrowPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865479661Author Michael WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

For many, T. Rex founder Marc Bolan remains forever frozen in time as the poster boy of glam, the pop-rock genre he effectively launched with his March 1971 Top of the Pops appearance to promote 'Hot Love', the band's first number one single. To see...

A SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023#2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A RESIDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953387448Author Hanif AbdurraqibFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Two Dollar RadioPublisher Two Dollar RadioWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

In her long career, Canadian songstress Joni Mitchell has been hailed as everything from 1960s folk icon to 20th century cultural figure, artistic iconoclast to musical heroine, extreme romantic confessor to outspoken commentator and lyrical painter...

The Cure are arguably the biggest alternative rock band in the world. Between 1985 and 2000 every album they released went to at least Gold in the UK, the US or both. In America they have earned four Platinum albums, and they are estimated to have sold...

Factory Records has become the stuff of legend. The histories of the label have been told from many perspectives, from visual catalogues and memoirs to exhibitions. Yet no in-depth history has ever been told from the perspectives of the women who were...

With a foreword by Paul McCartney'It's semi-devotional -- a really special place' Florence Welch'There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical' Nile RodgersMany people will recognise the famous zebra crossing. Some visitors may have...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK IN THE TIMES: 'Captivating'A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'In-depth and inspiring''Beautifully compiled ... the perfect festival experience' SUNDAY TIMESGlastonbury 50 is the authorised,...

'An incredible photographer and good friend' -RINGO STARR The definitive collection of the breathtaking Beatles photographs of Terry O'Neill.Iconic photographer Terry O'Neill worked with the Beatles across five decades, capturing the band at the...

Photographs and Reflections by Paul McCartney'Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget for the rest of my life.'In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a thousand photographs taken by Paul McCartney on a 35mm...

The newest addition to the best-selling All the Songs series details the unique recording history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's most commercially successful and influential rock bands.Since 1965, Pink Floyd been recording sonically experimental and...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES, GRAMMY-NOMINATED BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, ROLLING STONE, AND ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself-by band members...

'Love this book! It triggers so many memories of the rave era. Thoroughly recommended.' - FATBOY SLIM 'Captures the hedonism and humour of the nineties with a laugh-out-loud honesty. The perfect Ibiza holiday read...if you can get it through customs!' -...

'Superb celebration of his life and work ... a must-read tribute' CLASSIC POP, 5/5'The funniest and most revealing of all music journalists' - NEIL TENNANT 'A laugh riot' - CLASSIC ROCK4/5 - Mojo 4/5 - Record Collector8/10 - Uncut Idiosyncratic...