Composers, musicians, bands & groups

Why Dylan Matters [9780008245498]

'The coolest class on campus' - New York Times When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, the literary world was up in arm…

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George Michael: Without Prejudice: 1968 - 2016 [9781786064561]

'I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important' - George Mi…

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Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times [9780571348558]

A landmark biography of the Polish composer by one of the world's leading authorities on Chopin and his time. Based on ten years of research and a va…

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Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs [9781787391215]

Packed full of insightful stories from Springsteen's long career, Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs takes a detailed look at each and ev…

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Life in Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay [9781787391093]

In September 1998, a completely unknown band from London performed in the corner of a cafe in Manchester to an audience of fewer than ten people. One …

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The Beatles : The Authorised Biography [9780091930516]

There's only one book that ever truly got inside the Beatles and this is it. The landmark, worldwide bestseller that has grown with the Beatles ever s…

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The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities [9780571341269]

In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. The missing link between free jazz and punk …

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The Nobel Lecture [9781471172182]

On October 13, 2016, it was announced that Bob Dylan had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, recognizing his countless contributions to music…

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Then It Fell Apart [9780571339402]

What do you do when you realise you have everything you think you've ever wanted but still feel completely empty? What do you do when it all starts t…

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Mad, Bad and Dangerous: The Book of Drummers' Tales [9781844549849]

Never have so many famous drummers been gathered together in one place! Drummer and writer Spike Webb has spent more than three years meeting fellow …

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Backstage Pass [9780062820280]

The New York Times bestselling author and legendary frontman and rhythm guitarist of KISS grants fans an all-access backstage pass to his personal lif…

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David Bowie: Changes [9781780978536]

David Bowie was the international figure all starry-eyed hopefuls aspired to when setting out on a path to fame and fortune in the music industry - wh…

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Flutter Echo: Living Within Sound [9781787601529]

David Toop has become one of our most significant touchstones of contemporary music writing and reportage. Employing intensified studies into World Mu…

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Gabriel Faurae [9780714839325]

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) is one of the best French composers of his era. His artistic independence served to inspire many of the next generation of F…

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Instrumental [9781782113393]

James Rhodes' passion for music has been his absolute lifeline. It has been the thread that has held him together through a life that has encompassed …

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Justin Bieber Confidential [9781780975412]

Welcome to the world of Justin Bieber. No ordinary teenager. Since being discovered on YouTube at the age of 15 by talent scout Scooter Braun, this Ca…

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Queen: Complete Works (Updated Edition) [9781789090000]

Their fan base continues to grow, over 25 years on from the death of Freddie Mercury, Queen's flamboyant, unforgettable front man. Georg Purvis's meti…

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Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years [9781787600638]

Reelin' In The Years is the acclaimed biography of Steely Dan, now updated to include details of Walter Becker passing and Donald Fagen's continued to…

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The Dead Straight Guide to Queen [9781911346333]

Few bands embodied the pure excess of the Seventies like Queen. Theatrical, brilliant, even mercurial - there has never been another band like them, o…

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The Story of the Streets [9780552165389]

'This book is going to try and get as close as possible to the full story of what informed the noise of The Streets. Obviously that's something I shou…

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