Music

Explore the stories, sounds, and cultural impact of music through our collection of music books, selected by our very own booksellers. These books offer insight into the people and ideas that shaped the soundtracks of our lives. 

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World Within a Song by Jeff Tweedy - 9780571385799
$32.99
World Within a Song
Jeff Tweedy
What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write...
Spaceships Over Glasgow by Stuart Braithwaite - 9781474624121
$55.00
Spaceships Over Glasgow
Stuart Braithwaite
Born the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for a...
The Book of ABBA by Jan Gradvall - 9780571390991
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The Book of ABBA
Jan Gradvall
'Almost as miraculous as the songs it exists to celebrate.' PETE PAPHIDES 'The only ABBA...
Future Days by David Stubbs (Associate Editor) - 9780571346639
$32.99
Future Days
David Stubbs (Associate Editor)
West Germany after the Second World War was a country in shock: estranged from its...
Queercore by Audrey Golden (Writer, USA) - 9798765125854
$29.99
Queercore
Audrey Golden (Writer, USA)
Transatlantic knowledge of the queer underground punk scene that ultimately became queercore developed through the...
One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem by Neil Tennant - 9780571397891
$24.99
One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem
Neil Tennant
**Featuring a new introduction by Jon Savage** Everything I've ever done Everything I ever do...
No New York by Adele Bertei - 9780571386154
$45.00
No New York
Adele Bertei
In 1975 a young queer singer from Cleveland meets photographer Nan Goldin - an encounter...
Punk Rock by John Robb - 9781529989229
$36.99
Punk Rock
John Robb
The story of punk, in all its vibrant glory, told for the first time in...
Love Magic Power Danger Bliss by Paul Morley - 9780571379248
$59.99
Love Magic Power Danger Bliss
Paul Morley
Art is my life and my life is art . . . The story of...
Raps of Resistance by Jeremy C. McCool - 9798881801250
$50.00
Raps of Resistance
Jeremy C. McCool
Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole blazed paths that salvaged socially conscious rap at a pivotal...
Pub Rock by Mark Wilkerson (Writer, USA) - 9798765123409
$29.99
Pub Rock
Mark Wilkerson (Writer, USA)
The scene that bulldozed the path from prog and glam to punk and new wave,...
The Beatles by Richard Havers - 9780785845423
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The Beatles
Richard Havers
At one time the most famous pop band in the world, The Beatles still hold...
Rock Goes to College by Paul Sexton - 9780008722425
$34.99
Rock Goes to College
Paul Sexton
The hectic, hugely entertaining, and definitive story of the wonderful and entirely amateurish British university...
A Little More Love by Matthew Hild - 9798216368021
$45.00
A Little More Love
Matthew Hild
An in-depth biography that closely examines the superstar's multi-faceted career, personal life, advocacy, and legacy....
David Bowie by Paul Duncan - 9783836593168
$54.99
David Bowie
Paul Duncan
First advertised as a "mind-stretching experience," Nicolas Roeg's 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth...
Last Rites by Ozzy Osbourne - 9781408724071
$24.99
Last Rites
Ozzy Osbourne
People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know...
Annie Lennox by Annie Lennox - 9780847875559
$160.00
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
A long-awaited visual memoir from a legend of popular culture, this is the first and...
The Rolling Stones by Reuel Golden - 9783836597562
$54.99
The Rolling Stones
Reuel Golden
The kind of fame and success The Rolling Stones have achieved in their 60-plus year...
Nocturnes by Susan Tomes - 9780300278897
$41.95
Nocturnes
Susan Tomes
An engrossing history of the music of twilight and sleep, from the nocturnes of Field...
Book of Life by Deborah Conway - 9781761069383
$36.99
Book of Life
Deborah Conway
WINNER, People's Choice Award, Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Prize You think you know...
Wading in Waist-High Water by Fleet Foxes - 9780571378395
$36.99
Wading in Waist-High Water
Fleet Foxes
"There is something quite moving about seeing the lyrics of these fifty-six songs collected and...
The Life and Music of Harry Styles by Malcolm Croft - 9781838611507
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The Life and Music of Harry Styles
Malcolm Croft
The Life and Music of Harry Styles is written in an enthusiastic toneand fan-focused style,...
Sound as Ever by Jane Gazzo - 9781877096211
$49.99
Sound as Ever
Jane Gazzo
The 90s was a magical time for Australian music. Record labels had money to spend,...
Uncommon People by David Hepworth - 9781784162078
$26.99
Uncommon People
David Hepworth
The definitive and most entertaining book on the cult of the rockstar over the last...
The Literary Taylor Swift by Betsy Winakur Tontiplaphol (Professor, Trinity University, USA) - 9798765104552
$44.99
The Literary Taylor Swift
Betsy Winakur Tontiplaphol (Professor, Trinity University, USA)
Taylor Swift, arguably the most prolific and acclaimed singer-songwriter of the 21st century, has shaped...
George Michael by James Gavin - 9781419768354
$29.99
George Michael
James Gavin
George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and...
Why Beethoven by Norman Lebrecht - 9780861547241
$26.99
Why Beethoven
Norman Lebrecht
Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist. Who was this titan of world...
Sleater-Kinney's Dig Me Out by Professor or Dr. Jovana Babovic (Assistant Professor of History, SUNY Geneseo, USA) - 9781628929768
$19.99
Sleater-Kinney's Dig Me Out
Professor or Dr. Jovana Babovic (Assistant Professor of History, SUNY Geneseo, USA)
Sleater-Kinney's 1997 album Dig Me Out is built on Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein's competing...