Music

Imagine stepping into a packed Australian pub in the mid-1970s and the late 1980s -...

For better or worse, the 1980s shifted the dial on expectations of what pop and...

As a member of Big in Japan, The Slits and, most famously, Siouxsie and the...

Women are an essential part of the history of the piano-but how many women pianists...

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. In this first...

'Goth can plausibly claim to be the near-definitive word on the subject' - Guardian Goth...

A Financial Times, Mojo and Uncut Book of the Year 'I doubt I'll ever read...

A raucous, behind-the-scenes account of the year Blur got back together, told in hilarious and...

DEPECHE MODE HAS BEEN DELIGHTING FANS all over the world for decades. From the first...

The first full-length history of the Shangri-Las, one of the most significant-and most misunderstood-pop groups...

'Riveting and revelatory.' Philip Pullman 'Wonderfully vivid and touching.' Literary Review 'Warm, wise and unflinching.'...

Signed to a major recording deal at just twelve years old, JoJo catapulted to the...

'This book really brings those early years back to me. Kevin's photographs captured us at...

Feel Like Going Home vividly brings to life such early blues masters as Muddy Waters...

The Hottest 100 is a national institution. Every year since 1993, Australia's national youth broadcaster...

Dolly Parton's life told through the clothes that made her who she is today. A...

'Memorable, unsettling and humane' GUARDIAN 'One of the best books I have ever read' JOHNNY...

Tune in to how music really works Whether you're a student, a performer, or simply...

Strikingly original' The Times 'Absorbing' Wall Street Journal Shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Prize...

Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen whether it...

The Sunday Times bestseller and Waterstones Book of the Year, now in paperback with seven...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR...

The ultimate illustrated commemoration of iconic Australian musicians Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter in songs,...

The first biography written with Paul McCartney's approval and with access to family members and...

'Radio Birdman live brought loyalty as strong and powerful as their music. Yeah hup!' Anthony...

The 100 most iconic guitars from around the globe, from early modern beginnings to cutting-edge...

The first and only estate-authorised biography of the legendary rapper and an essential reevaluation of...

The album examined in this book transformed the singer John Farnham from a faded teen...