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A visual and cultural history of hip hop, charting its meteoric rise from underground trailblazer to global tastemaker

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A laser-lit, laugh-out-loud trip through the 1990s clubbing scene - a This Is Going to Hurt for the rave generation.

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A remarkable memoir from New Order's Stephen Morris, who tells his story for the first time.

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Eloquently giving voice to their time, The Beatles quite simply changed the world.

Fully updated to include material from The Beatles Live at the BBC and the Anthology series, this acclaimed book goes back to the heart of The Beatles - their records.

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In the fall of 1980 Richard and Linda Thompson (of Fairport Convention fame) had recently been dumped from their record label and were on the verge of divorce. Somehow they overcame these miserable circumstances and managed to make an album considered by many to be a masterpiece. This title puts Richard and Linda Thompson's album in context.

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Celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis adds his own extensive commentary to Robert Schumann's Advice for Young Musicians, a nineteenth century text that remains a must-read for music students today.

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Profiles the hottest rock 'n roll women from the 1960s onwards - from Janis Joplin, Suzi Quatro and Chrissie Hynde to Courtney Love and Pink. With perceptive biographies and music critiques, the author gives an up close and personal look at the experiences, adventures and musical passions of these extraordinary and talented women.

(Hardback, 2nd New edition)

Looks at the hysterical behind-the-scene antics of rock icons at the world famous Rockfield Studios in Wales. This book contains the stories behind some of the best songs and records ever made, to show how a little farm in rural Wales became home to rock legends.

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An illustrated review of the most essential and heaviest metal and hard rock albums - a must-have for metal heads.

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Rolling Stones 50 x 20 celebrates the remarkable fifty-year career of The Worlds Greatest Rock n Roll Band with images captured by twenty of the worlds greatest music photographers. Featured are more than eighty exceptional photographs that document the longevity of one of the most influential, enduring, and controversial bands.

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Against a backdrop of Cold War politics, rock and roll riots and a newly assertive generation of working-class youth, the songwriter and political activist Billy Bragg charts the history, impact and legacy of skiffle - Britain's first indigenous pop movement.

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A mosaic biography featuring snapshots, stories, episodes, interviews and insights that will lift the curtain on the real Kate Bush.

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From the Grammy-nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and the redemptive power of song.

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* The frank, shocking and inspiring autobiography of Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'the world's biggest band' (MOJO)
* 'Book of the Year' N.M.E.

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The first book to cover in-depth and from an insider's perspective the inception and rise of goth - one of the world's most enduringly popular musical subcultures.

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There was the Sex Pistols and there was the rest. The Sex Pistols ARE punk; the rest are punk rock.

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The first book to look at the history of group singing in New Zealand, from the enthusiastic amateur efforts of the nineteenth century to today's internationally renowned national choirs.

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In his page-turning and inspiring first book, legendary songwriter and recording artist Jason Derulo shares his 15 rules for finding success in any pursuit, and invites everyoneespecially artists and creatorsto start on their path to greatness.

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This book documents cross-cultural collaboration between manikay singers from south-east Arnhem Land and the Australian Art Orchestra. The interwoven voices of the project are explored as an example of creative intercultural collaboration and a continuation of the manikay tradition.

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Slayer's Reign in Blood remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal: a seamless procession of ten blindingly fast songs in just twenty-eight minutes, delivered in furious bursts of instrumental precision, with lyrics so striking that Tori Amos was moved to record a cover. This book explores the creation of this album.