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Queen were the rarest of breeds: both genius in the studio and utterly brilliant performing live. Along with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, no other bands' recordings and memorabilia are so highly sought after. This book is a fitting tribute to a band capture in Mick Rock's lens at an explosive moment.

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The incredible first memoir by System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian

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English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.

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We all remember the first band we loved, that first gig. The giddy rush and the joy, but also the disparaging remarks about being 'such a fangirl'. But what's so bad about that

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Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social conscience, and street portraiture meets fantastical cartoon in this epic volume of groove. Complete with cultural context, design analysis, and interviews with key industry figures, the collection gathers more than 500 legendary record covers that visualized a golden era of Black music.

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Gay Talese's crystalline portrait of Frank Sinatra combined faithful fact with vivid storytelling in a triumph of New Journalism. It is now published alongside notes and correspondence from the author's archives and photographs from Phil Stern-the only photographer granted access to Sinatra over an extraordinary four decade period.

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Within a ten-month period, Neil Peart suffered family losses so devastating that they left him a ghost - no hope, meaning, faith, or desire to keep living. Finally, all he could decide was motion. He got on his BMW R1100GS motorcycle, and over the next 14 months, rode 55,000 miles, in search of a reason to live.

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A fascinating deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music by one of its central figures.

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An explosive insider account of grime, from subculture to international phenomenon. Perfect for fans of Wiley, Dizzee Rascal and Stormzy.
'An essential read' THE WIRE

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The photographer Josh Lehrer's up-close-and-personal document of the evolution, and revolution, that is Hamilton: An American Musical.

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Explore the rich rock history behind one of London's most famous hotels. Features stories and photographs of major music icons, including Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Jim Hendrix and Madonna.

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Few, if any, of AC/DCss fans would have any idea that the band's unmistakeable brand of raucous, hardcore rock was delivered to the world via a small Australian family music publishing business, J. Albert & Son. House of Hits chronicles the journey from a small family business to an Australian music stalwart.

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The mesmerizing autobiography of one of the most revered soul, jazz, and blues divas of our time-the late Nina Simone

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The definitive history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's great bands, by founder member Nick Mason

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Volume II of the acclaimed and 'definitive' Metallica history - for fans of Dirt, Slash and all things heavy metal.

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The biography which explores the drama of Kurt Cobain's troubled life.

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From the Wall Street Journal's opera critic, a wide-ranging narrative history of how and why the New York City Opera went bankrupt - and what it means for the future of the arts.

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In this riveting and immersive biography, acclaimed author Mary Gabriel details the meteoric rise and enduring influence of perhaps the greatest pop icon of the modern era: Madonna.

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Gathering 30 vital Miles Davis interviews - on his music, his life, and his philosophy, this collection reveals the jazz icon as a complex and contradictory man, secretive at times but extraordinarily revealing at others. It is suitable for those wanting to really encounter the legend in print.

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Featuring 600 photographs selected from Mick Rock's archive, this book explores one of rock-n-roll's creations, Ziggy Stardust.

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Gives the influences on the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He wed his understanding of music to the wisdom he gained as a Freemason. This book provides an analysis of his works that reveals their inner meaning as shaped by the composer's embrace of the spiritual principles of Freemasonry.

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