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Slipknot, the instantly-recognisable heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, shot to fame after the release of their first album in 1999, grabbing the attention of millions of adoring fans, and some not-so-adoring conservative commentators.

How do you keep going when your world is falling apart?

Autobiography of jazz bass player Coleridge Goode, assisted by Roger Cotterrell, includes Jamaican childhood; working as an innovative bassist with Ray Ellington, Joe Harriott, Django Reinhardt, Grappelli, Shearing and others; jazz and poetry, Indojazz fusions, and life as a black musician in Britain.

Smile has become one of the most unavoidable legends of rock'n'roll folklore, and in this searching examination Domenic Priore presents the true story behind the album's 40-year conception.

Rage Against The Machine's founding member and guitarist Tom Morello has given author Joel McIver his blessing to write this unauthorised biography of one of the most pro-actively political rock bands on the planet.

Charting the controversial journey of a shy, chaste child star from America's Deep South: from early fame on the Disney TV series Hannah Montana to her sexually liberated pop image that later made headlines worldwide.

This book features the images from Pink Floyd's album sleeves and promotional material designed for the group.

During their golden years of 1977 to 1982, The Jam's frontman Paul Weller was their outspoken leader, but it was drummer Rick Buckler who was the beating heart of the band, and it is his fascinating story that is told in his autobiography, That's Entertainment: My Life In The Jam, replete with insights into his life and music.

"e;Not only a rock memoir and recipe book but also a poignant work of personal self-discovery and the challenges yet joys of parenting.

Freddie Mercury was rock's most dazzling showman, a legendary entertainer who in 1991, at the age of just forty-five, became the first major music star to die of AIDS.

Lorde won two Grammys earlier this year for her song 'Royals,' which has captivated audiences all over the world and skyrocketed her from obscurity to superstardom.

The definitive biography of musical legend Bessie Smith: “A landmark in the writing of jazz history .

Joel McIver's acclaimed Black Sabbath biography, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, concluded in 2011 that its subjects were at a crossroads.

Up From Down Under tells the remarkable untold story of how Australian music took over the world.

Imagine you're the world's biggest Beatles fan and you've just snuck into John Lennon's hotel room.

An updated edition of the bestselling biography to include details of her sixth studio album The Truth About Love which was a worldwide number one hit and the birth of her first child in 2011.

First substantial overview of the life and career of Pharrell Williams, the foremost producer of the modern era, and performer in his own right.

In Waiting For The Man, Jeremy Reed focuses on Lou Reed as rock's principal literary avatar, paying special attention to his controversial lyrics and prototypical garage sound.

By far the most successful of thrash metal's original big four, incredibly Metallica have now been performing for well over 20 years.

From the writer of Gabba Gabba Hey!

With a Foreword by Benny Golson, Peter King's book ranks among the great jazz autobiographies.

Australian rock giants AC/DC have sold more records in the U.

Bruno Mars conquered the music industry with far-reaching flair, selling over 115 million records worldwide as a singer, producer and as a songwriter.

Coming ten years after the group's first appearance, Whatever People Say They Are.

Public Enemy are an American hip hop group, formed in New York in 1982, known for their politically charged lyrics and criticism of the American media.

Revel in the bright lights of ABBA's show-stopping musical career, and hear the whispers from the shadows that lurked behind.

Biography of innovative American jazz bass player and poet Henry Grimes, described by Sonny Rollins as 'a serious, intense, and fearless musician'.