Music: styles and genres

The Music of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings provides an in-depth study of the music of two of the biggest fantasy franchises, focussing on music's worldbuilding roles within the film-watching experience and elsewhere in videogames, trailers, plays, theme parks and other attractions, and the world of fandom.

Tom Jones: Close Up surpasses all other attempts to chronicle the life of a unique star who has been notoriously unforthcoming about himself.

Led Zeppelin's records and concerts outsold every other band on the planet.

Bestselling author David Dalton goes in seach of the real Bob Dylan in an electrifying biography that puts all the others in the shade.

Walk the halls of the famous studio that produced hits for Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Sam and Dave, and Booker T.

Mod may have been born in the ballrooms and nightclubs around London but it soon rampaged throughout the country.

In this concert file, Joe McMichael and 'Irish' Jack Lyons assemble an amazingly thorough chronicle of live performances played by the hardest working rock 'n' roll band of all time.

Dexys Midnight Runners were one of the most misunderstood and overlooked groups of the 1980s.

The biography, life and times of American Jazz figure Dizzy Gillespie.

Lou Reed has barely been lost for words.

The biography, life and times of American jazz trumpeter Bunk Johnson.

Schubert died at the age of thirty-one, in obscurity, his genius unrecognised except by a few friends.

Jimi Hendrix is still widely revered as the most gifted guitarist in the history of rock.

Featuring interviews with everyone from childhood friends to band members, producers and engineers, this is a portrait of the real man, who grew up in Indiana and still lives there today - a passionate musician and a tireless campaigner for the lifestyle and values of the American family farmer.

Morrissey is one of the most provocative, individual and controversial performers in popular music.

'Style, for Bowie, is inextricable from art.

From The Beatles' patronage of his 1968 debut album to his Grammy awards for Hourglass, James Taylor has remained a universally acclaimed songwriter of effortless eloquence and power.

Clinton Heylin's biography No More Sad Refrains, draws on hours of interviews with Sandy's closest friends and musical collaborators, access to her diaries and unreleased work, to produce a moving portrait of a complex, driven, but fatally flawed genius, who remains the finest female singer-songwriter this country has ever produced.

In the past few years, Detroit siblings Jack and Meg White have in conjunction with a stream of similar-minded bands, revitalised rock music.

'Jeff Buckley was a pure drop in an ocean of noise.

Not just a complete fan's guide to the music of Michael Jackson, this book is the definitive overview of the unforgettable King of Pop's unique career.

Formed in the 1960s, progressive rock band Procol Harum are best known for their multimillion-selling single "e;"e;A Whiter Shade of Pale"e;"e; which is the most played record by a British artist of the last 70 years.

The eclectic Orange County band No Doubt was formed in 1986 by Eric Stefani and John Spence who soon recruited Eric's younger sister Gwen as co-vocalist.

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The inside story of The Jam and The Style Council by the man who oversaw their careers!

Ryan Adams is American roots music's first superstar of the new century.

A stunning photographic record of The Smiths' formative years.

Polly Jean Harvey has won worldwide recognition for her raw, bluesy music while remaining one of rock's most enigmatic and private figures.

Joy Division's vocalist Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980, leaving behind just two haunting albums and a depleted band that would famously evolve into New Order.

The first major book on the post-punk legends!

Spacemen 3 are the greatest rock band of which you've never heard.

With no fewer than nine members and a unique stage image based on grotesque masks and boiler suits, Slipknot retained a mystique that was unprecedented in the metal world, never allowing their faces to become known - so that the focus would remain on their music.

For a generation of musicians and fans, the late Ray Charles provided the catalyst that fused the previously largely exclusive genres of jazz, blues and gospel music.

Manuel de Falla's music perfectly reflected the full-blooded passion and intellectual aspirations of early 20th century Spanish culture.

The influence and importance of The Pixies cannot be overestimated.

For decades, they have held the power to attract the world's hottest supermodels, Playmates(R) and Pets(R).

The fascination with tragedy and the subsequent theatre of voyeurism are part of human nature, especially when it involves our icons, celebrities and musicians.

The Life of Marvin Gaye: Divided Soul is the definitive biography of an enormously gifted and sensitive musician.

From his childhood paintings to the song he recorded on the day he died, here is a complete catalogue of Lennon's work across many fields: songwriting, performing, drawing, painting, film, poetry, prose and conceptual art.

One of the defining rock groups of the 20th Century, Thin Lizzy began life in Dublin in 1969 when childhood friends Phil Lynott and Brian Downey were approached by two former members of Van Morrison's band 'Them', Eric Wrixon (keyboards) and Eric Bell (guitar).

Elvis, Ozzy, George Michael, Metallica, George Harrison, The Smiths.

Ir has been said that no music amplifies the french ideals of precision and good taste better than the work of Maurice Ravel, yet his background could scarecly have been more cosmopolitan.

The Dolls, peddling trans-gender posturing and incendiary rock 'n' roll, were dumped by the record business after making just two albums.

The Early Years is the authentic and compelling story of Pink Floyd, the group that gave alternative London its first real soundtrack and launched on the rock world a radical combination of music, light shows and pyrotechnic stage effects.

Blinking Lights is the first biography of an extraordinary band, Eels.

Here is the ultimate illustrated discography of the world's greatest metal band, Metallica, covering everything from 1983's Kill 'Em All through all their multi-million selling albums and bringing the story right up-to-date with their video game Metallica: Guitar Hero.

Defenders Of The Faith is what heavy metal fans have been waiting for.

Reveals how Jessie broke away from her background - a tough area of Essex where stabbings and violent crime were rife - to become the antithesis of the typical Essex girl.