THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDaily Mail - 'BOOK OF THE WEEK'The Observer - 'BOOK OF THE WEEK'I can think of no one better placed to tell the story behind The Beatles than Peter Brown.
'No other book has come close to capturing so well what Paul McCartney is about, nor described so vividly his mental breakdown when the Beatles separated, nor his need for Linda to nurse him back to good health.
David Cairns weaves a brilliantly engaging narrative which puts Mozart s operas in the context of his life, showing how they illuminate his creativity as a whole.
'Essential reading for anyone interested in the heady, vulgar, marvellous miasma of British music and culture in the nineties' - Irving Welsh'A true believer in the power of music and more importantly a believer in the people that make music.
Prompted by the catastrophic events of 9/11, Owain Arwel Hughes' autobiography is an open, honest story, with its recurring, poignant theme that the show must go on.
In April 2009, a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to global fame when the YouTube video of her audition for Britain's Got Talent touched the hearts of millions all over the world.
Essays on Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Patti SmithA Financial Times Book of the Year 2023The greatest popular songs, whether it's Aretha Franklin singing 'Respect' or Bob Dylan performing 'Blind Willie McTell', have a way of embedding themselves in our memories.
The Assassin's Creed Escape Room Puzzle Book is an exciting journey through history in which you must solve a series of puzzles and mysteries to save humanity.
Discover where it all began in the inspiring story of Stacey Solomon's life before becoming an Instagram cleaning sensation'Very honest and very open .
What do Postman Pat, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom and George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence?
**MiCannes Award Music Book of the Year**The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles' beloved roadie, assistant, confidant and friendA towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Malcolm 'Mal' Evans was an invaluable member of the Beatles' inner circle.
'I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched, vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so'The action begins in West Des Moines, Iowa, where Corey Taylor, frontman of heavy metal bands Slipknot and Stone Sour, systematically set about committing each of the Seven Deadly Sins.
'I was spotty, wore an anorak, had biro-engraved flared blue jeans with "e;purple"e; and "e;Sabbath"e; written on the thighs, and rode an ear-splittingly uncool moped.
The complete lyrics from cultural icon and bestselling author Nick Cave, spanning his entire career to date, with a new foreword by Andrew O'Hagan From Nick Cave's writing for The Birthday Party, through highly acclaimed albums like Murder Ballads, Henry's Dream, DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!
From football hooligan to opera singer, from the Cockney Reds to Catullus, from a hectic household to tranquility of spirit, Mark Glanville has travelled many paths, been many people - this is his remarkable story.
Der große Musikkritiker Greil Marcus über Van MorrisonKein Album hat Greil Marcus in seinem Leben öfter gehört als Van Morrisons Meisterwerk »Astral Weeks« aus dem Jahr 1968.
A lo largo de 33 años, Gabriel Adrián Patricio Altube compartió una amistad única con Gustavo Adrián Cerati, desde sus primeros encuentros en 1974 hasta el año 2007.
Sumérgete en el mundo del contrabajo con el "Método para Contrabajo" de Carlos Montanari, una obra fundamental que guiará a músicos de todos los niveles en su viaje hacia la maestría de este versátil instrumento.
El estilo musical que ha revolucionado una época y se ha expandido por todo el mundoLa música Rap forma parte de ese larguísimo árbol genealógico que narra la tradición y evolución de la música negra en Estados Unidos y que ha ejercido una influencia sustancial en la música, la literatura, el cine, la filosofía, la televisión, el comercio, la publicidad, los medios de comunicación, el lenguaje, la moda, la pintura o la danza en las últimas cuatro décadas.
