The Lives of Brian by Brian Johnson
$30.00 NZD
Category: Music
The story of AC/DC's legendary front man in his own distinctive voice. 'It wasn't me. I didn't do it. And I'll never do it again!' says Brian Johnson of The Lives of Brian. That AC/DC's legendary front man got to do it all is one of the most cheering and entertaining stories in rock 'n'roll history. ...Show more
Sound Bites by Ed Le Brocq
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music
Ed Le Brocq invites you to come on a journey with him through a living tradition that spans a millennium - the tradition of Western classical music. Have you ever wondered where our music comes from? How did we arrive here, a place where we can have a hundred musicians on stage playing the wildest rhyt ...Show more
Fender 75 Years (HB) by Dave Hunter
$85.00 NZD
Category: Music
Ubiquitous in the music world, Fender guitars and amplifiers are also icons in popular culture, their shapes and sounds instantly recognizable. Authoritatively written and lavishly illustrated, Fender 75 Years is the officially licensed anniversary celebration of the company and its legendary instrument ...Show more
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music by Various
$30.00 NZD
Category: Music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinéad Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel Kushner, Juliana Huxtable, Leslie Jamison, Liz Pelly, Maggie Nelson, Margo Jefferson, Megan Jasper, Ottessa Moshfegh, Simone White, Yiyun Li and Zakia S ...Show more
Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces by Norman Lebrecht
$50.00 NZD
Category: Music
Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist.There'd be no Wagner, Verdi, Mahler, Nina Simone, Michael Jackson, down to cello-playing Ed Sheeran. Norman Lebrecht asks- why? Who was this titan of world culture? In 100 recordings, freely available on Idagio and YouTube, Lebrecht brings to life t ...Show more
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone, Stone Rolling
$85.00 NZD
Category: Music
From Rolling Stone, the definitive and lavishly illustrated companion book to one of the most popular and hotly debated lists in the world of musicWhen Rolling Stone publishes a list, the world listens. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list was first established in 2003 and the line-up was updated in ...Show more
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73 by Allan Kozinn, Adrian Sinclair
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music
Set against the backdrop of the Beatles splintering over both business and creative issues, The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73 covers a period in which Paul McCartney recreated himself, both as a man and as a musician. This is an in-depth and revealing exploration of his creative life beyond the B ...Show more
Waging Heavy Peace - A Hippie Dream by Neil Young
$47.00 NZD
Category: Music
In the book Young presents a kaleidoscopic view of personal life and musical creativity; it''s a journey that spans the snows of Ontario to the LSD-laden boulevards of 1966 Los Angeles to the contemplative paradise of Hawaii today. Waging Heavy Peace is the remarkable memoir of rock icon Neil Young N ...Show more
Surrender - 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
$55.00 NZD
Category: Music
Bono - artist, activist and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2 - has written a memoir; honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he's lived, the challenges he's faced and the friends and family who have shaped and sustained him. "When I started to wri ...Show more
The Little Guide to Abba: Thank You For the Music by Orange Hippo!
$15.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: The\Little Books of Music Ser.
A celebration of everything the Scandinavian pop group represents: pop music, 70s style, influence on hundreds of subsequent acts and an enduring legacy. ABBA blasted their way onto the global pop scene with a Eurovision Song Contest win in 1974. The song, 'Waterloo', the band's tenth single, was a top ...Show more
Bruce Springsteen - The Stories Behind the Songs by Brian Hiatt
$60.00 NZD
Category: Music
The legend of Bruce Springsteen may well outlast rock 'n' roll itself. And for all the muscle and magic of his life-shaking concerts with the E Street Band, his legendary status comes down to the songs. He is an acknowledged master of music and lyrics, with decades of hits, from "Blinded by the Light" ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Musical Instruments by Nancy Dickmann
$33.00 NZD
Category: Music
How on Earth do you play a bass that's 3.5 metres tall? How can you play a theremin without touching it? Can you turn a cave's stalactites into an organ? (spoiler alert: yes, you can!) This beautifully-illustrated book is a visual celebration of the huge variety of instruments played acro ...Show more