Hellzapoppin'!: The Art of Flying Nun by Peter Vangioni
20.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
Published to mark the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Flying Nun Records in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Hellzapoppin’! brings together original artwork and design, film, record covers, posters and photography from the label’s early years. From rare collectible records and vintage posters to original ...Show more
Music: The Definitive Visual History by DK
70.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
A comprehensive and accessible visual history of music - from prehistory to the present dayWhy did jazz go Latin? And how did blues influence rock? Find out how music has shaped the world from prehistory to the present day.Classical or rock, everyone has their favourite music style, but how did your top ...Show more
On Tour with Leonard Cohen by Sharon Robinson
80.00 NZD
Category: Music
Documents the wildly successful Leonard Cohen World Tour through the eyes of his friend and long-time collaborator, Sharon Robinson. In 2004 Cohen's manager stole his life savings, forcing him out of planned retirement into what has now become a legendary six-year sojourn. Sharon Robinson has been assoc ...Show more
Wired for Sound: The Stebbing History of New Zealand Music by Grant Gillanders Robyn Welsh
90.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography | Reading Level: near fine
For the first time ever, discover the story behind the Stebbing recording legacy. From pioneering violins and 78 records, to the singers, songwriters, engineers and producers who have graced Stebbing's famous three recording studios. Come inside the mid-1960s Galaxie nightclub, the evolution of the Zodi ...Show more
We Could Be Bowie and his Heroes by Tom Hagler
30.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
The story of Bowie's life told through 300 encounters with fellow icons, from Dylan to Dalí, Lennon to Lydon, Princess Margaret to Prince. With consultant editor Tony Visconti David Bowie's story has never been told quite like this. Tracing the star's encounters with fellow icons throughout his life, ...Show more
My Family and Other Rock Stars by Tiffany Murray
40.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
'Witty and sweet, and perfectly captures the highs and lows of an extraordinary childhood' Andrew Miller 'Tiffany's work is like you look out the window and there it is - the sun dancing in the sky . . . My Family And Other Rock Stars will make you grow wings. Get out there now and buy it. The ghost of ...Show more
Mick Rock the Rise of David Bowie. 1972-1973 by Barney Hoskyns; Michael Bracewell; Mick Rock (Photographer)
35.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
A unique tribute from David Bowie's official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie's blessing. In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With it landed Bowie's Stardust alter ego: a glitter-c ...Show more
Two Riders Were Approaching: The Life & Death of Jimi Hendrix by Mick Wall
28.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
Jimmy was a down-at-heel guitarist in New York, relying on his latest lovers to support him while he tried to emulate his hero Bob Dylan. A black guy playing white rock music, he wanted to be all things to all people.But when Jimmy arrived in England and became Jimi, the cream of swinging London fell un ...Show more
CSNY: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young by Peter Doggett
40.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
An engaging and illuminating biography focused on the formative and highly influential early years of "rock's first supergroup" (Rolling Stone) Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young--when they were the most successful, influential, and politically potent band in America. After making their marks in popula ...Show more
Holding the Note: Writing on Music by David Remnick
43.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
The 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. You remember a time and a place and a feeling when you hear that song again. In Holding the Note, David Remnick writes about the ...Show more
The Birds Began to Sing - A Memoir of a New Zealand Composer by Dorothy Buchanan
40.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Reading Level: near fine
Dorothy Buchanan is a prolific, much loved and much awarded composer, who pioneered the composer-in-schools scheme and has been a force in music and music-making in Aotearoa for over half a century. Born in 1945 on the West Coast, she grew up as one of six sisters in a musical family in Christchurch. Do ...Show more
Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley
37.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
"'The Definitive Biography' - PETE PAPHIDES The world is full of Bee Gees fans. Yet, for a band of such renown, little is known about Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb. Weren't two of them twins? Didn't one of them marry Lulu? Where does Andy fit into the Gibb family tree? And why did they storm out of ...Show more