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Dead People I Have Known by Shayne Carter
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography | Reading Level: good
Winner - Ockham NZ Book Awards - General Non-Fiction Award 2020 In Dead People I Have Known, the legendary New Zealand musician Shayne Carter tells the story of a life in music, taking us deep behind the scenes and songs of his riotous teenage bands Bored Games and the Doublehappys and his best-known ba ...Show more
Killing Time: Short Stories From the Long Road Home by Jimmy Barnes
$50.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
From the rock legend turned master storyteller, this collection of non-fiction short stories is vintage Jimmy. Stories of adventure, misadventure, love and loss from the #1 bestselling author of the critically acclaimed memoirs Working Class Boy and Working Class Man. Outrageous, witty, warm and wise, K ...Show more
Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
$38.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
"I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I never understood that connection until I sat down to write. It was then that the magic started to flow." Let Love Rule is a work of deep reflection. Lenny Kravitz looks back at his life with candor, self-scrutiny, and humor. "My lif ...Show more
Jimi Hendrix: the Stories Behind the Songs by David Stubbs
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography | Series: Stories Behind the Songs Ser.
In Jimi Hendrix: The Stories Behind the Songs, music journalist and author David Stubbs provides the definitive companion to Hendrix's recorded output, from the early years, including 'Hey Joe' and 'Purple Haze' through to his posthumously released trilogy that concluded with Both Sides Of The Sky. Qui ...Show more
John Lennon - The Complete Songs by Paul Du Noyer
$55.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
Upon first publication, this book was the first to examine and assess all of John Lennon's solo work. This updated edition includes lyrics and is released on the 40th anniversary of his death and the 80th anniversary of his birth.
William Burroughs and the Cult of Rock and Roll by Casey Rae
$38.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
William S. Burroughs's fiction and essays are legendary, but his influence on music's counterculture has been less well documented-until now. Examining how one of America's most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult o ...Show more
The Butterfly Effect - How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America by Marcus J Moore
$38.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography | Reading Level: near fine
'Kendrick Lamar understands and employs blues, jazz, and soul in his music, which makes it startling. His work is more than merely brilliant; it is magic' Toni Morrison 'Lamar is a man living on a real and metaphorical peak, with one eye trained on the heavens, the other searching for stories in the va ...Show more
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup by David Browne
$30.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
"In what is the most comprehensive biography of the group to date, Browne compiles a fun and fast-paced music history.... an authoritative chronicle." --Publishers WeeklyThe first and most complete narrative biography of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, by acclaimed music journalist and Rolling Stone sen ...Show more
The Beatles: the Complete Illustrated Lyrics by Welbeck
$65.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
The lyrics to the songs of the Beatles read like poetry. This book treats them as such, and illustrates each track artistically, paying careful attention to detail and high design standards. The stories, themes and ideas behind nearly 200 songs are explored in this beautiful book that includes photogra ...Show more
Re-Make/Re-Model - The Art School Roots of Roxy Music by Michael Bracewell
$25.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography | Series: Faber Greatest Hits Ser.
A new edition as part of the Faber Social Greatest Hits - books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century. Re-make/Re-model tells the extraordinary and largely unknown story of the individuals and circumstances that would lead over a period of almos ...Show more
Jazz: A Beginner's Guide by Stuart Nicholson
$22.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography | Series: Beginner's Guides
This definitive guide includes a unique chapter-by-chapter playlist for the reader. Jazz: A Beginner's Guide is a lively and highly accessible introduction to a global musical phenomenon. Award-winning music journalist and author Stuart Nicholson takes the reader on an entertaining journey from jazz's e ...Show more
The Necessity for Consolation: John Cousins speaks by Robert Hoskins; Norman Meehan (editors)
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
John Psathas has said that, of all New Zealand composers, John Cousins has 'thrown the spear furthest', meaning he is one of our most original artists, going beyond the edge. Provocative and penetrating and fundamentally true, Cousins remains absorbed and energised in and by creative work. On the conver ...Show more