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'Til Wrong Feels Right: Lyrics and Pictures of Iggy Pop by Iggy Pop
$55.00 NZD
Category: Music
Iggy Pop hasn't simply left a mark on music; he's left blood stains all over it. From fronting the legendary proto-punk band The Stooges to collaborating with an eclectic mix of artists including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, Jack White and Josh Homme, Iggy has proved himself to be one of punk's ...Show more
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994 by David Hepworth
$28.00 NZD
Category: Music
The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the rock star lives on in our imaginations.What did we see in them? Swagger. Recklessness. Sexual charisma. Damn-the-torpedoes self-belief. A certain way of carrying themselves. Good hair. Interesting shoes. T ...Show more
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 2018 by Robert Dimery (General Editor)
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: 1001
Now newly revised for 2018, this fascinating book is the ultimate critical guide to history's greatest albums.
1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year by David Hepworth
$28.00 NZD
Category: Music
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER. The Sixties ended a year late - on New Year's Eve 1970, when Paul McCartney initiated proceedings to wind up The Beatles. Music would never be the same again. The next day would see the dawning of a new era. 1971 saw the release of more monumental albums than any yea ...Show more
1973 - Rock at the Crossroads by Andrew Grant Jackson
$50.00 NZD
Category: Music
A fascinating account of the music and epic social change of 1973, a defining year for David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Eagles, Elvis Presley, and the former members of The Beatles. 1973 was the year rock hit its peak while splintering--just like the rest of t ...Show more
30-Second Opera: The 50 Crucial Concepts, Roles and Performers, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Hugo Shirley
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: 30 Second
The bestselling 30-Second series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Every idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one ...Show more
50 Years: The Story of Woodstock Live Relive the Magic, Artist by Artist by Julien Bitoun; Michael Lang (Foreword by)
$60.00 NZD
Category: Music
A complete chronological account of Woodstock, hour by hour, performance by performance. Released to coincide with its 50th anniversary and with a foreword by festival co-founder, Michael Lang. Foreword by Woodstock co-founder, Michael Lang.3 days. 33 concerts. 2 deaths. 2 births. 500,000 people. And an ...Show more
A Love Supreme by Ashley Kahn
$25.00 NZD
Category: Music
With a new introduction for the 55th anniversary of the album's release, this is Ashley Kahn's seminal work on John Coltrane's masterpiece A Love Supreme A deeply researched and beautifully illustrated study of saxophone legend John Coltrane's signature album. Written with the full co-operation of the C ...Show more
A Road Tour of American Song Titles: From Mendocino to Memphis by Karl Du Fresne
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
Like most New Zealand kids in the 1960s, Karl du Fresne grew up listening to songs about American towns and cities: Kansas City, El Paso, New Orleans, Detroit and Tulsa, to name just a few. He found himself wondering what sort of places they were and what had motivated such illustrious pop composers as ...Show more
Backstage Passes by Joanna Mathers
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music
New Zealand music was made on beer-stained stages, in grimy toilets and smoky back rooms. Backstage Passes charts the stories of the countries most celebrated live music venues. Hookers, heroin, cocaine, killings, sex in alleyways, punch-ups on dance floors - live music was the nexus around which a cult ...Show more
British Pop Invasion - How British Music Conquered The 1960s by Alan J. Whiticker
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music
1964 was the start of the British 'pop' invasion of the United States and the world was never the same. The Beatles paved the way for countless British bands and performers to find international success during the 1960s, taking the US and other international charts by storm. British Pop Invasion is a p ...Show more
Complete Lyrics, 1978-2013 by Nick Cave
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music
'I walk into the corner of my room, see my friends in high places I don't know which is which or whom is whom, they've stolen each other's faces' Spanning Nick Cave's entire career, from his writing for The Birthday Party, through highly acclaimed albums like Murder Ballads, Henry's Dreamand Dig, Lazaru ...Show more