Pretty Vacant by Phil Strongman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music
From the precursors of punk, through the famous Bill Grundy show when punk first hit the nation's consciousness to the modern-day heirs, such as Green Day and Busted, punk has evolved and taken over so many aspects of life that even banks now use punk lettering to appeal to their markets. In this brill ...Show more
Prince: The Last Interview by Prince
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: The\Last Interview Ser.
There is perhaps no musician who has had as much influence on the sound of contemporary American music than Prince. His pioneering compositions brought a variety of musical genres into a singular funky and virtuosic sound. In this remarkable collection, and with his signature mix of seduction and demur, ...Show more
Princes Amongst Men by Garth Cartwright
$30.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Five Star Paperback S.
Weaving historical fact, mythic tales and contemporary voices, "Princes Amongst Men" recounts a Balkan odyssey in search of the secret history and culture of Europe's greatest musicians - the Roma Gypsies. Garth Cartwright wanders through the ruins of post-Communist Serbia and observes Roma refugees fro ...Show more
Punk 365 by Holly George-Warren
$78.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: 365 Series
More than thirty years ago, a dark rumble of noise gurgled up from the Lower East Side of New York City, made its way across the atlantic to Great Britain, zigzagged back over the pond to the West Coast, and exploded. Its name - Punk. In "Punk 365", the most provocative photography documents the perform ...Show more
Punk is Dead by Bryan R. Turcotte
$80.00 NZD
Category: Music
An exposition of the lasting impact of punk on visual culture worldwide. Punk slipped quietly under the cultural radar before rising again to inspire new generations of creative and idealistic artists and musicians. This work features an essay by one of the most respected voices of the fiercely independ ...Show more
R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music
For over three decades R. Crumb has shocked, entertained, titillated and challenged the imaginations (and the inhibitions) of comics fans the world over. The acknowledged father of "underground comix," Crumb is the single greatest influence on the alternative comics of today. The three companion sets of ...Show more
Rap-Up by Cameron Lazerine
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music
An offshoot of the popular magazine, RAP-UP covers the history of hip-hop and R&B and places it within a broader cultural perspective, as well as delivers entertaining and illuminating profiles of its major artists and producers. It breaks down the East Coast/West Coast battles, infamous feuds, stan ...Show more
Re-make/re-model by Michael Bracewell
$60.00 NZD
Category: Music
"Re-make/Re-model" recounts the story of the individuals and circumstances that would lead over a period of almost twenty years to the formation of Roxy Music - a group in which art, fashion and music would combine to create in the words of its inventor, Bryan Ferry, 'above all, a state of mind'. Writte ...Show more
"Red Hot Chili Peppers": An Oral/visual History by Red Hot Chili Peppers
$57.00 NZD
Category: Music
Explosive, uncensored and always revelatory, Red Hot Chili Peppers is the long-awaited, never-before-told history of the globe's most worshipped rock band. Loaded with rare and unpublished photographs and memorabilia from their own archives, the band finally reveal all, allowing unprecedented access int ...Show more
Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia by Richard Cook
$70.00 NZD
Category: Music
Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia is not merely an A-Z guide to the artists and bands who have shaped jazz, but it also tracks the history of jazz and its changing styles. This is a wonderfully accessible work. Richard Cook's passion for jazz and his strongly held opinions make this the liveliest and mos ...Show more