Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia by Richard Cook
$35.00 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 m ...Show more
Ricochet: David Bowie 1983 - An Intimate Portrait by Denis O'Regan; Anon
$75.00 NZD
Category: Music
A breathtaking, never-before-seen glimpse into life on tour with David Bowie, by the late singer's official tour photographer In 1983 David Bowie set out on the Serious Moonlight Tour, his biggest ever. On the road with him was his official photographer, Denis O'Regan. Few artists and photographers have ...Show more
Rip It Up And Start Again: Post-Punk 1978-84 by Simon Reynolds
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: good
Full of anecdote and insight, Rip it Up and Start Again stands as one of the most inspired and inspiring books on popular music ever written 'Constant change' was the watchword of the postpunk era, with endless brilliant innovations not just in music but in lyrics, performance, style, and design. This s ...Show more
Rip it Up and Start Again - Postpunk 1978-1984 by Simon Reynolds
$33.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
In this, the first book to take a big-picture view of the entire post punk period, acclaimed author and music journalist Simon Reynolds recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. Full of anecdote and insight, and featuring the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL and Tal ...Show more
Robert Schumann's Advice for Young Musicians revisted by Steven Isserlis by Robert Schumann; Steven Isserlis
$25.00 NZD
Category: Music
Celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis adds his own extensive commentary to Robert Schumann's Advice for Young Musicians, a nineteenth century text that remains a must-read for music students today.
Robert Schumann's Advice to Young Musicians by Steven Isserlis
$28.00 NZD
Category: Music
Robert Schumann was far ahead of his time, not least in his attitude to children and young people; his 'Advice for Young Musicians', originally created to accompany his famous 'Album for the Young', remains as relevant today as when it was written. Celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis adds his own extensi ...Show more
Rock Connexions by Bruno MacDonald
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music
The story of any great band includes walk-on parts by scores of musicians who left the picture before fame and fortune came calling. And all diehard fans relish the stories of the times before the Big Time, following the evolving line-ups of their favourite acts - the name changes, the false starts, the ...Show more
Rock Me on the Water: 1974 The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television And Politics by Ronald Brownstein
$58.85 NZD
Category: Music
In this exceptional cultural history, Atlantic Senior Editor Ronald Brownstein-“one of America's best political journalists (The Economist)-tells the kaleidoscopic story of one monumental year that marked the city of Los Angeles' creative peak, a glittering moment when popular culture was ahead of polit ...Show more
Rock and Roll by Lynn Goldsmith
$95.00 NZD
Category: Music
Photographer Lynn Goldsmith explores the world of rock and roll from the inside. Her vast body of work is a testament to her commitment to the music and while most photographers' work is a record of their assignments, "Goldsmith's" is a record of her life. Beginning in the late 1960's, she plunged into ...Show more
Roger Dean: The Album Cover Album by Roger Dean
$78.00 NZD
Category: Music
Features a review and celebration of the greatest album cover designs from the 50s to the 70s. This edition retains the lavish 12a format, features over 600 sleeves in full colour, and showcases the astonishing diversity and excellence of design that the medium produced in its first three decades.