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A History of Manic Street Preachers

by Keith Cameron ...

'Exhilarating . . . revelatory . . . superb' THE TIMES'A forensic exploration of their compositions and recordings, and everything that has been poured into them . . . completely definitive' MOJO ★★★★★'No one understands the inner workings and shared aesthetics of Manic Street Preachers like Keith Cameron . . . phenomenal' NICKY WIREAN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER<... ... Read more

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'Exhilarating . . . revelatory . . . superb' THE TIMES'A forensic exploration of their compositions and recordings, and everything that has been poured into them . . . completely definitive' MOJO ★★★★★'No one understands the inner workings and shared aesthetics of Manic Street Preachers like Keith Cameron . . . phenomenal' NICKY WIREAN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER<...
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Dear Boy

The Life of Keith Moon

by Tony Fletcher ...

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Dear Boy is the best-selling biography of Keith Moon, rock's greatest drummer and wildest character. Hailed by critics as one of the most compelling rock stories ever told, the book traces with striking accuracy Moon's remarkable journey from his working-class North West London childhood, through The Who's glory years, to his California high life, and his tragic, premature death in 1978 at the age ... Read more

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Dear Boy is the best-selling biography of Keith Moon, rock's greatest drummer and wildest character. Hailed by critics as one of the most compelling rock stories ever told, the book traces with striking accuracy Moon's remarkable journey from his working-class North West London childhood, through The Who's glory years, to his California high life, and his tragic, premature death in 1978 at the age
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1965

The Most Revolutionary Year in Music

by Andrew Grant Jackson ...

"For music lovers who were there and for those who wish they were, the book is a well-researched cultural history that leaves no rolling stone unturned." — Huffington PostFriendly rivalry between musicians turned 1965 into the year rock evolved into the premier art form of its time and accelerated the drive for personal freedom throughout the Western world.The Beatles made their first artistic ... Read more

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"For music lovers who were there and for those who wish they were, the book is a well-researched cultural history that leaves no rolling stone unturned." — Huffington PostFriendly rivalry between musicians turned 1965 into the year rock evolved into the premier art form of its time and accelerated the drive for personal freedom throughout the Western world.The Beatles made their first artistic
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Scar Tissue

The bestselling memoir from the frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers

by Anthony Kiedis ...

In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself.Raised in the Midwest, he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie, purveyor of pills, pot, and cocaine to the Hollywood elite. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. and plunged ... Read more

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In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself.Raised in the Midwest, he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie, purveyor of pills, pot, and cocaine to the Hollywood elite. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. and plunged
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Lemmy

The Definitive Biography

by Mick Wall ...

'Unflinching, forthright and full of wry humour as the man himself, and there's little praise greater than that' CLASSIC ROCK'Wall's vision of Lemmy as a Rock'n'Roll stalwart who made no concessions is vivid to the last' GUARDIANIn 'The Ace of Spades', Motörhead's most famous song, Lemmy, the born-to-lose, live-to-win frontman of the band sang, 'I don't want to live forever'. Yet as he told his ... Read more

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'Unflinching, forthright and full of wry humour as the man himself, and there's little praise greater than that' CLASSIC ROCK'Wall's vision of Lemmy as a Rock'n'Roll stalwart who made no concessions is vivid to the last' GUARDIANIn 'The Ace of Spades', Motörhead's most famous song, Lemmy, the born-to-lose, live-to-win frontman of the band sang, 'I don't want to live forever'. Yet as he told his
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Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

The Autobiography

by Steven Tyler ...

The long-awaited, no-holds-barred memoir from the legendary Aerosmith frontman. Finally, all the lurid tales of debauchery, sex, drugs and rock n' roll are told straight from the horse's lips as The Demon of Screamin' describes his unimaginable highs and unbelievable lows as lead singer of one of the biggest rock band in the world.Prolific frontman, rock icon and sex symbol, Steven Tyler is a ... Read more

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The long-awaited, no-holds-barred memoir from the legendary Aerosmith frontman. Finally, all the lurid tales of debauchery, sex, drugs and rock n' roll are told straight from the horse's lips as The Demon of Screamin' describes his unimaginable highs and unbelievable lows as lead singer of one of the biggest rock band in the world.Prolific frontman, rock icon and sex symbol, Steven Tyler is a
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Blow by Blow

The Landmark New Biography of Legendary Guitarist and Rock Icon Jeff Beck

by Brad Tolinski, Chris Gill ...

Pre-order your copy of "THE BEST ROCK BOOK OF THE YEAR" ????? - THE TELEGRAPH“The book Jeff deserves. It’s honest, thoughtful, and true” - JOHNNY DEPP"Fine, fine work … told masterfully” - BILLY F. GIBBONS"Lays bare Beck's soul" - THE TELEGRAPH"Admiring but astute … meticulously probes the complicated interplay between reputation, legacy and commercial... ... Read more

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Pre-order your copy of "THE BEST ROCK BOOK OF THE YEAR" ????? - THE TELEGRAPH“The book Jeff deserves. It’s honest, thoughtful, and true” - JOHNNY DEPP"Fine, fine work … told masterfully” - BILLY F. GIBBONS"Lays bare Beck's soul" - THE TELEGRAPH"Admiring but astute … meticulously probes the complicated interplay between reputation, legacy and commercial...
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Paul Weller: Dancing Through the Fire

The Authorised Oral History: The Sunday Times Bestseller

by Dan Jennings, Paul Weller ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA ROUGH TRADE, RESIDENT, UNCUT, SHINDIG!, CLASH MAGAZINE AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEARIrish Examiner - Top 10 Music Book of 2025Scottish Herald - Best Music Books of 2025'This is as definitive an account of the artist as we have to date' MOJO'It's a treasure trove of personal recollec... ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA ROUGH TRADE, RESIDENT, UNCUT, SHINDIG!, CLASH MAGAZINE AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEARIrish Examiner - Top 10 Music Book of 2025Scottish Herald - Best Music Books of 2025'This is as definitive an account of the artist as we have to date' MOJO'It's a treasure trove of personal recollec...
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Running Up That Hill

50 Visions of Kate Bush

by Tom Doyle ...

A Times Book of the YearAn Uncut Magazine Book of the YearA Waterstones Music Book of the YearA Virgin Radio Book of the YearA Louder Book of the Year'Probably the best Bush book to date.' - Record CollectorKate Bush: the subject of murmured legend and one of the most idiosyncratic musicians of the modern era. Comprising fifty chapters o... ... Read more

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A Times Book of the YearAn Uncut Magazine Book of the YearA Waterstones Music Book of the YearA Virgin Radio Book of the YearA Louder Book of the Year'Probably the best Bush book to date.' - Record CollectorKate Bush: the subject of murmured legend and one of the most idiosyncratic musicians of the modern era. Comprising fifty chapters o...
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Hit Factories

A Journey Through the Industrial Cities of British Pop

by Karl Whitney ...

After discovering a derelict record plant on the edge of a northern English city, and hearing that it was once visited by David Bowie, Karl Whitney embarks upon a journey to explore the industrial cities of British pop music.Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Hull, Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham, Coventry, Bristol: at various points in the past these cities have all had distinctive ... Read more

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After discovering a derelict record plant on the edge of a northern English city, and hearing that it was once visited by David Bowie, Karl Whitney embarks upon a journey to explore the industrial cities of British pop music.Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Hull, Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham, Coventry, Bristol: at various points in the past these cities have all had distinctive
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This Was The Real Life

The Tale of Freddie Mercury

by David Evans, David Minns ...

QUEEN lost not only a singer when Freddie Mercury died in 1991. Freddie's friends lost Freddie. In this biographical volume of memories, Freddie Mercury's life is celebrated, remembered and recounted by a collection of his closest friends, lovers, collaborators and colleagues. ... Read more

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QUEEN lost not only a singer when Freddie Mercury died in 1991. Freddie's friends lost Freddie. In this biographical volume of memories, Freddie Mercury's life is celebrated, remembered and recounted by a collection of his closest friends, lovers, collaborators and colleagues.
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Over the Top and Back

The remarkable autobiography from a national treasure

by Sir Tom Jones ...

Discover the remarkably honest and captivating story of one of the world's greatest ever singing talents, Sir Tom Jones'Brilliantly told' SUNDAY TIMES'A terrific, star-studded journey' DAILY EXPRESS______'For a lot of years, I've answered a lot of questions, but have never told my story before . . .'In a business where dreams are often short-lived, S... ... Read more

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Discover the remarkably honest and captivating story of one of the world's greatest ever singing talents, Sir Tom Jones'Brilliantly told' SUNDAY TIMES'A terrific, star-studded journey' DAILY EXPRESS______'For a lot of years, I've answered a lot of questions, but have never told my story before . . .'In a business where dreams are often short-lived, S...
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A Riot of Our Own

by Johnny Green, Garry Barker ...

'Hugely enjoyable ... Green's great achievement is to recapture exactly how those moments felt, but remain sufficiently detached about the whole thing to render the experience honestly' MOJOJohnny Green first met the Clash in 1977. A RIOT OF OUR OWN is his tale of three delirious years of rock 'n' roll madness as confidant and road manager of the Clash, from the early punk days to LONDON CALLING ... Read more

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'Hugely enjoyable ... Green's great achievement is to recapture exactly how those moments felt, but remain sufficiently detached about the whole thing to render the experience honestly' MOJOJohnny Green first met the Clash in 1977. A RIOT OF OUR OWN is his tale of three delirious years of rock 'n' roll madness as confidant and road manager of the Clash, from the early punk days to LONDON CALLING
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Still in a Dream

Shoegaze, Slackers and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984–1994

by Simon Reynolds ...

The definitive story of the slackers and shoegazers who reinvented rock.'To devote a book to a set of wilfully amorphous and hazy bands, many of them long-forgotten outriders, is an act of love, commensurate with the saturated thrum of much of the music' OBSERVERTwenty years after his acclaimed postpunk best-seller, Rip It Up and Start Again, Simon Reynolds tells the tale of what happened next: ... Read more

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The definitive story of the slackers and shoegazers who reinvented rock.'To devote a book to a set of wilfully amorphous and hazy bands, many of them long-forgotten outriders, is an act of love, commensurate with the saturated thrum of much of the music' OBSERVERTwenty years after his acclaimed postpunk best-seller, Rip It Up and Start Again, Simon Reynolds tells the tale of what happened next:
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Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There

How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America

by David Hepworth ...

The Beatles landing in New York in February 1964 was the opening shot in a cultural revolution nobody predicted. Suddenly the youth of the richest, most powerful nation on earth was trying to emulate the music, manners and the modes of a rainy island that had recently fallen on hard times.The resulting fusion of American can-do and British fuck-you didn’t just lead to rock and roll’s most resonant ... Read more

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The Beatles landing in New York in February 1964 was the opening shot in a cultural revolution nobody predicted. Suddenly the youth of the richest, most powerful nation on earth was trying to emulate the music, manners and the modes of a rainy island that had recently fallen on hard times.The resulting fusion of American can-do and British fuck-you didn’t just lead to rock and roll’s most resonant
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Queen: The Early Years

by Mark Hodkinson ...

This classic account of the birth of a legendary group is the truly authentic version of Queen's rise to stardom. Author Mark Hodkinson interviewed over 60 friends and colleagues of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon to piece together a fascinating jigsaw of anecdotes from the days when the future superstars were playing with bands like The Reaction, The Opposition, 1984 and ... Read more

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This classic account of the birth of a legendary group is the truly authentic version of Queen's rise to stardom. Author Mark Hodkinson interviewed over 60 friends and colleagues of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon to piece together a fascinating jigsaw of anecdotes from the days when the future superstars were playing with bands like The Reaction, The Opposition, 1984 and
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A Life in Lyrics

The Official Creative Legacy of Freddie Mercury, Based on His Unseen Personal Archives and Collections

by Freddie Mercury ...

Freddie Mercury was one of the greatest showmen of the twentieth century. With his unparalleled voice and searing on-stage energy, he was a great pretender, a killer queen and a champion of the world.But behind the glamour lived a musician and lyricist talented beyond measure, and the creative force behind one of the most culturally significant and musically diverse bands the world has ever seen ... Read more

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Freddie Mercury was one of the greatest showmen of the twentieth century. With his unparalleled voice and searing on-stage energy, he was a great pretender, a killer queen and a champion of the world.But behind the glamour lived a musician and lyricist talented beyond measure, and the creative force behind one of the most culturally significant and musically diverse bands the world has ever seen
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Blackstar Theory

The Last Works of David Bowie

by Dr. Leah Kardos ...

Series series Ex:Centrics
Blackstar Theory takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with ... Read more

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Blackstar Theory takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with
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Endless Endless

A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery

by Adam Clair ...

An inspiring, revelatory exploration of the genesis and impact of the fabled Elephant 6 collective and the baffling exodus of its larger-than-life luminary, Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff MangumYears after its release, Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea remains one of the most beloved and best-selling albums in all of indie music, hailed as a classic so influential as to be ... Read more

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An inspiring, revelatory exploration of the genesis and impact of the fabled Elephant 6 collective and the baffling exodus of its larger-than-life luminary, Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff MangumYears after its release, Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea remains one of the most beloved and best-selling albums in all of indie music, hailed as a classic so influential as to be
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The Last Great Dream

How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties

by Dennis McNally ...

**"McNally masterfully combines many disparate lineages of political, social, art, and pop history into one singular, sweeping portrait. The result is a stunning vision of a broad and powerful idealism that gripped the world for more than two decades."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Strange Trip and the publicist of the Grateful Dead, a ... Read more

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**"McNally masterfully combines many disparate lineages of political, social, art, and pop history into one singular, sweeping portrait. The result is a stunning vision of a broad and powerful idealism that gripped the world for more than two decades."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Strange Trip and the publicist of the Grateful Dead, a
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Warren Zevon

Every album, every song

by Peter Gallagher ...

Series series On track
Bruce Springsteen called him ‘one of the great, great American songwriters’, Jackson Browne hailed him as ‘the first and foremost proponent of song noir’ and Stephen King once said that if he could write like Zevon, he ‘would be a happy guy’. The list of artists that lined up to appear on his records include Springsteen, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Dave Gilmour and Emmylou Harris. So how is it that ... Read more

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Bruce Springsteen called him ‘one of the great, great American songwriters’, Jackson Browne hailed him as ‘the first and foremost proponent of song noir’ and Stephen King once said that if he could write like Zevon, he ‘would be a happy guy’. The list of artists that lined up to appear on his records include Springsteen, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Dave Gilmour and Emmylou Harris. So how is it that
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Meet Me in the Bathroom

Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001–2011

by Lizzy Goodman ...

A SUNDAY TIMES, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO AND UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARNew York, 2001. 9/11 plunges the US into a state of war and political volatility-and heralds the rebirth of the city's rock scene. As the old-guard music industry crumbles, a group of iconoclastic bands suddenly become the voice of a generation desperately in need of an anthem.In this fascinating and vibrant oral history, acclaimed ... Read more

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A SUNDAY TIMES, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO AND UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARNew York, 2001. 9/11 plunges the US into a state of war and political volatility-and heralds the rebirth of the city's rock scene. As the old-guard music industry crumbles, a group of iconoclastic bands suddenly become the voice of a generation desperately in need of an anthem.In this fascinating and vibrant oral history, acclaimed
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Triggers

A Life in Music

by Glen Matlock ...

'Glen Matlock - singer, songwriter, bassist, natural storyteller and a damn fine bloke. It is no surprise Triggers is a brilliant journey' DEBBIE HARRY'A page turner filled with colourful, illuminating tales' MOJO'The clearest view yet of punk' LOUDER THAN WARA fascinating new book charting the life and career of Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock through the lens of his most formative songs ... ... Read more

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'Glen Matlock - singer, songwriter, bassist, natural storyteller and a damn fine bloke. It is no surprise Triggers is a brilliant journey' DEBBIE HARRY'A page turner filled with colourful, illuminating tales' MOJO'The clearest view yet of punk' LOUDER THAN WARA fascinating new book charting the life and career of Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock through the lens of his most formative songs ...
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Marc Bolan and T. Rex

Every Album, Every Song

by Peter Gallagher ...

Series series On Track
For many, T. Rex founder Marc Bolan remains forever frozen in time as the poster boy of glam, the pop-rock genre he effectively launched with his March 1971 Top of the Pops appearance to promote ‘Hot Love’, the band’s first number one single. But this is to view him through too narrow a focus. In John’s Children he flirted with modernist art-rock. He sang folk songs of an otherworldly England in ... Read more

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For many, T. Rex founder Marc Bolan remains forever frozen in time as the poster boy of glam, the pop-rock genre he effectively launched with his March 1971 Top of the Pops appearance to promote ‘Hot Love’, the band’s first number one single. But this is to view him through too narrow a focus. In John’s Children he flirted with modernist art-rock. He sang folk songs of an otherworldly England in
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