Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Includes eBooks
  
  Includes audiobooks
  
  Includes 30 hours of listening time
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Includes eBooks
  
  Includes audiobooks
  
  Includes 30 hours of listening time
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Includes eBooks

Includes audiobooks

Includes 30 hours of listening time

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Includes eBooks

Includes audiobooks

Includes 30 hours of listening time

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Confess

The year's most touching and revelatory rock autobiography' Telegraph's Best Music Books of 2020

by Rob Halford ...

Most priests take confessions. This one is giving his**.****'**The most hotly anticipated hard-rock autobiography of the year''Rob Halford has written one of the most candid and surprising memoirs of the year. . . Confess is a riproaring tale, a funny, often shocking and genuinely emotional story' The Telegraph'The Metal God shares stories from a life like no other, spending over 50 years i... ... Read more

7,99 €

Most priests take confessions. This one is giving his**.****'**The most hotly anticipated hard-rock autobiography of the year''Rob Halford has written one of the most candid and surprising memoirs of the year. . . Confess is a riproaring tale, a funny, often shocking and genuinely emotional story' The Telegraph'The Metal God shares stories from a life like no other, spending over 50 years i...
... Read more
Life

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the Rolling Stones legend

by Keith Richards ...

The once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.'Electrifying' New York Times'Funny, poignant, brutally honest' Sunday Telegraph'Immensely readable' Sunday Times'Once you begin this, wild, wild horses couldn't drag you away' IndependentAs a member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards cr... ... Read more

5,49 €

The once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.'Electrifying' New York Times'Funny, poignant, brutally honest' Sunday Telegraph'Immensely readable' Sunday Times'Once you begin this, wild, wild horses couldn't drag you away' IndependentAs a member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards cr...
... Read more
Goth

A History

by Lol Tolhurst ...

Following his memoir Cured, a fascinating deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music, a misunderstood genre and culture, by co-founder of The Cure, Lol TolhurstGOTH is an entertaining and engaging historical memoir, a journey through Goth music and culture, and an exploration of a place that offered refuge for the misfits of the 1980s and ever since. Written by Lol Tolhurst, cofounder of ... Read more

9,49 €

Following his memoir Cured, a fascinating deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music, a misunderstood genre and culture, by co-founder of The Cure, Lol TolhurstGOTH is an entertaining and engaging historical memoir, a journey through Goth music and culture, and an exploration of a place that offered refuge for the misfits of the 1980s and ever since. Written by Lol Tolhurst, cofounder of
... Read more
Freddie Mercury - What He Left Behind

The Story of What Happened after the death of Freddie Mercury

by David Evans, Peter Freestone ...

The final part of the Story of Freddie Mercury, one of rock 'n' roll's most unforgettable and most talented creative forces. Peter Freestone and David Evans tie up many loose ends and recall Freddie's last days in 1991 and recount details of the events which followed Queen's lead singer's death involving the people and places Freddie loved and favoured. ... Read more

2,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

The final part of the Story of Freddie Mercury, one of rock 'n' roll's most unforgettable and most talented creative forces. Peter Freestone and David Evans tie up many loose ends and recall Freddie's last days in 1991 and recount details of the events which followed Queen's lead singer's death involving the people and places Freddie loved and favoured.
... Read more
Free Guitar Lesson Pack

Starter Bundle

by Luke Zecchin ...

FREE MINI LESSONS FOR GUITAR!Looking for inspiration? Not sure where to start? Welcome to the Free Guitar Lesson Pack! Here you’ll find a collection of popular lessons taken from our series of bestselling guitar books. Topics include fretboard memorization basics, an introduction to good technique, fundamentals for understanding chords and scales, tips on effective practice, and more.Whether you ... Read more

Free

FREE MINI LESSONS FOR GUITAR!Looking for inspiration? Not sure where to start? Welcome to the Free Guitar Lesson Pack! Here you’ll find a collection of popular lessons taken from our series of bestselling guitar books. Topics include fretboard memorization basics, an introduction to good technique, fundamentals for understanding chords and scales, tips on effective practice, and more.Whether you
... Read more
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

4,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

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
Black Sabbath's Master of Reality

by Mr. John Darnielle ...

Series series 33 1/3
Black Sabbath's Master of Reality has maintained remarkable historical status over several generations; it's a touchstone for the directionless, and common coin for young men and women who've felt excluded from the broader cultural economy. John Darnielle hears it through the ears of Roger Painter, a young adult locked in a southern California adolescent psychiatric center in 1985; deprived of his ... Read more

Was 13,35 € Now 11,65 €

Black Sabbath's Master of Reality has maintained remarkable historical status over several generations; it's a touchstone for the directionless, and common coin for young men and women who've felt excluded from the broader cultural economy. John Darnielle hears it through the ears of Roger Painter, a young adult locked in a southern California adolescent psychiatric center in 1985; deprived of his
... Read more
Joy Division: Juvenes

by Kevin Cummins ...

***The definitive collection of the Joy Division photographs of Kevin Cummins, including interviews with Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris.A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARA LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR"Lovers of Joy Division, revel in Juvenes! Dazzling... Glorious..." LOUDER THAN WARThe iconic images captured by Cummins - from snowy bridges and ... ... Read more

3,99 €

***The definitive collection of the Joy Division photographs of Kevin Cummins, including interviews with Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris.A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARA LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR"Lovers of Joy Division, revel in Juvenes! Dazzling... Glorious..." LOUDER THAN WARThe iconic images captured by Cummins - from snowy bridges and ...
... Read more
The Beatles - All These Years - Extended Special Edition

Volume One: Tune In

by Mark Lewisohn ...

This is Part Two of Volume One'Mark Lewisohn knows the Fab Four better than they knew themselves' The GuardianThis extended special edition of Mark Lewisohn's magisterial book Tune In is a true collector's item, featuring hundreds of thousands of words of extra material, as well as many extra photographs. It is the complete, uncut and definitive biography of the Beatles' early years, from their ... Read more

28,99 €

This is Part Two of Volume One'Mark Lewisohn knows the Fab Four better than they knew themselves' The GuardianThis extended special edition of Mark Lewisohn's magisterial book Tune In is a true collector's item, featuring hundreds of thousands of words of extra material, as well as many extra photographs. It is the complete, uncut and definitive biography of the Beatles' early years, from their
... Read more
Light My Fire

My Life with The Doors

by Ray Manzarek ...

**"The best book yet about The Doors." --BooklistNow available as an ebook for the first time...the inside story of the Doors, by cofounder and keyboard player Ray Manzarek. Includes 16 pages of photos.**"A refreshingly candid read...a Doors bio worth opening." --Entertainment WeeklyNo other band has ever sounded quite like the Doors, and no other frontman has ever transfixed an audience quite the ... Read more

8,26 €

**"The best book yet about The Doors." --BooklistNow available as an ebook for the first time...the inside story of the Doors, by cofounder and keyboard player Ray Manzarek. Includes 16 pages of photos.**"A refreshingly candid read...a Doors bio worth opening." --Entertainment WeeklyNo other band has ever sounded quite like the Doors, and no other frontman has ever transfixed an audience quite the
... Read more
The Dirt

Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars ...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity ... Read more

11,33 €

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity
... Read more
Hard Rock Arrangement (The Lonely Kings, #1)

by Ava Lore ...

Series Book 1 - The Lonely Kings
Contains mature content. 17+ only!PLEASE NOTE! Portions of this book have previously appeared in the serial novel Rock Arrangement.Chronic loser Rebecca Alton is penniless, homeless, and sleeping on her sister’s couch. She needs a job, fast, but in this economy finding one is easier said than done. When she accidentally walks into the wrong office and finds herself auditioning for the role of fake ... Read more

0,90 €

Contains mature content. 17+ only!PLEASE NOTE! Portions of this book have previously appeared in the serial novel Rock Arrangement.Chronic loser Rebecca Alton is penniless, homeless, and sleeping on her sister’s couch. She needs a job, fast, but in this economy finding one is easier said than done. When she accidentally walks into the wrong office and finds herself auditioning for the role of fake
... Read more
Led Zeppelin - Uncensored On the Record

by Bob Carruthers ...

Led Zeppelin - Uncensored On The Record is the definitive critical review of the music of Led Zeppelin on stage, on record and on filmContributors include Zeppelin insiders in the shape of publicist BP Fallon and bodyguard Michael Francis, along with newly released archive interviews with the band recorded during the 1977 tour.This eBook includes a complete history of Led Zeppelin in the words of ... Read more

2,99 €

Led Zeppelin - Uncensored On The Record is the definitive critical review of the music of Led Zeppelin on stage, on record and on filmContributors include Zeppelin insiders in the shape of publicist BP Fallon and bodyguard Michael Francis, along with newly released archive interviews with the band recorded during the 1977 tour.This eBook includes a complete history of Led Zeppelin in the words of
... Read more
Ten Thousand Apologies

Fat White Family and the Miracle of Failure: A Sunday Times Bestseller and Rough Trade Book of the Year

by Adelle Stripe, Lias Saoudi ...

From the mountains of Algeria to the squats of South London via sectarian Northern Ireland, Ten Thousand Apologies is the sordid and thrilling story of the country's most notorious cult band, Fat White Family. Loved and loathed in equal measure since their formation in 2011, the relentlessly provocative, stunningly dysfunctional "drug band with a rock problem" have dedicated themselves to constant ... Read more

3,49 €

From the mountains of Algeria to the squats of South London via sectarian Northern Ireland, Ten Thousand Apologies is the sordid and thrilling story of the country's most notorious cult band, Fat White Family. Loved and loathed in equal measure since their formation in 2011, the relentlessly provocative, stunningly dysfunctional "drug band with a rock problem" have dedicated themselves to constant
... Read more
Never Understood

The Jesus and Mary Chain

by William Reid, Jim Reid ...

A TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARAN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARA RESIDENT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARIn Never Understood, William Jim tell the story of The Jesus and Mary Chain - one of Britain's greatest guitar bands - for the very first time.A wildly funny and improbably moving chronicle of brotherly strife, feedback, riots, drug and alc... ... Read more

7,99 €

A TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARAN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARA RESIDENT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARIn Never Understood, William Jim tell the story of The Jesus and Mary Chain - one of Britain's greatest guitar bands - for the very first time.A wildly funny and improbably moving chronicle of brotherly strife, feedback, riots, drug and alc...
... Read more
Rick Rubin

In the Studio

by Jake Brown ...

There is no greater enigma than Rick Rubin working in record production today. As mysterious personally as the Buddhist religion he practices, Rubin has made one thing crystal clear: the records he produces are sonically and stylistically beyond reproach. MTV has called Rubin “the most important producer of the last 20 years,” while Rolling Stone ventured even further, deeming Rubin the most ... Read more

8,68 € or Free with Kobo Plus

There is no greater enigma than Rick Rubin working in record production today. As mysterious personally as the Buddhist religion he practices, Rubin has made one thing crystal clear: the records he produces are sonically and stylistically beyond reproach. MTV has called Rubin “the most important producer of the last 20 years,” while Rolling Stone ventured even further, deeming Rubin the most
... Read more
Renegade

The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith

by Mark E. Smith ...

The only way to appreciate the legendary musician Mark E. Smith is to encounter the man in his own words.'May be the funniest music book ever written' ObserverThe Fall are one of the most distinctive British bands, their music - odd,spare, cranky and repetitious - an acknowledged influence on The Smiths, The Happy Mondays, Nirvana and Franz Ferdinand.And Mark E. Smith IS The Fall.</... ... Read more

9,49 €

The only way to appreciate the legendary musician Mark E. Smith is to encounter the man in his own words.'May be the funniest music book ever written' ObserverThe Fall are one of the most distinctive British bands, their music - odd,spare, cranky and repetitious - an acknowledged influence on The Smiths, The Happy Mondays, Nirvana and Franz Ferdinand.And Mark E. Smith IS The Fall.</...
... Read more
A Screaming Life

Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond

by Kim Thayil, Adem Tepedelen ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe memoir by co-founding member of Soundgarden and lead guitarist Kim Thayil about one of the 1990s’ signature rock bandsFrom Soundgarden’s humble beginnings manifesting grunge in Seattle's beer-soaked punk clubs to their revered status today as rock icons, the band’s journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. In A Screaming Life, founding member and guitar god Kim ... Read more

18,01 €

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe memoir by co-founding member of Soundgarden and lead guitarist Kim Thayil about one of the 1990s’ signature rock bandsFrom Soundgarden’s humble beginnings manifesting grunge in Seattle's beer-soaked punk clubs to their revered status today as rock icons, the band’s journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. In A Screaming Life, founding member and guitar god Kim
... Read more
Total F*cking Godhead

The Biography of Chris Cornell

by Corbin Reiff ...

“Total F*cking Godhead brings Chris Cornell, the voice of a generation, alive on the page. Impressively researched and compulsively readable, Godhead pulls no punches in recounting Cornell’s remarkable life and prolific career. It’s an inspired chronicle of an impassioned soul. Read it!” —Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen RisingWith input from those who knew and worked with him—together with his ... Read more

12,99 €

“Total F*cking Godhead brings Chris Cornell, the voice of a generation, alive on the page. Impressively researched and compulsively readable, Godhead pulls no punches in recounting Cornell’s remarkable life and prolific career. It’s an inspired chronicle of an impassioned soul. Read it!” —Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen RisingWith input from those who knew and worked with him—together with his
... Read more
Tina Turner: My Love Story (Official Autobiography)

by Tina Turner ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLING AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM THE QUEEN OF ROCK 'N' ROLL_______________________'Astonishing, soul-baring - the must-read memoir by rock's greatest survivor' DAILY MAIL*********The full, dramatic story of one of the most remarkable women in music history, whose legacy will never be forgotten***'Unbearably poignant' THE TI... ... Read more

9,49 €

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLING AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM THE QUEEN OF ROCK 'N' ROLL_______________________'Astonishing, soul-baring - the must-read memoir by rock's greatest survivor' DAILY MAIL*********The full, dramatic story of one of the most remarkable women in music history, whose legacy will never be forgotten***'Unbearably poignant' THE TI...
... Read more
Pink Floyd - Uncensored On the Record

by Bob Carruthers ...

This is the ultimate critical guide to the music of and career of Pink Floyd, brought together in one amazing collection. Using the actual words of the band and critics, this is the definitive review of the work of the band on stage, on record and on film from the Syd Barrett era to Pulse. This eBook also features many rare photographs spanning the entire career of Pink Floyd. ... Read more

2,99 €

This is the ultimate critical guide to the music of and career of Pink Floyd, brought together in one amazing collection. Using the actual words of the band and critics, this is the definitive review of the work of the band on stage, on record and on film from the Syd Barrett era to Pulse. This eBook also features many rare photographs spanning the entire career of Pink Floyd.
... Read more
Threepenny Memoir

The Lives of a Libertine

by Carl Barat ...

The extraordinary life and times of Carl Barat, Libertine.From his childhood in suburban Basingstoke, through times of literally being down and out in London and Paris, to success as one of the co-founders of one of Britain's most revered bands, Carl Barat has gone through the glass darkly as bands fell apart around him, friendships faltered and egos and hedonism threatened to pull his life apart ... Read more

18,65 €

The extraordinary life and times of Carl Barat, Libertine.From his childhood in suburban Basingstoke, through times of literally being down and out in London and Paris, to success as one of the co-founders of one of Britain's most revered bands, Carl Barat has gone through the glass darkly as bands fell apart around him, friendships faltered and egos and hedonism threatened to pull his life apart
... Read more
Deep Purple - Uncensored On the Record

by Jerry Bloom ...

This is a comprehensive in-depth exploration of the career and work of one of the worlds greatest hard rock bands.With the likes of Richie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and David Coverdale passing through their ranks, Deep Purple was always destined to produce extraordinary music - what was less predictable was in the incredible story of the bands formation, rise to fame and struggle to cope with the ... Read more

2,99 €

This is a comprehensive in-depth exploration of the career and work of one of the worlds greatest hard rock bands.With the likes of Richie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and David Coverdale passing through their ranks, Deep Purple was always destined to produce extraordinary music - what was less predictable was in the incredible story of the bands formation, rise to fame and struggle to cope with the
... Read more
Iron Maiden

Album by Album

by Martin Popoff ...

Series series Album by Album
Required reading for any metalhead, Iron Maiden is a compendium of in-depth, entertaining, and profusely illustrated conversations about all sixteen of the legendary metal band’s studio albums.This new book from prolific rock journalist Martin Popoff pays tribute to the Iron Maiden’s studio discography through a series of in-depth, frank, and entertaining conversations about all sixteen of the ... Read more

25,96 €

Required reading for any metalhead, Iron Maiden is a compendium of in-depth, entertaining, and profusely illustrated conversations about all sixteen of the legendary metal band’s studio albums.This new book from prolific rock journalist Martin Popoff pays tribute to the Iron Maiden’s studio discography through a series of in-depth, frank, and entertaining conversations about all sixteen of the
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Rock eBooks

Confess

Life

Goth

Freddie Mercury - What He Left Behind

Free Guitar Lesson Pack

This Was The Real Life

Black Sabbath's Master of Reality

Joy Division: Juvenes

The Beatles - All These Years - Extended Special Edition

Light My Fire

The Dirt

Hard Rock Arrangement (The Lonely Kings, #1)

Led Zeppelin - Uncensored On the Record

Ten Thousand Apologies

Never Understood

Rick Rubin

Renegade

A Screaming Life

Total F*cking Godhead

Tina Turner: My Love Story (Official Autobiography)

Pink Floyd - Uncensored On the Record

Threepenny Memoir

Deep Purple - Uncensored On the Record

Iron Maiden