"Debs, without you we would be nowhere." - Chris Martin"A superb history of the band with outstanding photos. Debs has been with us every step of the way since 1998. Comprehensively updated for 2025. Highly recommended." - Phil HarveyExplore the makings of a musical phenomenon in this definitive, fully illustrated celebration of Coldplay.Life in Technicolor is the ultimate tribute ...

*The Sunday Times Bestseller*The brand new memoir from James Acaster: cult comedian, bestselling author of Classic Scrapes, undercover cop, receiver of cabbages.PERFECT SOUND WHATEVER is a love letter to the healing power of music, and how one man's obsessive quest saw him defeat the bullshit of one year with the beauty of another. Because that one man is James Acaster, it also includes tales of befouling himself in a Los Angeles s...

George Michael is an enigma. While he is one of the most open and vocal pop superstars on the planet, he also fiercely protective of his privacy. From the formation of Wham! In 1981 he immediately found fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams. His music formed the soundtrack to the 1980s and he achieved all of this despite growing up in a dysfunctional family where his father openly proclaimed that George had no talent.Wham! split in 1986 but Michael went on to greater things as...

John Farnham is nothing less than an Aussie icon. In a career spanning almost five decades, the likeable, charismatic star has entertained countless Australians of every generation, selling millions of records along the way. But his extraordinary story is as much about tackling adversity as it is about topping the charts.In the mid-1980s, without a recording contract, more or less penniless, and seemingly destined to be remembered mainly as the chirpy teenager whose debut single ‘S...

From the bestselling author of The Psychopath Test comes a characteristically humorous story of a musician on the margins. In Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie, Jon Ronson reflects on his days playing keyboard for the Frank Sidebottom Oh Blimey Big Band. Frank Sidebottom, best known for performing with a big fake head with a cartoon face painted on it, was a cult favorite in the United Kingdom and is the subject of the new movie Frank, co-written by R...

An authoritative, unprecedented account of how in the early 2000s Canadian music finally became coolHearts on Fire is about the creative explosion in Canadian music of the early 2000s, which captured the world’s attention in entirely new ways. The Canadian wave didn’t just sweep over one genre or one city, it stretched from coast to coast, affecting large bands and solo performers, rock bands and DJs, and it connected to international scenes by capitalizing on new ...

Noel Gallagher is as well-known for his singer-song writing talent as he is for his controversial, outspoken statements and his tempestuous relationships. With the renowned Britpop band, Oasis, Noel found worldwide acclaim and influenced the musical style of a generation. At the forefront of the Britpop movement in the Nineties, Noel was responsible for writing some of the big anthems of the period, including 'Wonderwall' and 'Champagne Supernova'. At their peak they were playing sold-out ...

Yes have now been on the rock circuit for an incredible 34 years. Jon Anderson Steve Howe Rick Wakeman Chris Squire and Bill Bruford are just some of the star players who helped to make the band one of the greatest-ever names in classic rock. Their turbulent story spans the early days of pub and club gigs international supergroup status in the heyday of rock and various line-ups since. Chris Welch's definitive biography of Yes is once again updated to include the historic return of Rick Wa...

This Decades of Music Pop Quiz has been produced for entertainment and its sole purpose is to bring fun, facts and accurate knowledge about the history of the music industry throughout the decades! The quiz questions have been compiled with the readers at home in mind; with easy to navigate links following each question and answer round.A whole host of music and pop questions have been selected from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s to present, ranging in difficulty levels from easy, to ...

Michael Hutchence was a superstar, an internationally respected musician and a great bloke. There will never be another one to replace him. Born into an eccentric and difficult marriage, Hutchence grew up in different countries before settling into suburban Sydney. He made friends with Andrew Farriss who provided a surrogate family. Andrew's musicality and Michael's charisma was from the start till the end, the basis of INXS.For five years INXS were single-minded in their pursuit o...

Decades tend to crest halfway through, and 1995 was the year of the Nineties: peak Britpop (Oasis v Blur), peak YBA (Tracey Emin's tent), peak New Lad (when Nick Hornby published High Fidelity, when James Brown's Loaded detonated the publishing industry, and when pubs were finally allowed to stay open on a Sunday). It was the year of The Bends, the year Danny Boyle started filming Trainspotting, the year Richey Edwards went missing, the year Ale...

‘Fascinating and authoritative’ The Daily ExpressSunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern cultural icon: Harry Styles.Harry Styles has grown up. The One Direction boy band member so loved by millions has become a truly global superstar – and he’s done it without shouting from the rooftops or displaying a mammoth ego.In this captivating biography for fans from day one as w...