1967: A Complete Rock Music History of the Summer of Love by Harvey Kubernik
$59.99 NZD
Category: Music
In 1967, tens of thousands of young people streamed into San Francisco, kicking off a social transformation that shook the world. In this book, Harvey Kubernik embarks on an insider's musical exploration of the Summer of Love. The main narrative is multi-voiced, based on a treasure trove of exclusive in ...Show more
A Road Tour of American Song Titles: From Mendocino to Memphis by Karl Du Fresne
$39.99 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
Like most New Zealand kids in the 1960s, Karl du Fresne grew up listening to songs about American towns and cities: Kansas City, El Paso, New Orleans, Detroit and Tulsa, to name just a few. He found himself wondering what sort of places they were and what had motivated such illustrious pop composers as ...Show more
Beatles: And Then There Was Music by Tim Hill
$49.99 NZD
$79.99 (37% off)
Category: Music | Series: Rare, Classic and Unseen
This comprehensive 448 page book, with more than 1000 illustrations, about the world's most famous band, is an extraordinary feast of superb photographs, original memorabilia, newspaper features and a detailed chronology.
Beatles: In Pictures by AMMONITE PRESS
$29.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: In Pictures Ser.
The Beatles: In Pictures takes a nostalgic look at the world's most famous pop group, presenting 300 photographs from the Mirrorpix archives.The best-selling band in history, with sales of over a billion, The Beatles - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - have had more number-o ...Show more
Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces by Laura Tunbridge
$26.00 NZD
Category: Music
A major new biography published for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, offering a fresh, human portrayal "Illuminating. . . . Tunbridge's pithy A Life in Nine Pieces is different and welcome: a biography presented through the focus of nine different compositions."--Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian" ...Show more
Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: The\Last Interview Ser.
The first-ever collection of interviews with the tortured but groundbreaking singer Billie Holiday, part of Melville House's beloved Last Interview series Legendary singer Billie Holiday comes alive in this first-ever collection of interviews from throughout her career. Included is her last intervie ...Show more
Brian Johnson - The Lives of Brian - A memoir by Brian Johnson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
The story of AC/DC's legendary front man in his own inimitable voice 'It wasn't me. I didn't do it. And I'll never do it again!' says Brian Johnson of The Lives of Brian. That AC/DC's legendary front man got to do it all is one of the most cheering and entertaining stories in rock 'n'roll history. For o ...Show more
Classical Music An Illustrated History (HB) by Richard Bratby
$29.99 NZD
Category: Music
The story of classical music in picture, word and sound, from Hildegard of Bingen to Saariaho. Features a free app with more than 100 high-quality audio clips. Introduces the greatest composers and lets you hear their most famous works as you read. It shows the instruments and how they are played and co ...Show more
Cover Story - 100 Beautiful, Strange and Frankly Incredible New Zealand LP Covers by Steve Braunias
$49.99 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
Music is a key to culture, no matter where in the world you are from and New Zealand is no exception. In the decades from 1957- 87 the LP was king of New Zealand recorded music. To sell the music cover art was needed, and the book showcases 100 of the best examples at full LP size. Divided into themes, ...Show more
Decoded by Jay-Z
$42.99 NZD
Category: Music
This is the intimate, first-person chronicle of the life and work of Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter in Brooklyn's notorious Marcy Projects, now known to many as the greatest rapper alive. Told through lyrics, images and personal narrative, Decoded shares the story of Jay-Z's life through the 10 codes that def ...Show more
Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside and Outside of AC/DC by Mark Evans
$39.99 NZD
Category: Music
A few days after his 19th birthday, rock and roll lover and bass player Mark Evans wandered into his local to check out the band - and his life would never be the same again. Two days later he was playing his first show as bass player with AC/DC; within a week he was on Countdown, rocking out next to wi ...Show more
Eagles - Dark Desert Highway by Mick Wall
$29.99 NZD
Category: Music
'This could be heaven or this could be hell...' So sings Don Henley on their biggest hit, 'Hotel California', and it is true that the Eagles story was one that blurred the ultimate Hollywood highs and subterranean LA lows beyond recognition.The band that embodied the American dream with globe-straddlin ...Show more