Janis - Her Life and Music by Holly George-Warren
$32.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Reading Level: very good
It's been said Janis Joplin was second only to Bob Dylan as the 'creator-recorder-embodiment of her generation's mythology'. But how did a middle-class girl from Texas become a '60s countercultural icon? Janis' parents doted on her and promoted her early talent for art. But the arrival of a brother shat ...Show more
How Music Works by David Byrne
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Category: Entertainment | Reading Level: very good
How Music Works is David Byrne’s buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. Drawing on his work over the years with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and myriad collaborators--along with journeys to Wagnerian opera houses, African villages, and anywhere music exists--Byrne shows ho ...Show more
Johnny Marr - Set The Boy Free - The Autobiography by Johnny Marr
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Category: Entertainment | Reading Level: very good
Johnny Marr was born in 1960's Manchester to Irish emigrant parents and knew from an early age that he would be a musician. Forming his first band, at thirteen, Marr spent his teenage years on the council estates of Wythenshawe playing guitar, devouring pop culture and inventing his own musical style. I ...Show more
Mick Jagger: A Spectacular Rock Life by Billy J. Altman
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Category: Entertainment
There may have been musical rebels like Elvis Presley before him, but once Mick Jagger first burst on the scene in 1962 as lead singer for England's convention- defying Rolling Stones, the mold was broken once and for all. Even fifty years later, his singing and performing style, heard on records and se ...Show more
I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons
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Category: Entertainment | Reading Level: good
This is published to coincide with Leonard Cohen's exclusive show at London's The O2 on Friday 21 June 2013. This book contains exclusive material and interviews making it the biography to buy on Leonard Cohen - singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist. The genius behind such classic songs as Suz ...Show more
Fleetwood Mac - The Complete Illustrated History by Richie Unterberger
$49.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Reading Level: General Adult
This is the first-ever complete, illustrated history of Fleetwood Mac, the legendary band that has sold more than 48 million records worldwide. From this British-American band's blues origins in the 1960s to its pop superstardom in the 1970s and 1980s to its 2015 reunion, Fleetwood Mac has endeared itse ...Show more
Rambling Man - My Life on the Road by Billy Connolly
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Category: Entertainment | Series: Father Anselm Novels Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
In my fantasy of the Rambling Man who is something of a hobo, walking - or maybe jumping into the car of a moving train - is what he does. He slings his guitar or banjo over his shoulder and strides out along the road to the next town. There he plays a few songs at a local gig and meets a beautiful woma ...Show more
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
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Category: Entertainment
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER * ONE OF NME's BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 * ONE OF VARIETY'S BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 * INCLUDED IN AUDIBLE'S BEST OF THE YEAR LISTSo, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ('It's a piece of cake ...Show more
Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon
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Category: Entertainment
In Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman and pioneering icon within the music and art scene of New York City in the 1980s and '90s as well as marriage, motherhood, and in ...Show more
The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
$39.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Series: Big Ideas Ser.
From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the bestselling Big Ideasseries.Easy to understand and clear to follow, this history of classical music explores and explains music theory and the impact of sem ...Show more
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
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Category: Entertainment
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook ...Show more
Things I Carry Around by Troy Cassar-Daley, Tom Gilling
$32.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Reading Level: very good
A born storyteller, Troy Cassar-Daley has at last turned his talent to sharing his own inspiring life. 'Troy's achievements are many, and perhaps the finest may be his ability to make us listen to his heart.' Joy McKean For the first time, Troy talks about his early life - how his parent's divorce chang ...Show more