Field Guide to Post-Punk & New Wave by Steve Wide
$24.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: The\Field Guide Ser.
This book is your gateway to the pop-rock-y, disco-esque, electronic and mod-tastic movement that was (and is) New Wave. What makes New Wave... New Wave? It's the catchall name of punk's poppy offshoot, born in the 70s, simultaneously born in the United States and United Kingdom. But how would you d ...Show more
A Field Guide to Punk by Steve Wide
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: The\Field Guide Ser.
This book is your gateway to the safety-pinned, leather-clad, mohawk-toting, anti-establishment, and generally badass Punk movement. What makes punk... punk? We might all know the Sex Pistols from the opening bar of their songs. But how do we place the punk movement in the context of the wider zeitg ...Show more
Field Guide to Britpop by Steve Wide
$24.99 AUD
Category: Music
What makes Britpop… Britpop? A reaction to a chart that was dominated by American bands, the genre was deeply entrenched in what it meant to be British. But how would you describe Britpop’s context in the zeitgeist of the time, or explain how this new upbeat, chart-pop assault imagi ...Show more
A Field Guide to Grunge by Steve Wide
$24.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: The\Field Guide Ser.
What makes Grunge... Grunge? We've all watched Kurt Cobain in a hazy, high school gym. But how did this self-effacing and dirty new genre fit into the zeitgeist of the time? How did it capture the disenchantment of America's youth? And how did the primordial sludge of the underground become the mainstre ...Show more
The Musical Child: Using the Power of Music to Raise Children Who Are Happy, Healthy and Whole by Joan Koenig
$27.99 AUD
Category: Music
A pioneering music educator reveals how music can supercharge early childhood development –and how parents and caregivers can harness it’s power. Since opening her famed Parisian conservatory over three decades ago, Joan Koenig has led a global movement to improve children’s lives and minds with the tra ...Show more
In The Heights: Finding Home **The must-have gift for all Lin-Manuel Miranda fans** by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Jeremy McCarter
$65.00 AUD
Category: Music
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton: The Revolution, Lin-Manuel Miranda's new book gives readers an extraordinary inside look at In the Heights, his breakout Broadway debut, written with Quiara Alegr a Hudes, soon to be a Hollywood blockbuster. In 2008, In th ...Show more
Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King by Lloyd Bradley
$24.95 AUD
Category: Music
Presents an account of the history of reggae. This book describes reggae's origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. It relates the story of reggae to the history of Jamaica, from Colonial Island to troubled independ ...Show more
Johnny Cash: the Last Interview and Other Conversations by Johnny Cash; Peter Guralnick (Introduction by)
$27.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: The\Last Interview Ser.
Johnny Cash seemed like the stuff of legend when he was alive, and even more so as he achieved something close to sainthood in death. The interviews collected here bring us closer to the actual man: brilliant, falliable, introspective, and longing for redemption.Mythmaker, philosopher, sinner, and saint ...Show more
The Collected Works of Jim Morrison: Poetry, Journals, Transcripts, and Lyrics by Jim Morrison; Tom Robbins (Foreword by)
$69.99 AUD
Category: Music
The definitive anthology of Jim Morrison's writings with rare photographs and numerous handwritten excerpts of unpublished and published poetry and lyrics from his 28 privately held notebooks.Created in collaboration with Jim Morrison’s estate and inspired by a posthumously discovered list entitled “Pla ...Show more
Listen to This If You Love Great Music - 100 Essential Albums That Really Matter by Robin Murray
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: If You Love Ser.
Listen To This If You Love Great Music is a must read for anyone with even a passing interest in music. Featuring 100 of the best albums from the last four decades, clashmusic.com editor Robin Murray shares his passion for exceptional music and offers insightful takes on what elevates these records abo ...Show more
Musicals: The Definitive Illustrated Story
$49.99 AUD
Category: Music
Immerse yourself in the world of musicals, and fall in love all over again with the songs, stories, characters, and legendary stars from every era.From Show Boat and The Wizard of Oz to Les Miserables and Hamilton, discover the story of musical theatre and film and see the world's best-loved musicals br ...Show more
Loud by Tana Douglas
$34.99 AUD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
What goes on tour stays on tour - unless you're the the first woman roadie in the world At just fifteen, Tana Douglas ran away to the circus that was rock 'n' roll in the 1970s, taking a job with a young and upcoming band called AC/DC. While still a teenager she headed to the UK and later the US to wor ...Show more