Dead People I Have Known by Shayne Carter
40.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: good
In Dead People I Have Known, the legendary New Zealand musician Shayne Carter tells the story of a life in music, taking us deep behind the scenes and songs of his riotous teenage bands Bored Games and the Doublehappys and his best-known bands Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer. He traces an intimate history ...Show more
Crossroads - One Man's Search for the Moments That Changed Music by Mark Radcliffe
39.99 NZD
Category: Music
Standing at the crossroads - the Mississippi crossroads of Robert Johnson and the devil's infamous meeting - Mark Radcliffe found himself facing his own personal crunch point. Aged sixty, he had just mourned the death of his father, only to be handed a diagnosis of mouth and throat cancer. This momentou ...Show more
Morning Glory on the Vine: early songs & drawings by Joni Mitchell
55.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: Biography
A gorgeous compendium of Joni Mitchell's handwritten lyrics and drawings, originally handcrafted as a gift for a select group of friends in 1971 and now available to the public for the first time. In 1971, as her album Blue topped charts around the world, Joni Mitchell crafted one hundred copies of Mor ...Show more
A Sharp Left Turn - Notes on a life in music, from Split Enz to Play It Strange by Mike Chunn
45.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
A rollicking yarn about the early days of ground-breaking band Split Enz, but also the powerful story of how Mike Chunn dealt with a crippling mental health issue and went on to become one of our most influential music identities. This is a gripping read that works on several levels. It's the sliding-do ...Show more
Tell Me Why: The Story of My Life and My Music: The Story of My Life and My Music by Archie Roach
59.99 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: 3 Biography
INDIE AWARD WINNER 2020A powerful memoir of a true Australian legend: stolen child, musical and lyrical genius, and leader. No one has lived as many lives as Archie Roach - stolen child, seeker, teenage alcoholic, lover, father, musical and lyrical genius, and leader - but it took him almost a lifetime ...Show more
Janis - Her Life and Music by Holly George-Warren
37.99 NZD
Category: Music | 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
'Til Wrong Feels Right: Lyrics and More by Iggy Pop
55.00 NZD
Category: Music
Iggy Pop hasn't simply left a mark on music; he's left blood stains all over it. From fronting the legendary proto-punk band The Stooges to collaborating with an eclectic mix of artists including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, Jack White and Josh Homme, Iggy has proved himself to be one of punk's ...Show more
Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes
26.99 NZD
Category: Music
It's a life too big and a story too extraordinary for just one book. Jimmy Barnes has lived many lives - from Glaswegian migrant kid to iconic front man, from solo superstar to proud father of his own musical clan. In this hugely anticipated sequel to his critically acclaimed bestseller, Working Class B ...Show more
Sportsman of the Year by Jan Hellreigel
39.99 NZD
Category: Music
Sportsman Of The Year - A Suburban Philosophy is Jan Hellriegel's 4th studio album, with a unique twist: it is also a beautifully produced book with photos and 12 chapters based on the new songs. She describes Sportsman of the Year as a ‘musical in a book’. The book grew out of her album project when Ja ...Show more
Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography by Chris Salewicz
27.99 NZD
Category: Music
Founder of one of the most influential and successful rock bands of all time, legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has nevertheless remained an enigma. In this definitive and comprehensive biography of his life so far, Chris Salewicz draws on his own interviews with Page and those closest around ...Show more
Catch-22 (TVTI) by Joseph Heller
24.00 NZD
Category: Film & Television
HEDLEY THOMAS: (Investigative journalist, creator of the podcast 'Teacher's Pet' & friend of Bookoccino) "A classic I somehow failed to read until this year, but inspired by George Clooney’s TV series I took the plunge and was soon having many spontaneous laugh-out-loud moments. Incredibly funny wi ...Show more
Malcolm Young: The Man Who Made AC/DC by Jeff Apter
36.99 NZD
Category: Music
The first in-depth biography of Malcolm Young, from the author of High Voltage