Bob Dylan - No Direction Home by Robert Shelton
55.00 NZD
Category: Music
Robert Shelton met Bob Dylan when the young singer arrived in New York in 1961. He became Dylan’s friend, champion, and critic. His book, first published in 1986, was hailed as the definitive unauthorized biography of this moody, passionate genius. Shelton tells the intimate and first-hand story of Bob ...Show more
Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay
24.99 NZD
Category: Music
A portrait of the tempestuous life of the pioneering and iconic blues singer by Scotland’s National Poet. ‘[Bessie Smith] showed me the air and taught me how to fill it … she’s the reason I started singing, really’ – Janis Joplin Bessie Smith was born in Tennessee in 1894. Orphaned by the age of nine ...Show more
A Sound Mind - How I Fell In Love With Classical Music (And Decided to Rewrite Its Entire History) by Paul Morley
32.99 NZD
Category: Music
'An alternately funny and moving book about the most important art form on Planet Earth. Destined to become a classic (pun intended)' - Jarvis CockerMusic critic and writer Paul Morley weaves together memoir and history in a spiralling tale that establishes classical music as the most rebellious genre o ...Show more
Small Hours - The Long Night of John Martyn by Graeme Thomson
49.99 NZD
Category: Music
Did any musician in the Seventies fly so free as John Martyn did on Bless The Weather, Solid Air, Inside Out and One World? Did any fall so far? Small Hours is an intimate, unflinching biography of one of the great maverick artists. Though Martyn never had a hit single, his extraordinary voice, innovati ...Show more
Not For You -Pearl Jam and the Present Tense by Ronen Givony
40.99 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
There has never been a band like Pearl Jam. The Seattle quintet has recorded 11 studio albums; sold 85 million records; played a 1,000 shows, in 50 countries; and had five different albums reach number one. But Pearl Jam's story is about much more than music. Through passion, integrity, and sheer force ...Show more
Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Volume 2 by Ted Greene
44.99 NZD
Category: Music
Ted Greene's Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing method is one of the most respected approaches to playing jazz guitar ever written. Continuing where Volume 1 left off, this book ties all the tools together, with special emphasis on playing through chord changes and developing rich melody lines.
83 Minutes The Shocking Death of Michael Jackson by Matt Richards, Mark Langthorne
34.99 NZD
Category: Music
On June 25 2009, the world was rocked by the tragic, shocking news that Michael Jackson - the biggest and most influential music icon since Elvis Presley - was pronounced dead on arrival at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 50 years old. As the news reverberated around the world, it was accompanied by even ...Show more
Guitar Family Trees: The History of the World's Most Iconic Guitars by Terry Burrows
49.99 NZD
Category: Music
Discover the rich history behind the world's favorite musical instrument in Guitar Family Trees. This striking visual catalog charts the histories of the most prominent and sought after guitars and their manufacturers, including such household names as Gibson, Martin, Rickenbacker, and Fender. From the ...Show more
Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense by Ronen Givony
32.99 NZD
Category: Music
The first full-length biography of the '90s preeminent band, Pearl Jam follows the band's origins, evolution, personalities, politics, failures, triumphs, and impacts. It starts with their serendipitous founding, and the birth of grunge, in late 1991-its achievements, and myths-and continues through the ...Show more
World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy
36.99 NZD
Category: Music
An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Tweedy, sharing fifty songs that changed his life, the real-life experiences behind each one, as well as what he's learned about how music and life intertwine and enhance ea ...Show more