Tina - The Tina Turner Story by Ron Wynn
$20.00 NZD
Category: Music
Tells the life story of rock star Tina Turner, from childhood, through her violent marriage and grueling tours with the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, to her serious setbacks and recovery to win three Grammy awards
Richard Strauss and His World by Bryan Gilliam (Editor)
$60.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: The\Bard Music Festival Ser.
Strongly influencing European musical life from the 1880s through the First World War and remaining highly productive into the 1940s, Richard Strauss enjoyed a remarkable career in a constantly changing artistic and political climate. This volume presents six original essays on Strauss's musical works-- ...Show more
Rap Whoz Who - The World of Rap and Hip Hop by Steven Stancell
$30.00 NZD
Category: Music
Covers most of the significant rappers, giving biographical information and selected discographies, from Afrika Bambaataa and KRS-One to Hammer, Run-DMC, NWA, and Public Enemy.
Andrew Lloyd Webber - His Life and Works by Michael Walsh
$20.00 NZD
Category: Music
A critical biography of Andrew Lloyd Webber, hailed by some for his innovations and melodic extravagance and denounced by others for creating schlock operas relying on spectacle more than musical virtuosity. Photographs of the shows and sketches for costume designs and sets are included.
Clapton's Guitar : Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument by Allen St John
$14.00 NZD
Category: Music
New York Times bestselling author Allen St. John started off looking for the world's greatest guitar, but what he found instead was the world's greatest guitar builder. Living and working in Rugby, Virginia (population 7), retired rural mail carrier Wayne Henderson is a true American original, making Am ...Show more
My Crazy World: The Autobiography by Dignam, Christy
$14.00 NZD
Category: Autobiography/Biography/Memoir
THE IRISH TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'He holds nothing back and gives everything' Bono Christy Dignam, lead singer of Aslan and one of Ireland's greatest rock stars, reveals all in this extraordinary tale of excess and devotion to his music. Growing up in Finglas, Dublin, there was only one thing Chris ...Show more
Cats of Any Color - Jazz Black and White by Gene Lees
$10.00 NZD
Category: Music
It was none other than Louis Armstrong who said, "These people who make the restrictions, they don't know nothing about music. It's no crime for cats of any color to get together and blow." "You can't know what it means to be black in the United States--in any field," Dizzy Gillespie once said, but Gill ...Show more
U2 - Rattle and Hum: The Official Book of the U2 Movie: A Journey into the Heartland of Two Americas by Peter Williams (Compiled by); Steve Turner
$10.00 NZD
Category: Music
U2: RATTLE & HUM tells the behind the scenes story of an Irish rock& roll band in America. From the giant technicolor stadium celebrations to the black & white intensity of the indoor shows, this is U2 on their triumphant JOSHUA TREE tour. But amid the chaos of touring, U2 begin another jour ...Show more
The Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones by Rich Cohen
$18.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: good-very good
Secondhand. When he was 25 years old, budding journalist Rich Cohen got the assignment of a lifetime. He was sent by Rolling Stone magazine to Toronto to hang out with, get to know, and write about The Rolling Stones. The result was an epic adventure with some of the most fascinating people in the worl ...Show more
The International Encyclopedia of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal by Tony Jasper; Derek Oliver
$14.00 NZD
Category: Music
First published in 1983, this source book for heavy metal fans contains new entries and facts about bands such as Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden and Def Leppard.
The Language of Saxophones - Selected Poems of Kamau Daaood by Kamau Daaood
$10.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: City Lights Pocket Poets Ser.
A long-awaited collection from a pioneer of the spoken word movement, these poems soar and sway with the syncopation and melodies of jazz. Portraits, chronicles, incantations and invocations, drawn from a lifetime of prolific activity.From his early days in the Black Arts Movement and up to the present, ...Show more