Freo Groove - Musicians of Fremantle by Bill Lawrie; Claire Moodie; Jeff Atkinson (Photographer); Matt Clifton (Photographer)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Music Books
"It's a bit of a haven. It's a paradise for sure. Close to utopia for me."--Abbe May *** Freo Groove is a window into the world of Fremantle musicians and the vibrant musical culture that has built up over generations. From blues musician Dave Brewer, The Jam Tarts' Sophie and Anna Gare, and The John Bu ...Show more
Detours - Tim Rogers by Tim Rogers
$35.00 AUD
Category: Music Books
'Of all the utterances delivered to me by strangers, my least favourite after "We can no longer legally serve you" would have to be, "Well, that isn't very rock'n'roll."'Tim Rogers of You Am I has always been a complicated man: a hard-drinking musician with the soul of a poet; a flamboyant flâneur; a ra ...Show more
The Classic FM Music Box: Hear Iconic Music from the Great Composers by Tim Lihoreau; Sam Jackson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Music Books
The Classic FM Music Box is the perfect introduction to the classical world for music lovers of all ages. Far from a stuffy, academic work, this entertaining book features brightly coloured, hand-drawn illustrations and concealed buttons that play short bursts of iconic pieces of music. The book is arra ...Show more
God Save the Queens - The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop by Kathy Iandoli
$32.99 AUD
Category: Music Books
An NPR Best Book of the Year "Without God Save the Queens, it is possible that the contributions of dozens of important female hip-hop artists who have sold tens of millions of albums, starred in monumental films, and influenced the direction of the culture would continue to go unrecognized." --AllHipHo ...Show more
Music Business by Simpson Shane
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music Books
This is the fourth edition of this book about the business of the Australian music industry. The music business has suffered continuing upheaval since the last edition in 2006. Even then, the commercial and copyright landscape was changing rapidly. Despite the challenges, the industry has seen great ...Show more
How Music Got Free: The Inventor, the Music Man, and the Thief by Stephen Witt
$27.99 AUD
Category: Music Books
For fans of The Social Network, the story of an accidental pirate, a mastermind, and a mogul. How Music Got Free is a blistering story of obsession, music and obscene money. A story of visionaries and criminals, tycoons and audiophiles with golden ears. Itâe(tm)s about the greatest pirate in history, t ...Show more
Pussy Riot - Speaking Punk to Power by Eliot Borenstein; Eugene M. Avrutin (Series edited by); Stephen M. Norris (Series edited by)
$26.99 AUD
Category: Music Books | Series: Russian Shorts Ser.
Both more and less than a band, Pussy Riot is continually misunderstood by the Western media. This book sets the record straight. After their scandalous performance of an anti-Putin protest song in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the imprisonment of two of its members, the punk feminist ar ...Show more
Reckless Daughter - A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe
$12.89 AUD
Category: Music Books
Joni Mitchell is a cultural touchstone for generations of Americans. In her heyday she released ten experimental, challenging, and revealing albums; her lyrics captivated people with the beauty of their language and the rawness of their emotions, both deeply personal to Mitchell and universally relatabl ...Show more
William Burroughs and the Cult of Rock and Roll by Casey Rae
$32.99 AUD
Category: Music Books
William S. Burroughs's fiction and essays are legendary, but his influence on music's counterculture has been less well documented-until now. Examining how one of America's most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult o ...Show more
Sounds and Sweet Airs - The Forgotten Women of Classical Music by Anna Beer
$19.99 AUD
$26.95 (25% off)
Category: Music Books
Francesca Caccini. Barbara Strozzi. �lisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. Marianna Martines. Fanny Hensel. Clara Schumann. Lili Boulanger. Elizabeth Maconchy.Great composers all, but their musical legacy is still rarely acknowledged.Since the birth of classical music, those women who dared to compose have bee ...Show more
American Utopia by David Byrne; Maira Kalman
$49.99 AUD
Category: Music Books
A joyful collaboration between old friends David Byrne and Maira Kalman, American Utopia offers readers an antidote to cynicism, bursting with pathos, humanism, and hope--featuring his words and lyrics brought to life with more than 150 of her colorful paintings. The text is drawn from David Byrne's Am ...Show more
Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
$79.99 AUD
Category: Music Books
Page, Plant and Jones have collaborated with Reel Art Press to publish the first illustrated book celebrating 50 years since Led Zeppelin formed Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin is the first and only official illustrated book ever to be produced in full collaboration with the members of the band. Celebrati ...Show more