Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studio by David Hepworth
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
With a foreword by Paul McCartney 'It's semi-devotional -- a really special place' Florence Welch 'There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical' Nile Rodgers Many people will recognise the famous zebra crossing. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer ...Show more
Ballet: The Definitive Illustrated Story by DK
$55.00 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Discover more than 70 of the most famous ballet dances, from The Nutcrackerand Swan Laketo The Rite of Spring. Learn the stories behind renowned companies such as The Royal Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet. Explore the lives and achievements of ballet dancers across the centuries, such as Margot Fonteyn, C ...Show more
Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
$26.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance | Reading Level: very good
As lead singer and songwriter for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis has lived life on the razor's edge. So much has been written about him, but until now, we've only had Kiedis's songs as clues to his experience from the inside. In Scar Tissue, Kiedis proves himself to be as compelling a memoiri ...Show more
Just Kids by Patti Smith
$24.99 AUD
Category: Chat10Looks3 Recommendations | Reading Level: very good
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In Just Kids, Patti Smith's first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seve ...Show more
Saving Amy by Daphne Barak
$29.95 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Since the phenomenal success of her 2006 album Back to Black, Amy Winehouse has rarely been out of the news. Her extraordinary talent as a performing artist has long been overshadowed by her private life, her turbulent relationship with the media and her very public battle with addiction. This book is b ...Show more
A Natural History of the Piano: The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians - From Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between by Stuart Isacoff
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
The definitive history and evolution of the piano, as well as an exploration of how its sound provides the basis for emotional expression and why it has entertained generations of listeners. Illuminating the music of classical composers such as Mozart, Lizst and Debussy to the innovative techniques of m ...Show more
All-In-One Piano Lessons: Book B by LEONARD, HAL
$17.95 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Face the Music: A Life Exposed by Paul Stanley
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
"People say I was brave to write such a revealing book, but I wrote it because I needed to personally reflect on my own life. I know everyone will see themselves somewhere in this book, and where my story might take them is why I'm sharing it."Well known for his onstage persona, the "Starchild," Paul St ...Show more
Try Whistling This: Writings About Music
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Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Perceptive and entertaining, Try Whistling This is a pleasurable journey through music, ideas and history. Andrew Ford traces the concept of dirty dancing back to the sixteenth century, marvels at the weirdness of Percy Grainger and considers the decision of Wilhelm FurtwAngler to keep conducting under ...Show more
Hook, Line and Singer: 125 Songs to Sing Out Loud by Cerys Matthews
$22.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
From Cerys Matthews, radio 6 DJ, ex-singer of Brit Pop band Catatonia and one of Britain's best known music devotees, comes Hook, Line and Singer, a sing-a-long book for all the family, with an innovative design and exposed binding that allows the book to lie completely flat. "The best book I've seen fo ...Show more
Dead Gods: The 27 Club by Chris Salewicz
$22.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Robert Johnson. Brian Jones. Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. Jim Morrison. Kurt Cobain. Amy Winehouse. They were inspirational, controversial, talismanic and innovative. They lead lives full of myth, scandal, sex, drugs and some of the most glorious music that has ever heard. Though each of their lives were ...Show more