Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups

''The definitive, scrupulously researched biography of a life steeped in mystery'' ObserverThe definitive biography of one contemporary culture''s ...

**WINNER of Presto Books' Best Composer Biography**NINE WORKS OF BEETHOVEN, NINE WINDOWS INTO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF A MUSICAL GENIUS. 'We are doub...

Queen are unique among the great rock bands. It is nearly twenty years since frontman Freddie Mercury s death brought the band to an en...

'They call me a madman but compared to Pete Way, I'm out of my league.' - Ozzy OsbourneThere are rock memoirs and then there is this one. A Fast Ri...

Tulisa Contostavlos is one of the most talented and high-profile recording artists working in the UK today. She has three platinum N-Dubz albums, f...

It is a common article of faith that Mozart composed the most beautiful music we can know. But few of us ask why. Why does the beautiful in Mozart ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''A handsome six footer with a warm and engaging personality, Davie Jones has all it takes to get to the show business ...

The Beatles provided the soundtrack for the `Swinging Sixties, wrote and recorded groundbreaking albums, made films and were adored by fans univers...

I was spotty, wore an anorak, had biro-engraved flared blue jeans with purple and Sabbath written on the thighs, and rode an ear-split...

Their fan base continues to grow, over 25 years on from the death of Freddie Mercury, Queen's flamboyant, unforgettable front man. Georg Purvis's m...

''This is our story of fifty fantastic years. We started out as a blues band playing the clubs and more recently we''ve filled the largest stadiums...

A human cartoon of hair, super-strength cigarettes and the world's most famous top hat, Slash is the epitome of Rock 'n' Roll. One of the most icon...

This book is a pictorial tribute to George Michael, and includes imagery from his carefree days with Wham! to his final few appearances at social e...

Few have combined the music with a message in such a radical way as the Jamaican born superstar. The best of Marley's work conveys elements of his ...

Rolling Stones 50 x 20 celebrates the remarkable fifty-year career of The Worlds Greatest Rock n Roll Band with images captured by twenty of the wo...

The first ever book by music legend and author of the bestselling Me, Sir Elton John: a personal, passionate and illuminating journey of his fight ...

The once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.'Electrifying' New York Times'A masterpiece' The Word'Funny, p...

Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it. He has sold over 40 million albums. Hes been in bands that have changed popula...

The Great Drugs Bust has everything; sex, drugs, rock and roll and a huge slice of British social history. At its core are four pep pills, a Sunday...

When David sat down later, he tucked one leg up under him and I noticed that the sole of his shoe was as clean as the day he'd bought it. OK, maybe...

The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon. Born Vera Welch on 20 March, 1917 in the East End of London, Dame Vera Lynns...

The quintessential Mod band, notorious for their theatricality and destructiveness on stage, The Who rate alongside the Beatles, Bob Dylan and the ...

The indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Led Zeppelin. An album by album, track by track, run-down of every song released by Led Zeppeli...

From original Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler comes a tale of sex, drugs, excess, hairspray and and intense 20-year struggle with addiction. ...

*** ***THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE OSCAR-WINNING, GOLDEN-GLOBE-WINNING FILM.'Exactly the sort of tribute Mercury himself would have wanted' Spectator...

Interest in Pink Floyd remains as intense as ever even 40 years after the release of Dark Side of the Moon, with lavish box-sets collecting demos a...

In 1962 Mick Jagger was a bright, well-scrubbed boy (planning a career in the civil service), while Keith Richards was learning how to smoke and to...

Journey is undoubtedly one of America s most successful melodic rock bands, with record sales in excess of 75 million. And with the recent phenomen...