Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups

'Beguiling ... Limpidly written, effortlessly learned' William Boyd, TLS, Books of the YearIn November 1838 Frédéric Chopin, George Sand and her tw...

As one of the foremost composers, conductors, and pianists of the nineteenth century, Felix Mendelssohn played a fundamental role in the shaping of...

Notation in Johannes Brahms's sonata scores tells violinists and pianists far more than merely what pitches to play and how long to play them--if r...

This long-overdue book charts the career of Sparks from 1969 - 1979. Every album and every song is examined, including some which are still officia...

Yes are the archetypal 1970s progressive rock group. Playing powerful and adventurous music when it was briefly part of the mainstream, the band th...

The biography of Ronnie Lane, the English musician and songwriter best known for his bands Small Faces and Faces.Ronnie Lane's story is that of a w...

A biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams, published in collaboration with the Bard Music Festival. Ralph Vaughan Williams (18721958) was one of the mo...

Tune into your inner wisdom with this unique tarot deck inspired by cult music icons. Inside you'll find musicians who perfectly encapsulate the ta...

Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen whether it be the 1960s of the 2020s, The Velvet Underground re...

Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen whether it be the 1960s of the 2020s, The Velvet Underground re...

For some, Rod Stewart embodies all of the conceit and narcissism that susceptible egos are prone to once they make it big in the music industry. Ev...

Slade were the most iconic group of the 1970s glam rock era. Although the original quartet Dave Hill, Noddy Holder, Jim Lea and Don Powell ceased...

In 1965, photographer Jerry Schatzberg, already well-established in the field due to his fashion and portrait photography for various publications,...

The closest well ever get to a straight up Bowie autobiography but whod ever want anything straight-up from Bowie? Rolling Stone In 2002, David ...

Dublin's Thin Lizzy have become one of the most revered cult acts of all time, studious and discerning fans of hard rock the world over revelling i...

From The Inside is a thorough revised and expanded re-working of Hayward's previous books, Tin Pan Alley: The Rise of Elton John and From Tin Pan A...