Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups

Nineties Spirit is comprehensive, compelling and at times emotional. It's a must-have for any fan of music.  Amateur Photographer As a time capsule...

The number of musicians who died at 27 is truly remarkable by any standard. (Although) humans die regularly at all ages, there is a statistical spi...

Weaving from jargon-free critical analysis to a fans passionate participatory research, this book places work and class at the center of the work o...

Coming to terms with Brittens music is no easy task. The complex, often contradictory language associated with Brittens style likely stems from his...

For the last 50 years, Clive James has been writing remarkable songs witty, moving, sometimes satirical, often thrillingly poetic with his musica...

Foreword by Daniel O'Donnell Known as `the Girl from Donegal, Bridie Gallagher was Irelands first truly international pop star. Over a fifty-year c...

What was I fighting for? Even now I'm not sure. Something so old and so deep, it has no words, no shape, no logic.Viv Albertine has always been obs...

Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll? is a history of alternative rock from John Robb, with the music still ringing in his ears. This col...

**FEATURING A NEW INTRODUCTION BY KATE BUSH**Selected and arranged by the author, How To Be Invisible presents the lyrics of Kate Bush in a beautif...

'Bookended by tragedy, shot through with violence, ultimately uplifting' Guardian'An insight into a singular artist' New Statesman'Fierce, funny an...

Short stories inspired by the music of Gordon Giltrap, written by world-famous award-winning composer, guitarist and author Nick Hooper, a man who ...