Popular Music, Easy listening

'[An] astute reckoning with modern celebrity' - The Times'A wild read' - The Guardian'A well-researched, measured account' - The SunPart biography,...

'[An] astute reckoning with modern celebrity' - The Times'A wild read' - The Guardian'A well-researched, measured account' - The SunPart biography,...

In his heyday, Paul Robeson was one of the most famous people in the world; to his enemies he was also one of the most dangerous. From the 1930s ...

Hollywood's conversion to sound in the 1920s created an early peak in the film musical, following the immense success of The Jazz Singer. The oppor...

From pirate radio to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, journalist and rapper Franklyn Addo pens an extraordinary narrative of the history, present and f...

Just how Irish is traditional Irish music? Trad Nation combines ethnography, oral history, and archival research to challenge the longstanding prac...

The SAGE Handbook of Popular Music is a comprehensive, smartly-conceived volume that can take its place as the new standard reference in popular mu...

Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuelonly worse. For the common cold robs Sinatra of that uninsurable jewel, his voice...

WHAT MAKES A CULT MUSICIAN?  Whether pioneering in their craft, fiercely and undeniably unique or critically divisive, cult musicians come in all s...

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...

'When I came out of my mother's womb I screamed: Girl Power!' Ginger SpiceThe Spice Girls shaped the nineties. They taught us about girl power, uni...

From its dynamic start at dance parties in the South Bronx in the late 1970s, hip hop and rap music have exploded into a dominant style of popular ...

Dwight E. Brooks deep dives into Earth, Wind & Fire's That's The Way of the World. Alongside interview material from members Phillip Bailey and...

Sit back, relax and relive the memories of over 90 more classic albums selected by Tim Burgess from his legendary Listening PartiesIn less than 2 y...

Travel the world exploring the cities that have influenced dance music and DJ culture and discovering the cutting-edge scenes taking club culture i...

The concept behind Ruth and Martins Album Club is simple: make people listen to a classic album theyve never heard, then ask them to review it. Com...

With an emphasis on music, this definitive, lavishly illustrated book celebrates beloved living legend Tony Bennett. Tony Bennett, at the age of 9...

Through in-depth case studies, Religion and Popular Music explores encounters between music, fans and religion. The book examines several popular m...

Discover the stories behind the songsTHE LIFE OF A SONG contains the stories of 100 songs exploring each song's biography and how they took on a ne...

The concept behind Ruth and Martins Album Club is simple: make people listen to a classic album theyve never heard, then ask them to review it. Com...

Since She Bop was first published in 1995, digital downloading has transformed the music landscape. But has issue of gender inequality changed too?...

Discover everything you need to know about the world's hottest young pop star in Olivia Rodrigo - The Ultimate Fan Book.Since releasing her debut s...

London. Wham! Pop, glitz and glamour. And two girls with stars in their eyes.Our friendship began one windy day in 1982, outside Finsbury Park tube...

Head behind the curtain in the refreshingly honest and intimate story of Gary Barlow's life'Warm, wise . . . A never-before-seen insight into one o...