Rock & Pop Music

Sunday Times Bestseller'I can't rewrite history; all I can do is be honest and wear my heart on my sleeve. It's really the only way I know. I want ...

London 1968:The Unstable Boys are the name on every music insider's lips and tipped to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles and the Rolling Stone...

No band in recent history has divided listeners' opinions as much as Radiohead. Are they the Beatles of the twenty-first century, or is their music...

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Ricky Nelson (he later preferred "Rick") was 8 years old when he began his career in show business. After a successful run on radio, his family'...

   The female vocalists who pioneered the disco genre in the '70s and early '80s were an extraordinarily talented group who dazzled the world with ...

'A history that makes perfect sense when the sky is falling down.' - The Sunday TimesBeneath the psychedelic utopianism of the sixties lay a dark s...

'I will always believe in the strength we have as women.' As the queen of pop music since the glory days of Destiny's Child to her incredible solo ...

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, with their distinct vocal harmonies, blending of rock, jazz, folk, and blues, and political and social activism, h...

From being transported by the sound of 'True Love' by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly on the radio, as a small child living in condemned housing in ung...

Born in Birmingham, Steve Winwood was already a semi-professional musician, playing keyboards and guitar, while still at school. As lead vocalist w...

ÊThe WallÊ was Roger Waters's first album. So begins Dave Thompson's Thompson's ÊRoger Waters: The Man Behind the WallÊ the first full biography ...

Nick Cave has spent over three decades living on the artistic edge, building up a sizable following, but never compromising his vision. His global ...

The Grateful Dead--the band known for extensive touring and putting on shows that are not just concerts but events. The band known for spawning a s...

Michael Jackson is one of the world's most revered performers, and with his untimely death, his legend has grown all the larger. The subject has tr...

In this volume author John Corcelli reveals Zappa's roots as a musician from his diverse influences to his personal life. We also learn more abou...

‘ An extraordinary history… The range of voices breathing new life into past events is vast’ **** Mojo ‘ ...

One hundred and five bands. One hundred and twenty performances. Ten years.Award-winning festival Summer's End is now the longest-running celebrati...

Since its release in 1971, Don McLean's song "American Pie" has become an indelible part of U.S. culture. It has sparked countless debates about...

Set against a backdrop of world-changing historical and political events, Fire and Rain tells the extraordinary story of one pivotal year in the ...