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Just Kids by Patti Smith Staff Pick In her memoir Just Kids, Smith chronicles her lifelong friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. A gifted wordsmith, she's vividly observant and sometimes painfully self-aware, with a voice possessed not only of yearning but also of experience.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin Staff Pick Too often rock biographies seek to canonize their subjects, offering up for consecration the revelatory details of sexual conquests, pharmacological overindulgences, and distended egos. In an art awash with tragic figures and truncated careers, perhaps... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove by Ahmir Thompson Staff Pick "When you live your life through records, the records are a record of your life." Drummer, DJ, producer, and cofounder of the legendary Roots crew, Ahmir "Questlove" (a.k.a. "?uestlove" and "Questo") Thompson is one of the music world's most virtuosic... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin Staff Pick A revelation for music buffs and science geeks — and all the better if you happen to be both. How do memory and music work together? What makes timbre? How do writers like Lennon and McCartney, or John Coltrane and Miles Davis, manipulate our... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness by Reinhard Kleist Staff Pick Reinhard Kleist gives us a dark and nuanced portrait of the Man in Black, with stunning black-and-white artwork that perfectly complements the retelling of Johnny Cash's life. Interspersed among the narrative are short selections of illustrated song... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings by Yoko Ono Staff Pick Hand this book to any Yoko-hater and watch as the corners of their mouth tremble, resisting a disarmed smile. This work (originally published in 1970) is probably, properly, "Fluxist," though it takes that project even further from the gallery than any... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Rat Girl: A Memoir by Kristin Hersh Staff Pick If you're a fan of Throwing Muses or Kristin Hersh, you must absolutely read this book. If you don't know her music, introduce yourself here to Hersh's writing. Her voice is unlike any other: hopeful, poetic, and brimming with razor-sharp intelligence... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Tupac: Resurrection by Jacob Hoye and Karolyn Ali Staff Pick Designed as a companion piece to the documentary film of the same name, this highly unconventional posthumous memoir is functionally a curated exhibit of Tupac Amaru Shakur's short life. Eschewing an outside perspective, excerpts from interviews... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Just Kids by Patti Smith Staff Pick In her memoir Just Kids, Smith chronicles her lifelong friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. A gifted wordsmith, she's vividly observant and sometimes painfully self-aware, with a voice possessed not only of yearning but also of experience.... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross Staff Pick Among its many other innovations, the 20th century was the first to truly have its own soundtrack. New Yorker music critic Alex Ross is nothing if not ambitious, and, as he tracks the history of 20th-century music (and the music of 20th-century history... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Inventory: 16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists by A. V. Club Staff Pick The Onion can do little wrong, in my eyes, and this hilarious collection of pop-culture lists from the writers of the A. V. Club proves it once again. This book is perfect for anyone with a sense of humor who's ingested any pop culture in the last 30... (read more) List Price $20.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Never Drank the Kool-Aid: Essays by Toure Staff Pick Wildly entertaining, Touré's profiles of some of pop culture's superstars penetrate the glitzy veneer offering insight into their truer selves. Fast paced, thoughtful, and often times laugh-out-loud funny, this enjoyable collection successfully captures... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash Staff Pick "I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, I keep my eyes wide open all the time..." Johnny Cash, born John R. Cash (and never given a middle name), was unquestionably one of America's most prolific songwriters and musicians. Born in the farmland of... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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Labyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records' Suge Knight, and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal by Randall Sullivan Staff Pick Who killed Tupac and Biggie? Randall Sullivan has the answer in this compelling true tale of political corruption and gangsta rap. Labyrinth follows Detective Russell Poole as he uncovers the dark morass within the LAPD and its connection to the death of... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Life by Keith Richards and James Fox Staff Pick This riveting autobiography by celebrated (and famously hard-living) guitar legend Keith Richards reads with the unforgettable hook and crisp ferocity of the best Rolling Stones songs — most of which you'll rush to replay after learning about their... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross Staff Pick Published to coincide with the thirty-fifth anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death, Room Full of Mirrors gives full voice to the music that continues to enthrall each successive generation of rock fans. Hendrix's colorful, tumultuous life is brilliantly... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey by Bill Brewster Staff Pick The authors of this book attempt a grand feat of music history revisionism by positioning the figure of the disc jockey at the center of music development and technology throughout the course of the 20th century. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life presents a... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us (with Bitchin' Soundtrack) by Steve Almond Staff Pick Steve Almond loves rock and roll. That love exudes from every page of this hilarious book. Sometimes outrageous, sometimes agonizing, but always painfully honest, this is a memoir for anyone who thrills to a crunchy riff, big hair, and leather pants.... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $12.00 Used - Hardcover
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Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion by Paul Grushkin and Dennis King Staff Pick The follow-up to The Art of Rock, this striking collection of modern rock posters demonstrates the innovation of today's designers on an international scale. Showcasing the finest pieces from an array of artists with an eclectic mix of styles, this... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $27.00 Used - Hardcover
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Generation Ecstasy : Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture (98 Edition) by Simon Reynolds Staff Pick "Since the WTO, anarchism is once again a household word. This book introduced a whole new generation to the enticements of the anarchist lifestyle when it was released in the early 90's. Still a password for acceptance in many circles, it is an... (read more) List Price $36.95 Your price: $28.00 Used - Trade Paper
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