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I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons Publisher Comments The legend behind such songs as “Suzanne,” “Bird on the Wire” and “Hallelujah” andthe poet and novelist behind such groundbreaking literary works as Beautiful Losers and Book of Mercy, Leonard Cohen is one of the most... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke by Rob Sheffield Publisher Comments Once upon a time I was falling apart. Now I'm always falling in love. Pick up the microphone. When Rob Sheffield moved to New York City in the summer of 2001, he was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new town. Behind, in the past... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker by Stanley Crouch Publisher Comments No musician has lived a more transformational, or more tragic, life than Charlie Parker, one of the most talented and influential figures of the twentieth century. From the start of his career in the late 1930s, Parker was a new kind of American artist... (read more) Your price: $27.99 New - Hardcover
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How Music Works by David Byrne Publisher Comments How Music Works is David Byrne's buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. Drawing on his work over the years with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and myriad collaborators along with journeys to Wagnerian opera houses... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Trade Paper
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Bun B's Rap Coloring and Activity Book by Shea Serrano Publisher Comments Rapper Bun B lends his street cred and occasionally his face to the creative, hilarious, and just flat-out fun imaginings of Shea Serrano in Bun Bs Rap Coloring and Activity Book. Described by the Washington Post as what every hip-hop head wishes... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss by Nick Coleman Synopsis For thirty years Nick Coleman immersed himself in music, from rocknroll to pro rock,” jazz to classical, until one morning as he sat up in bed, his right ear went stone deaf. His left earas though to compensatestarted to make... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Richard Wagner: A Life in Music by Martin Geck Publisher Comments Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813–83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history,... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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The Tamburitza Tradition: From the Balkans to the American Midwest (Languages and Folklore of Upper Midwest) by Richard March Publisher Comments The Tamburitza Tradition is a lively and well-illustrated comprehensive introduction to a Balkan folk music that now also thrives in communities throughout Europe, the Americas, and Australia. Tamburitza features acoustic stringed instruments, ranging in... (read more) Your price: $36.25 New - Trade Paper
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Wilco: Sunken Treasure by Tim Grierson Publisher Comments Here is the story of Wilco, a Chicago based band that has evolved from a country-rock act into an eclectic indie-rock collective that touches on many eras and genres in its music: 70s rock, Beach Boys-style pop, noise-rock and folk. No two Wilco... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer: Fall: Supplement to the Piano Book (Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer) by Larry (edt) Fine Publisher Comments The latest supplement to the pianist's must-have reference The Piano Book, this comprehensive guide provides list prices for more than 4,000 currently manufactured acoustic and digital piano brands and models, as well as advice on how to estimate actual... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music by Ali (edt) Welky Publisher Comments What do a rockabilly musician turned cinematic swamp monster, a composer of player-piano music, an avant-garde cellist, a musical instrument that lent its name to a weapon, a rock musician turned Catholic monk, some of the best audio speakers in the... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Volume II by Eddie Trunk Publisher Comments “Eddie Trunk is one of the greatest true rock-and-roll fans Ive ever met. He hears it, sees it from all angles, with an unusually unbiased point of view.” —Slash “Eddies a true flag-waving defender of all things rock.”... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Nothin' to Lose: The Making of Kiss (1972-1975) by Paul Stanley Publisher Comments Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975) chronicles, for the first time, the crucial formative years of the legendary rock band KISS, culminating with the groundbreaking success of their classic 1975 album Alive! and the smash single "Rock... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Hardcover
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How to Rap 2: Advanced Flow & Delivery Techniques by Paul Edwards Publisher Comments This sequel to How to Rap breaks down and examines techniques that have not previously been explained—such as triplets, flams, lazy tails, and breaking rhyme patterns. Based on interviews with hip-hops most innovative artists and groups... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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The High Fidelity Art of Jim Flora by Irwin Chusid Publisher Comments Since the 2004 publication of The Mischievous Art of Jim Flora, the once-forgotten illustrator has gained recognition as one of the foremost pioneers of a raucous, cartoonish style of commercial art that defines the Mid-Century aesthetic. Two follow-up... (read more) Your price: $34.99 New - Hardcover
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Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll by Ann Wilson Publisher Comments Two sisters. Two voices. One Heart. As the only sisters in rock who write their own music and play their own instruments, Ann and Nancy Wilson have always stood apart—certainly from their male counterparts but also from their female peers. By... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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No Regrets: Writing on Scott Walker by Rob Young Publisher Comments A colorful collection of pieces considering the enigmatic genius of Scott Walker Scott Walker's long and diverse career is one of the strangest life stories in pop music. In this collection of newly commissioned writings on his music, life, and... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Keith Richards on Keith Richards: Interviews and Encounters (Musicians in Their Own Words) by Sean (edt) Egan Publisher Comments The iconic life and career of the famed guitarist of the Rolling Stones is detailed in this compilation of interviews that spans the last 50 years. Featuring articles from GQ, Melody Maker, and Rolling Stone, as well as interviews that have never... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Wild Tales: A Rock and Roll Life by Graham Nash Publisher Comments From Graham Nash — the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies — comes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fan. Graham Nash's... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir by Linda Ronstadt Publisher Comments In this memoir, iconic singer Linda Ronstadt weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and '70s. Born into a musical family, Linda's childhood was... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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