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9780571392414

The defining book on the iconic noughties-era of pop culture in London as told by DJ Jodie Harsh, who saw, did…

You Had to Be There
Jodie Harsh
£20.00
9780571385805

Mixing memories with inspiration, the Wilco front man’s disarming, beautiful, and inspiring book features over fifty songs that have changed his…

World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music
Jeff Tweedy
£10.99
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The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist’s life, career, and eventual immortality. Packed with behind-the-scenes…

The Chronicles of DOOM: Unravelling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast
S. H. Fernando Jr.
£25.00
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With exclusive band interviews and over a decade of deep research, in Melancholy Undercover, renowned music journalist Jan Gradvall explores the…

The Book of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover
Jan Gradvall
£20.00
9780571373970

A Sunday Times, Telegraph and Irish Times Book of the Year.

Sonic Life: A Memoir
Thurston Moore
£12.99
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‘What an amazing book! I doubt I’ll ever read a better account of the history and sociology of popular music than…

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music
Joe Boyd
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9780571386123

The definitive work on the iconic musician now expanded with a new afterword and coda.

Prince: Updated Edition
Matt Thorne
£16.99
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9780571358373

A monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture, from the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage.

The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955–1979)
Jon Savage
£22£20
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The first ever oral-history of Krautrock, the sound that changed modern music.

Neu Klang: The Definitive History of Krautrock
Christoph Dallach
£25£21
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9780571374489

The lively and ambitious story of the explosion of UK jazz in the context of race and cultural identity, and its…

Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion
André Marmot
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A landmark publication celebrating the life and work of American musician and composer Arthur Russell, the man the Guardian called ‘One of the 20th century’s…

Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, a Life
Richard King
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Dance Your Way Home speaks to the heart of what it is that makes us move – wherever and whenever that may…

Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor
Emma Warren
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9780571371853

From the stylist behind David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust look, an electrifying peek behind the curtains during a legendary chapter of pop…

Me and Mr Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars
Suzi Ronson
£20£18
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