Before Carrie Brownstein became a music icon, she was a young girl growing up in the Pacific Northwest just as it was becoming the setting for one of the most important movements in rock history. This book is an intimate and revealing narrative of her escape from a turbulent fam…
Presents an assessment of the current state of classic rock, assessing its past and future, its enduring impact and what its loss could mean in economic and cultural arenas
The tale of one of the most significant bands of the US post-punk era. Drawing on more than 125 original interviews, it is a companion to Swans and their work from the 1980s to the present day
Reviled by traditionalists for their frequently fast, often riotous interpretations of Irish folk songs, The Pogues rose from the sweaty chaos of backroom gigs in Camden pubs to world tours with the likes of Elvis Costello, U2 and Bob Dylan, and had huge commercial success with …
Nothin' to lose: the making of KISS (1972-1975)
by Simmons, Gene, Sharp, Ken, Stanley, Paul
Chronicling the formative years of the legendary rock band KISS, culminating with the groundbreaking success of their classic 1975 album 'Alive!', 'Nothin' to Lose' draws on more than 200 interviews, and offers a captivating fly-on-the-wall account of their launch, struggles and…
A philosophical look at heavy metal's dark masters of reality, Black Sabbath, focusing on the Ozzy Osbourne years
Viv Albertine is one of a handful of original punks who changed music, and the discourse around it, forever. Here, before and beyond the break-up of The Slits in 1982, is the full story of a life lived unscripted, with foolishness, bravery and great emotional honesty