Field Guide to Post-Punk & New Wave by Steve Wide
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: The\Field Guide Ser.
This book is your gateway to the pop-rock-y, disco-esque, electronic and mod-tastic movement that was (and is) New Wave. What makes New Wave... New Wave? It's the catchall name of punk's poppy offshoot, born in the 70s, simultaneously born in the United States and United Kingdom. But how would you d ...Show more
Roots: How Melbourne Became the Live Music Capital of the World by Craig Horne
$34.99 AUD
Category: Music
Roots is the history of live music in Melbourne, from jazz to blues, country, folk, rhythm and blues to rock, and the socio-political stories of those musicians who played what they wanted, when they wanted, without a damn.
Kim Salmon and the Formula for Grunge by Douglas Galbraith
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music
This book follows Australian musician Kim Salmon, from bands The Scientists, Surrealists and Beasts of Bourbon, from childhood in Perth through his many bands, albums, tours, family upheavals, triumphs, disappointments and examines the characters of the music business he collaborates with along the way. ...Show more
Astonishing Rock Trivia by John Tait
$24.95 AUD
Category: Music
Did you know that in 2013 Chubby Checker sued Hewlett-Packard over a 99c app called the Chubby Checker which allowed user's to enter a man's shoe size to estimate the size of his penis. He claimed that the product would cause damage to his goodwill tarnishing his image. Trivia with a twist. Did you know ...Show more
Tex by Tex Perkins
$34.99 AUD
Category: Music
Singer. Songwriter. Swamp child. Soul man. Tex Perkins is a true rock'n'roll animal. In this loud, uncut, no-holds-barred, laugh-out-loud and take-no-prisoners memoir, the enigmatic king of the Australian music underground lays bare an extraordinary life lived on the road, on the stage and on the edge. ...Show more
The Beatles A to Z by Steve Wide; Babeth Lafon (Illustrator)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: A\to Z Icons Ser.
An illustrated A to Z celebrating the unparalleled impact of the cultural phenomenon that was the Beatles--the greatest band of all time. This book looks at the life, art, collaborations, films, friendships, and fun surrounding the Fab Four--all in a brilliantly illustrated A to Z format. From their ...Show more
Inflamed Invisible - Writings on Art and Sound, 1976-2018 by David Toop
$64.99 AUD
Category: Music
A rich collection of essays tracing the relationship between art and sound. In the 1970s David Toop became preoccupied with the possibility that music was no longer bounded by formalities of audience: the clapping, the booing, the short attention span, the demand for instant gratification. Considering s ...Show more
High Static, Dead Lines - Sonic Spectres and the Object Hereafter by Kristen Gallerneaux
$44.95 AUD
Category: Music
A literary mix tape that explores the entwined boundaries between sound, material culture, landscape and esoteric belief. Trees rigged up to the wireless radio heavens. A fax machine used to decode the language of hurricanes. A broadcast ghost that hijacked a television station to terrorize a city. A fa ...Show more
A Hidden Landscape Once a Week: The Unruly Curiosity of the British Music Press from the '60s to the '80s... By Those Who Made It Happen by Mark Sinker
$55.99 AUD
Category: Music
An anthology of conversations and essays, memories and commentary from the heyday of British pop music writing. In its heyday, from the 1960s to the 1980s, the UK music press was the forging ground for a new critical culture, where readers could encounter anything from comics and cult films to new music ...Show more
Pink Floyd Their Mortal Remains by Victoria Broackes (Editor); Anna Landreth Strong (Editor)
$74.99 AUD
Category: Music
Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains celebrates 50 years of one of the greatest bands of all time. Lavishly illustrated throughout with material from the band's archive, including never-before-seen photographs, ephemera, and more, this book examines what makes Pink Floyd unique, from the mythology underpinn ...Show more
Ricochet: David Bowie 1983 - An Intimate Portrait by Denis O'Regan; Anon
$69.99 AUD
Category: Music
A breathtaking, never-before-seen glimpse into life on tour with David Bowie, by the late singer's official tour photographer In 1983 David Bowie set out on the Serious Moonlight Tour, his biggest ever. On the road with him was his official photographer, Denis O'Regan. Few artists and photographers have ...Show more
Stranger Than Kindness by Nick Cave
$59.99 AUD
Category: Music
Stranger Than Kindness is a journey in images and words into the creative world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave. This highly collectible book contains images selected by Cave from 'Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition', presented by the Royal Danish Library in partnershi ...Show more