The Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones by Rich Cohen
$17.50 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness | Reading Level: good-very good
Secondhand. When he was 25 years old, budding journalist Rich Cohen got the assignment of a lifetime. He was sent by Rolling Stone magazine to Toronto to hang out with, get to know, and write about The Rolling Stones. The result was an epic adventure with some of the most fascinating people in the worl ...Show more
The Talking Machine: an Illustrated Compendium 1877-1929 by Timothy C. Fabrizio
$50.00 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness
The Topsy Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan by Keith Dockray; Alan Sutton
$21.00 NZD
$42.00 (50% off)
Category: Music & Showbusiness
No musical partnership has enjoyed greater success during its time span, or bequeathed a more powerful and enduring legacy, than that of Gilbert and Sullivan in the later nineteenth century. Even before their first successful collaboration in 1875, both William Schwenk Gilbert (1836-1911) and Arthur Sey ...Show more
The Velvet Underground by Chris Roberts
$49.99 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness
Over half a century since they exploded inevitably onto New York's underground music and art scenes, the legacy and mythology of The Velvet Underground continues to resonate and grow, as new generations embrace their enigmatic command of the darkest strain of alternative cool.Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico, ...Show more
The Violin (A Little Book of the Orchestra) by Mary Auld, Elisa Paganelli
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness | Series: A Little Book of the Orchestra
A beautifully illustrated story bringing to life all that is wonderful about the violin. Created in partnership with, and featuring music downloads by, the London Symphony Orchestra.Follow violinist, Lilu, as she prepares for her concert performances and uncovers more about the violin. Discover how the ...Show more
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Blues by Colin Larkin
$24.50 NZD
$245.00 (90% off)
Category: Music & Showbusiness
Secondhand. This is a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of blues music. Based on the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, this book contains over 1000 entries covering musicians, bands, songwriters, producers and record labels which have made a significant impact on the developme ...Show more
The White Book by Mansfield, Ken
$30.00 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness
Ken Mansfield writes about his time spent managing The Beatles. Mansfield paints a whole new perspective of the Beatles using exclusive photos and stories personal to him.
The Who - Concert Memories from the Classic Years, 1964 To 1976 by Edoardo Genzolini; Jeremy Goodwin (Contribution by)
$135.00 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness
Most know that the legendary English rock band the Who performed concerts at ear-splitting volume, smashed their instruments, and became one of the world's most influential groups. Their period from 1964 to 1976 saw the creation of such classic songs as "My Generation," "Pinball Wizard," and "Won't Get ...Show more
Thoughts From Abroad by Simon Acland
$15.00 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness
Simon Acland was born in South Canterbury, New Zealand. He has a background in journalism and is a retired Anglican parish priest. He divides his time between New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and countries in-between. His "Thoughts from Abroad" are brodacast on Radio New Zealand and his one-man shows ha ...Show more
To Tatau Waka - In Search of Maori Music 1958-1979 by Mervyn McLean
$47.50 NZD
Category: Maori History, Society & Culture | Reading Level: very good
In this engrossing book, written in a deliberately non-technical way, one of New Zealand's leading ethnomusicologists, Mervyn McLean, tells the story of his fieldwork, travelling in rural New Zealand, recording traditional Maori songs over a span of more than 20 years from 1958 to 1979. He says, "I've r ...Show more
U2 by U2 by Neil McCormick
$65.00 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness
"I always thought the job was to be as great as you could be." - Bono. This is the story of U2, in their own words and pictures. Told with wit, insight and astonishing candour by the band themselves and manager Paul McGuinness, with pictures from their own archives, "U2 By U2" allows unprecedented acces ...Show more