White Christmas: The Story of a Song
“Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it’s the best song anybody ever wrote.” Irving Berlin, 1942
A biography of the single most important record in the history of popular music
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Ready, Steady, Go!: Swinging London and the Invention of Cool
Shawn Levy, author of ‘Rat Pack Confidential’ brings alive London in the swinging Sixties with a gripping, groovy story of those who created the scene that changed the world.
The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock
The definitive history of the Britpop era – Oasis, Blur, Elastica and Tony Blair.
White Christmas: The Song that Changed the World
“Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it’s the best song anybody ever wrote.” Irving Berlin, 1942
A biography of the single most important record in the history of popular music.
Ginger Geezer
The extraordinary story of Vivian Stanshall, lead singer of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, true British eccentric.
Rat Pack Confidential
The first biography of the Rat Pack – Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop et al – the original Swingers. Brilliant and beautifully written story of their rise and fall, and their connections with the Kennedys and the Mafia.
Ginger Geezer: The Life of Vivian Stanshall
Biography of Vivian Stanshall, of whom John Peel said: ‘As lead singer of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Vivian Stanshall was the court jester of the underground rock scene of the Sixties… he brought an absurdist sense of humour to a scene that was already beginning to take itself too seriously.’
Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
The highly acclaimed dual biography of father and son Tim and Jeff Buckley, two of the most enduring musical icons of the late 20th-century
Adventures on the Wheels of Steel: The Rise of the Superstar DJs
DJs like Fatboy Slim, Sasha and Paul Oakenfold are the new pop stars: high priests in the rapidly expanding world of dance music. Drawing on many nights out, this is DJ Dave Haslam’s fascinating collection of portraits of the major players.
Manchester, England
The definitive account of the pop cult capital of the UK by Dave Haslam, one of Manchester’s top DJs and journalists.
Patti Smith
Patti Smith was a poet, a punk prophet, a feminist icon, a living work of art and the first woman rock-outsider to come from the New York underground and become a star.
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles
Completely revised and updated edition of the seminal work on the Beatles – a must-have for all fans.