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By: Michael Azerrad
The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana
$39.99HardcoverAdd to cartA downright revolutionary 30th-anniversary deluxe edition of the iconic bestselling biography of Nirvana, updated with exclusive new content exploring the personal and cultural forces that inspired th
- Author: Azerrad, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063279932
- Language: English
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By: Alan Paul
Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the ’70s
$32.00HardcoverRead moreTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul’s in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers’ most successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and roll and- Author: Paul, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1250282691
- Language: English
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By: Rob Harvilla
60 Songs That Explain the ’90s
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartNAMED A BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2023 by PITCHFORK, VARIETY, AND ROLLING STONE
A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes readers through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefi- Author: Harvilla, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 1538759462
- Language: English
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By: Blackman, Paula
Night Train to Nashville: The Greatest Untold Story of Music City
$29.99HardcoverRead moreSet against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Night Train to Nashville takes readers behind the curtain of one of music’s greatest untold stories during the era of segregation and Civil Rights.
In another time
- Author: Blackman, Paula
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0785292063
- Language: English
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By: Marc Myers
Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop
$26.00HardcoverAdd to cartEvery great song has a fascinating backstory. In Anatomy of a Song, based on the ongoing Wall Street Journal column, writer and music historian Marc Myers brings to life five decades of music through
- Author: Myers, Marc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 01, 2016
- ISBN10: 080212559X
- Language: English
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By: Rob Sheffield
Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World
$21.99PaperbackRead moreAn NPR Best Book of the Year – Winner of the Virgil Thomson Award for Outstanding Music Criticism
“This is the best book about the Beatles ever written” —Mashable
Rob Sheffield, the Rolling Stone colu
- Author: Sheffield, Rob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 19 2018
- ISBN10: 0062207660
- Language: English
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By: Kelefa Sanneh
Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cartOne of Oprah Daily’s 20 Favorite Books of 2021 – Selected as one of Pitchfork‘s Best Music Books of the Year
An epic achieveme
“One of the best books of its kind in decades.“ —The Wall Street Journal- Author: Sanneh, Kelefa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0525559612
- Language: English
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By: Marc Myers
Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cartBased on the popular Wall Street Journal column, Anatomy of a Song captures the stories behind 45 influential rock, R&B, and pop hits through oral-history interviews with the artists who wrote and rec
- Author: Myers, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 21, 2017
- ISBN10: 0802127185
- Language: English
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By: Steven Hyden
Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal about the Meaning of Life
$19.99PaperbackAdd to cartSteven Hyden explores nineteen music rivalries and what they say about life in this “highly entertaining” book (Rolling Stone) perfect for every passionate music fan.
Beatles vs. Stones. Biggie vs.- Author: Hyden, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 17, 2016
- ISBN10: 0316259152
- Language: English
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By: James Campion
Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss’s Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon
$24.99PaperbackRead moreHow does an underground oddity become a cultural phenomenon? For over 40 years, the rock band Kiss has galvanized the entertainment world with an unparalleled blitz of bravado, theatricality, and sham
- Author: Campion, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 01, 2015
- ISBN10: 1617136182
- Language: English
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By: Barney Hoskyns
Hotel California: The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and T
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartHoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider’s keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene. . . . This is a riveting story, sensitively told.
–Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, R- Author: Hoskyns, Barney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 01, 2007
- ISBN10: 0470127775
- Language: English







