History & Criticism
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Pretty Hate Machine
$14.95 Add to cartWhat is the world that Nine Inch Nails made, and what was the world that made Nine Inch Nails? These are the questions at the heart of this study of the band’s 1989 debut, Pretty Hate Machine.
The alb- Series: 33 1/3 #78
- Author: Carr, Daphne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 24 2011
- ISBN10: 0826427898
- Language: English
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The X-Files the Truth Is Still Out There: Thirty Years of the X-Files
$24.99 Read moreIn September 1993, a TV show like no other appeared on our screens, asking us to consider the essence of truth and belief, to think about the nature and roles of science and humanity, and to question … [more below]
- Author: Jones, Bethan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1949024504
- Language: English
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David Lynch: A Retrospective
$39.99 Read moreAt once a pop culture icon, cult figure and film industry outsider, master filmmaker David Lynch and his work defy easy definition. Dredged from his subconscious mind, Lynch’s work is primed to act on
- Author: Nathan, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1786751275
- Language: English
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Rickenbacker Electric 12-String: The Story of the Guitars, the Music, and the Great Players
$32.95 Add to cartThe definitive history of the world’s most famous 12-string electric guitar. When the Byrds recorded their hit version of Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man ” they popularized a new sound in pop music: the e… [more below]
- Author: Bacon, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0879309881
- Language: English
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Harlem World: How Hip Hop’s Super Showdown Changed Music Forever
$26.95 Read moreA thrilling narrative history of how one rap battle in New York transformed American culture forever.
July 3, 1981, was a pivotal night for the future of America’s newest art form: hip hop. In New York
- Author: Mael, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 142144688X
- Language: English
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And After All: A Fan History of Oasis
$30.00 Add to cartThis oral history documents the story of Oasis as told by the fans who were there. Discover never-before-seen perspectives charting the rise, fall, and rise again of Liam and Noel Gallagher and the Br… [more below]
- Author: Locker, Melissa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1668099373
- Language: English
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A Little History of Music
$15.00 Add to cartA superbly engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present
Music excites and moves us perhaps more than any other art form. From a Neanderthal’s bone flute to the festivals o- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Philip, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300279086
- Language: English
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Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening
$32.00 Add to cartA kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia, and his merry band
In 1965, in Palo Alto, Jerry Garcia op- Author: Newton, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 0593447050
- Language: English
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The Vinyl Diaries: Sex, Deep Cuts, and My Soundtrack to Queer Joy
$20.95 Add to cartA poignant, funny, and lively memoir of sexual awakening, music, and discovering one’s true self.
Pete Crighton came of age in the early/mid 1980s in the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Growing up in Toronto, he- Author: Crighton, Pete
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 1039011071
- Language: English
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Little Book of Celine: The Story of the Iconic Fashion House
$16.95 Add to cartTimeless, elegant and innovative, Celine sits at the intersection of high fashion and minimal sophistication.
Beginning with the origins of the house in 1940s Paris and coming right up to Hedi Slimane- Series: Little Books of Fashion
- Author: Solá-Santiago, Frances
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 1035420589
- Language: English
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Riders in the Sky: Romancing the West with Music and Humor
$30.00 Add to cart” . . . Bobbie and Bill Malone secure the Riders’ rightful place in country music history, recounting the story of their remarkable journey, which simultaneously entertained millions of people and rev
- Author: Malone, Bobbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1648432859
- Language: English
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Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion
$29.00 Add to cartThe definitive history of twenty-first-century indie rock–from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent–and how the genre shifted the musical landscape and shaped a gen
- Author: Deville, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 1250363381
- Language: English
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Can I Go Now?: The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood’s First Superagent
$24.00 Add to cart“To call Sue Mengers a ‘character’ is an understatement, unless the word is written in all-caps, followed by an exclamation point and modified by an expletive. And based on Brian Kellow’s assessment i… [more below]
- Author: Kellow, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 0143108875
- Language: English
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Little Book of Tiffany & Co.: The Story of the Iconic Jewellery Brand
$16.95 Add to cartA heritage brand with more cultural significance than any other jeweller, Tiffany & Co. is a design house synonymous with luxury. With iconic cultural moments from Breakfast at Tiffany’s to collaborat… [more below]
- Series: Little Books of Fashion
- Author: Sturtz-Filby, Tamara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1035420562
- Language: English
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She Played and Sang: Jane Austen and Music
$29.95 Add to cartJane Austen, widely acclaimed as one of the greatest English novelists, possessed another talent that enriched her life and work – music. She played and sang draws on the newly digitised music books o… [more below]
- Author: Dooley, Gillian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1526170108
- Language: English
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Her Again
$18.99 Add to cartA portrait of a woman, an era, and a profession: the first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep–the “Iron Lady” of acting, nominated for nineteen Oscars and winner of three–that explores
- Author: Schulman, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0062342851
- Language: English
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501 Essential Albums of the ’80s: The Music Fan’s Definitive Guide
$40.00 Add to cartBreak out the parachute pants, jelly shoes, and Aqua Net and indulge in this nostalgic illustrated trip through the 1980s’ most influential albums across all genres.
In 501 Essential Albums of the ’80- Author: Graff, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 0760393362
- Language: English
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Ballroom: A History, a Movement, a Celebration
$30.00 Add to cartA gorgeous, authoritative, and image-filled celebration of pageantry and community created by ballroom culture for Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ people.
The subculture of Ballroom emerged in Harlem in the- Author: Roberson, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 0762489081
- Language: English
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Buzz Me in: Inside the Record Plant Studios
$39.95 Add to cartIn the seventies, Record Plant studios was at the heart of the largest boom in record production in music history. With studios in New York, Los Angeles, and Sausalito, and a fleet of remote recording
- Author: Porter, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 500028699
- Language: English
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The Rambo Report: Five Films, Three Books, One Legend
$29.00 Add to cartThe ultimate guide to the Rambo phenomenon–from bestselling novel to Hollywood blockbuster to all-American hero, legend, and icon–written with the full cooperation of Rambo’s creator, bestselling au… [more below]
- Author: Segaloff, Nat
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 0806543574
- Language: English
