In Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. Filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a remarkable life, Girl in a Band is a moving, evocative chronicle of an extraordinary artist.

Collectively Carly Simon, Carole King and Joni Mitchell defined that mythic era: 'the Sixties'. Set against the backdrop of an explosive social and political scene and enriched with anecdotes, this work presents the story of three women who dared to break tradition and become what few had been before them - confessors in song, and rock superstars.

A stunning homage to A Tribe Called Quest and a musical era that shaped American culture, from critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib.

Mike Love is a founding member of the Beach Boys. With their lush vocals and endlessly inventive arrangements, the band forged art from songs about cars, surfing and first love. But beneath the Beach Boys' wholesome appearance lurked darker truths: drugs and dissent, deceit and betrayal. This book tells their story.

Providing an introduction to the techniques and practical concerns of leading an orchestra, this text proceeds from the basic conducting patterns to explorations of performance practice issues and rehearsal techniques.

The 50 Greatest Lost Albums in Music. Thrilling. Legendary. Made Up.

Music therapist Mercedes Pavlicevic develops a broad-based discourse to describe, analyse and guide the practice of group musicking, drawing on her own extensive experience. The text is illustrated with vignettes drawn from a range of formal and informal settings. If you're involved in any kind of group musicking, this book is for you.

A detailed chronicle of the rise and fall of the grunge music scene in Seattle and beyond.

360 chords, organised as a chord per page, this is a flexible, comprehensive solution for anyone learning or playing the guitar at any level. This no-nonsense, easy to carry, wiro book will fit into a gig bag, flight case or hand bag with the minimum of fuss.

A renowned neuroscientist with no musical talent investigates what it takes to make music

Part memoir and part description of the creative process, this is an absorbing journey through the musical landscape of John Adams, one of today's most admired and frequently performed composers.

Hermann Scherchan was a distinguished German conductor, described by Norman Del Mar as a 'great doyen conductor of contemporary music'.

A successor to the acclaimed 'Music and Emotion', The Handbook of Music and Emotion provides comprehensive coverage of the field, in all its breadth and depth. As well as summarizing what is currently known about music and emotion, it will also stimulate further research in promising directions that have been little studied.

A rich and evocative account of the life and work of Britain's favourite composer from one of our finest conductors.

A workbook that discusses the main elements of tonal harmony , and contains numerous music examples and exercises for working. Particularly helpful to bridge the gap between Grade 5 and Grade 6 theory, and also very useful material for all higher-grade theory exam entrants, and for A Level, Diploma and undergraduate music students.

Answers to all the exercises set in Harmony in Practice.

Hear, Listen, Play! is for all music teachers who are unfamiliar with, yet curious about the worlds of ear-playing, informal learning, improvisation, and vernacular musics. Based on years of systematic research, it provides a simple, flexible way for teachers to explore those worlds with students across instrumental, band and classroom contexts.

The long-awaited memoir from the legendary Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

October 1982: ABC, Culture Club, Shalamar and Survivor dominate the top twenty when the Pogues barrel out from the backstreets of King's Cross, a furious, pioneering mix of punk energy, traditional melodies and the powerfully poetic songwriting of Shane MacGowan.