The official autobiography from singer, songwriter and musician Rick Astley.

Offers a collection of folk music - one of the great English popular art forms. This book brings together all the classic folk songs and many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning.

Explores in detail the lives and achievements of a huge range of composers, and examines key topics such as music history (from medieval plainchant to contemporary minimalism), performers, theory and jargon. This dictionary is a useful reference book for lovers of music, whether amateur or professional.

The full life of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the twentieth century, with a Foreword by his sister Gabrielle Drake.

From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum.

Suitable for those interested in music and nineteenth-century European culture, this work presents a survey of the most popular period in music history.

Though "Nevermind" was Nirvana's most commercially successful album, and the record that broke them - and the grunge phenomenon - internationally, "In Utero" has increasingly become regarded as the band's best album, both by the critics and the band members themselves. This work tells the story behind the creation of "In Utero".

A radically new reading of the origins of recorded music

Prehistoric drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. This book explores the role of sound, noise and listening in 100,000 years of human history.

Normski: Man with the Golden Shutter is the first book by celebrated photographer and broadcaster Normski.

"The first critical and comprehensive overview of Pearl Jam from 1990 to the present"--

BBC Radio 6 Music is the place for alternative music. From indie pop and iconic rock to trip hop, electronica and dance, this title includes questions that will test your knowledge of the last 60 years of floor-fillers, cult classics and the best B-sides to the limit. It also includes dedicated quizzes on your favourite 6 Music shows.

Do you know your Bowie backlist? Could your knowledge of Lennon long-players stand up to scrutiny? And can you tell your glam rock from your hair metal? This collection delves deep into the Whistle Test archives to pose over 2,500 questions on your favourite artists, from global megastars to obscure one-time guests on the show.

Explores the problems of religious art, and includes searching analysis and discussions of Olivier Messiaen's works, suggesting how they function as works of art and not only as theological symbols. This book covers Messiaen's output and including his opera, "Saint Francoise d'Assise".

A love letter to David Bowie, and a celebration of his life and his music from a lifelong fan and Rolling Stone magazine columnist.