The Boy in the Song
The Boy in the Song is a follow up to 2010’s The Girl in the Song. It features the real-life … Continued
Musicians, singers, bands and groups
The Girl in the Song
The Girl in the Song tells the stories of 50 women who have inspired classic rock songs.
One Direction
Best-selling boyband and teenage heartthrobs, One Direction are adored by millions of fans worldwide. What better way to show your
It Just Occurred to Me?
The legendary band leader and jazz trumpeter, broadcaster and humorist looks back at his extraordinarily rich and varied life and the many colourful characters he has known and played with – from Duke Ellington to Louis Armstrong. He also recalls his early life as the son of a famous housemaster at Eton, where he was educated.
Mind the Bollocks
Popular music has always attracted the kind of morally bankrupt individuals who are too unhinged to hold down a proper
Mind the Bollocks: A riotous rant through the ridiculousness of Rock'n'Roll
From deeply suspect sexual politics to crackpot religions, musicians’ elevated position in popular culture allows them to hold forth freely on subjects about which they know precious little. Mind The Bollocks collects some of the finest nuggets of wisdom ever to fall from their foul, ill-educated mouths.
The Story of Northern Soul
What began as an underground 60s Mod scene in unlicensed, no-frills clubs in the North West of England became a
Crap Lyrics
Even the greatest songwriters (and Spandau Ballet) have had the odd bad day at the office. Or more likely, a bad few minutes in the studio toilets scribbling the first words they can think of on the back of their tranquiliser prescription shortly before the vocal has to be recorded.
The History of the NME
‘The NME mattered to all those generations who grew up with music at the centre of their universe.The NME never had a truer chronicler than Pat Long.’ Tony Parsons
Since it was founded in 1952, the New Musical Express has played a central part in the British love affair with pop music.
The Ballad of Britain
In 1903, the Victorian composer Cecil Sharp began a decade-long journey to collect folk songs that, he believed, captured the
The Story of Northern Soul: A Definitive History of the Dance Scene that Refuses to Die
Packed with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul is the definitive history of the Northern Soul scene.
The Ballad of Britain: How Music Captured The Soul of a Nation
In 1903, Victorian composer Cecil Sharp began a decade-long journey to collect folk songs that captured the spirit of Great Britain. A century later, writer, presenter and journalist Will Hodgkinson sets out on a similar journey.
Little Black Book of Setlists: The Songs Behind Rock 'n' Roll's Most Famous Gigs
This fascinating, pocket reference guide passionately details 150 of rock and roll history’s most famous setlists from the last fifty years of legendary music performances.