Jenny McLeod - A Life in Music by Norman Meehan
50.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: near fine
Born in 1941, at age five she discovered she could read music fluently. After a childhood in Timaru and Levin, she went on to study music with Douglas Lilburn and Frederick Page at Victoria University College, and in Europe with two imposing figures of mid-twentieth century modernism: Olivier Messiaen a ...Show more
Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History by Bill Janovitz
60.00 NZD
Category: Music
The definitive biography of legendary musician, composer, and performer Leon Russell, a profound influence on countless artists, including George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, and the world of music as a whole.Leon Russell is an icon, but somehow is st ...Show more
The Avengers Assembled: The Origin Story of Earth's Mightiest Heroes by Betancourt, David
48.00 NZD
Category: Film & Television
A new, in-depth non-fiction biographical take on the greatest Super Hero team of all timeEver wondered who the Avengers really are...?Take a deep dive into the fascinating history of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. From their earth-shattering formation and cataclysmic lineup changes to the introduction of fan ...Show more
Into Your Arms: Nick Cave's Songs Reimagined by Kirsten Krauth (editor)
38.00 NZD
Category: Music
This stunning follow up to Minds Went Walking- Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined features Christos Tsiolkas, Cate Kennedy and Andy Griffiths. From an automaton of Nick Cave, to a man who can't keep his blood out of the food he is preparing; from a vengeful Uber driver to a spinner of souls; and from a boy ...Show more
Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of The Velvet Underground by Dylan Jones
39.99 NZD
Category: Music
Dylan Jones's definitive oral history of The Velvet Underground draws on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, film-makers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, to celebrate not only their impact but their legacy, which burns brighter than ever int ...Show more
A Little History of Music by Robert Philip
37.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Little Histories Ser.
A lively, engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present Human beings have always made music. Music can move us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the millennia? Robert Philip explores ...Show more
Piano and Keyboard All-In-One for Dummies by Holly Day; Jerry Kovarsky; Blake Neely; David Pearl; Michael Pilhofer
66.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: For Dummies
The comprehensive go-to guide for building keyboard skills Being able to play a tune on the piano can bring you a lifetime of sheer aesthetic pleasure--and put you in serious demand at parties! Whatever your motivation for tinkling the ivories, the latest edition of Piano & Keyboard All-In-One For ...Show more
Just Kids by Patti Smith
28.99 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In Just Kids, Patti Smith's first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seve ...Show more
Guitar: The Shape of Sound, 100 Iconic Designs by Ultan Guilfoyle
95.00 NZD
Category: Music
The 100 most iconic guitars from around the globe, from early modern beginnings to cutting-edge electric models The guitar is the iconic instrument at the heart of all popular music. From Delta blues on acoustics to electric rock & roll, and all that came in its wake, the guitar has proven the most ...Show more
After All Is Said and Done - Taping the Grateful Dead, 1965-1995 by Mark A. Rodriguez; Stuart Krimko (Foreword by)
90.00 NZD
Category: Music
If any one musical act of the rock and roll era can be said to have transcended the simple categorization of "band," the Grateful Dead is it: by the time they stopped performing in 1995, the Dead had become an international institution with a vast backing organization, a massive and devoted fanbase, and ...Show more
Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen by Brad Tolinski, Chris Gill
34.99 NZD
Category: Music
Get a completely new look at guitar legend Eddie Van Halen with this groundbreaking oral history, composed of more than fifty hours of interviews with Eddie himself as well as his family, friends, and colleagues.When rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on October 6, 2020, the entire world seemed ...Show more
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
37.99 NZD
Category: Film & Television
COMING TO TV IN OCTOBER Shantaram is a novel based on the life of the author, Gregory David Roberts. In 1978 Roberts was sentenced to nineteen years imprisonment as punishment for a series of robberies of building-society branches, credit unions, and shops he had committed while addicted to heroin. In J ...Show more