Big Bangs - The story of five discoveries that changed musical history by Howard Goodall
$10.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: good-very good
The dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of history. Who first invented 'Doh Re Mi...'? What do we mean by "in tune"? Looking back down the corridor of a thousand years, Howard Goodall guides us through the stories of five s ...Show more
Blues Who's Who - A Biographical Dictionary of Blues Singers by Sheldon Harris
$25.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
Based on 18 years of research and writing, this reference book provides a comprehensive guide to the history of country, city, folk and rock blues. Covering all eras and styles, it features detailed biographies of 571 blues artists, 450 photographs and many pages of facts. Features of the book include v ...Show more
The Great New Zealand Song Book by Murray Thom; Tm Harper
$15.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: near fine
Secondhand. Dop May 2009, Wellington 100pp and 2 cds hardcover This strictly limited deluxe set of 'The Great New Zealand Songbook' includes a 100-page journal of handwritten lyrics, photos and memorabilia, contributed by the artists themselves -- the coolest Kiwi music coffee table book ever, and the ...Show more
Sonic Life - A Memoir by Thurston Moore
$20.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: near fine
From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art - from his teen years as a music obsessive in small-town Connecticut, to the formation of his legendary rock group, to thirty years of creation, experimentation, and wonder. "Downtown scientists rejoice! F ...Show more
Songs of Tuvalu by Gerd Koch
$65.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Reading Level: very good
This in depth study of the old songs of Tuvalu demonstrates the high regard Tuvaluans have for song and music in their culture and its importance in areas such as house building, religion and spirituality and food production. The government of Tuvalu commissioned Professor Koch to carry out this study i ...Show more
The Rough Guide to World Music - Africa and the Middle East Volume 1 by Simon Broughton et al.
$16.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
"The Rough Guide to World Music, Vol.1, 3rd edition: Africa, Europe and the Middle East" has full coverage of everything from Congolese soukous to Greek rembetika, and biographies of artists from Thomas Mapfumo to Cheb Khaled to the Afro Celt Sound System. The features include: more than 80 articles fro ...Show more
I am Brian Wilson - The Genius Behind the Beach Boys by Brian Wilson
$12.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: good-very good
'My life has been written about over and over again, and that's mostly okay with me. Other people can talk about my life. Sometimes they'll get it right and sometimes they'll get it wrong. For me, when I think back across my own life, there are so many things that are painful. Sometimes I don't like dis ...Show more
The Musicall Prouerbis in the Garet at the New Lodge in the Parke of Lekingfelde by Philip Wilson (ed.)
$30.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: good
The Violin - Its Physical and Acoustic Principles by Paolo Peterlongo
$20.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
Ed Sheeran - A Visual Journey by Ed Sheeran
$14.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
With words by Ed Sheeran and illustrations by his childhood friend, artist Phillip Butah (who produces artwork for Sheeran's albums and singles), and accompanying photos, Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey is an exclusive, fully authorised, first-person account by Ed of how he became an internationally renown ...Show more
Delta - Bridge Over Troubled Dreams by Delta Goodrem
$15.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: near fine
In her first-ever book, Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem shares the intimate stories behind each of the tracks on her sixth studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, taking readers on a deep dive into her inspiration for each song and revealing the truth behind the lyrics. From the touching a ...Show more
Dave Mc Cartney - Gutter Black by Dave Mcartney
$10.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: good
An intimate, raw memoir by a founding member of one of NZ’s iconic rock bands, Hello Sailor; a tale of creativity, misadventure, success and excess. It was like David and Goliath. Only Goliath wasn’t about to be blown away, and David was stoned. Dave McArtney’s description of Hello Sailor’s campaign to ...Show more