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Bowie's Books - The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life by John O'Connell

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Category: Music

David Bowie once said that his idea of perfect happiness was reading. Three years before he died, he made a list of the one hundred books that had transformed his life - a list that formed something akin to an autobiography. From Lolita to Madame Bovary, the Beano to The Iliad, these were the books that ...Show more

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Kim Salmon and the Formula for Grunge by Douglas Galbraith

$39.99 AUD

Category: Music

This book follows Australian musician Kim Salmon, from bands The Scientists, Surrealists and Beasts of Bourbon, from childhood in Perth through his many bands, albums, tours, family upheavals, triumphs, disappointments and examines the characters of the music business he collaborates with along the way. ...Show more

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Music Love Drugs War by Geraldine Quigley

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Category: Music

School is almost over - and for Paddy, Liz, Christy and Kevin it's time to figure out what's next. But before they start the rest of their lives, these teenagers have the 'Cave' - a place to drink, smoke, flirt and listen to punk music. Somewhere to fend off the spectre of the future. Because this is D ...Show more

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Daddy Cool: Finding My Father, the Singer Who Swapped Hollywood Fame for Home in Australia by Darleen Bungey

$32.99 AUD

Category: Music

A captivating, generous and exquisitely written memoir of family and a daughter discovering her father's multi-layered life. 'Every family has secrets. Ours also has an award-winning biographer. My sister's discoveries astonished me.' Geraldine Brooks Who can ever truly know their parents? He was a gl ...Show more

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A Seat at the Table: Women on the Frontline of Music by Amy Raphael

$32.99 AUD

Category: Music

In Never Mind the Bollocks: Women Rewrite Rock (Virago, 1995; published as Grrrls: Viva Rock Divas in the US by St Martin's Griffin, 1996), writer and critic Amy Raphael interviewed twelve female musicians, from Courtney Love to Kim Gordon, from Bjork to Kristin Hersh. As Debbie Harry wrote in the forew ...Show more

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Grace Jones a to Z - The Life of an Icon - from Androgyny to Zula by Steve Wide; Babeth Lafon (Illustrator)

$29.99 AUD

Category: Music

An illustrated A-to-Z, celebrating the unparalleled artistic impact of the cultural icon Grace Jones. Singer, songwriter, supermodel, record producer, actress, and iconoclast, Grace Jones is truly one of a kind, equal parts intriguing, intimidating, and indefatigable. From her early days as a mo ...Show more

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Massive Attack's Blue Lines 33 1/3 by Ian Bourland

$19.99 AUD

Category: Music | Series: 33 1/3 Ser.

In 1991, a loose-knit collective released a record called Blue Lines under the name Massive Attack, splicing together American hip-hop and soul with the sounds of the British underground. With its marauding bass lines, angular guitars, and psychedelic effects, Blue Lines built on the Caribbean soundsyst ...Show more

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Syd Barrett - A Very Irregular Head by Rob Chapman

$22.99 AUD

Category: Music | Series: Faber Greatest Hits Ser.

Syd Barrett was the lead guitarist, vocalist, and principle songwriter in the original line up of Pink Floyd. During his brief time with the band (1966-68) he was the driving force behind the unit. After he left the band he made just two further solo albums which were both released in 1970, before withd ...Show more

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The Song Remains the Same: 800 Years of Love Songs, Laments and Lullabies by Andrew Ford; Anni Heino

$32.99 AUD

Category: Music

Often today, the word 'song' is used to describe all music. A free-jazz improvisation, a Hindustani raga, a movement from a Beethoven symphony, a Springsteen anthem or a Leonard Cohen ballad- they're all songs. But, in fact, a song is a specific musical form. It's not so much that they all have verses ...Show more

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Wham, George and Me by Andrew Ridgeley

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Wham! were the band that never underestimated the power of pop, nor the healing powers it possessed. In 1981, what started out as a boyhood friendship, catapulted two suburban adolescents to worldwide pop domination, becoming icons of their era. While Andrew Ridgeley may have appeared to have stood in G ...Show more

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19 Love Songs by David Levithan

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Category: Music

A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush. A Valentine's Day in the life of Every Day's protagonist 'A'. A return to the characters of Two Boys Kissing. 19 Love Songs, from New York Times bestselling author David Levithan, delivers all of these stories and more. Born f ...Show more

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30-Second Classical Music: The 50 Most Significant Genres, Composers and Innovations, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Joanne Cormac

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Category: Music | Series: 30 Second Ser.

Do you know a capella from zarzuela, or your major from your minor? Can you distinguish between a serenade and a symphony? If you only have 30 seconds, there is time - using this book - to understand the creative journey taken by classical music from the Middle Ages to the modern era. Our early ancestor ...Show more

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Bowie's Books - The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life by John O'Connell

$34.99 AUD

Kim Salmon and the Formula for Grunge by Douglas Galbraith

$39.99 AUD

Music Love Drugs War by Geraldine Quigley

$19.99 AUD

Daddy Cool: Finding My Father, the Singer Who Swapped Hollywood Fame for Home in Australia by Darleen Bungey

$32.99 AUD

A Seat at the Table: Women on the Frontline of Music by Amy Raphael

$32.99 AUD

Grace Jones a to Z - The Life of an Icon - from Androgyny to Zula by Steve Wide; Babeth Lafon (Illustrator)

$29.99 AUD

Massive Attack's Blue Lines 33 1/3 by Ian Bourland

$19.99 AUD

Syd Barrett - A Very Irregular Head by Rob Chapman

$22.99 AUD

The Song Remains the Same: 800 Years of Love Songs, Laments and Lullabies by Andrew Ford; Anni Heino

$32.99 AUD

Wham, George and Me by Andrew Ridgeley

$32.99 AUD

19 Love Songs by David Levithan

$19.99 AUD

30-Second Classical Music: The 50 Most Significant Genres, Composers and Innovations, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Joanne Cormac

$19.99 AUD

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Bowie's Books - The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life by John O'Connell

$34.99 AUD

Kim Salmon and the Formula for Grunge by Douglas Galbraith

$39.99 AUD

Music Love Drugs War by Geraldine Quigley

$19.99 AUD

Daddy Cool: Finding My Father, the Singer Who Swapped Hollywood Fame for Home in Australia by Darleen Bungey

$32.99 AUD

A Seat at the Table: Women on the Frontline of Music by Amy Raphael

$32.99 AUD

Grace Jones a to Z - The Life of an Icon - from Androgyny to Zula by Steve Wide; Babeth Lafon (Illustrator)

$29.99 AUD

Massive Attack's Blue Lines 33 1/3 by Ian Bourland

$19.99 AUD

Syd Barrett - A Very Irregular Head by Rob Chapman

$22.99 AUD

The Song Remains the Same: 800 Years of Love Songs, Laments and Lullabies by Andrew Ford; Anni Heino

$32.99 AUD

Wham, George and Me by Andrew Ridgeley

$32.99 AUD

19 Love Songs by David Levithan

$19.99 AUD

30-Second Classical Music: The 50 Most Significant Genres, Composers and Innovations, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Joanne Cormac

$19.99 AUD

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