Music

Paul Kelly is a uniquely gifted storyteller, and here, using his lyrics as starting points, he reads stories of his life and his songs....

People ask me how come I'm still alive, and I don't know what to say....

Hailed as an "indispensable" guide (Forbes), How to Make It in the New Music Business returns in this extensively revised and expanded edition....

With astounding access to all the key players of the time, including members of Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, and many others, music writer Ian Winwood will at last give the significant, substantive, and compelling story of '90s punk rock its due....

The history of heavy metal brings us extraordinary stories of larger-than-life characters living to excess....

Becoming a successful songwriter takes equal parts inspiration, mechanics, and marketing. You need to know how to craft compelling songs and understand music theory and sell yourself in a competitive industry....

I'm the Man is the fast-paced, humorous, and revealing memoir from the man who cofounded Anthrax....

Learning to play the drums is difficult for many people. The coordination and rhythm that is required doesn’t always come naturally, and many start and then abruptly halt or move to another instrument, instead....

Are you a singer who would like to be able to help others? Would you like to increase your contemporary voice teaching skills? Do you want a method to successfully identify and correct vocal issues with confidence....

A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism offers a spirited introduction to the life and work of this legendary but underappreciated musician, composer, and poet....

In this book, the author teaches you everything you need to know to learn how to write and sing a song. If you want to know the types of voices and how to control your vocality, then The Songwriter Masterclass is the perfect book for you....

In the best-selling tradition of Henry Bushkin's Johnny Carson comes The Way It Was: My Life with Frank Sinatra, a candid and eye-opening inside look at the final decades of Sinatra's life....

In the insightful How Music Works, David Byrne offers his unique perspective on music....

Following a run of New Year’s concerts at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering....

This is the story of legendary record producer Rick Hall and his historic role in the development of the world-famous "Muscle Shoals sound"....

Even if you have listened to many of these illustrative pieces throughout your life you will never hear them the same way again after experiencing these lectures....

An inspirational audiobook by self-made musical superstar Russ, reminding you that it starts with you, to believe in yourself, and to get out of your own way....

Now, at last, biographer Philip Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom belonging to the world's most beloved pop group was never enough....

In early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from the underground music scene in Seattle. He had no idea that the band's leader, Kurt Cobain, would become a pop-culture icon with a legacy arguably at the level of John Lennon....

Gloria Gaynor shares 40 inspirational, true stories about survivors of all kinds - individuals who have found comfort, hope, and courage through the power of one song....

From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music....

Lords of Chaos focuses on the scene surrounding the extreme heavy metal subgenre black metal in Norway in the early 1990s, with a focus on the string of church burnings and murders that occurred in the country around 1993....

Cocaine smuggling, shoot-outs, and never-ending decadent parties: Matt Sorum's Double Talkin' Jive could almost be described as the autobiographical equivalent of the film Blow....

Discover the songwriting technique used in 97% of all hit songs. Learn how to use subtle psychological triggers to captivate any audience....

Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of the current alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era....

If you have an intimate dream of becoming a good musician, or even just as a hobby - this audiobook is for you! In this outstanding two-in-one audiobook bundle, you have a change to learn both music theory and practical piano....

Through this course you will develop new levels of aural awareness that will allow you to better appreciate the richness, complexity and excitement at the heart of music....