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  1. Sonic Life : A Memoir

    Moore, Thurston
    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2023

    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...

  2. Lead Sister : The Story of Karen Carpenter: A Times Book of the Year

    O'Brien, Lucy
    Bonnier Books UK 2023

    When the Carpenters first toured Japan, a journalist mistakenly referred to Karen as the 'lead sister' of the band. This designation stuck and Karen liked it so much that she had a...

  3. Let Love Rule

    Kravitz, Lenny; Ritz, David
    Macmillan Audio 2020 Unabridged

    "This captivating audiobook purports to be about the musical development of the multitalented Lenny Kravitz... As he draws listeners into his world, however, listeners begin to see...

  4. Total F*cking Godhead : The Biography of Chris Cornell

    Reiff, Corbin
    Post Hill Press 2020

    "Total F*cking Godhead brings Chris Cornell, the voice of a generation, alive on the page. Impressively researched and compulsively readable, Godhead pulls no punches in recounting...

  5. Me : Elton John Official Autobiography

    John, Elton
    Macmillan Audio 2019 Unabridged

    In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman,...

  6. We Sold Our Souls : A Novel

    Hendrix, Grady
    Quirk Books 2018

    “A gloriously over-the-top scare fest that has hidden depths. Readers will root for Kris all the way to the explosive, poignant finale.”—Publishers Weekly From the New York Times b...

  7. M Train

    Smith, Patti
    Bloomsbury Publishing 2015

    'So honest and pure as to count as a true rapture' JOAN DIDION 'A poetic masterpiece' JOHNNY DEPP'Our St John of the Cross, a mystic full of compassion' EDMUND WHITE 'A roadmap to...

  8. Reckless : My Life as a Pretender

    Hynde, Chrissie
    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2015

    Chrissie Hynde, for nearly four decades the singer/songwriter/ undisputed leader of the Pretenders, is a justly legendary figure. Few other rock stars have managed to combine her...

  9. Dylan : Disc by Disc

    Bream, Jon
    Quarto Publishing Group USA 2015

    Listen to every side: "Gorgeously rendered. . . . a unique spin on the discography." —Booklist Covering each of Bob Dylan's thirty-six studio LPs, this book brings rock 'n' roll mu...

  10. Tune In : The Beatles—All These Years

    Lewisohn, Mark
    Crown 2013

    Tune In is the first volume of All These Years—a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy by the world's leading Beatles historian. Mark Lewisohn uses his unpreceden...

  11. SPIN: Greatest Hits: 25 Years of Heretics, Heroes, and the New Rock 'n' Roll

    Morello, Tom
    John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2010 1. edition

    The official book celebrating the 25th anniversary of SPIN magazine From its first issue in 1985, SPIN has cultivated a reputation for brilliant writing and broad musical coverage,...

  12. Woolgathering

    Smith, Patti
    Bloomsbury Publishing 2012

    A story of becoming an artist, by the godmother of rock'n'roll: the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids Patti Smith 'A poet of distinction' New York Times'Glorious' NP...

  13. Ecomusicology : Rock, Folk, and the Environment

    Pedelty, Mark
    Temple University Press 2011

    Can musicians really make the world more sustainable? Anthropologist Mark Pedelty, joined an eco-oriented band, the Hypoxic Punks, to find out. In his timely and exciting book, Eco...

  14. Just Kids : the National Book Award-winning memoir

    Smith, Patti
    Bloomsbury Publishing 2010

    Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's definitive memoir is an evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with th...

  15. Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock

    Campion, Chris
    John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2010 1. edition

    An unflinching look at the rise of one of the most recognizable names in pop music -The Police The Police have sold more than 50 million albums, made Rolling Stone's Greatest...

  16. The Beatles' Second Album

    Marsh, Dave
    Harmony/Rodale 2007

    The Beatles' Second Album runs only 22 minutes, with just 11 songs—many of which the group didn't write. Despite all that, the album personifies the Beatles: the world's greatest r...

  17. Rolling Stone

    Wenner Media 2021 Jun 01 2021

    Rolling Stone is an entertainment magazine that has been highly regarded in pop culture circles for its music and movie reviews, hard-hitting articles and interviews with favorite...

  18. Billboard Magazine

    MRC Media, LLC 2021 Jun 05 2021

    Written for music industry professionals and fans. Contents provide news, reviews and statistics for all genres of music, including radio play, music video, related internet activi...