This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History
By: Jon Savage
4.32
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Joy Division emerged in the mid-70s at the start of a two-de…
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1. How Music Works
By: David Byrne
4.00
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
How Music Works is David Byrne’s remarkable and buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lif… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Performers try harder."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"You might say that the universe plays the blues."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"The radio was shouting at you, pleading with you, and seducing you."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"There's a good chance that you might be inspired by ideas that originate outside of yourself."-David Byrne, How Music Works
2. Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
By: Jon Wiederhorn , Katherine Turman
3.91
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
The definitive oral history of heavy metal, Louder Than Hell includes hundreds of interviews with m… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- oral history
- nonfiction
"I remember Devo were playing at the Whisky and they came to our show at the STarwood. I asked them why and they said, "We love Dokken because you're the epitome of what we don't want to be." I didn't…"-Jon Wiederhorn, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
"I grew up being told, "If you do marijuana you'll be a slave for the rest of your life," and it only took me ten minutes to realize smoking marijuana was pretty cool. Then it was, "If you take LSD yo…"-Jon Wiederhorn, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
"I grew up being told, "If you do marijuana you'll be a slave for the rest of your life," and it only took me ten minutes to realize smoking marijuana was pretty cool. Then it was, "If you take LSD yo…"-Jon Wiederhorn, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
"When we were recording the Ozzmosis album we did a batch of it in New York. There was this occult bookstore...and they had everything in there on Wicca, Catholicism, Satanism, the whole nine yards. I…"-Jon Wiederhorn, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
3. Rip it Up and Start Again
By: Simon Reynolds
4.08
Format: 752 pages, Hardcover
Punk's raw power rejuvenated rock, but by the summer of 1977 the movement had become a parody of it… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
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4. Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys
By: Lol Tolhurst
4.16
Format: 1342 pages, Hardcover
"On our first day of school, Robert and I stood at the designated stop at Hevers Avenue with our mo… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
5. The Atrocity Exhibition
By: William S. Burroughs , J.G. Ballard , V. Vale , Phoebe Gloeckner , Andrea Juno , Ana Barrado
4.11
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
Easily one of the 20th century's most visionary writers, J. G. Ballard still lives far ahead of his… read more
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6. The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club
By: Peter Hook
3.90
Format: 77 pages, Hardcover
The Legendary musician and cofounder of Joy Division and New Order tells the whole story--the fun, … read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
7. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
By: Legs McNeil , Gillian McCain
4.19
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
A Time Out and Daily News Top Ten Book of the Year upon its initial release, Please Kill Me is the … read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- oral history
- nonfiction
- punk
"Bob Gruen: La gente veniva da noi per farsi mordere, non per farsi accarezzare."-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
"Penny Arcade said: At that time, the DRUG world and the ART world ran through each other. (1971 - 1974)"-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
"Hippies survived Nixon, but punk caved in to Ronald Reagan, know what I'm saying? Punk actually couldn't take a good challenge."-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
"Ed Friedman: [talking about Patti Smith] One time she told me, "Allen Ginsberg thought I was a cute boy and he tried to pick me up, so I said, "LOOK AT THE TITS, ALLEN! NOTICE THE TITS!"-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
8. The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
By: Martin Bunton
3.85
Format: 370 pages, Paperback
The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles… read more
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9. Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division
By: Deborah Curtis , Jon Savage
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is an account of the mesmerising life and tragic death of Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Divis… read more
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10. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
By: Viv Albertine
4.29
Format: 421 pages, Paperback
The guitarist for seminal female punk group The Slits recounts playing with Sid Vicious, touring wi… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- british literature
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- punk
"It’s true the good die young."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"I grew up with John Lennon at my side, like a big brother."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"Anyone who writes an autobiography is either a twat or broke."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"… maybe you can tell how much pain someone is in by watching them laugh."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
11. Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd
By: Nick Mason , Philip Dodd
3.94
Format: None pages, Paperback
Here, for the first time, is the story of Pink Floydfrom the inside out. With 116 million albums so… read more
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12. Girl in a Band
By: Kim Gordon
3.67
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
13. Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division
By: Peter Hook
2.56
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of alternative rock, they reinvented music in th… read more
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14. Autobiography
By: Morrissey
3.96
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder … read more
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15. Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview and Other Conversations
By: Melville House
3.92
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Kurt Cobain burst into American consciousness with a vengeance with the release of Nevermind, an in… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
16. Sonic Life: A Memoir
By: Thurston Moore
3.81
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- punk
- audiobook
17. Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
By: Chris Frantz
3.50
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Chris Frantz’s memoir tells the story of his life with Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and his life-lon… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- punk
- audiobook
"Without adventures, we won’t have stories."-Chris Frantz, Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
"...the opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is selfishness."-Chris Frantz, Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
18. Record Play Pause
By: Stephen Morris
4.38
Format: 405 pages, Hardcover
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A unique and thoughtful musical memoir' Observer 'Gritty coming-of-age… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. Goth: A History
By: Lol Tolhurst
3.68
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
Following his memoir Cured , a fascinating deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music, a mi… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
By: Chris Payne
4.41
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An explosive oral history of emo's takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FA… read more
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- music
- history
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
" Jonathan Daniel: I mean, people knew "Sins." That song was so big everywhere. But yeah, I don't think they knew the band as much. I remember Panic! went to see Kanye in Vegas, and Pete asked Kanye i…"-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
" Jim Adkins: ...There was a girl who wrote us, explaining how she felt like an outsider at her school because the punk rock kids wouldn't accept her, even though she liked us and a lot of the really …"-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
21. The Lives of Brian
By: Brian Johnson
4.51
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately repla… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. Verse, Chorus, Monster!
By: Graham Coxon
3.70
Format: None pages, ebook
Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag
By: Sasha Velour
4.41
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
“Drag embodies the queer possibility that exists within each of us—the infinite ways in which gende… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Cuentos de Chejóv (Spanish Edition)
By: Anton Chekhov
4.14
Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition
Este ebook presenta "Cuentos de Chéjov" con un sumario dinámico y detallado.Este libro es una selec… read more
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"When dawn comes I'm sitting in bed with my arms around my knees and, since I have nothing to do, am trying to know myself. "Know yourself"--what splendid and useful advice; too bad the ancients never…"-Anton Chekhov, Cuentos de Chejóv (Spanish Edition)
"April was just beginning, and after the warm spring day it turned cooler, slightly frosty, and a breath of spring could be felt in the soft, cold air. The road from the convent to town was sandy, the…"-Anton Chekhov, Cuentos de Chejóv (Spanish Edition)
25. Ronson
By: César Sebastián
4.23
Format: 128 pages, Tapa dura
Ronson es una barbaridad de libro. La historia se remonta varias décadas atrás, y a ojos de nuestra… read more
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26. This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History
By: Jon Savage
4.32
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Joy Division emerged in the mid-70s at the start of a two-de… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- british literature
- oral history
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- punk
- audiobook
27. Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success
By: Miki Berenyi
4.46
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary and searingly honest personal story of musician Miki Berenyi, revealing the highs… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- british literature
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground
By: Dylan Jones
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, an… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Hit So Hard: A Memoir
By: Patty Schemel
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A stunningly candid and inspiring memoir of recovery from addiction and the '90s, by Hole drummer P… read more
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- biography
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- audiobook
30. Under a Rock: A Memoir
By: Chris Stein
3.74
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
At its heart, Under A Rock is a love story. The codependent bond between Chris Stein and Debbie Har… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
31. Hace tiempo que vengo al taller y no sé a lo que vengo
By: Jorge de Cascante
3.93
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Dos mujeres articulan décadas de amistad en torno a la pizza. Un niño de once años con mostacho tra… read more
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