Music: styles and genres

Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney

The living embodiment of The Beatles and a musical juggernaut without parallel, Paul McCartney is the patriarch of pop. Ahead of McCartney’s 80th birthday and Glastonbury headline set, acclaimed author Howard Sounes creates the most accurate and extensive profile of McCartney ever built, leaving no stone unturned, and no shadow unexplored.

Red Hot Chili Peppers: An Oral/Visual History

Explosive, uncensored and always revelatory, Red Hot Chili Peppers is the long-awaited, never-before-told history of the globe’s most worshipped rock band. Loaded with rare and unpublished photographs and memorabilia from their own archives, the band finally reveal all, allowing unprecedented access into their wild inner world.

Adventures on the Wheels of Steel: The Rise of the Superstar DJs

DJs like Fatboy Slim, Sasha and Paul Oakenfold are the new pop stars: high priests in the rapidly expanding world of dance music. Drawing on many nights out, this is DJ Dave Haslam’s fascinating collection of portraits of the major players.

Threepenny Memoir: The Lives of a Libertine

‘Looking back at The Libertines is like catching flashes of sunlight between buildings as you race by on a train. An old film reel where the spools are weathered and worn, leaving empty frames on the screen…’

Lady Gaga: Extreme Style

She’s had four number one hits in the UK in the past fourteen months. She took home two Grammy awards in 2010. She’s sold out shows in the UK, North America, Australia, Europe, and Japan. She’s a global phenomenon, and one of the most powerful female artists in the world. But just like every girl in the world, she loves to dress up…

I Know This Much: From Soho to Spandau

‘I Know This Much’ – by Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet’s prime mover – is simply the freshest, most exciting and best-written memoir to arrive for years.

Manchester, England

The definitive account of the pop cult capital of the UK by Dave Haslam, one of Manchester’s top DJs and journalists.

Westlife: Our Story

The Sunday Times No1 bestseller!

The biggest pop band in the world celebrate 10 years at the top – telling their full story in their own words for the very first time.

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