new and forthcoming titles
Justin Currie
The Tremolo Diaries
Del Amitri's Justin Currie reflects on life as a touring musician in the shadow of his life-changing Parkinson’s diagnosis.
Sunday Times bestseller
A Mojo, Resident and Uncut Book of the Year
'A Latter-day Lear. A truly remarkable book' John Niven
'Might just be the finest music memoir of recent years' Independent
Debsey Wykes
Teenage Daydream
An evocative coming-of-age story from one of the UK’s first ever female post-punk musicians.
A Times and Rough Trade Book of the Year
'The godmothers of indie-pop' Mojo
'A tale of pop life well lived' Shindig
'Winningly captures the devil-may-care optimism of adolescenc' Guardian
Mark Blake
Pink Floyd Shine On
The definitive oral history of Pink Floyd as told by friends, associates, family members and the band through never-before-published interviews.
A Mojo Book of the Year
'Informative, funny, bitchy and sad. I love it' David Quantick
'Michelangelo's David of the genre' Record Collector
'A compelling retelling' Mojo
Tom Doyle
Ringo
Ringo Starr’s eventful and remarkable life laid bare in a first-of-its-kind mosaic biography of one of the greatest musicians of all time.
A Mojo Book of the Year
'A must for any discerning Fab shelf' Record Collector
'A beautiful read' Samira Ahmed, BBC Front Row
'The definitive biography' i
Mike Joyce
The Drums
The long-overdue reflection of life in the Smiths from their legendary drummer.
A Times, Resident and Rough Trade Book of the Year
'A warm and engaging memoir' Guardian
'A beautifully told odyssey' Daily Express
'A brilliant book' Mark Ellen
Paul Vallely
Live Aid
The authoritative, official inside story of 40 years of Live Aid, from Band Aid to today.
Featuring a forword by Bob Geldof
A Resident Book of the Year
'A detailed and potent account' Independent
'Impressive' Classic Pop
'Sometimes moving, sometimes hilarious' Classic Rock
Peter Doggett
Surf's Up
Capturing all the pain and glory of this incredible family saga, Surf’s Up is the definitive tribute to the Beach Boys.
'A smorgasbord of magical wonder' Classic Rock
'Particularly poignant ... tasteful and compassionate' Shindig
'Some of the finest ever writing about this brilliant yet complicated collective' Mojo
Alexander Larman
Lazarus
A major new biography of David Bowie on the tenth anniversary of his death, exploring the second half of his career.
'A superb biography' William Boyd
'Sensitive, witty and often very affecting' The Times
'Engrossing, entertaining and informative' Classic Rock
'A genuine must buy' Classic Pop
Scott Rowley
Stay Alive
The official biography of former Big Country frontman chronicling his career highs and tragic death.
Sunday Times bestseller
'An amazing book' Bruce Watson
'Profoundly moving and deeply tragic' Richard Jobson
'The proverbial cautionary tale' Alan Niven, former manager of Guns N' Roses
Steve Mason
Failure is Always an Option
The long-awaited autobiography from the musical maverick, polymath and Beta Band frontman.
'Candid ... vivid ... there's much to find fascinating here 4/5' Classic Pop
'Painfully honest, hilarious and frankly uplifting' Record Collector
'Utterly brilliant' NME
Graeme Thomson
In Another World
The definitive biography of one of the most critically acclaimed and enigmatic groups of all time.
'A pointedly personal celebration of an often insane-sounding musical visionary' Travis Elborough, The Idler
Benji Wilson
Rate This Book
The story of how – and why – the world has come to rely on star ratings for almost everything.
Star ratings are everywhere. Every facet of modern life has been distilled down to an online measure from one to five stars, but how did we get here?
Richard Coker
Timor Mortis
A comprehensive, thought-provoking exploration of death and a rumination on how our own mortality affects how we live our lives.
Timor Mortis – Latin for ‘fear of death’ – contemplates the fragility of life, exploring the myriad ways in which we confront the only guaranteed thing in life: our own mortality.