Pride, Pop and Politics charts the development of gay culture and the rise of LGBTQ politics in the UK, from the formation of the Gay Liberation Front to the present day, through the music that provided the soundtrack.
Folk music has been evolving and adapting for centuries, but in the 1960s and 70s came an extraordinary period of change and innovation. Rock musicians borrowed from traditional songs, while folk musicians re-worked ancient ballads using electric guitars and drum kits.
This is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops. Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie Wilson, and their years working with Berry Gordy at Motown Records.
Kraftwerk: I Was A Robot is a full insider’s story of this legendary act, as told by the band’s original drummer. Expanding the possibilities of music, and influencing rock, hip hop, house, and disco, Kraftwerk remain one of the most important bands of the last 50 years.
Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes is a frank and comprehensive biography of a remarkable man, his amazing life and his incredible body of work, that of Ian Hunter. In Volume Two, Campbell Devine, regarded as the authority on Mott's music and Hunter's history, reveals the highs and lows of Ian's 40+ year solo career post the break-up of the original 'Mott ......
The paperback edition of the bestselling book written by Spencer Leigh who has conducted more interviews about the Beatles - all of them captured on tape - than anyone in the world.
The suedehead subculture was an early-1970s offshoot of skinhead subculture in the UK and Ireland. Although sharing similarities to 1960s skinheads, suedeheads grew their hair longer and dressed more formally, and although often working class like skinheads, some had white collar jobs, which bred a more formal attire such as brogues or loafers ......
Rock n Roll Sweepstakes is a frank and comprehensive biography of a remarkable man, amazing life and an incredible body of work. It covers Ians youth and formative rock n roll years in the Sixties, Mott the Hooples formation, David Bowies intervention as "a fan" of the band and Motts rise to international stardom.
The Genius of Holland-Dozier-Holland, Motown's Incomparable Songwriters
As the creative force behind Berry Gordy Jr.'s Motown Records in the mid-Sixties, a writing credit from Holland Dozier Holland was virtually a guarantee of chart success. From Stop! In The Name Of Love to How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You, they were the songwriting and production dream team responsible for some of the greatest songs of the ......
