Love Is Strong As Death: Poems Chosen by Paul Kelly by Paul Kelly
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Paul Kelly's songs are steeped in poetry. And now he has gathered from around the world the poems he loves - poems that have inspired and challenged him over the years, a number of which he has set to music. This wide-ranging and deeply moving anthology combines the ancient and the modern, the hallowed ...Show more
Quentin Tarantino: The iconic filmmaker and his work by Ian Nathan
$49.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance | Series: Iconic Filmmakers Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
Get to know the cult filmmaker of our generation. Packed with stunning pictures from the Kobal archives, this biography explores the genesis of Tarantino's unique directorial style and provides insight into his inspirations and his frequent collaborations with favoured actors. Through in-depth and infor ...Show more
Two Riders Were Approaching: The Life & Death of Jimi Hendrix by Mick Wall
$32.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Jimmy was a down-at-heel guitarist in New York, relying on his latest lovers to support him while he tried to emulate his hero Bob Dylan. A black guy playing white rock music, he wanted to be all things to all people. But when Jimmy arrived in England and became Jimi, the cream of swinging London fell ...Show more
The Short Story of Film - A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Films, Techniques and Movements by Ian Hayden Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance | Series: The\Short Story Of Ser.
The Short Story of Film is a new and innovative introduction to the art of film-making. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key movies, from superhero blockbusters to indie darlings. The design of the book allows the reader to navigate their way around key genres, movements, and techniques with eas ...Show more
Michael: My brother, lost boy of INXS by Tina Hutchence
$22.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
INXS singer/songwriter Michael Hutchence was the celebrated frontman of a band that was the biggest in the world. Michael's big sister, Tina, adored him from the start. From a 12-year-old holding him in her arms as a newborn, to being his teenage nanny, Tina remained Michael's trusted confidant until hi ...Show more
Robert Schumann's Advice for Young Musicians revisted by Steven Isserlis by Robert Schumann; Steven Isserlis
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Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis adds his own extensive commentary to Robert Schumann's Advice for Young Musicians, a nineteenth century text that remains a must-read for music students today.
Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina by Chris Frantz
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Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Two iconic bands. An unforgettable life. One of the most dynamic groups of the '70s and '80s, Talking Heads, founded by drummer Chris Frantz, his girlfriend Tina Weymouth, and lead singer David Byrne, burst onto the music scene, playing at CBGBs, touring Europe with the Ramones, and creating hits like ...Show more
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon; Yoko Ono
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Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
Described by Lennon as 'the best thing I've ever done', and widely regarded by critics as his best solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was released on 11 December 1970. With first-hand commentary by Lennon, Ono and other members of the Plastic Ono Band, and packed with previously unseen photographs ...Show more
Boy On Fire: The Young Nick Cave by Mark Mordue
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Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
The bestselling, award-winning and critically acclaimed biography of the young Nick Cave, by award-winning writer, Mark Mordue. A beautiful, profound and poetic biography of the formative years of the dark prince of Australian rock 'n' roll, Boy on Fire is Nick Cave's creation story. This is a portrait ...Show more
Marr's Guitars by Johnny Marr
$90.00 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
" The guitarist's guitarist, Johnny Marr redefined music for a generation. His ringing arpeggios and chordal innovations helped elevate The Smiths to be one of the most influential and important British bands of all time. Tracing Marr's career from his teenage years to his recent work on the Bond soundt ...Show more
How Music Works by David Byrne
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance | Reading Level: very good
How Music Works is an unparalleled account of a life in music and an explanation of how and why music works from one of the world's most accomplished performers. With his albums for Talking Heads, his work with Brian Eno or his solo output, David Byrne has been consistently at the forefront of musical - ...Show more
Chronicle of Jazz Year-by-year, the Personalities, the Stories, the Innovations Behind This Century's Most Exciting Music by Mervyn Cooke
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Category: Music, TV , Film & Performance
A year-by-year history of people and events, The Chronicle of Jazz tells the whole story of jazz music and its personalities. Each chronologically arranged section contains special features, on topics ranging from the bossa nova craze to jazz in Paris, personality sketches and seminal gigs and albums. R ...Show more