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The thrilling story of underground rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s, tracing the emergence of shoegaze and grunge as the era’s defining sounds, from acclaimed music writer Simon Reynolds, author of Rip It Up and Start Again. Twenty years after his celebrated postpunk best-seller, Rip It...

Wer Georg Friedrich Händel hört, spürt sofort die große Bühne. Dieses Hörbuch lädt Sie ein, Händel neu zu entdecken, als Komponisten genialer Barockopern und Oratorien in London, als Meister von Drama, Melodik und Textverständlichkeit, dessen Musik bis heute Festtage und Konzertsäle prägt. Der erfahrene Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold nimmt Sie mit auf eine faktenreiche Kulturreise und vermittelt verständlich, unterhaltsam und strukturiert Basiswissen, das sofort Orientierung gibt.

Warum begeistert Antonio Vivaldi bis heute mit einer Musik, die sofort ins Ohr geht und dennoch voller Raffinesse steckt? Dieses Hörbuch führt Sie mitten hinein in die Welt eines katholischen Priesters und bedeutenden Violinisten des Barock, der mit virtuosen, schwungvollen Stücken die europäische Instrumentalmusik neu formte und mit „Die Vier Jahreszeiten" ein Klangbild schuf, das weltweit fasziniert.

The definitive biography of The Police, one of the most successful and fractious bands in pop history, based on interviews with the trio’s members and those who surrounded them—from Geoff Edgers, national arts reporter for The Washington Post. Every Little Thing excavates the history of the...

Der Müllner-Peter von Sachrang ist eine Legende. Er war Arzt, Apotheker und ein ausgezeichneter Musiker, dessen Werke heute noch gespielt werden. In dem kleinen Dorf im Aschauer Tal an der Grenze zwischen Bayern und Tirol erlebt er die napoleonische Besatzung. Als junger Mann soll er Priester werden. Er entschließt sich gegen diesen Weg und bringt damit die ganze Gemeinde gegen sich auf. Aber stets hilft ihm seine Begabung einen Weg in die Herzen der Menschen zu finden. Ebenso schwer hat er es mit der Frau an seiner Seite. 

The tumultuous life of internationally renowned opera singer, and one of the first global celebrities, Dame Nellie Melba. Nellie Melba is remembered as a squarish, late middle-aged woman dressed in furs and large hats, an imperious Dame whose voice ruled the world for three decades and inspired...

Zuzana’s story is a profound and powerful testimony of the horrors of the Holocaust, and a testament to the importance of amplifying the voices of its survivors today. Zuzana Ruzickova grew up in 1930s Czechoslovakia dreaming of two things: Johann Sebastian Bach and the piano. But her peaceful...

Featuring three new songs from David Archuleta making their exclusive debut on this audiobook! A raw and powerful coming-out story from the beloved American Idol finalist traces David Archuleta’s journey from closeted Mormon teen to global pop star to openly queer man, revealing the hidden...

A raw, exhilarating memoir of life at the frontier of punk music, from the inimitable bassist of 90s punk rock legends L7, Jennifer Finch. Jennifer Finch ran away from an unstable home at the age of twelve. She turned to hustling and drug dealing before migrating to the streets of LA’s 80s...

From the award-winning author of The Fabulous Sylvester comes an exploration of the improbable rise of Teena Marie, the white queen of soul who without ever being accused of cultural appropriation, defied genre, transcended race, and left a catalogue of music that is still adored today. This...

The long overdue autobiography from singer-songwriter and '80s pop sensation Nick Heyward. In 1981, Nick Heyward and school friends Graham Jones and Les Nemes signed their band Haircut One Hundred to Arista records. Less than two years later, frontman and principal songwriter Heyward had left...

‘They did not seem arrogant or entitled. I didn’t see them bossing around their staff or being horrid to studio assistants. But they did worry if this was all there was. All this fame and fortune, was it really all that great? The world saw them as an overnight success, who had come from...

Twenty-five years of Dave Matthews Band shows from the tailgate lots to the cheap seats . . . Before These Crowded Seats: A Dave Matthews Band Fan’s Journey Through 100 Shows offers an in-depth look at DMB from 2002 to present. Mike Carpenter charts the group’s history while reflecting on his personal experiences as a fan, from his first DMB concert in the winter of 2002 to his 100th during the 2026 Summer Tour.

The irresistible story of a one-man cultural phenomenon. Minister for the Counterculture, Mancunian mainstay and alternative national treasure John Robb has lived a life in music. In this book he charts his adventures on the cultural frontline, chronicling the making of a DIY icon.

Dark Horse takes listeners into the life of George Harrison, the most enigmatic Beatle, tracing his journey from Liverpool to global stardom and his deep spiritual quest. With rare insights, exclusive interviews, and decades of research, it captures his influence on world music and his profound legacy.

This audiobook features a foreword narrated by Zan Rowe. From our very first show in Brisbane in 2016, when we stopped mid-set to call out a guy who was pushing to the front and shoving women aside, we knew exactly what kind of space we wanted to build. One where women and queer people didn't...

André Hazes (1951-2004) blijft voor eeuwig bij ons, omdat hij met ons, in ons en over ons zingt. Hazes is een meeslepend, spannend en adembenemend relaas over een kleine jongen, die door zijn daden en zijn doen en met bloed, zweet en tranen uitgroeit tot de vlieger die hoog in de hemel is. Hazes is een intiem portret van Nederlands grootste levensliedartiest, met talloze bekende en onbekende verhalen uit het enorme archief van Bert Hiddema.

A searing memoir of a broken childhood and the hope of escaping it—from the iconic Black Flag frontman and legendary punk musician Henry Rollins What happens when a child grows up in an almost total vacuum of love? That was the reality for Henry Rollins, pioneering punk frontman of the seminal...

Mbappé Pasión por el fútbol Ya con 10 años, la gente hubiera pagado por verlo jugar. Los reclutadores se apiñaban alrededor de las canchas de fútbol infantil. “Desde su debut en AS Bondy, Kylian Mbappé recogió opiniones unánimes en torno a su talento. Su futuro estaba en los grandes...

Mbappé Pasión por el fútbol Ya con 10 años, la gente hubiera pagado por verlo jugar. Los reclutadores se apiñaban alrededor de las canchas de fútbol infantil. “Desde su debut en AS Bondy, Kylian Mbappé recogió opiniones unánimes en torno a su talento. Su futuro estaba en los grandes...