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This audiobook includes extracts from songs written and performed by Yusuf/Cat Stevens. In order to have the best quality playback, please change the download or streaming settings to the highest rate. Embark on an extraordinary journey through the life, music and spiritual adventures of...

The story of twentieth-century American music—what really happened, and how and why—from the right-hand man to James Brown, Prince, and D’Angelo, among others. Alan Leeds is one of the most important figures in Black music, which might sound surprising given he’s a Jewish kid from Queens...

A long-overdue corrective to the history of rock ‘n’ roll and alternative music, repopulating it with the extraordinary Black artists and influential figures who steered its course, from an author, journalist, and front woman of the British post punk band Big Joanie. The history of rock and...

This special interview takes a deep dive into "Wish You Were Here", around 25 years after its original release. Hosted by Alan Parsons — the engineer behind "The Dark Side of the Moon" — the programme brings together interviews and reflections from the band, capturing how they looked back on their music and legacy at the turn of the millennium. It explores the bigger story of Pink Floyd, including the impact of "The Dark Side of the Moon" and how it led into "Wish You Were Here".

Bloomsbury presents Creed Taylor by David Sutter, read by John Chancer. The life and career of a producer who sought to bring jazz to the masses Creed Taylor was one of the most successful jazz producers of all time—and one of the most controversial. His career spanned five decades, in which...

Bloomsbury presents The Permanent Holdout: Jackson Browne, His Music, His America by Cornel Bonca, read by Kevin Shen. Known for albums like Late for the Sky, The Pretender, and Running on Empty, Jackson Browne was a master of capturing the counterculture ethos of the 1960s. Cornel Bonca dives...

From the suburbs of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to the neon glare of Los Angeles, Rikki Rockett’s journey is as raw and relentless as the beat of his drums. Before becoming the flamboyant, fire-breathing drummer of Poison, Rockett was a restless kid with a taste for rebellion and an obsession...

An intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse into life as the rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the all-female, multi-platinum-selling band the Go-Go’s—both onstage and off. The Go-Go’s were the first all-woman rock group to hit number one on the Billboard charts while playing...

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...

For the first time, Human Nature's incredible story is told in their own words, offering an intimate portrait of four friends who navigated fame, personal hardship and the pressures of an unforgiving industry, yet chose to stay together when walking away would have been easier. It all began with...

The long-awaited memoir by the late, much-lauded theater and visual artist Robert Wilson Robert Wilson was a driving force in the avant-garde art and theater worlds for half a century: He was the creative mind behind the seminal Einstein on the Beach (1976), among dozens of other original works...

More than a band, the Cramps are a uniquely special rock'n'roll phenomenon that has endured for over 45 years. Formed in the creative maelstrom of late 70's New York by Ohio natives Lux Interior (Erik Purkhiser) and Poison Ivy (Kirsty Wallace), the Cramps not only originated the psychobilly subgenre but also left behind an unsurpassable legacy of blisteringly good, primal rock'n'roll.

'From the beginning to not quite the end... just yet'. From piano-playing child prodigy, through to classically trained keyboardist and onto his rise with Yes and as a solo artist, Rick Wakeman's life so far has been one of very dramatic spirals, spectacular comebacks and legendary rock ‘n’...

A pioneer of Australian rock and roll, an emergency physician, and a decorated navy pilot - Deniz Tek is a man of many lives. In this raw and reflective memoir, the Radio Birdman founder traces an improbable journey from his childhood in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to the high-intensity stages of...

Strap in – Nicko McBrain is finally telling his story, and he’s doing it his way. Hello Boys and Girls! is a thrilling, hilarious and deeply personal autobiography from the unstoppable drummer behind Iron Maiden. With trademark humour and heart, Nicko takes readers behind the scenes of one...

With a foreword by Eric Clapton, the definitive story of the last great blues giant and how his fearless guitar style shaped rock ’n’ roll and revitalized America’s greatest musical legacy Buddy Guy is the living bridge between the Chicago blues and the global explosion of rock that...

The Grammy Award–winning, legendary producer, global hype-master, and King of Crunk, Lil Jon, on the story of his life and his transformation into the high-volume showman behind a musical evolution. For decades, the Grammy Award–winning artist Lil Jon has captivated audiences with the...

Gegenüber von Manfred und Ottilies Krugs Wohnung wächst ein Hochhaus empor – ein lärmendes, dunkles Omen. Die Jahre 200 2 bis 2004 offenbaren in Manfred Krugs Augen so viel Falsches und Niederes, die ganze Welt scheint daran zu siechen: Cem Özdemir und Gregor Gysi treten zurück, weil...

“A little peep behind the net curtain of swinging London. Meet the people that made the 60s tick.” Noel Gallagher ‘This is an extraordinary book…An amazing work of cultural and social history.’ Tom Holland 'This is granular Beatles. 1967 the year mop-topperies optimism gave way to...

DIE WELT KANNTE DEN SUPERSTAR. NUR WENIGE KANNTEN DEN VISIONÄR.Über Jahre hinweg gehörte Dieter Wiesner zu den engsten Vertrauten von Michael Jackson. Er begleitete ihn rund um die Welt, lebte mit ihm auf der Neverland Ranch und war Zeuge privater Gespräche, kreativer Visionen und...