Music

Enjoy a full meal of classical music history, theory, and majesty, delivered in bite-size pieces. This best-selling…

KISS is one of the most outrageous—and yet the most enduring—of rock bands, with an unparalleled, almost religious…

When The Rolling Stones started making music in the 60s, who could have guessed that they would go on to become one of…

Perfect for beginners, this book made by and for musicians is an easy-to-use guide to piano chords. With left and right…

Over the course of 23 years, Microcosm's founder Joe Biel has written eight books across a wide band of subject matter.…

In over the six decades that rock n roll has taken the world by storm, over 200 subgenres have emerged. In the days of…

Joey Ramone's brother, Mickey Leigh, writes about the brilliant punk icon who set the stage for a musical movement. It…

This is the tale of a band that was synthesizing heavy levels of doom metal, cannabis and psychedelics, biker culture…

For more than two decades, the Black Crowes topped the charts and reigned supreme over the radio waves, even as hair…

NPR's Best Book of the Year: A mixed-race punk rock musician is confronted with the the real dangers of being Black in…

The first book of Seattle hip hop history, and the first book looking at hip hop's role in Seattle's history, Emerald…

Popular music has the power to both unite and divide us. Music and the cult tribes it forms, along with the different…

Dr. Jason Martineau is a pianist and composer, now author, explains the basics of the elements of music in this…

A guide to sound, this book takes a literal look into the history of visualizing music — starting with the Victorian…

The cosm crew is updating our old "Faves" Superpacks. Jeff's includes: This Is Portland, Action!, Applicant, The…

In June 2016 Interference Archive opened the exhibition, if a song could be freedom . . . Organized Sounds of…

A history of activist social movements from 1985-2010, focused on Chicago, hip hop, graffiti, and the rise of the Obama…

This memoir follows the journey of D.H. Peligro, drummer for the Dead Kennedys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. From his…

With this bargain pack, get the latest releases from the infamous musical satirists Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children…

Three panels, every day since 2001. TWENTY years of Snake Pit! Seven books! Snake Pit is nothing if not consistent in…

Don't just learn about punks who inspire, BE them. We've got the injection you need right here to build your life and…

Lead vocalist and guitarist of Megadeth, Dave Mustaine, tells his firsthand story of the making of the great 1990…

For those who waited patiently for it, you may recall that we picked up Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records…

An oral history of legendary Twin Cities rock group The Hold Steady, based on interviews with everyone who's ever…

Ross Halfin was in the room while Metallica recorded their self-titled album (also known as the Black Album), and for…

One of the most notable singer/songwriters in history has selected what he believes to be his most important and…

An exceptional scholar, lawyer, athlete, stage and screen actor, linguist, singer, civil rights and political activist,…