Music

Popular music's queer DNA is inarguable; however, due to the tenuous legal status of homosexuality and the rife bigotry…

How can so many people pledge allegiance to punk, something with no fixed identity? In Mutations: The Many Strange Faces…

Yuzu is a black cat with a fiddle and a box of wine, wearing a skirt and denim vest and ready for whatever adventures…

The Notorious B.I.G, or Biggie, was an icon of the 1990s who lived the most stereotypical rapper life. We're…

"Tell me, fellow workers, how can this be? A home of the brave and the land of the free. Starvation and misery is all…

A rhyming children's book that covers the history of rap! The illustrations in this book have a vibrant style,…

"What y'all thought y'all wasn't gon' see me?.... Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits. Tremendous,…

Meet the Godfather of Funk, the High Priestess of Soul, and the King of Reggae. Learn how Marvin Gaye shaped the sound…

This book presents the stories of Springsteen's most iconic songs as written by a veteran journalist from Rolling Stone…

Though there have been many histories of hip-hop published over the years, they have all tended to focus primarily on…

This comprehensive collection brings together all of Lou Reed's lyrics, including chapters on lyrics of songs co-written…

A comprehensive and page turning history of the songs that have shaped activism and transformed the world over the last…

An irreverent, illustrated compendium of random, funny, and challenging facts about the last 40 years of Heavy Metal…

Are you ready to get to know all about the amazing "Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin herself. Born the fourth of five…

Meet the minds behind melodic hardcore legends Bad Religion: Greg Graffin, a Wisconsin kid who sang in the choir and…

From the hoodoo-inspired sounds of Elvis Presley to the Eastern odysseys of George Harrison, from the dark dalliances…

A collection of wit and wisdom uttered by the extremely quotable Dolly Parton. Culled from her interviews, speeches,…

Stealing All Transmissions is, above all, a love story. It’s the story of how The Clash fell in love with America, and…

The stunning results of a strange collaboration between iconic folk singing hero Woody Guthry and a US government…

The Los Angeles, Orange County, and South Bay punk scenes, populated by blue collar kids who responded to the violence…

"All I think about are metaphors and cats." Pop star Taylor Swift has given a lot of interviews, showing humor, modesty,…

Short bios, relevant quotes, and vividly colorful illustrations combine to spotlight 52 of history’s black…

A booklet of over 50 design examples from Palestinian vinyl records, highlighting the typography, graphics, photography,…

The Motherlode highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including…

Though not a riot grrl band, Spitboy blazed trails for women musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, but it…