Music

An expansion on the well-known podcast Disgraceland, discover a jaw-dropping collection of infamous musicians and their…

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

"Weird Al" Yankovic is one of music's most beloved figures. A skilled accordion player and songwriter, the California…

A collection of Dolly-isms, covering all aspects of the musician's legendary life, from rags-to-rhinestones: artistry…

7” record with an essay on plant bioacoustics. The roots of corn seedlings produce clicks and pops in response to…

A decade after his death by overdose at the age of thirty-five, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard lives on in epic…

From disenchanted Catholic schoolgirl and glam maniac to instigator on the 1980s hardcore punk scene, Nancy Barile…

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

Inspired by a bag labeled "To Throw Away Unopened" she found when sorting through her mother's possessions after her…

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

Love wine? And heavy metal? The creators of this excellent zine series do too, and they are fully committed to bringing…

A collection of personal essays that detail the west coast punk scene from 1977-1982 from well known participants in the…

A notebook and planner with daily updates on the most important historical events that took place in hip hop culture on…

In the spirit of Spring cleaning, we've got some super deals on lots of fabulous books from our half price & used…

It's 1982 and the Ramones are in a gutter-bound spiral. Following a run of inconsistent albums and deep in the throes of…

Not since Elvis have fans been so obsessed with a singer, one of the best lyricists and charismatic front men in music…

Punk rock arrived in Texas in 1978 along with the Sex Pistols' tour, and stayed for good—and Pat Blashill has been…

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

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country…

A nostalgic history of boy bands, from New Kids on the Block to 1D. Full color Tiger Beat style graphics illustrate the…

Rap was born centuries ago in West Africa with historians or 'griots' who used to tell stories of the past over the beat…

Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and…

Travel along with Patti Smith as she draws out her dreamscape in front of you in her year of solitude. Grappling with…

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

When men told her that women couldn’t become conductors, Antonia Brico wasn’t listening to those discourging words.…