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.…

An exploration of punk spirit and avant-garde theory through their most contentious and scandalous participants.…

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

After years of hard living, addiction, and many concussions, rocker Rob Roberge found himself slowly losing his…

From a childhood of abuse, poverty, and crime to battles with addiction, the Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones presents…

"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…

High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary,…

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

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

Listen and follow along! This easy to read songbook zine has all the song lyrics from the album COYOTE + CAT. Includes…

With all these items in our catalog, it's sometimes hard to find the perfect gift for someone else. Why not take the…

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A fairy tale about a space alien featuring slightly Quentin Blake-ish illustrations and an irreverent tone, this book…

A bizarrely surreal and equally captivating exploration of youth in North Texas. This feverishly dreamlike novel follows…

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

At last, an East Coast version of the popular Hip Hop Coloring Book. Color Fab 5 Freddy, Marley Marl, Heavy D, Just…

With information on 750 record labels that put out records with political content from the 1960's through the 1980's,…