Notes on the Cinematograph by Robert Bresson
$33.95 AUD
Category: Music
Robert Bresson's Notes on the Cinematographer are working memos which the great French director made for his own use. In all of them, Bresson reflects with a craftsman's insight on techniques and their philosophical and aesthetic implications. Not surprisingly, these acute reflections will not only shar ...Show more
Five Years Ahead of My Time - Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present by Seth Bovey
$27.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Reverb Ser.
Five Years Ahead of My Time: Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present tells of a musical phenomenon whose continuing influence on global popular culture is immeasurable. The story begins in 1950s America, when classic rock 'n' roll was reaching middle age, and teenaged musicians kept its primal rawness ...Show more
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues: 30 Years by Adrian Jackson
$66.00 AUD
Category: Music
How on earth could a town like Wangaratta in rural Victoria host a jazz festival? Thirty years on, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues is firmly established as Australia's leading jazz festival, bringing together musicians and punters from all over the globe. It has won tourism awards and is ranked a ...Show more
This Woman's Work - Essays on Music by Kim Gordon (ed.); Sinead Gleeson (ed.)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel Kushner, Juliana Huxtable, Leslie Jamison, Liz Pelly, Maggie Nelson, Margo Jefferson, Megan Jasper, Ottessa Moshfegh, Simone White, Yiyun Li and Zakia S ...Show more
Loose Canon: the Extraordinary Songs of Clive James and Pete - Atkin by Ian Shircore; Clive James
$44.95 AUD
Category: Music
'This is the work I'm known least for, but which is closest to my heart' Clive James For the last 50 years, Clive James has been writing remarkable songs - witty, moving, sometimes satirical, often thrillingly poetic - with his musical partner, Pete Atkin. They've written more than 200 together, releasi ...Show more
Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti by Cosey Fanni Tutti
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music
From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists. 'Passionate, original and fiercely defiant.' RUPERT THOMSON Myself, Delia and Margery - a trinity of the sacred and p ...Show more
Ways of Hearing: Reflections on Music in 26 Pieces by Scott Burnham (Editor); Marna Seltzer (Editor); Dorothea von Moltke (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Music
An outstanding anthology in which notable musicians, artists, scientists, thinkers, poets, and more— from Gustavo Dudamel and Carrie Mae Weems to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Paul Muldoon—explore the influence of music on their lives and work What happens when extraordinary creative spirits — musicians, poet ...Show more
Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces by Laura Tunbridge
$22.99 AUD
Category: Music
A major new biography published for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, offering a fresh, human portrayal "Illuminating. . . . Tunbridge's pithy A Life in Nine Pieces is different and welcome: a biography presented through the focus of nine different compositions."--Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian" ...Show more
Minds Went Walking: Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined by Jock Serong, Mark Smith, Neil A. White
$32.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined
For many of us, lyrics from Paul Kelly help tell the stories of our lives. From Jock Serong on the fastest Ford in Western Australia to Lorin Clarke on the death of her revered dad-comedian John Clark-and from Gina Williams on the 'special treatment' of the people of the Noongar nation to Bram Presser o ...Show more
A Year with Swollen Appendices: Brian Eno's Diary by Brian Eno
$36.99 AUD
Category: Music
The diary and essays of Brian Eno republished twenty-five years on with a new introduction by the artist in a beautiful hardback edition. 'One of the seminal books about music . . . an invaluable insight into the mind and working practices of one of the industry's undeniable geniuses.' GUARDIAN At the ...Show more
Official ABBA Photobook by ABBA
$59.99 AUD
Category: Music
The only Official ABBA book: now with a brand new chapter featuring never-seen-before pictures from ABBA Voyage
Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Ultimate Illustrated History by Richie Unterberger
$59.99 AUD
Category: Music
More than four decades after Marley's death, he and his bandmates remain the most famous reggae artists of all time. Bob Marley and the Wailers explores their legacy. Illustrated with photos and memorabilia from all phases of their journey, Bob Marley and the Wailers illuminates the lives and times of ...Show more