Wendy Carlos Switched-On Bach 33 1/3 by Roshanak Kheshti
$19.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Series: 33 1/3 Ser.
So much, popular and scholarly, has been written about the synthesizer, Bob Moog and his brand-name instrument, and even Wendy Carlos, the musician who made this instrument famous. No one, however, has examined the importance of spy technology, the Cold War and Carlos's gender to this critically importa ...Show more
Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
$55.00 AUD
Category: Entertainment
"I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I never understood that connection until I sat down to write. It was then that the magic started to flow."Let Love Rule is a work of deep reflection. Lenny Kravitz looks back at his life with candor, self-scrutiny, and humor. "My life i ...Show more
How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly
$39.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
Paul Kelly is a uniquely gifted storyteller. For thirty years he has written songs of uncommon directness about everything from love and land rights to cricket and cooking. 'Before Too Long', 'To Her Door', 'Leaps And Bounds', 'Don't Start Me Talking', 'Dumb Things', 'From Little Things Big Things Grow' ...Show more
The Memory of Music by Andrew Ford
$32.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
Composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford tells his life story through the lens of music - what it is, why it means so much to us and how it works in our lives. From his early childhood in the Beatles-crazy Liverpool of the 1960s to his evolving work as a composer, choral conductor, concert promoter, critic, ...Show more
J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World Movie Magic Volume 1: Extraordinary People and Fascinating Places by Jody Revenson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Series: J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World
Featuring all eight Harry Potter movies and the upcoming movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, this magical book is the ultimate insider's guide to the films from J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World for young fans. From the gilded halls of Gringotts and Hogwarts to the New York City of Fantastic Bea ...Show more
Inner Song: A Biography of Margaret Sutherland by Jillian Graham
$50.00 AUD
Category: Entertainment
Margaret Sutherland was one of the most innovative and influential Australian composers. In the first half of the twentieth century, her desire to be both serious composer and mother was atypical, and she faced significant challenges - public and private. Jillian Graham is a freelance writer, editor an ...Show more
Listen: On Music, Sound and Us by Michel Faber
$36.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
'I'm not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I'm here to change your mind about your mind.' There are countless books on music with much analysis given to musicians, bands, eras and/or genres. But rarely does a book delve into what's going on in ...Show more
House of Music by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
$22.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
'Riveting, taking in prejudice as well as sacrifice. There are 4.30am starts, lost instruments, fractured wrists, all captured with vivid flourishes. A paean to camaraderie.' ObserverSeven brothers and sisters. All of them classically trained musicians. One was Young Musician of the Year and performed f ...Show more
Dig - Australian Rock and Pop Music 1960-85 by David Nichols
$50.00 AUD
Category: Entertainment
A comprehensive and highly readable history of the first quarter-century of Australian rock and pop music, Dig appeals to everyone with more than a passing interest in rock 'n' roll. Those whose knowledge of Australian rock and pop does not extend far beyond the Easybeats, AC/DC, Little River Band and N ...Show more
Putting the Rabbit in the Hat by Brian Cox
$34.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
The long-awaited memoir by movie and theatre legend, Brian Cox. Featuring a foreword by the executive producer of Succession, Frank Rich From Titus Andronicus with the RSC to media magnate Logan Roy in HBO's Succession, Brian Cox has made his name as an actor of unparalleled distinction and versatility ...Show more
Acid For The Children - The autobiography of Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers legend by Flea
$22.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Reading Level: very good
Flea, the iconic bassist and co-founder, alongside Anthony Kiedis, of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star. Michael Peter Balzary was born i ...Show more