Books

So, this is me. Lily Allen. I am a mother, and I was a wife.

A Younger Reader's Guide to the Beats, Hippies, Freaks, Punks, Ravers, New-Age Travellers and Dog-on-a-Rope Brew Crew Crusties of the British Isles, 1956-1994

Following a formative encounter with the British pop movie Slade in Flame in 1975, Mark Kermode decided that musical superstardom was totally attainable.

Mick Wall brings this extraordinary story of Meat Loaf up to date, drawing on the hours he spent with him, both in interviews and on tour, as well as offering up a unique insight from those who have known him best.

"A passionate, pacey tome you should do anything for a copy of'."  Kerrang!

"I never wanted to be a big star. I just wanted to be the biggest at what I do! Powerful, unstoppable, heavy - when that word still meant something good!"   Meat Loaf, as told to Mick Wall

From dominating the charts with Art Garfunkel and a successful reinvention as a solo artist, to his multiple marriages and highly publicized second divorce from Carrie Fisher, this book covers all aspects of this American icon.

Roger Daltrey is the voice of a generation. That generation was the first to rebel, to step out of the shadows of the Second World War... to invent the concept of the teenager.

The Story of a Song, from Beatles Hit to Nike Slogan. Challenging the narratives of the evil-genius ad conglomerate and the pure-intentioned artist, they argue that we can only begin to read adverts productively when we strip away the industry's mysticism and approach advertisers and artists alike as real, flawed, differentiated human beings.

Rory Gallagher is a hero and icon of rock music. He inspired guitar players from The Edge to Johnny Marr, Slash to Gary Moore, Johnny Fean to Philip Donnelly, Declan Sinnott to Brian May.

The perfect introduction to the Master. Over a century after his death, Richard Wagner's music dramas stand at the centre of the culture of classical music.

In Another World is a unique trip through the music scene of 1950s and 60s Belfast, mapped into the mystic through the timeless lyrics of Van ‘the Man’ Morrison. The aptly soulful and poetic prose are written with the electric wit of acclaimed poet and fellow Belfast man, Gerald Dawe.