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Failure Is Always an Option
- Lo-Fi Adventures with the Beta Band
- By: Steve Mason
- Narrated by: Steve Mason
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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The long awaited autobiography from the musical maverick, polymath and Beta Band front man. “Self-destructive pop saboteurs who did it all wrong in all the right ways. Utterly brilliant” —NME Steve Mason is a Scottish singer songwriter and founding member of the Beta Band. Formed in 1996...
By: Steve Mason
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1996
- My Backstage Pass to The Wildest Year of Britain’s Wildest Decade
- By: Dominic Mohan
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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“Dominic clearly remembers more about the 90s than I do.” – Zoe Ball I was in the right place at exactly the right time. I was handed a precious backstage pass to this magical period, as a chronicler of some of its most significant moments, of its wild protagonists, whether in music...
By: Dominic Mohan
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The Story of Us
- How the Taylor Swift Fandom Changed Our Lives
- By: Olivia Levin
- Narrated by: Olivia Levin
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER We've had the time of our lives as Swifties, and now that story—full of boundless joy, unexpected friendships, cherished memories, and wild theories—lives in this celebration of our fandom and the reason were all here: Taylor Swift. We all know how it...
By: Olivia Levin
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A Hard Day's Night
- By: Samira Ahmed
- Narrated by: Samira Ahmed
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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With warmth, wit and precision, Samira Ahmed reveals how the Beatles' first film changed both the band themselves and pop music's relationship with the screen. In a vivid and personal exploration, she shows how this black-and-white gem, shot in a documentary style and brimming with youthful energy, captured Britain at a moment of social transformation, with a portrayal of celebrity, camaraderie and media frenzy that still resonates today.
By: Samira Ahmed
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The Pen Is Mightier
- Autobiography of a Punk Rocker
- By: Edward Tudor Pole
- Narrated by: Edward Tudor Pole
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the punk rock world, a career in show business and a lifetime spent on stage, written by legendary musician and one-time Sex Pistol Edward Tudor Pole. Whether trading one-liners at RADA with Ralph Richardson, shooting the breeze with Clint Eastwood...
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Making Rent
- The Story Behind the Music that Changed Broadway
- By: Tim Weil, Neil Patrick Harris (Foreword By) - introduction, Jennifer Ashley Tepper (Foreword By) - introduction
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Thirty years after Rent, Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking rock opera, opened on Broadway, you would be hard-pressed to find a musical theater fan who doesn't know at least some of the show’s iconic tunes by heart. Much of the impact comes from the show's musical style, a singular blend of...
By: Tim Weil, and others
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Failure Is Always an Option
- Lo-Fi Adventures with the Beta Band
- By: Steve Mason
- Narrated by: Steve Mason
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance1
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The long awaited autobiography from the musical maverick, polymath and Beta Band front man. “Self-destructive pop saboteurs who did it all wrong in all the right ways. Utterly brilliant” —NME Steve Mason is a Scottish singer songwriter and founding member of the Beta Band. Formed in 1996...
By: Steve Mason
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1996
- My Backstage Pass to The Wildest Year of Britain’s Wildest Decade
- By: Dominic Mohan
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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“Dominic clearly remembers more about the 90s than I do.” – Zoe Ball I was in the right place at exactly the right time. I was handed a precious backstage pass to this magical period, as a chronicler of some of its most significant moments, of its wild protagonists, whether in music...
By: Dominic Mohan
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The Story of Us
- How the Taylor Swift Fandom Changed Our Lives
- By: Olivia Levin
- Narrated by: Olivia Levin
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER We've had the time of our lives as Swifties, and now that story—full of boundless joy, unexpected friendships, cherished memories, and wild theories—lives in this celebration of our fandom and the reason were all here: Taylor Swift. We all know how it...
By: Olivia Levin
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A Hard Day's Night
- By: Samira Ahmed
- Narrated by: Samira Ahmed
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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With warmth, wit and precision, Samira Ahmed reveals how the Beatles' first film changed both the band themselves and pop music's relationship with the screen. In a vivid and personal exploration, she shows how this black-and-white gem, shot in a documentary style and brimming with youthful energy, captured Britain at a moment of social transformation, with a portrayal of celebrity, camaraderie and media frenzy that still resonates today.
By: Samira Ahmed
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The Pen Is Mightier
- Autobiography of a Punk Rocker
- By: Edward Tudor Pole
- Narrated by: Edward Tudor Pole
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the punk rock world, a career in show business and a lifetime spent on stage, written by legendary musician and one-time Sex Pistol Edward Tudor Pole. Whether trading one-liners at RADA with Ralph Richardson, shooting the breeze with Clint Eastwood...
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Making Rent
- The Story Behind the Music that Changed Broadway
- By: Tim Weil, Neil Patrick Harris (Foreword By) - introduction, Jennifer Ashley Tepper (Foreword By) - introduction
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Thirty years after Rent, Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking rock opera, opened on Broadway, you would be hard-pressed to find a musical theater fan who doesn't know at least some of the show’s iconic tunes by heart. Much of the impact comes from the show's musical style, a singular blend of...
By: Tim Weil, and others
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It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect
- A Memoir
- By: Gaelynn Lea
- Narrated by: Gaelynn Lea
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Folk musician, Broadway composer, and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea's warm, funny, poignant memoir is a love letter to every kind of body, to music, and to making it work––inviting us to embrace all of life's experiences with heart and determination. Read by the author and featuring...
By: Gaelynn Lea
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Music Business
- The Future-Proof Guide for Artists on AI, Streaming, Royalties, Marketing & Fan Monetization
- By: Tommy Swindali
- Narrated by: Herold James
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Releasing music but nothing happens? Feeling lost with streaming, social media, and all the new AI tools? Anyone can upload a song—but few know how to build real fans and get real results. If you want to grow an audience, understand streaming and royalties, and actually make money from your music, this audiobook gives you a clear roadmap that works. You don’t need a label, a huge following, or industry contacts. You don’t need to chase trends or every new “AI hack.” You just need the right system.
By: Tommy Swindali
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Where the Music Had to Go
- How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other—and the World
- By: Jim Windolf
- Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Persuasive, captivating, and bursting with insight, this dual biography by acclaimed New York Times journalist Jim Windolf dives into the surprisingly supportive, occasionally rivalrous, and always fertile relationship between Bob Dylan and the Beatles, uncovering how they inspired and...
By: Jim Windolf
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Jack White
- How He Built an Empire From the Blues
- By: Nick Hasted
- Narrated by: Nick Landrum
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
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Born John Anthony Gillis in 1975, White rose to fame as the virtuoso guitarist and vocalist for The White Stripes, a blues-rock revival duo known for the alleged 'sibling' relationship with drummer/ex-wife Meg White. Beyond The White Stripes, White collaborated with artists like Bob Dylan and Loretta Lynn, and formed new bands: The Raconteurs (2006) and The Dead Weather (2009). His diverse ventures include acting in Cold Mountain, a high-profile marriage and divorce from supermodel Karen Elson, and revitalising Detroit's art scene by founding Third Man Records.
By: Nick Hasted
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I Am One
- The Smashing Pumpkins Story, 1988-1994
- By: Greg Prato
- Narrated by: Greg Prato
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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For a spell during the early ’90s, it seemed like every month (week?) brought another new, outstanding, original-sounding alt-rock artist to discover–or a now-classic album hitting the record store racks. The Smashing Pumpkins were certainly one shining example.
By: Greg Prato
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On the Record
- Music That Changed America
- By: Anna Harwell Celenza
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The surprising story of how iconic works of music sparked debate and action in the halls of Congress. In On the Record: Music That Changed America, Anna Harwell Celenza uncovers the sometimes–surprising influence of music on American politics and culture. From "The Star–Spangled Banner" and...
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How Black Music Took Over the World
- By: Melvin Gibbs
- Narrated by: Shamaan Casey
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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One of the world’s greatest bassists lays down the heart of Black music, revealing how its rhythmic structures and the long history of the African diaspora made it the world’s most popular form. “An insightful, revelatory, and informative read.” —Meshell Ndegeocello, singer-songwriter...
By: Melvin Gibbs
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No New York
- A Memoir of No Wave and the Women Who Shaped the Scene
- By: Adele Bertei
- Narrated by: Adele Bertei
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Named one of the most anticipated nonfiction books of 2026 by the New York Times "I loved this book.… A revelatory perspective on a formidable artistic movement whose history has been left to a handful of (male) gatekeepers."—Tanya Pearson, author of Pretend We’re Dead "A riveting and...
By: Adele Bertei
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The Unknown Keyboard Player
- By: Dan Kenney
- Narrated by: Dan Kenney
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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Ensconced in keyboard martyrdom since the age of 7, after reluctantly beginning organ lessons to appease his father, keyboardist Dan Kenney would later go on to become the music director for Britney Spears at age 25 and tour worldwide from 1999-2002.
By: Dan Kenney
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Pete Seeger in His Own Words
- By: Pete Seeger, Rob Rosenthal, Sam Rosenthal
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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Long an icon of American musical and political life, Pete Seeger has written eloquently in a diverse array of publications but nowhere is his life story more personally chronicled than in these, his private writings, documents, and letters stored for decades in his family barn. Pete Seeger: His...
By: Pete Seeger, and others
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Grunge
- The Sound That Crawled Out of the Rain
- By: Kevin L Whitworth
- Narrated by: Donna Frank
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Grunge wasn’t a genre. It was a condition. Before flannel became fashion. Before MTV turned sadness into style. Before Nirvana knocked Michael Jackson off the charts. There was rain. There was cheap rent. There were broken amplifiers in basement clubs no one outside Seattle cared about. In Grunge: The Sound That Crawled Out of the Rain, Kevin L. Whitworth delivers a powerful investigative cultural history of the Seattle music scene that changed the 1990s—and then collapsed under its own success. This is not another Nirvana biography. This is not a nostalgia trip.
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The Dobro's Steel-Soul Journey from Invention to Obsession
- Banned, Borrowed, and Stolen: The American Music Series
- By: Kevin L. Whitworth
- Narrated by: Sebastian Schug
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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In this interconnected series, Kevin L. Whitworth traces the hidden lives of these iconic stringed instruments, following their paths from workshops and front porches to battlefields, concert halls, and cultural crossroads. Blending investigative history with lyrical storytelling, these books uncover forgotten inventors, misunderstood musicians, and the quiet revolutions that shaped the sound of American music.