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Hal Charles discovered radio the way some people discover religion — at night, alone, with the volume low enough that no one else could hear. From a converted radiator shop in Memphis in 1951 to a Cleveland broadcast tower in 2004, The Last DJ follows one man's fifty-year refusal to let the music become just product. He plays what he believes in. Soul, rock, the blues. Tom Petty at midnight. Clarence Clemons on a Tuesday. He talks to the city through its worst nights and its best ones, marries and loses and loves again, watches the industry he gave his life to swallow itself whole.

'A roadmap for a new generation' VOGUE 'Radical, funny and fearless’ VANITY FAIR THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An electric, searing memoir by the original Riot Grrrl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre Kathleen Hanna’s rallying cry to feminists echoed far and wide through the...

A Financial Times Summer Book of 2019 Seasoned adventurer Alastair Humphreys pushes himself to his very limits – busking his way across Spain with a violin he can barely play. In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas; had hardly even left the...

For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock ’n’ roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long struggle with...

Frank Cascio was a close friend of tragic superstar Michael Jackson for more than twenty-five years. In My Friend Michael, Cascio offers a deeply personal, behind-the-scenes look at the Michael Jackson he knew. Filled with never-before-told stories and intimate details, My Friend Michael is the...

Duncan Hamilton is already a multiple award-winning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the sociable, feted, but ultimately unknowable man who virtually invented modern sports writing.... Neville Cardus described how one majestic stroke-maker 'made music' and 'spread beauty' with his bat. Between two world wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing the same with words. In The Great Romantic, award-winning author Duncan Hamilton demonstrates how Cardus changed sports journalism for ever.

’You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later…’ Nick Cave ‘Later… is a voyage of discovery for us as well as the viewers’ Dave Grohl Dave Grohl and Alicia Keys loved it, Björk treasured it, Ed Sheeran’s life was changed by it, Kano felt at home...

Nina Simone and the World She Made, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

When David Bowie died on 10th January 2016, it seemed the whole world was united in mourning. His greatest hits were sung tearfully in pubs up and down Britain, garlands of flowers were left at the Aladdin Sane mural in his old stomping ground of Brixton and tributes poured in from a galaxy of stars. To many of us, Bowie was so much more than a pop idol. But why? In Why Bowie Matters, Professor Will Brooker answers that question persuasively, as both a fan and an academic. 

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. He was a walking contradiction: aggressive, flirtatious, disciplined, capricious, heroic, visionary and poisonously anti-Semitic. His ten...

A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, PITCHFORK, NPR, METRO AND HERALD SCOTLAND BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2018 ‘The definitive grime biography’ NME ’A landmark genre history’ Pitchfork This audiobook is narrated by Ash Hunter, stage and screen actor who is currently playing Hamilton in the West End production...

William S. Burroughs’ fiction and essays are legendary—but his influence on music’s counterculture has been less well-documented until now. Examining how one of America’s most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock ‘n’ Roll reveals the transformations in music history that can be traced to Burroughs. The stories of Burroughs’ backstage impact will transform the way you see America’s cultural revolution and the way you hear its music.

‘Fascinating! A life as art unspooling in real time' WILLIAM BASINSKI, composer of The Disintegration Loops ‘A maestro in the truest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto's very existence has made the world a better place. I'll never stop being grateful for all he has given us’ PAUL RUDD, actor...

‘Wonderful … we need music in our lives now more than ever’ HERBIE HANCOCK ‘Joan Koenig is on a wonderful mission to enrich children’s lives through music’ DR GUY DEUTSCHER A pioneering music educator reveals how parents and caregivers can harness the power of music and use it to...

American Tales seeks to elevate authentic American stories of individuals who have fought off the temptations to give up on their dreams amidst their darkest moments of distress and prevailed against all odds to continue to pursue their American Dream. We will meet authentic people pursuing all sorts of passions across our country and who are in different seasons of their journeys.

Exploring the history of Canadian-American roots rock group, The Band.

Two dudes talking about metal music. Each episode we'll cover a specific topic related to heavy music, we'll review an album, talk about music news, expose artists we haven't heard yet, cover live tours and include interviews with artists.

What is Red Dirt Comedy?Red Dirt Comedy was created by Texas-born comedian William Lee Martin to celebrate the red dirt style of comedy and music together. Rooted in the spirit of the independent, hard-working, and fun-loving people of country roots, Red Dirt Comedy brings a unique blend of storytelling, wit, and music to audiences who appreciate humor with a little grit and a whole lot of heart.​Inspired by the red dirt music movement—known for its authenticity, raw storytelling, and outlaw spirit—Martin envisioned a comedy brand that would mirror those same values.Red Dirt Comedy isn...

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Une émission de Blues proposée et animée par William Zerbib, deux lundi par mois En dehors de la musique William Zerbib traitera de l’actualité du blues à Paris et en France et recevra des invités amoureux du blues comme lui.