1.
Series:
Perfect Youth
The Birth of Canadian Punk
Paperback
Sam Sutherland
9781770410657
$22.95
MUSIC
Oct 01, 2012
A forgotten musical and cultural history of drunks and miscreants, future country stars and political strategists Perfect Youth is the story of the birth of Canadian punk, a transformative cultural force that reared its head across the country at the end of the 1970s. Bands like D.O.A., the Subhumans, the Viletones, and Teenage Head — alongside lesser-known regional acts from all over Canada — reshaped a dull musical landscape, injecting new energy and new sounds into halls, bars, and record stores from Victoria to St. John’s. Reaching...
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2.
Series:
Far from Over
The Music and Life of Drake, The Unofficial Story
Paperback
Dalton Higgins
9781770410015
$16.95
MUSIC
Sep 26, 2012
At a time when album sales were plummeting, Drake's 2010 debut album, Thank Me Later, went platinum, hit number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and spawned numerous Top 10 hits including "Over," "Best I Ever Had," and "Find Your Love." His sophomore release, Take Care, also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, went platinum, and has been downloaded at a record pace.In Far From Over, award-winning writer and hip hop expert Dalton Higgins examines the life of Aubrey Drake Graham, whose path to superstardom has been anything but typic...
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3.
Series:
My First Guitar
Tales of True Love and Lost Chords from 70 Legendary Musicians
Paperback
Julia Crowe
9781770410558
$19.95
MUSIC
Sep 01, 2012
Famous guitarists reveal the stories behind their first six-string and their lifelong passion for music Every guitarist remembers his or her first instrument, the guitar that was a gateway to a lifetime of passion and commitment. In My First Guitar, Julia Crowe presents original interviews with some of the world’s leading guitarists across a variety of genres, including Les Paul, Dick Dale, Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton, Jimmie Vaughan, Alex Lifeson, Joe Satriani, Melissa Etheridge, Paco Peña, Lee Ranaldo, George Benson, and Jimmy Page. ...
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4.
Series:
Too Much Trouble
A Very Oral History of Danko Jones
Paperback
Stuart Berman
9781770411357
$24.95
MUSIC
Oct 01, 2012
Danko Jones may be a straight-forward rock band, but their story is anything but. They’re a band that has roots in many different music communities — the North American indie-rock scene, the Scandinavian garage-rock scene, the European metal scene — but belong to none of them. They’re the only band that’s toured with both Blonde Redhead and Nickelback, and they’re the only band whose biography could attract a cast of characters that includes Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Elijah Wood, Ralph Macchio, Peaches, Dizzy Reed of Guns N’ Roses, Dami...
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5.
Series:
Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys
The Songs that Tell Their Story
Paperback
Mark Dillon
9781770410718
$19.95
MUSIC
Jun 01, 2012
Catch a wave with original insights behind the best tunes of the Beach Boys An original look at a beloved band, Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys chronicles the story behind 50 of their greatest songs through exclusive interviews with the Beach Boys, their collaborators, fellow musicians, and famous fans. Featuring interviews with music legends such as Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Alan Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Blondie Chaplin, Randy Bachman, Roger McGuinn, John Sebastian, and Alice Cooper, and commentary from a younger generation o...
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6.
Series:
Trouble in the Camera Club
A Photographic Narrative of Toronto's Punk History 1976-1980
Paperback
Don Pyle
9781550229660
$29.95 USD
PHOTOGRAPHY
May 01, 2011
?Trouble in the Camera Club features over 300 photographs by Don Pyle and another 200 images of related ephemera from the earliest days of Toronto’s punk music scene, featuring early gigs by Toronto bands like The Viletones, Teenage Head, The Curse, The Diodes, and The Ugly, and visiting punks the Ramones, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, The Clash, Vibrators, The Stranglers, and other artists influential to the punk movement including Bryan Ferry, David Bowie, and Cheap Trick. Starting in 1976, at age 14, Don Pyle witnessed and photographed some of the...
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7.
Series:
Have Not Been the Same (rev)
The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995
2nd Edition, Revised
Paperback
Michael Barclay
9781550229929
$29.95
MUSIC
Jun 01, 2011
?Published in autumn 2001, Have Not Been the Same became the first book to comprehensively document the rise of Canadian underground rock between the years 1985 and 1995. It was a tumultuous decade that saw the arrival of Blue Rodeo, The Tragically Hip, Sarah McLachlan, Sloan, Barenaked Ladies, Daniel Lanois, and many others who made an indelible mark not only on Canadian culture, but on the global stage as well. Have Not Been the Same tells all of their stories in rich detail through extensive first-person interviews, while at the same tim...
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8.
Series:
Treat Me Like Dirt
An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond 1977-1981
Paperback
Liz Worth
9781770410671
$22.95
MUSIC
Oct 01, 2011
Treat Me Like Dirt captures the personalities that drove the original Toronto punk scene. This is the first book to document the histories of the Diodes, Viletones, and Teenage Head, along with other bands (B-Girls, Curse, Demics, Dishes, Forgotten Rebels, Johnny & the G-Rays, the Mods, the Poles, Simply Saucer, the Ugly and more) and fans that brought the punk scene to life in Toronto. This book is a punk rock road map, full of chaos, betrayal, pain, disappointments, failure, success, and the pure rock ’n’ roll energy that frames this lay...
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9.
Series:
Punk Rock Fun Time Activity Book
Paperback
Aye Jay
9781550228724
$9.95
MUSIC
Apr 01, 2009
Fasten your safety pins and spike your mohawks for another round of pop culture activity fun! Aye Jay, creator of the Gangsta Rap Coloring Book and the Heavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book (ECW 2007), takes on punk with mosh-worthy results. This activity book will challenge kids and adults alike with word searches and drawing games, or just sharpen your crayons and color legends of punk’s past and present!Help Siouxsie Sioux apply her makeup. Draw Henry Rollins’ tattoos. Color in the members of Green Day. Part history lesson and part activity tim...
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10.
Series:
The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time
Paperback
Martin Popoff
9781550226003
$24.95
MUSIC
Apr 01, 2004
The result of an extensive poll asking heavy metal fans to list their favorite heavy metal albums, this compendium combines those survey results with interviews of dozens of world-famous rockers who reveal recording session secrets in addition to their own favorite albums. From AC/DC to ZZ Top and from Black Sabbath to Pantera, both classics and lesser-known gems are catalogued and idiosyncratically evaluated. Beginning with reviews of early metal albums of the 1960s and continuing through current hits, the book blends praise and condemnation f...
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11.
Series:
Judas Priest
Heavy Metal Painkillers-An Illustrated History
Paperback
Martin Popoff
9781550227840
$24.95
MUSIC
Dec 01, 2007
With the 2005 release of their acclaimed new album Angel of Retribution, a comprehensive biography of the legendary heavy metal band Judas Priest was long overdue. Packed with full-color photos from the stage, album covers, and memorabilia shots, each album is recounted song by song alongside interviews that span the rocky, often comical ride of heavy metal’s proudest ambassadors in this definitive biography. Covering all the major momentsfrom Rob Halford`s outing as gay, to their notorious subliminal message trial, to the fan who inspired the...
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12.
Series:
Black Sabbath
Doom Let Loose: An Illustrated History
Paperback
Martin Popoff
9781550227314
$24.95
MUSIC
Aug 20, 2006
Nearly 40 years of drugs, depression, booze, the Beast, and paranoia are laid out in unflinching detail in this journey into the wicked world of Black Sabbath. With numerous albums that are routinely on "best of" lists, an influence on contemporary acts that cannot be overstated, and an original lineupfronted by the infamously addled Ozzy Osbournethat continues to tour, Black Sabbath still fills coliseums and amphitheaters all over the world. Through rare and previously unpublished interviews, documents, and artifacts spanning the band`s enti...
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13.
Series:
The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time
Paperback
Martin Popoff
9781550225303
$19.95 USD
MUSIC
Oct 01, 2002
?Martin has the most thorough knowledge of heavy metal of anybody I’ve ever met.” ? Dee Snider Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, KISS, Mötley Crüe ? ?Purple Haze,” ?Paranoid,” ?Smoke on the Water,” ?Rock and Roll All Night,” ?Shout at the Devil”? Who’s number one? What’s the greatest hard rockin’ single ever? The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs Of All Time is the end result of a massive poll asking the metal minions to list their favourite hard rock or heavy metal songs from the late ’60s through to 2001. As 18,000 individual votes were tall...
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14.
Series:
Heavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book
Paperback
Aye Jay Morano
9781550227987
$11.95
MUSIC
Sep 01, 2007
“At last, an activity magazine for Metal Heads. From Slipknot to Spinal Tap, the brain teasers are all there. Use some magic and the answers are sure to come.” — Ronnie James DioFrom the creator of the bestselling Gangsta Rap Coloring Book comes a new activity book for kids and kids at heart. The Heavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book has all the fun of a heavy metal parking lot without all the moshing and beer stains on your favourite band T-shirt. With a foreword by party anthem master Andrew W.K., the book gives headbangers the chance to col...
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15.
Series:
Rick Rubin
In the Studio
Paperback
Jake Brown
9781550228755
$17.95 USD
MUSIC
Aug 01, 2009
There is no greater enigma than Rick Rubin working in record production today. As mysterious personally as the Buddhist religion he practices, Rubin has made one thing crystal clear: the records he produces are sonically and stylistically beyond reproach. MTV has called Rubin ?the most important producer of the last 20 years,” while Rolling Stone ventured even further, deeming Rubin the most successful ?of any genre.” Without a niche, Rubin has taken greater risks than any producer in the record industry over the past quarter century. Pushing...
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16.
Series:
Metallica: The Club Dayz, 1982-1984
Live, Raw and Without a Photo Pit!
Paperback
Bill Hale
9781550228762
$19.95 USD
MUSIC
Apr 01, 2009
Metallica: The Club Dayz is a collection of photographs of the now legendary rock band Metallica, between 1982 and 1984. This book contains rare and exclusive photographs from six of the band’s earliest performances including their first shows in San Francisco at The Stone and The Old Waldorf which featured the original lineup with Dave Mustaine (guitar) and Ron McGovney (bass), Cliff Burton's introductory gig with the band at The Stone, the last Metallica show with Dave Mustaine, and Kirk Hammett’s Metallica debut. As chief photographer of M...
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17.
Series:
Grunge Is Dead
The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music
Paperback
Greg Prato
9781550228779
$26.95
MUSIC
Apr 01, 2009
Grunge Is Dead weaves together the definitive story of the Seattle music scene through a series of interviews with the people who were there. Taking the form of an “oral” history, this books contains over 130 interviews, along with essential background information from acclaimed music writer Greg Prato.The early ’90s grunge movement may have last only a few years, but it spawned some of the greatest rock music of all time: Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden. This book contains the first-ever interview in which Pearl Jam’s ...
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18.
Series:
Whispering Pines
The Northern Roots of American Music from Hank Snow to the Band
Hardcover
Jason Schneider
9781550228748
$28.95 USD
MUSIC
Jul 01, 2009
Whispering Pines is the first comprehensive history of Canada’s immense songwriting legacy, from Gordon Lightfoot to Joni Mitchell. Canadian songwriters have always struggled to create work that reflects the environment in which they were raised, while simultaneously connecting with a mass audience. For most of the 20th century, that audience lay outside Canada, making the challenge that much greater. While nearly every songwriter who successfully crossed this divide did so by immersing themselves in the American and British forms of blues, fo...
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19.
Series:
Bayou Underground
Tracing the mythical roots of American popular music
Paperback
Dave Thompson
9781550229622
$19.95
MUSIC
Sep 01, 2010
A veteran music journalist explores rock-n-roll’s bayou roots in “a jolting 18-track joy ride [that] unlocks secrets and back-stories worth savoring” — The Wall Street Journal The bayou of the American south — stretching from Houston, Texas, to Mobile, Alabama — is a world all its own, with a rich cultural heritage that has had an outsized influence on musicians across the globe. In this unique study of marsh music, Dave Thompson goes beyond the storied stomping grounds of New Orleans to unearth secret legends and vivid mythology. In Ba...
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20.
Series:
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
My Life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and other wonderful Reprobates
Paperback
Sam Cutler
9781550229325
$19.95
MUSIC
Apr 01, 2010
Sam Cutler was tour manager for the Rolling Stones at some of their major gigs in the late sixties, including the infamous concert at Altamont where a man was murdered by a Hells Angel in front of the stage while the Stones played on. After the show, Sam was left behind to make peace with the Hells Angels, the various mobsters and organizations who had taken an overt interest in the event, and the people of America. There has never been an official investigation into events at Altamont and those involved have never before spoken on record. ...
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21.
Series:
Tori Amos
In the Studio
Paperback
Jake Brown
9781550229455
$17.95 USD
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
May 01, 2011
?Featuring exclusive interviews with people who worked alongside Tori Amos in the studio ? one of her producers, sound engineers, and backing band members ? as well as in-depth research into the singer herself, Tori Amos: In the Studio explores this groundbreaking artist’s career album by album. From a child prodigy pianist to her first band, her breakthrough album as a solo artist to her prolific years of recording and touring, Tori Amos has refused to play by the rules of the recording industry and instead fearlessly forged her own path and m...
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22.
Series:
Céline
Beyond the Image
Hardcover
Diane Massicotte
9781770410923
$39.95
MUSIC
May 01, 2012
With more than 600 previously unpublished photographs, this book tells the story of Céline Dion through the unique and up-close perspective of photographer Laurent Cayla, revealing also his personal struggles with depression and dependency on alcohol and drugs and the hope Céline and her husband gave him for change. From tender family moments and glimpses of Céline with other celebrities and stars to private backstage views and captivating scenes on the stage, Céline fans will relish this panorama of both inside and outside the spotlight. A for...
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23.
Series:
Taylor Swift
The Platinum Edition
Paperback
Liv Spencer
9781770411517
$12.95
MUSIC
Jun 01, 2013
Taylor Swift: The Platinum Edition gets to the heart of this superstar with albums and singles that head straight to the top of the pop and country music charts, a shelf full of awards, and millions of fans around the world. Fans looking for Taylor’s complete story should look no further than this detailed biography, which chronicles her childhood in Pennsylvania where she was teased and bullied, to her early days trying to land a record deal by personally dropping off demos at Nashville record companies, to the performance that led Taylo...
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