Captain Matchbox & Beyond by Catherine Fleming
$29.95 AUD
Category: Entertainment
This book uncovers the zany world of Captain Matchbox, but goes far beyond by following the extraordinary careers of Mic and Jim Conway. After Matchbox finally struck out, the brothers were intimately involved with the Pram Factory and Circus Oz. Jim Conway eventually broke free of 'novelty' to become o ...Show more
Gilliamesque - A Pre-Posthumous Memoir (HB) by Terry Gilliam
$59.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
From his no-frills childhood in the icy wastes of Minnesota, to some of the hottest water Hollywood had to offer, via the cutting edge of '60s and '70s counter-culture in New York, LA and London, Terry Gilliam's life has been as vivid and unorthodox as one of his films. Telling his story for the first t ...Show more
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick
$39.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, received unprecedented accolades. This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis's life in rich and previously unimagined detail, and confirms Guralnick's status as one of the great biographers of our time. ...Show more
Words Without Music - A Memoir by Philip Glass
$49.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
Biography lovers will be inspired by the story of a precocious Baltimore boy, the son of a music-shop owner, who entered college at age fifteen, before traveling to Paris to study under the legendary Nadia Boulanger; Glass devotees will be fascinated by the stories behind Einstein on the Beach and Satya ...Show more
Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Reading Level: very good
From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year. Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself ...Show more
Killing Time: Short Stories From the Long Road Home by Jimmy Barnes
$45.00 AUD
Category: Entertainment
From the rock legend turned master storyteller, this collection of non-fiction short stories is vintage Jimmy. Stories of adventure, misadventure, love and loss from the #1 bestselling author of the critically acclaimed memoirs Working Class Boy and Working Class Man. Outrageous, witty, warm and wise, K ...Show more
Tarantino Tribute by S.a. Instituto Monsa de Ediciones (Editor); Eva Minguet
$49.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
A tribute to Quentin Tarantino and the whole universe he has created. Quentin Tarantino is one of the leading filmmakers of the 90s, known for his unique scenes, exquisite soundtracks, violence, and coarse language. Tarantino pays tributes in each of his films and creates unique situations in which the ...Show more
Monty Python - The Complete Guide by Steve Pilkington
$37.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
on screen... Monty Python Everyone has their favourite Monty Python sketches, often quoted almost verbatim, whether it is 'the Parrot Sketch', 'the Cheese Shop' or 'Blackmail' - amongst many. Likewise the Python films, the mere mention of which might solicit quotes like 'Tis but a flesh wound' or 'He's ...Show more
10CC: Every Album, Every Song by PETER KEARNS
$37.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
Hailing from Manchester, England, sophisticated pop purveyors 10cc hit the ground running with their 1972 debut single, 'Donna'. Their pedigree reached back to bassist Graham Gouldman's '60s' songwriting successes including The Yardbirds' 'For Your Love' and The Hollies' 'Bus Stop'. Guitarist and record ...Show more
Eight Arms to Hold You: 50 Years of Help! and the Beatles by Simon Wells; Paul Skellett
$49.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
- The follow-up to the successful Hard Day's Night, with rare unseen photos- Help is considered the forerunner to contemporary rock musicals and pop videos, with rare unseen photos- The film includes a host of classic tracks such as Ticket To Ride, You're Going To Lose That Girl, and the title track, He ...Show more
This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake by Garbage
$59.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
Garbage are known around the world for songs that mix pop sweetness with the dour thunder of industrial music and the rhythm punch of hip-hop. Now, for the first time, the four band members tell the story of that music in their own words. Packed with rare photos and personal snapshots, this book examine ...Show more
Joy Division + New Order: Decades by JOHN AIZLEWOOD
$59.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
There's no template for making it as a globally successful pop group. Some of the ingredients remain constant and beyond the music, there's a mix'n'match selection of premature death, drugs, drink, destroyed friendships, lukewarm solo projects and bungled finances. The saga of Joy Division and New Order ...Show more