Karen Carpenter (1950 – 83) was one of the most brilliant singers. Before the singing, she was a skilful and…
Inside the top of my piano is a 5-year guarantee… from 1923! Although I know nothing about the history of…
I love music, especially electronic music, and I’m interested in science, so this book seemed like an ideal read. I…
Late 90s and early 2000s British pop music gets an on-trend reappraisal in this entertaining, meticulous read, subtitled Fame, Fallout…
With a foreword by Vince Clarke and a focus on source material such as the music press and the charts,…
An entertaining, fascinating history of the design group Hipgnosis, who were behind many iconic music album covers from the 1960s…
The first album I ever bought was the debut from S Club 7, imaginatively titled S Club, released in 1999.…
An entertaining music memoir from one of the most famous producers, Trevor Horn. He tells us about his career, from…
I was never a fan of the Spice Girls, although I couldn’t escape their influence. I always thought that Mel…
A bold, likeable memoir from Simon Williams, founder of Fierce Panda Records. It’s partly about what it’s like to run…