This extraordinary book has its genesis in a series of concerts first staged in 2004. Over four nights Paul Kelly performed, in alphabetical order, one hundred of his songs from the previous three decades. In between songs he told stories about them, and from those little tales grew How to Make Gravy , a memoir like no other. Each of its hundred chapters, also in alphabetical order by song titl...(view full description)

Lyrics from Michael Franti's song, "Bomb the World," written in the aftermath of September 11th, have found their way onto protest signs and T-shirts all over the world. "You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace." <br>Michael Franti's song-poems evolved from youthful rage to a thoughtful, soulful voice for social justice and peace. Franti's early '90s work with Spearhe...(view full description)

Explosive, uncensored and always revelatory, Red Hot Chili Peppers is the long-awaited, never-before-told history of the globe's most worshipped rock band. Loaded with rare and unpublished photographs and memorabilia from their own archives, the band finally reveal all, allowing unprecedented access into their wild inner world.

In Listen to This, Alex Ross, the music critic for The New Yorker, looks both backward and forward in time, capturing essential figures and ideas in classical-music history as well as giving an alternative view of recent pop music that emphasizes the power of the individual musical voice in whatever genre.

Alt rock, grunge, gangster rap, pop: the '90s were one of the most dynamic and diverse decades in music history. This book takes us through the last decade of the twentieth century: From The Backstreet Boys to the Beastie Boys.