Ninja Tune have been dedicated to publishing inspiring electronic music for the past two decades. Celebrating their twentieth anniversary in 2010, the label was established by two friends who wanted a new label for their venture Coldcut. Matt Black and Jonathan More conceived a label that was unfettered by restraints upon its artists' work, offering a vibrant and diverse array of inspired minds...(view full description)

Why have all human cultures - today and throughout history - made music? Why does music excite such rich emotion? And how do we make sense of musical sound? This title explores how the research in music psychology and brain science is piecing together the puzzle of how our minds understand and respond to music.

As a 20-something college dropout Nick Kent's first five interviews as a young writer were with the MC5, Captain Beefheart, The Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. Along with Charles Shaar Murray and Ian MacDonald he would go on to define and establish the NME as the home of serious music writing.

A study of a pivotal moment in Ween's development, as they became one of the world's most endearing, and enduring, cult bands.

A superb investigation of what is arguably Johnny Cash's greatest album, focusing on his enduring mythology.

A study of the origins of the New York City punk scene, focusing on Television and their extraordinary debut record.

Looks at the Rolling Stones band in the late 70s - inspired by a year just spent in the disco/punk cauldron of New York City. Weaving together the history of the band and the city, this title traces the genesis and legacy of the album that Mick Jagger would later call the band's best since "Let It Bleed".