Music

By Eric Epstein
Organize travel memorabilia with this handy take-along album. Learn More

This is an in depth overview of the creation & development of the opera Magic Flute by artist Jun Kaneko. Learn More

By Doug Aitken
During the past decade, Los Angeles-based artist Doug Aitken has created innovative video art by fracturing the narrative structures of his films across multi-screen environments. In the spring of 2007, Doug Aitken: Sleepwalkers premiered as a mo... Learn More

By Autumn de Wilde Foreword by Michel Gondry
Over the past 15 years, photographer Autumn de Wilde and musician Beck Hansen’s friendship and collaboration have yielded a body of work every bit as playful, innovative, and lyrical as his music. This beautifully designed volume—featuring a circular fold-out poster jacket—collects the best of these photographs, including intimate portraits, moments from performances, images documenting the recording of his Mutations album, as well as gorgeous photo sessions informed by surrealism, dada, op art, and other artistic influences. Learn More

By Neil Zlozower (author), Slash (foreword)
Eddie Van Halen is one of the most revolutionary and influential players ever to pick up a guitar. His music, his technique, his passion, and amazing invention continue to energize fans and guitarists around the world. This book focuses on the innovative early years of the band Van Halen, when Eddie burst onto the scene and changed the face of electric guitar playing and melodic hard rock. Learn More

Photographs by Pat Graham,Foreword by Johnny Marr
Instruments tell stories through their appearance as much as through their sound. Pat Graham’s photographs capture the intimate relationship between musician and instrument told by the signs of wear—of fingers on frets or keys, chips, scratches, and modifications by the artists who have played, beaten on, bled over, and made them their own. Learn More

By Larry Rothe
In Music for a City, Music for the World, Larry Rothe shares how the San Francisco Bay Area’s love of music, rooted in the Gold Rush, gave birth to a Grammy-winning and internationally acclaimed orchestra. Learn More

Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
Adapted from one of Bob Marley’s most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics of his music to life for a new generation. Learn More

Photographs by Ross Halfin,Foreword by Joe Elliott
Def Leppard's unstoppable, anthemic hard rock has earned it sales of more than 65 million albums worldwide and a legion of dedicated fans. This fully authorized visual history of the band follows them from the new wave of British heavy metal to their mass... Learn More

By Andy J. Miller,and Yellow Bird Project
From the authors of the popular Indie Rock Coloring Book, this poster book is a colorful celebration of indie rock music and art. Showcasing original artwork by thirty of today's cutting-edge illustratorsincluding Mike Perry, Deanne Cheuk, Jerem... Learn More

By Christopher Scoates,Foreword by Thom Yorke,Essays by Dick Hebdige,and J. Fiona Ragheb
Thousands attend stadium rock concerts around the globe and experience the artistry of lighting designer Andi Watson through his work with bands like Radiohead and Oasis. This visually arresting monograph presents a decade's worth of his extraordinary des... Learn More

By Autumn de Wilde
Autumn de Wilde has been photographing Death Cab for Cutie for many years. Her close connection with the band began while shooting a couple of shows at the tail end of their tour for Transatlantacism. The band invited her to Long View Farm in win... Learn More

Photographs by Michael Schmelling,Text by Kelefa Sanneh,Interviews by Will Welch
Since the late 1990s, Atlanta has become a dominant center of hip-hophome to mega-selling artists like OutKast, T-Pain, and T.I., and host to an electric mix of superstars, aspiring young rappers, and inspired fans. In Atlanta, photographer Mich... Learn More

By Ross Halfin,Foreword by Lars Ulrich,Afterword by Kirk Hammett
"He just gets right the fuck in there. . . . Every drop of sweat, every molecule of saliva, every out-of-place nose hair, it all gets captured cuz he's just fucking there."—Lars UlrichLegendary music photographer Ross Halfin has docu... Learn More

By Mick Rock,Foreword by Tom Stoppard,Afterword by Andrew Loog Oldman
Mick Rock's photo career began with him sneaking his camera into rock shows; it ignited when he started shooting a practically unknown David Bowie in 1972 and then went on to document the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust. Since then Mick's become a legend... Learn More

By Jim Marshall,Introduction by John Carter Cash,,with essays by Kris Kristofferson,and Billy Bob Thornton
Completed just before legendary music photographer Jim Marshall's death, Pocket Cash brings us unique moments from the illustrious career of The Man in Black. From never-before-seen photos of intimate gatherings to iconic pictures of his live rec... Learn More

By Lin Arison,and Diana C. Stoll,Introduction by Michael Tilson Thomas,Photographs by Neil Folberg
Lin Arison invites readers on a journey through Umbria, in the company of Michael Tilson Thomas and the New World Symphony orchestra. Part memoir, part travelogue, this lushly illustrated volume features the sites, foods, crafts, and festivals that give U... Learn More

By Cris Forster
Musical Mathematics is the definitive tome for the adventurous musician. Integrating mathematics, music history, and hands-on experience, this volume serves as a comprehensive guide to the tunings and scales of acoustic instruments from around th... Learn More

By Kenneth FitzGerald
Volume—a word that refers to sound, collections, and the measurement of space—is a crucial characteristic of both graphic design and popular music. While expressing different aspects of these two pervasive cultural mediums, the term also intro... Learn More

By Jason Munn,Foreword by Nicolas Harmer, Death Cab for Cutie
Renowned graphic artist Jason Munnthe one-man operation behind the studio The Small Stakesis a leader in modern-day music poster design. Collected here for the first time are over 150 of his iconic posters for various bands, including Beck, Wilco, Built... Learn More

By Graham Nash,with Experience Music Project
This handsome volume features vibrant photographs of some of the world's most recognizable musicians, selected by Graham Nash, an internationally acclaimed artist of two mediaphotography and musicwho is uniquely qualified in both worlds. Elvis Presley,... Learn More

By Lisa Nola,Illustrations by Michael Gillette
The newest addition to the smash-hit Listography series will have list-makers singing for joy! Loaded with a lovin' spoonful of music-inspired list topics ranging from traditional (top 20 favorite albums) to eclectic (favorite danceparty playli... Learn More

By Neil Zlozower,Foreword by Nikki Sixx
Mtley Cre's gleeful glam debauchery and unstoppable anthems have made them metal gods, selling over 72 million album copies worldwide and landing their band biography The Dirt on bestseller lists around the country. Mtley Cre isamazinglythe... Learn More

By Yellow Bird Project,Illustrations by Andy J. Miller,Foreword by Pierre de Reeder of Rilo Kiley
The Montreal-based nonprofit Yellow Bird Project has worked with an amazing range of indie rock musicians over the years to create unique T-shirt designs that benefit an array of charities. This first ever indie rock coloring book is a fitting tribute to... Learn More

By Lauren Dukoff,Foreword by Devendra Banhart
For many years, Lauren Dukoff has been photographing close friend and musician Devendra Banhart and an extended, loose-knit international family of artists who share inspiration variously from folk, Tropicalia, and each other, as well as a range of other... Learn More

By The Rolling Stones
For the first time in paperback—and in a great reading edition—here is the real story of the Rolling Stones, as told by the Stones themselves. In their own words, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood get right to the hea... Learn More

By Warren Zanes
For half a century, Warner Bros. Records has rocked the world. Frank Sinatra, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, and Madonna have all recorded for the labeland this celebratory anniversary book tells their inside stories and hundreds more, with photog... Learn More

By The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls
Girls, get ready to rock! Since 2001, the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls has taught legions of girls, ages 8 to 18, how to let loose and rock out. This book brings the camp's inspiring, hands-on approach and advice from its all-star crew of female musicians... Learn More

By Bodhi Oser,Foreword by Art Chantry
From the Rolling Stones' tongue-and-lips trademark to the Grateful Dead's lightning bolt skull to Prince's glyph, logos embody an identity and experience shared between musicians and their fans, who proudly display these graphics on T-shirts, posters, pin... Learn More

By Autumn de Wilde,Foreword by Beck Hansen,and Chris Walla
Elliott Smith's intensely intimate music and open-hearted, Beatlesque pop songs have left a deep mark on a generation of fans and musicians in the wake of his tragic death in 2003. In Autumn de Wilde's remarkable photographs and conversations with close f... Learn More

By Dennis King
From the coauthor of the smash success Art of Modern Rock comes its impish sibling, a compact volume ofdynamic rock posters. Filled with classic hits from the original volume plus loads of new material, Art of Modern Rock Mini #1: AZ... Learn More