Archive: From the Doors to Cobain - Four Decadesof Music Captures by the Legendary Photographer Henry Diltz
Henry Diltz
Penguin, HB, 9780670076642
The list of influential, extraordinary and legendary musicians that Henry Diltz has photographed is seemingly endless. It includes such luminaries as Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joni Mitchell, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and Mama Cass. Anyone who reads album liner notes will know Henry; he is responsible for some of the most unforgettable album covers in modern music and has ... More/Buy
Contemporary Mise en Student Companion: Staging Theatre Today
Patrice Pavis
Routledge, PB, 9780415553445
Contemporary Mise en Scene is Patrice Pavis' masterful analysis of the role stagecraft has played in the creation and practice of theatre throughout history. This stunningly ambitious study considers: the staged reading, and the frontiers of mise en scene; scenography, which sometimes replaces staging; the reinterpretation of classical and contemporary works; the extension of intercultural theatre and ritual; new technologies and ... More/Buy
Direction: Readings in Theatre Practice
Simon Shepherd
Palgrave, PB, 9780230276222
Is directing an art? Do directors need to be trained? What do directors actually do? These questions and more are answered in this accessibly written survey of the art of theatre direction. Its broad scope ranges across the theatres of both America and Europe, looking at practices from Stanislavski up to the present ... More/Buy
The House of Redgrave: The Lives of a Theatrical Dynasty
Tim Adler
Aurum Press, HB, 9781845136239
From the landmark films of Tony Richardson to the untimely death of Natasha Richardson, this is the saga of one of the greatest dynasties in British film and theatre. There is truly never a dull moment - but plenty of scandal, melodrama, tragedy and intrigue - in the story of this remarkable dynasty, whose contribution to British drama and film has ... More/Buy
Le Petomane
Jean Nohain, Francois Caradec
Souvenir Press, HB, 9780285630970
The incredible, true story of the man whose ingenious exploitation of a unique physical gift made him the sensation of Paris and the rage of Europe. Joseph Pujol discovered that he could imitate musical instruments and became France's greatest farteur. He was a star at the Moulin Rouge from 1892, where he entertained Edward, Prince of Wales, as well as King ... More/Buy
Leonard Maltin's 2013 Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin
Penguin, PB, 9780452298545
More than 16,000 capsule movie reviews, with more than 300 new entries. New More than 13,000 DVD and 13,000 video listings. New Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos. New Completely updated index of leading performers. More Official motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17. More Old and new theatrical and video releases ... More/Buy
Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page
Brad Tolinski
Virgin Books, PB, 9780753540404
Jimmy Page was the leader, mastermind, guitarist and producer of Led Zeppelin, described by Rolling Stone magazine as "the biggest band of the seventies" and "unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history." While there is no shortage of written material out there on Led Zeppelin's legacy, none of the band members have ever written a tell-all book or ... More/Buy
A Poke in the Eye (With a Sharp Stick): Amnesty Presents the Best of the Secret Policeman's Ball
Amnesty International
Canongate, HB, 9780857867346
Back in the day, if you wanted to raise money you stood on street corner with a tin and a smile. That is until Mr John Cleese rounded up a few friends in 1976 for Amnesty International's first fundraising show, 'A Poke In The Eye (With A Sharp Stick)'. Since then, Amnesty has produced a dozen Secret Policeman shows, which culminated ... More/Buy
Pop Up: Popular Music Since 1945
Anthony May, Cory Messenger
Intellect Ltd, PB, 9781841502328
In film, television, and advertising, a few bars from a pop song can evoke a moment in time - a singular intersection of personal memory and public history - with unparalleled intensity. In the years after World War II, the recording industry ushered in a new version of popular music, supplanting the big bands and crooners that had dominated the airwaves ... More/Buy
Prince
Matt Thorne
Faber, PB, 9780571273492
Legendarily reticent, perverse and misleading, Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars who still, perhaps, remains unexplained. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classics as 'Purple Rain', 'Sign o' the Times' and 'Parade' regularly feature in Best Ever Album polls, Prince is still, as he ever was, an enigma. His live performances are legendary (21 ... More/Buy
Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life
Kenneth Gross
University of Chicago Press, PB, 9780226005508
The puppet creates delight and fear. It may evoke the innocent play of childhood, or become a tool of ritual magic, able to negotiate with ghosts and gods. Puppets can be creepy things, secretive, inanimate while also full of spirit, alive with gesture and voice. In this eloquent book, Kenneth Gross contemplates the fascination of these unsettling objects and mdash;objects that ... More/Buy
Sophisto-punk: The Story of Mark Opitz and Oz Rock
Mark Opitz
Ebury Press, PB, 9781742757933
Mark Opitz and the inside story of making the great albums of Oz rock. I'd like to take this opportunity to say my career wouldn't be anything without Mark Opitz, and I say that on behalf of many Australian musicians. -Jimmy Barnes From Cold Chisel to The Angels, from AC/DC to INXS to Australian Crawl, Mark Opitz has left an indelible ... More/Buy
That Close
Suggs
Quercus, PB, 9781780876887
Suggs is one of pop music's most enduring and likeable figures. Written with the assured style and wit of a natural raconteur, this hugely entertaining and insightful autobiography takes you from his colourful early life on a North London council estate, through the heady early days of Punk and 2-Tone, to the eighties, where Madness became the biggest selling singles band ... More/Buy