This celebration of vinyl speaks to the transience of pop culture and its intersection with everyday lives. For twelve years, music critic, curator, and collector John Corbett immortalized records that never made it as CDs, in his... Read More

Marcade’s stories surprise and delight, reviving an influential, exciting moment in American culture. The brief, insane explosion of the punk scene in 1970s New York has fascinated people ever since and left a lasting impression on... Read More

Glenn Gould was a fascinating figure—mysterious and eccentric, yet undeniably gifted, and connected to the music he played in a way unlike most musicians. Sandrine Revel’s challenge, in her book Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, is to... Read More

Entertaining and informative, this is a perfect volume for fans of classic and international rock music. Richard Hume’s Russia Rock ’n’ Roll! is a fun international journey through the history of rock music that explores how... Read More

What makes the book work are the same things that propel Aronoff’s music: a steady beat, impeccable timing, and always hitting hard. Kenny Aronoff shares his inspirational, cautionary, and captivating story of reaching the highest... Read More

This unassuming instrument arrived in the American South with West African slaves in the 1600s and lifted the spirits of countless plantation gatherings right up till the time that thoroughly uncivil war put an end to legal enslavement.... Read More

This is an impassioned look at how society constrains people, and music sets them free. Tommy Wrought: A Musical Reflection Of Children With Special Needs by Peter Felton is about how one man found a sense of identity and comfort through... Read More

Making Your Memories is a time capsule and a kindhearted gift, encouraging the making of new memories by music lovers of the past, present, and future. In Making Your Memories with Rock & Roll and Doo-Wop, J. C. De Ladurantey... Read More