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Jan Swafford's biographies have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life.

Provides an all-access behind-the-scenes VIP tour of when rock was great, courtesy of Beau Phillips, a former head of marketing at MTV and insider / occasional accomplice to the funny, decadent, an

Living in the Woods in a Tree is an intimate glimpse into the turbulent life of Texas music legend Blaze Foley (1949-1989), seen through the eyes of Sybil Rosen, the woman for whom he wrote his mos

In 1974, at the age of seventeen, author Glenn Berger served as "schlepper" and apprentice to the legendary recording engineer Phil Ramone at New York City's A&R Studios, and was witness to mus

DanceHall combines cultural geography, performance studies and cultural studies to examine performance culture across the Black Atlantic.

Canadian songwriters have always struggled to create work that reflects the environment in which they were raised, while simultaneously connecting with a mass audience.

An American Demon is Jack Grisham's story of depravity and redemption, terror and spiritual deliverance.

The Bayou is a world of its own — a marshy, sometimes treacherous, oft-times sinister land of creeping darkness and living shadows, secret legends and vivid mythology.

“Motörhead, remember me now, Motörhead, alright!”

The death of Bon Scott is the Da Vinci Code of rock

A visceral story of friendship, music, and bloody revenge

A bold narrative written by a man trying to stay alive by staying on the move.

Grunge Is Dead weaves together the definitive story of the Seattle music scene through a series of interviews with the people who were there.

By 1987, David Bowie was at a creative, critical, and commercial low. His most recent album was dismissed by the music press, his latest tour written off as a disaster.

Published in autumn 2001, Have Not Been the Same became the first book to comprehensively document the rise of Canadian underground rock between the years 1985 and 1995.