Goodbye 20th Century
A Biography of Sonic Youth

The definitive biography of Sonic Youth, architects of noise rock and the most beloved, longest-running house band of Alternative Nation

Re-make/Re-model
Becoming Roxy Music
Michael Bracewell
The generously illustrated inside account of how Bryan Ferry invented the legendary rock band Roxy Music, by “perhaps the most accomplished writer of his generation” (GQ)

Song Man
A Melodic Adventure, or, My Single-Minded Approach to Songwriting
Will Hodgkinson
Song Man is the endearing sequel to Will Hodgkinson’s Guitar Man, wherein our hero, having learned to play the guitar (badly) in six months, endeavors to unlock the process of songwriting and ultimately record a single.

Exile on Main Street
A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones
Robert Greenfield
The process that brought Exile on Main Street into the world was an exercise in extreme group dynamics unparalleled even in their own tortured history.

Best Music Writing 2007

Robert Christgau, Guest Editor
Daphne Carr, Series Editor
After four decades as a rock critic, veteran journalist Robert Christgau takes the helm for the eighth edition of the acclaimed annual compendium of essays on music.

Darker Than the Deepest Sea:
The Search for Nick Drake
Trevor Dann
This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s.

Nirvana
The Biography
Everett True
The definitive biography of Nirvana by the journalist who knew them best, and an in-depth chronicle of the Northwest grunge scene, illustrated with more than 50 rare photos.

He's a Rebel:
Phil Spector: Rock and Roll's Legendary Producer
Mark Ribowsky
The definitive, unflinching portrait of Phil Spector, the producer who transformed the airwaves and forever changed the sound of popular music.

The Show I'll Never Forget:
50 Writers Relive Their Most Memorable Concert-Going Experience
Sean Manning, editor
An amazing array of unforgettable concert memories from a veritable A-list of acclaimed novelists, poets, biographers, cultural critics, and songwriters.