British Rock

Sid Vicious: One Junkie, One Knife, and No Fuckin’ Future is a raw, unapologetic look into the short, explosive life—and death—of punk rock’s most infamous icon. Told in a brutally honest, darkly sardonic voice, this book mixes biography with postmortem narration to deliver an unfiltered account of Sid Vicious, bassist for the Sex Pistols, and the chaos he embodied. From the gritty streets of 1970s London to the bloodstained floors of the Chelsea Hotel, this is more than a music biography—it’s a ghost’s confessional. Readers are taken inside the rise and collapse of the Sex ...

In this instant New York Times bestseller, Cormoran and Robin find themselves ensnared in another winding, wicked case as they must work to uncover the mysterious identity of an online killer—before it’s too late.​ When frantic, disheveled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to...

Read brilliantly by the author, Ben Elton. From The Young Ones and Blackadder theme music to snippets of his stand-up comedy shows, this audiobook includes bonus audio recordings showcasing special moments throughout Ben's incredible career. ‘What Have I Done? snaps, crackles and pops with wit...

Take a trip back in time to experience the 'BRITISH MUSIC INVASION' of the 1960s! In the bustling streets of Lansbury, England, a musical revolution is about to take place. Nineteen-year-old Johnny Bentley, a poet with a heart full of melodies, dreams of assembling the ultimate blues-rock band. With his childhood friend Mabel King, whose voice echoes with the soulful legacy of her Granny Gertie, and his cousin Olivia Rilley, whose violin wails like a fiddle possessed, Johnny sees the ingredients for greatness. United under the banner of 'THE BENT KINGS', this blues-rock band embarks on a ...

A meaningless tryst with a younger man. A one night stand on the anniversary of a tragedy. That’s all he was supposed to be. I needed him to make me forget. He asked me to give him everything. I’m 38. He’s 26. That’s the least of our problems. The ruthless personal assistant of a top team on the grid, I’m as Type-A as they come. I make the world go ‘round for my athletes. Then I blow off steam dancing my ass off at London punk shows. There was no problem a fierce attitude and big, black boots couldn’t solve, until I met Brodie. Icelandic driver, Brodie Lusk, skated through ...

Few figures in modern British music have navigated as many transformations—or inspired as many generations—as Paul Weller. From his beginnings in Woking in the late 1950s to his rise as leader of The Jam during the punk explosion of 1977, Weller has been more than a songwriter. He has been a cultural compass. His lyrics have documented working-class life, Thatcher-era disillusionment, and the enduring search for authenticity. His guitar attack carried the velocity of punk, yet his aesthetic drew on the sharp codes of mod style, setting him apart from contemporaries. This biography ...

Steve Marriott was born in bomb-scarred East London in 1947 and grew up surrounded by resilience, humor, and song. From his earliest years in Manor Park, he absorbed the voices of pub singalongs and American records smuggled into dockside neighborhoods. That foundation propelled him first onto the West End stage in Oliver! and then into the teenage band circuit, where his raspy, soul-drenched voice stunned audiences unprepared for such volcanic intensity from such a small figure. By 1965 he co-founded the Small Faces, a band whose sharp suits and sharper sound came to define the Mod ...

Eric Burdon’s roar changed the sound of rock. From the pubs of Newcastle to the psychedelic stages of California, from the British Invasion to his reinvention with War, Burdon’s voice has remained one of the most powerful and uncompromising in music history. Eric Burdon: The Animals’ Roaring Voice is the definitive, documentary-grade biography that follows his life year by year, placing every high and low within the cultural and musical revolutions that surrounded him. Born in 1941 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Burdon grew up amid postwar rubble and working-class resilience. His teenage ...

From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation. For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos, the...

Ian Hunter has lived one of the most improbable journeys in rock history. Born in 1939 in Shropshire, he grew up in postwar austerity before chasing the promise of London’s club scene. For years he labored in obscurity, working odd jobs by day and grinding through smoky stages by night. Everything changed when producer Guy Stevens placed him at the front of a new band—Mott the Hoople. What followed was a career that survived near-collapse, glittering heights, and reinvention across five decades. This definitive biography traces Hunter’s full arc in vivid, documentary detail. It ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Other Woman and The Guilt Trip comes an electrifying next novel. California, 2011: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in the small seaside town of Coronado with her husband and daughter. She is not expecting a writer to...

William and Jim Reid, brothers and founding members of The Jesus and Mary Chain—a band that bridged the gap between the punk explosion and the emergence of grunge and Britpop—chronicle the chaos, confusion, and stories behind their music. For five years after they’d swapped sought-after...

For more than seven decades, John Mayall stood at the crossroads where American blues met British imagination. Bluesbreaker — John Mayall and the Birth of British Blues traces his extraordinary life from postwar Manchester to the world’s stages, revealing how one quiet craftsman became the mentor behind a generation of legends. Drawing on archival research, first-hand accounts, and meticulous chronology, this definitive biography follows Mayall’s path from a record-collecting art student to the creator of the Bluesbreakers, the band that launched Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick ...

Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers is the first book to celebrate the classic-era Motörhead lineup of Lemmy Kilmister, "Fast" Eddie Clarke, and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor. Through interviews with all of the principal troublemakers, Martin Popoff celebrates the formation of the band and the records that made them legends.

Phil Spector, born in the Bronx in 1940, grew up an outsider despised by his peers. But he formed a band, and had a number-one hit with "To Know Him Is to Love Him". He quickly became the top producer of early rock and roll and the originator of such girl groups as the Ronettes. Hit followed hit, and for all of them he used a new recording style called the "wall of sound". But the reign of the boy-man who owned pop music was doomed, and Spector spiraled into paranoid isolation and peculiar behavior.

The 1960s: The Decade Music Changed and Influenced the Decades That FollowedIt was a time when music felt bigger than ever, changing the way people saw the world and themselves. Artists began experimenting with new sounds, blending different styles. From rock to country, folk to pop, and jazz to Motown, the music of the 1960s captured the energy of a generation that wanted to break free from old traditions and create something new. This was the decade when The Beatles took the world by storm, Bob Dylan made us think with his lyrics, and artists like Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke used their ...

For the first time, you can have three Chloe Plume bad boys in one scorching collection! 1. Douche Yeah, I'm a real a**hole, a grade-A DOUCHE, but I always get what I want. Or I did, until SHE came back into town. Zayde Knight is bad news. He's a typical pop star: arrogant, rich, and a complete douche. He's also my stepbrother. So why can't I get him out of my mind? Zayde Knight doesn't do commitments. He's got enough trouble as it is. He’s stuck back in his stepfather's home for the summer trying to rehabilitate his image so he can go back to being the world's currently most adored pop ...

David Coverdale is one of rock’s most enduring and enigmatic frontmen. From his humble beginnings in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, to commanding arenas across the world, his voice became both weapon and invitation: a velvet roar capable of seduction and authority. This definitive biography traces his complete life story, following his rise from teenage bands in working men’s clubs to the whirlwind audition that placed him in Deep Purple in 1973, a position that changed the course of his life forever. Coverdale’s tenure with Deep Purple produced landmark albums such as Burn and...

A Rolling Stone Best Music Book of 2021 “Thompson is a master showman . . . [Beeswing is] everything you’d hope a Richard Thompson autobiography would be . . . It’s both major and minor, dirge and ditty, light on its feet but packing a punch.” —The Wall Street Journal Now Featuring...

Discover the true story of the four women who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help shape and curate the image of The Rolling Stones—perfect for fans of Girls Like Us. The Rolling Stones have long been considered one of the greatest rock-and-roll bands of all time. At the forefront of...