A rollicking oral history of Madness’s early years ... a goldmine of quirky anecdotes

[One of] the best books to buy music fans for Christmas

Brilliantly assembled by journalist Tom Doyle as an oral history featuring the voices of all the members … tells you more about how a band becomes a band than any number of anecdotes about life in the studio

As much as anything, the book is a social history of growing up on the edges of criminality

An amazing book … one of the best books about a band I have ever read. I've been raving about it to everyone I meet

Hilarious ... heartwarming... recounted in a distinctive, charming style which makes it impossible not to champion the group

Doggett…treasure[s] the band’s early oeuvre and writes with empathy about the group

Born in Germany but based in the UK, Schutte is able to assess Kraftwerk from both the German and non-German perspective. This is a lucid, accessible, authoritative and indispensable account of the Düsseldorf group once mocked for their Teutonic 'otherness', who went on to lay the foundations for modern electronic music.

Schutte positions Kraftwerk not merely as a popular music phenomenon but as the embodiment of our transition from the uncertainty and hope of post-war Europe through to 21st century techno-hyperreality. A forensic analysis of Kraftwerk's socio-political roots and their ongoing cultural effect. Schutte sees beyond the regular band trivia to show a deeper understanding of the impact of Kraftwerk on all aspects of popular culture which enclose us.

Schütte follows the foundational electropop group that inspired David Bowie's alienist late 1970s adventures and a multitude of electrovariations. He charts how they were a surprising European component in the emergence of hip-hop, as much through their sung-spoken words as their machine-made rhythms ... The book functions nicely as an introduction for newcomers to Kraftwerk's history.

A love letter to the LP

An enthusiast’s account of the golden age of vinyl

Phillip Schofield has spoken candidly about his coming out process and his current mental health struggles in his autobiography

Takes readers on the journey Phillip has taken to get to where he is today. Fans will delight at a nostalgic look back at Phillip's life, relish the behind the scenes stories, and feel touched by the emotional honesty in his writing

Dazzling

Full of anecdotes about onscreen mishaps and meeting the famous

The silver-haired overlord of daytime TV . . . Schofe's candour is admirable

In this soul-bearing autobiography, Phillip looks back on his broadcasting career . . . A frank and highly readable life story

A composer who can write as eloquently as he sings. A rare bird, indeed!

With our new-found love of wildlife, this book promises to lift the spirits of not just bird enthusiasts, but nature lovers, too.

The exuberance of folk-singer Sam Lee's The Nightingale is irresistible

A master storyteller