Books

Music, protest, film, lyrics, nature, art, design, sex, drugs... and rock 'n' roll. From memoirs to photo books, we have good reads for you.
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Books

US Books of the Year 2022

During a year of bumpy restarts, where our feet feel a bit closer to the ground and our heads starting to look skyward, the stories we…

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UK Books of the Year 2022

Rewinding histories of hip hop, shoegaze stardom, indie hedonism and the rebel chemistry of punk and reggae. Whether it's detail-oriented accounts from learned documentarians or artists…

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Preview: A Likely Lad

Peter Doherty with Simon Spence A Likely Lad The long-awaited, candid memoir from Peter Doherty, exploring his darkest moments with astonishing frankness, his trademark wit and…

Preview: My Life In the Sunshine

With his new memoir, My Life In the Sunshine, Nabil Ayers looks backwards with clear eyes and brilliance as he recounts his bi-racial upbringing in Salt…

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Spring Equinox Books and Music

'When we lose our connection to nature We lose our spirit, our humanity, our sense of self' -  Cassandra Jenkins, Hard Drive It’s been a…

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Preview: Ten Thousand Apologies

Fat White Family and the Miracle of Failure A music book that barely features any music, a biography as literary as any novel, and a confessional…

New Year Revolutions

Is there a better way than veganism to solve the climate crisis? What does "feminism" mean today? How has unconcious bias affected technology? Looking to turn…

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UK Books of the Year 2021

Spanning folk, acid house, punk, rock and roll, noise, art, chewing gum and covid across stories, essays, unpublished photos, meditations and an abundance of brilliant new…

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US Books of the Year 2021

2021 has been a year of reflection. As we look around, watching our world slowly return to as it was before (or totally change its course)…

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Phenomena-l Books: Best of the Occult

What is the difference between a ghost and a ghoul? Which spirits roam the natural world? Did psychedelics play a part in human evolution? This Halloween,…