Popular music Books

Reversing into the Future: New Wave Graphics 1977–1990 is a unique and fascinating book of graphic design history curated from Andrew Krivine’s personal and vast collection of original posters, flyers, artworks and memorabilia from the golden age of...

‘Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it.’ He has sold over 40 million albums. He’s been in bands that have changed popular music forever. He saw his best friend commit suicide. He starts supergroups. He’s the nicest guy in rock.From...

You know the songs by heart. You’ve traded the friendship bracelets. You’ve worn the cowboy boots and the bejewelled bodysuits.Now, get the inside track on this generation’s biggest super star – Taylor Swift. An intimate look at the life and music of...

As Taylor Swift releases her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poet's Department, catch up on all her previous eras through the ultimate fan book. Are you a Fearless enthusiast or a Reputation-era renegade? Discover which Taylor Swift era you truly...

Set against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Night Train to Nashville takes readers behind the curtain of one of music's greatest untold stories during the era of segregation and Civil Rights.In another time and place, E. Gab Blackman and William Sousa "Sou"...

Global icon Six-time Grammy winner Headline-maker The most talented recording artist of her generation Much has been said about Amy Winehouse since her tragic death aged just 27. But who was the real Amy?Amy Winehouse: In Her Words shines a spotlight...

One of the music world’s pre-eminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan “went electric” at the Newport Folk Festival, timed to coincide with the event’s fiftieth anniversary.On the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the...

Manikay are the ancestral songs of Arnhem Land, passed down over generations and containing vital cultural knowledge.Singing Bones foregrounds the voices of manikay singers from Ngukurr in southeastern Arnhem Land, and charts their critically acclaimed...

Guitar International's Guitar Book of the Year 2021"What a beautiful book...a great presentation and wonderful insight into these historic guitars."—Nils Lofgren on 108 Rock Star GuitarsForeword by Peter Frampton Afterword by Suzi QuatroFrom the...

Taylor is taking the world by storm in this glittering, globetrotting search book.Spot Taylor at a Nashville rodeo, browsing for cat toys at the pet shop and charming the crowds at a concert stadium. Featuring 17 sensational locations, readers can spot...

A new trade publication of Before Easter After, originally published in a limited edition at $1,000.  With hundreds of rarely seen images by Lynn Goldsmith, one of the great photographers of rock ’n’ roll history, and texts by Smith, this book...

Longtime music icon John Mellencamp’s artistic expression has never been limited to song.The acclaimed singer-songwriter John Mellencamp has been an accomplished painter for more than four decades. This definitive survey – curated by Mellencamp himself –...

Paint by Sticker: Music Icons is an activity book for crafters and music fans of all ages. The book includes everything you need to create 12 iconic, full-colour portraits of the world's most legendary musicians. Rendered in 'low-poly,' a computer...

In his new book, Jaffe reveals the world of the Wailers during their early years as an international act from 1973 to 1975, a socially and politically transformative period in Jamaican history. He also explores the start of Peter Tosh’s solo career...

This volume documents the collaborations between famed fashion designer Nigo® and many recording artists (including Pharrell, A$AP Rocky, and Tyler, the Creator), presenting a trove of limited-edition apparel, sneakers, accessories, album covers, and...

A dive into music history, from Joan Baez and Jimi Hendrix to Rihanna and Lady Gaga, exploring the eclectic interpretation of fashion and society.Frida Giannini’s book travels through time, weaving between music and style from 1969 to today. It is an...

Drawing on a decade’s worth of pioneering photography and journalism, Punk Perfect Awful is an irreverent love letter to music and the passion that makes it happen.Known for shedding new light on legends of popular culture and championing revolutionary...

Authored by Hip-Hop legend LL COOL J with Vikki Tobak and Alec Banks, this momentous volume celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the influential culture, sound, and preeminent voices of American Hip-Hop music.LL COOL J Presents The Streets Win...

The late hip-hop pioneer, seminal graffiti writer, and iconoclast contemporary artist Rammellzee—a legend in his own time to his peers—was a profoundly transformative and influential figure across the art, graffiti, and music worlds.Rammellzee was an...

On a hot summer night in August of 1973 DJ Kool Herc and his sister, Cindy, put on a 'back to school jam' in the recreation room of their apartment block at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the West Bronx. The rest is history. The birth of hip hop rippled...

Discover the fascinating story behind the rise of a new pop icon: Dua Lipa.When Dua Lipa was eleven, her music teacher told her she wasn’t good enough to join her school choir – her husky voice couldn’t reach the high notes.Now, she’s a global star. Her...

Over the past 50 years, Goldsmith has photographed hundreds of musicians in studio portrait sessions, at live concerts, on the road and at home.  Her new book, Music in the ‘80s, showcases an incredible range of artists during a decade when many new...

i-D began as a fanzine dedicated to the street style of punk-era London in 1980 and quickly earned its position at the vanguard of fashion and style, abiding by the premise of 'originate – don’t imitate'. This anniversary volume is the ultimate...

Embark on a groovy journey with the legendary Grateful Dead in this official tarot deck and guidebook, combining the mysticism and symbolism of traditional tarot with the free-spirited, psychedelic, and counterculture elements that Dead fans know and...

Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound is a synesthesia-inducing graphic novel that follows the many lives of music legend Miles Davis.With narration adapted from Davis’ own words and an innovative visual style that shifts to reflect Davis’ constant...

More than a musician, the Grateful Dead’s founder Jerry Garcia was also a prolific artist who created hundreds of paintings, drawings, and prints. Get to know another side of this creative legend through his paintings and drawings, and through interviews...

Rock legend and champion of free speech Dee Snider, and Z2 Comics come together to bring you He's Not Gonna Take It. The name of Dee Snider is synonymous with the battle for freedom of expression in the arts. This new graphic novel...

Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling memoir of his early life robbing jewelry stores until he found fame and fortune—while a handful of bad choices sent his former crime partner down an incredibly different path.Ice-T rose...

The official behind-the-scenes guide to the making of the movie about the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of the 20th century.The film I Wanna Dance with Somebody tells the joyous,...

Celebrating 30 years of Tori Amos' breakout album: Little Earthquakes!The official graphic novel celebrating 30 years of Tori Amos's breakout album: Little Earthquakes. The landmark release that established her iconic thematic voice, as well as her live...

Collab between Z2 and Halestorm to bring to life the art and narrative of Hyde Manor. Join us in the descent of one woman's fight with her darkest self!Z2 Comics and Grammy-winning rock band Halestorm transform the group’s barbed riffs and evocative...

Heartstrings Melissa Etheridge and Her Guitars tells the singer’s stories through each of her legendary instruments. Each chapter features a different one of her guitars each of which is named after a significant woman in...

It's Gwar v.s Gwar in this multiverse spanning graphic novel from Z2 Comics!What can be more horrifying and terror-inducing than GWAR? The moment they must face the vomitous incarnations of themselves from a filthy alternate dimension! They've penetrated...

Celebrate 40 years of Screaming for Vengeance with the official graphic novel!Teaming with writers Rantz Hoseley (Comic Book Tattoo, the Heroin Diaries) and Neil Kleid (Savor), and artist Christopher Mitten (Hellboy and the...

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the landmark album Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Black with this commemorative sequel graphic anthology!Revolution Never Sleeps begins on the familiar backdrop of 1991 and explodes into far-flung futures with a series...

Who needs a high school reunion when your favorite band is playing a secret show the same night? That's what Connor and Becca, two classmates who never crossed paths until their ten-year reunion, decide when they hear about a secret All Time Low show in...

CZARFACE'S ULTIMATE ORIGIN REVEALED!Hero to some, villain to others, Czarface's true origins have remained a mystery...UNTIL NOW! Who are the Zarta Ku? And why has their desperate mission brought them to Planet Earth? Meanwhile, Zach and his dog were...

Rise Against Presents: Nowhere Generation, is the graphic novel companion to their ninth studio album!The world is a powder keg - a system that favors power, wealth, and status - and we are well past the tipping point. But RISE AGAINST PRESENTS: NOWHERE...

Machine Gun Kelly revisit his 2019 album Hotel Diablo as he makes his debut in the world of comics!Between Heaven and Hell lies a waystation for the soul--a place where your deeds in life are the keys to your eternity in the afterlife--at...

Ohio's Heavy Metal Heroes Beartooth Partner With Writer Tony Lee and Artist Omar Francia For ‘The Journey BelowThe story behind the myths of Beartooth’s album 'Below' is brought to life as Barry awakens corporate drone Lita’s memory of how alive the...

What begins as one woman’s search for her own artistic courage unravels into a stunning look into what jazz music can teach us about our search for the truest version of ourselves.For decades, seasoned players on the scene have spoken in whispered...

LIVE FOR ONE FRIGHT ONLY!When one of Alter Bridge’s roadies goes missing, they find a GHOULISH replacement! And what better way to pass the time between gigs than with four terrifying tales that are sure to keep you up all night! Join Alter Bridge,...

Comics biggest talents come together to form an exciting all woman team of creators and bring you stories to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Joan Jett's seminal albums!"BAD REPUTATION and I LOVE ROCK ‘n' ROLL hit audiences like an atom bomb, defining a...

Jason Derulo teams with Z2 comics to bring his TikTok character UZO to life!In the distant future, a mysterious asteroid accelerates the effects of climate change and turns the planet into a frozen wasteland where the last gasps of humanity fight over...

A Prequle to Flatbush Zombies' 2016 debut LP, 3001: A Laced Oddyssey  The official prequel to the Flatbush Zombies’ debut album. Erick, Meech, and Juice were just three friends from Flatbush with the power to really move a crowd—until a...

The iconic photography and tales of famous musicians and rock-and-roll legends, all from "the man who shot the Seventies" himself, Mick Rock.Born in 1948 in Hammersmith, London, Michael Rock became a photographer after graduating from college, and...

1991: XXX years ago, a trailblazing trio made music history blending East Coast hip-hop fundamentals with West Coast chicano swagger to form a sound all their own. Before they became icons, Louis and Senen were just a couple teenage cholos from around...

CELEBRATE THE SOUNDS OF SOCAL'S FAVORITE SONS WITH THIS OFFICIAL ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL!After teenage pals Bud and Eric form a band in high school, it takes a fateful meeting with a new kid named Bradley to discover the blend of punk-rock and reggae that...