Individual Composer & Musician
Après Satie
By Dean Steadman
Poems that echo Satie's haunting music and refract the ironies of the Parisian Dada movement.
A man who might be Erik Satie floats, à la Magritte, above Paris rooftops, thinking of a newly-extinct species of songbirds, "contemplating grief in the absence of song. " By turns ... Read more
Bon: The Last Highway
By Jesse Fink
The death of Bon Scott is the Da Vinci Code of rock
In death, AC/DC’s trailblazing frontman has become a rock icon, and the legend of the man known around the world simply as “Bon” grows with each passing year. But how much of it is myth?
At the heart of Bon: The Last Highway ... Read more
Elvis Is King
By Richard Crouse
An explosive, groundbreaking album that crowned a new king of rock in just 33 minutes
Before Elvis Costello was one of Rolling Stone’s greatest artists of all time, before he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he was Declan P. McManus, an office drone with ... Read more
Far and Away
By Neil Peart
Following in the tradition of Ghost Rider and Traveling Music, Rush drummer Neil Peart lets us ride with him along the backroads of North America, Europe, and South America, sharing his experiences in personal reflections and full-color photos. Spanning almost four years, ... Read more
Far and Near
By Neil Peart
Now in trade paper
Whether navigating the backroads of Louisiana or Thuringia, exploring the snowy Quebec woods, or performing onstage at Rush concerts, Neil Peart has stories to tell. His first volume in this series, Far and Away, combined words and images to form an intimate, ... Read more
Far and Wide
By Neil Peart
35 concerts. 17,000 motorcycle miles. Three months. One lifetime. Now in paperback
In May 2015, the veteran Canadian rock trio Rush embarked on their 40th anniversary tour, R40. For the band and their fans, R40 was a celebration and, perhaps, a farewell. But for Neil Peart, ... Read more
Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay
By Debs Wild & Malcom Croft
Coldplay’s unique sound has captured the hearts of the world time and time again. From melancholic, thoughtful melodies to energetic thumping bass lines, Coldplay’s musical range is a large part of their popularity, allowing them to appeal to all manner of fans, from young ... Read more
Nowhere with You
By Josh O'Kane
A celebration of a beloved Canadian icon, featuring dozens of original interviews and exclusive photos
Joel Plaskett has earned an awful lot of honourifics in his career so far, counting folk hero, indie darling, and national treasure among them. And that’s just since the Halifax ... Read more
Paul Bley
By Arrigo Cappelletti
Translated by Gregory Burk
Introduction by Franco Fayenz
Arrigo Cappelletti retraces the life one of the most complex and mysterious personalities in the history of jazz. Paul Bley, born in Montreal in 1932, is one of the most important exponents of jazz of the last 50 years. He occupies, among the pantheon of jazz giants, an eccentric ... Read more
Roadshow
By Neil Peart
For thirty years, drummer, author, and songwriter Neil Peart had wanted to write a book about ?the biggest journey of all in my restless existence: the life of a touring musician. Finally, the right time, and the right tour . . .
In the summer of 2004, after three decades, twenty ... Read more