Your Music Book Store (April 14 and Beyond)
Here’s our weekly rundown of upcoming new music book releases …
Read on.
LOU BRUTUS
“Sonic Warrior: My Life as a Rock and Roll Reprobate” (Hardcover; illustrations by Alan MacBain; foreword by Corey Taylor of Slipknot; Rare Bird Books) » BUY NOW
ODETTA
“Odetta: A Life in Music and Protest” (Hardcover; author: Ian Zack; Digital Book; Beacon Press) » BUY NOW 
THE KINKS
“The Kinks: Songs of the Semi-Detached” (Paperback; author: Mark Doyle; Reaktion Books) » BUY NOW
Hot New Releases » … The New York Times® Best Sellers » … Best Sellers & More »
Best Books of the Month » … Today’s Deals in Books » … Bargain Books »
TED TEMPLEMAN
“Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music” (Paperback; autobiography as told to Greg Renoff; ECW Press) » BUY NOW
THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS
“13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History” (Hardcover; author: Paul Drummond; Anthology Editions) » BUY NOW
$3.99 Albums » … $5 Albums » … $6.99 Albums » … $0.69 Song Store » … Band T-Shirts »
Other Notable Releases
“If It Bleeds,” Stephen King
“Walk the Wire,” David Baldacci
“Book of Longings: A Novel,” Sue Monk Kidd
“I’m Your Huckleberry: A Memoir,” Val Kilmer
“Dead Land (A V.I. Warshawski Novel),” Sara Paretsky
“Trejo’s Tacos: Recipes and Stories from L.A.,” Danny Trejo
“Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The Guide to Being Glorious You,” Jen Hatmaker
“Pretty Things: A Novel,” Janelle Brown
“Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell,” Tom Clavin
CURTIS “50 CENT” JACKSON
“Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Amistad) » BUY NOW
MARK LANEGAN
“Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Digital Book; On Tour; Da Capo Press) » BUY NOW
NATE PATRIN
“Bring That Beat Back: How Sampling Built Hip-Hop” (Paperback; University of Minnesota Press) » BUY NOW
Bluetooth & Wireless Speakers » … Musical Instruments » … Wearable Technology »
Other Notable Releases
“Camino Winds,” John Grisham
“The Wedding Dress: A Novel,” Danielle Steel
“Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex,” Michael Todd
“Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss,” Jenna Bush Hager
“What’s Gaby Cooking: Eat What You Want: 125 Recipes for Real Life,” Gaby Dalkin
NAT KING COLE
“Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Life & Music of Nat King Cole” (Paperback; author: Will Friedwald; Oxford University Press) » BUY NOW
TORI AMOS
“Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Atria Books) » BUY NOW
BRIAN MAY
“Brian May’s Red Special: The Story of the Home-Made Guitar that Rocked Queen and the World” (Paperback; co-author: Simon Bradley; On Tour; Merch; Carlton Books) » BUY NOW
*NSYNC
“*NSYNC “It’s Gonna Be Me!” A Journal” (Diary; Merch; RP Studio) » BUY NOW
Other Notable Releases
“The 20th Victim,” James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
“Someone Like You: A Novel,” Karen Kingsbury
“Incomparable,” Brie and Nikki Bella
“Hello, Summer,” Mary Kay Andrews
“Big Summer: A Novel,” Jennifer Weiner
“Fit Gurl: The Total-Body Turnaround Program,” Melissa Alcantara
“The Water Keeper,” Charles Martin
RUSH
“Anthem: Rush in the 1970s” (Hardcover; author: Martin Popoff; Digital Book; Merch; ECW Press) » BUY NOW
JUDY GARLAND
“Judy Garland’s Judy at Carnegie Hall (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Manuel Betancourt; Merch; Bloomsbury Academic) » BUY NOW
ELTON JOHN
“Elton John’s Blue Moves (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Matthew Restall; On Tour; Merch; Bloomsbury Academic) » BUY NOW
AMERICA
“America, the Band: An Authorized Biography” (Hardcover; author: Jude Warne; foreword by Billy Bob Thornton; On Tour; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers) » BUY NOW
PHIL OCHS
“I’m Gonna Say It Now: The Writings of Phil Ochs” (Hardcover; edited by David Cohen; Backbeat Books) » BUY NOW
LYDIA LUNCH
“Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over: A Companion to the Film By Beth B” (Paperback; author: Nick Soulsby; Jawbone Press) » BUY NOW
MIKEL JOLLETT (of The Airborne Toxic Event)
“Hollywood Park: A Memoir” (Hardcover; coincides with the release of the band’s new album, “Hollywood Park,” on May 8; Digital Book; On Tour; Merch; Celadon Books) » BUY NOW
Other Notable Releases
“Fair Warning,” Michael Connelly
BERNARD RHODES (manager and impresario discovered John Lydon and helped form The Clash)
“Wake UP! to the World of Bernard Rhodes” (Hardcover; KMW Studio) » BUY NOW
LEVON HELM
“Levon: From Down in the Delta to the Birth of The Band and Beyond” (Hardcover; author: Sandra B. Tooze; Digital Book; Diversion Books) » BUY NOW
CHRISTINE McVIE
“Don’t Stop: A Children’s Picture Book” (Hardcover; illustrator: Nusha Ashjaee; Akashic Books) » BUY NOW
MARK WEISS
“The Decade That Rocked: The Photography of Mark ‘Weissguy’ Weiss” (Hardcover; author: Richard Bienstock, with Daniel Siwek; foreword by Rob Halford; Insight Editions) » BUY NOW
XXXTENTACION
“Look at Me! The XXXTentacion Story” (Paperback; author: Jonathan Reiss; Digital Book; Da Capo Press) » BUY NOW
JAKE BROWN
“Behind the Boards: Nashville (The Studio Stories Behind Country Music’s Greatest Hits!)” (Paperback; 2nd edition; Music Square Media) » BUY NOW
GLEN CAMPBELL
“Gentle on My Mind: In Sickness and in Health with Glen Campbell” (Hardcover; author: wife Kim Campbell; Digital Book; Thomas Nelson) » BUY NOW
TALIB KWELI
“Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story” (Hardcover; Digital Book; On Tour; MCD) » BUY NOW
CHRIS FRANTZ
“Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Merch; St. Martin’s Press) » BUY NOW
CHRIS CORNELL
“Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell” (Hardcover; author: Corbin Reiff; Merch; Post Hill Press) » BUY NOW
LAUREN AKINS (wife of Thomas Rhett)
“Live in Love: Growing Together Through Life’s Changes” (Hardcover; co-author: Mark Dagostino; Digital Book; Ballantine Books) » BUY NOW
BAD RELIGION
“Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion” (Hardcover; co-author: Jim Ruland; Digital Book; On Tour, with Alkaline Trio; Merch; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
STEVE HOWE
“All My Yesterdays: The Autobiography of Steve Howe” (Paperback; Omnibus Press) » BUY NOW
JANET JACKSON
“Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Ayanna Dozier; Merch; Bloomsbury Academic) » BUY NOW
SARA EVANS
“A Little Bit Stronger: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Digital Book; On Tour; Howard Books) » BUY NOW
ROB HALFORD
“Confess” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
RADIOHEAD
“This Isn’t Happening: Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’ and the Beginning of the 21st Century” (Hardcover; author: Steven Hyden; Digital Book; Merch; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
PEARL JAM
“Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense” (Hardcover; author: Ronen Givon; On Tour; Merch; Bloomsbury Academic) » BUY NOW
PRINCE
“This Thing Called Life: Prince’s Odyssey, On + Off the Record” (Hardcover; author: Neal Karlen; Merch; St. Martin’s Press) » BUY NOW
KENDRICK LAMAR
“The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America” (Hardcover; author: Marcus J. Moore; Digital Book; Atria Books / Simon and Schuster) » BUY NOW
MICHAEL OBERMAN (rock journalist/photographer)
“Fast Forward, Play, and Rewind” (Paperback; Backbeat Books) » BUY NOW
DAVE BRUBECK
“Digging Dave Brubeck and Time Out!” (Paperback; author: Alan Goldsher; Post Hill Press) » BUY NOW
PETER FRAMPTON
“Do You Feel Like I Do? A Memoir” (Hardcover; co-author: Alan Light; Digital Book; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO
“Hold On World: The Lasting Impact of John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band – 50 Years On” (Paperback; author: John Kruth; Backbeat Books) » BUY NOW
MIKE DOUGHTY
“I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound: A Memoir” (Paperback; On Tour; Da Capo Press) » BUY NOW
PATTIE BOYD
“Pattie Boyd: My Life Through a Lens” (Hardcover; Read here; Insight Editions) » BUY NOW
About the Author
Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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