Here’s our weekly rundown of upcoming new music book releases …
Read on.
JUNE 28, 2022 RELEASESGEORGE MICHAEL
“George Michael: A Life” (Hardcover; author: James Gavin; Abrams Press) » BUY NOW 
SHANTÉ PARADIGM SMALLS
“Hip Hop Heresies: Queer Aesthetics in New York City” (Paperback; Digital Book; NYU Press) » BUY NOW
JIM SONEFELD (Hootie & The Blowfish drummer)
“Swimming with the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing, and One Hell of a Ride” (Hardcover; foreword by Darius Rucker; Digital Book; Diversion Books) » BUY NOW
HOUND DOG TAYLOR
“Goodnight Boogie: A Tale of Guns, Wolves & The Blues of Hound Dog Taylor” (Paperback; author: Matt Rogers; BMG Books) » BUY NOW
THE ROLLING STONES
“The Stone Age: Sixty Years of The Rolling Stones” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Merch; Pegasus Books) » BUY NOW
THE CHURCH
“The Church’s Starfish (33 1/3 Oceania)” (Paperback; author: Chris Gibson; Bloomsbury Academic) » BUY NOW
THE BEATLES
“Top of the Mountain: The Beatles at Shea Stadium” (Hardcover; author: Laurie Jacobson; Merch; Backbeat Books) » BUY NOW
FATES WARNING
“Destination Onward: The Story of Fates Warning” (Hardcover; author: Jeff Wagner; FYI Press / Radical Research) » BUY NOW
MIKE SEGRETTO
“33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute: A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era (1955-1999)” (Paperback; Backbeat Books) » BUY NOW
ICE-T
“Split Decision: Life Stories” (Hardcover; co-authors: Spike and Douglas Century; Digital Book; Gallery Books) » BUY NOW
THE WHO
“The Who: Concert Memories from the Classic Years, 1964-1976” (Hardcover; author: Edoardo Genzolini; editor/contributor: Jeremy Goodwin; Merch; Schiffer) » BUY NOW
STEVEN WILSON (of Porcupine Tree)
“A Limited Edition of One: An Autobiography” (Hardcover; written with Mick Wall; Constable) » BUY NOW
JOHN McEUEN
“Will the Circle Be Unbroken: 50th Year Anniversary on The Making of a Landmark Album” (Hardcover; Backbeat Books) » BUY NOW
MICK ROCK
“SHOT! by Rock: The Photography of Mick Rock” (Hardcover; Weldon Owen) » BUY NOW
PETER SHAPIRO (veteran concert promoter)
“The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic” (Hardcover; written with Dean Budnick; Read here; Digital Book; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
JEN B. LARSON
“Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983” (Paperback; Feral House) » BUY NOW
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
“A Song For Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival” (Hardcover; author: John Lingan; Digital Book; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
MARY RODGERS (daughter of Richard Rodgers and composer of “Once Upon a Mattress”)
“Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers” (Hardcover; co-author: Jesse Green; Digital Book; Farrar, Straus and Giroux) » BUY NOW
HUGH HODGES
“The Fascist Groove Thing: A History of Thatcher’s Britain in 21 Mixtapes” (Paperback; PM Press) » BUY NOW
ELTON JOHN
“Two Days That Shook the World: Elton John Live at Dodger Stadium” (Hardcover; author: Terry O’Neill; On Tour; Merch; ACC Art Books) » BUY NOW
JOE STRUMMER
“The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer: Radicalism, Resistance and Rebellion” (Paperback; author: Gregor Gall; Manchester University Press) » BUY NOW
MARIA CALLAS
“Cast a Diva: The Hidden Life of Maria Callas” (Hardcover; author: Lyndsy Spence; The History Press) » BUY NOW
TONY HADLEY (Spandau Ballet lead singer)
“Tony Hadley: My Life in Pictures” (Hardcover; Omnibus Press) » BUY NOW
NICK CAVE
“Faith, Hope, and Carnage” (Hardcover; co-author: journalist Sean O’Hagan; Digital Book; Farrar, Straus and Giroux) » BUY NOW
CHEAP TRICK
“This Band Has No Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick” (Paperback; author: Brian J. Kramp; Merch; Jawbone Press) » BUY NOW
WILLIE NELSON
“Me and Paul: Untold Stories of a Fabled Friendship” (Hardcover; a tribute to Paul English, his longtime drummer, bodyguard, accountant, etc.; Harper Horizon) » BUY NOW
BOB STANLEY (of Saint Etienne)
“Let’s Do It: The Birth of Pop Music: A History” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Pegasus Books) » BUY NOW
DAR WILLIAMS
“How to Write a Song That Matters” (Paperback; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
BRITNEY SPEARS
“Britney Spears’s Blackout (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Natasha Lasky; Merch; Bloomsbury Academic) » BUY NOW
DONALD FAGEN
“Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen” (Hardcover; author: Peter Jones; Digital Book; Chicago Review Press) » BUY NOW
JOE TROHMAN (of Fall Out Boy)
“None of This Rocks: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Merch; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
THE BYRDS
“The Byrds: 1964-1967” (Hardcover; 400-page collectible art book curated by the band’s three surviving founding members: Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and David Crosby; BMG Books) » BUY NOW
MELANIE CHISHOLM (aka Mel C or Sporty Spice)
“Who I Am” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Merch; Grand Central Publishing) » BUY NOW
SUSAN ROGERS & OGI OGAS
“This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You” (Hardcover; Digital Book; W.W. Norton & Company) » BUY NOW
THE BEACH BOYS
“God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth” (Paperback; author: David Leaf; Merch; Omnibus Press) » BUY NOW
PETER GREEN
“Peter Green: The Biography” (Paperback; revised and updated edition; author: Martin Celmis; Omnibus Press) » BUY NOW
CRAIG MORGAN
“God, Family, Country: A Memoir” (Hardcover; written with Jim DeFelice; Digital Book; On Tour; Blackstone Publishing) » BUY NOW
PEARL JAM
“Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation” (Hardcover; author: Steven Hyden; Digital Book; Merch; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
PINK FLOYD
“Pink Floyd Live: Collected” (Hardcover; author: Alison James; Merch; Sona Books) » BUY NOW
STEVIE NICKS
“Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks” (Hardcover; author: Simon Morrison; On Tour; Merch; University of California Press) » BUY NOW
MARGO PRICE
“Maybe We’ll Make It: A Memoir” (Hardcover; On Tour; University of Texas Press) » BUY NOW
LINDA RONSTADT
“Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands” (Hardcover; co-author: Lawrence Downes; photographs by Bill Steen; Digital Book; Heyday) » BUY NOW
BRIAN JOHNSON
“The Lives of Brian: AC/DC, Me, and the Making of Back in Black” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Merch; Dey Street Books) » BUY NOW
THE ROLLING STONES
“Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones” (Hardcover; author: Elizabeth Winder; Digital Book; Merch; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
“Sly & The Family Stone: An Oral History” (Paperback; author: Joel Selvin; Permuted Press) » BUY NOW
KING CURTIS
“Soul Serenade: King Curtis and His Immortal Saxophone” (Hardcover; author: Timothy R. Hoover; University of North Texas Press) » BUY NOW
JONATHAN ABRAMS
“The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Crown) » BUY NOW
NICK FREETH
“The Illustrated Catalog of Guitars: 250 Amazing Models From Acoustic to Electric” (Paperback; Digital Book; Skyhorse) » BUY NOW
PETER GURALNICK & COLIN ESCOTT
“The Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll: 70 Years of Sun Records” (Hardcover; Weldon Owen) » BUY NOW
JOHN MELLENCAMP
“John Mellencamp: American Paintings and Assemblages” (Hardcover; Rizzoli) » BUY NOW
PAUL SIMPSON (of The Teardrop Explodes, Care, and The Wild Swans)
“Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism” (Paperback; Jawbone Press) » BUY NOW
PAUL WELLER
“Magic: A Journal of Song” (Hardcover; contributor: Dylan Jones; Genesis Publications) » BUY NOW
WAYNE HUSSEY
“Heady Daze: The Mission Years, 1985-1990” (Paperback; Omnibus Press) » BUY NOW
RUSS BESTLEY, ALEX OGG, ET AL
“The Art of Punk: Posters + Flyers + Fanzines + Record Sleeves” (Hardcover; Schiffer) » BUY NOW
BONO
“Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Knopf) » BUY NOW
BOB DYLAN
“The Bob Dylan Albums (2nd Edition)” (Paperback; author: Anthony Varesi; Guernica Editions) » BUY NOW
FAT JOE
“The Book of Jose: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Roc Lit 101) » BUY NOW
ROB HALFORD
“Biblical: Rob Halford’s Heavy Metal Scriptures” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Merch; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
SAM HOLLANDER
“21 Hit Wonder: Flopping My Way to the Top of the Charts” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Matt Holt) » BUY NOW
ELTON JOHN
“Elton John at 75” (Hardcover; author: Gillian G. Gaar; On Tour; Merch; Motorbooks) » BUY NOW
LADY GAGA
“Lady Gaga: Applause” (Hardcover; author: Annie Zaleski; Merch; Palazzo Editions) » BUY NOW
CHRIS PAYNE
“Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Dey Street Books) » BUY NOW
ROLLING STONE
“Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Abrams) » BUY NOW
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
“Earth, Wind & Fire’s That’s the Way of the World (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Dwight E. Brooks; On Tour; Bloomsbury Academic) » BUY NOW
MINNIE RIPERTON
“Minnie Riperton’s Come to My Garden (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Brittnay L. Proctor; Bloomsbury Academic) » BUY NOW
ABBA
“ABBA at 50” (Hardcover; author: Carl Magnus Palm; Merch; Palazzo Editions) » BUY NOW
CHUCK BERRY
“Chuck Berry: An American Life” (Hardcover; author: RJ Smith; Digital Book; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
BOB DYLAN
“The Philosophy of Modern Song” (Hardcover; his first book of new writing since 2004’s “Chronicles: Volume One” and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016; Digital Book; Merch; Simon & Schuster) » BUY NOW
GREG GRAFFIN
“Punk Paradox: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
SHARON OSBOURNE
“Coming Home” (Hardcover; Mobius) » BUY NOW
RICHARD AQUILA
“Rock & Roll in Kennedy’s America: A Cultural History of the Early 1960s” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Johns Hopkins University Press) » BUY NOW
PETER ASHER
“Peter Asher: A Life in Music” (Hardcover; author: David Jacks; Backbeat Books) » BUY NOW
TOM BREIHAN
“The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
THE CURE
“The Cure – Pictures of You” (Hardcover; photographs by Tom Sheehan; foreword by Robert Smith; Digital Book; Merch; Welbeck Publishing) » BUY NOW
DEF LEPPARD
“Definitely: The Story of Def Leppard” (Hardcover; On Tour, with Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Merch; Genesis Publications) » BUY NOW
RYAN DUSICK (original Maroon 5 drummer)
“Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery” (Hardcover; foreword by Adam Levine; Digital Book; BenBella Books) » BUY NOW
GERRY MULLIGAN
“Being Gerry Mulligan: My Life in Music” (Hardcover; Backbeat Books) » BUY NOW
PRINCE
“Prince on Prince: Interviews and Encounters” (Paperback; edited by Arthur Lizie; Digital Book; Merch; Chicago Review Press) » BUY NOW
JON SAVAGE & STUART BAKER
“Punk 45: The Singles Cover Art of Punk 1976-80” (Paperback; Soul Jazz Records) » BUY NOW
PATTI SMITH
“A Book of Days” (Hardcover; more than 365 photographs she shot in a single year; Digital Book; Random House) » BUY NOW
GARY MOORE
“White Knuckles: The Life of Gary Moore” (Hardcover; author: Martin Power; Omnibus Press) » BUY NOW
PAUL GORMAN
“Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of the Music Press” (Hardcover; Thames & Hudson) » BUY NOW
DAVE MASON
“Only You Know and I Know” (Hardcover; contributor: Chris Epting; BMG Books) » BUY NOW
MERLE TRAVIS
“Sixteen Tons: The Merle Travis Story” (Hardcover; co-author: Deke Dickerson; BMG Books) » BUY NOW
QUEEN
“I Want It All! Volume I: The Ultimate Collection of Classic Queen Memorabilia” (Hardcover; Merch; Omnibus Press) » BUY NOW
KURT COBAIN
“Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview and Other Conversations” (Paperback; Digital Book; Melville House) » BUY NOW
HOLLY KNIGHT
“I Am the Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Rocking the MTV Eighties” (Hardcover; foreword by Tina Turner; Permuted Press) » BUY NOW
WILLARD JENKINS
“Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story” (Paperback; Duke University Press Books) » BUY NOW
JAN DALLEY & DAVID CHEAL
“The Life of a Song: Volumes 1 and 2” (Paperback; subtitled “The stories behind 100 of the world’s best-loved songs”; Chambers) » BUY NOW
JOHN PRINE
“Prine on Prine: Interviews and Encounters with John Prine” (Digital Book; author: Holly Gleason; Chicago Review Press) » BUY NOW
SONNY ROLLINS
“Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins” (Hardcover; author: Aidan Levy; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW
PAUL McCARTNEY
“McCartney Legacy Vol. 1: 1969-73” (Hardcover; authors: Allan Kozinn, Adrian Sinclair; Dey Street Books) » BUY NOW
THE BAND
“Rags and Bones: An Exploration of The Band” (Hardcover; a collection of essays on The Band, edited by Jeff Sellars and Kevin Neece; Paperback; University Press of Mississippi) » BUY NOW
RUSH
“Moving Pictures: How Rush Created Progressive Hard Rock’s Greatest Record” (Paperback; author: Will Romano; Merch; Backbeat Books) » BUY NOW
SIMPLE MINDS
“Themes for Great Cities: A New History of Simple Minds” (Hardcover; author: Graeme Thomson; On Tour; Merch; Constable) » BUY NOW
RICK RUBIN
“The Creative Act” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Penguin Press) » BUY NOW
DAVE DAVIES
“Living on a Thin Line: The Autobiography” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Headline) » BUY NOW
GRAHAM COXON (of Blur)
“Verse, Chorus, Monster!” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Faber & Faber) » BUY NOW
ROSE MARSHACK
“Play Like a Man: My Life in Poster Children” (Paperback; University of Illinois Press) » BUY NOW
JOHN COLTRANE
“Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend” (Hardcover; photograph celebration of the jazz legend, with contributions written by Ravi Coltrane, Wayne Coyne, Dev Hynes, Phil Lesh, Julie Mehretu, Carlos Santana, and Patti Smith; Digital Book; Ten Speed Press) » BUY NOW
STEVE CROPPER
“The Colonel: The Steve Cropper Story” (Paperback; written with Mike Read; Omnibus Press) » BUY NOW
MARVIN GAYE
“Marvin Gaye’s I Want You (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Derrais Carter; Bloomsbury Academic) » BUY NOW
LOU REED & LAURIE ANDERSON
“The Art of the Straight Line” (Hardcover; Digital Book; HarperOne) » BUY NOW
THE CURE
“Curepedia: The A-Z of The Cure” (Hardcover; author: Simon Price; Digital Book; Merch; Dey Street Books) » BUY NOW
ELTON JOHN
“Elton John – All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track” (Hardcover; authors: Romuald Ollivier, Olivier Roubin; On Tour; Merch; Black Dog & Leventhal) » BUY NOW
JONAS BROTHERS
“Blood: A Memoir by the Jonas Brothers” (Hardcover; written with Neil Strauss; Digital Book; On Tour; Dey Street Books) » BUY NOW
LIL’ KIM
“The Queen Bee” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Hachette Books) » BUY NOW