Rumours of My Demise – A Memoir

The legendary artist and musician as seen through the most comprehensive collection of his drawings ever published. A significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative scenes, Daniel Johnston inspired musicians and listeners for decades. From his origins in the Austin scene in the mid-1980s, where he performed at local venues while working at McDonald’s, to […]

Based on both archives and contemporary sources, this is the full story of Factory’s heroic struggles; its complex web of inventive, idiosyncratic, and tragic personalities; and ultimately, the acclaimed and much-loved music it produced In 1978, when a “Factory for Sale” sign gave Alan Erasmus and Tony Wilson a name for their fledgling Manchester club night, they couldn’t […]

For fifty years as DJ, producer and remixer, Arthur Baker has been at the pioneering forefront of hip-hop, rock, and electronic music. His unique and genre-defying sound can be heard on tracks by legendary artists like New Order, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, the Rolling Stones, Al Green, Pet Shop Boys, Quincy Jones, New Edition, Hall […]

Marking 10 years since the original publication of Girl in a Band, this anniversary edition will include a new chapter from the author and a foreword from Rachel Kushner. In Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. She writes frankly […]