Omnibus Press

Michael Bradley joined his school friend's group in Derry, Northern Ireland in the summer of 1974. They had two guitars and no singer. Four years later the Undertones recorded 'Teenage Kicks', John...

Illustrated throughout with rare photographs and memorabilia, The Anarchy Tour tells the story of why the 'Anarchy in the UK Tour' was so important, examining along the way punk rock's impact on the...

The Beatles Off The Record is the most comprehensive oral history of The Beatles ever published - an 'as it happened' story of the greatest pop group of them all. Featuring a wealth of quotes from...

Studies the rooftop concert in penetrating detail, uncovering new truths and debunking old myths about the event. Nobody knew it yet but this was the last time they would play live to the...

From their 1962 debut single 'Love Me Do' to recent remastered albums, this is an album-by-album, track-by-track catalogue of every songs ever released by The Beatles Includes: A chronology of key...

Sex, drugs, egos, money, fans, music, god and who we love and hate... the rock stars have their say. Featuring over 2,000 words of wisdom and stupidity from all your favourite rock stars and five...

The first ever 'authorised' biography of this most inscrutable of bands - now updated.Together music writer Mick Middles and Fall leader Mark E. Smith have written an exhausting biography of the Fall...

The authorised biography of John McGeoch.Author: Rory Sullivan-BurkePublisher: Omnibus PressPublication Date: Apr 18, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Million Dollar Quartet is the name given to recordings made on Tuesday December 4, 1956 in the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The recordings were of an impromptu jam session among Elvis...

Following the success of their books Celebrity Vineyards (2013) and California Celebrity Vineyards (2016), authors Nick Wise and Linda Sunshine have turned their attention to Oregon s Willamette...

The Dolls, peddling trans-gender posturing and incendiary rock 'n' roll, were dumped by the record business after making just two albums. But their influence lived on when Malcolm McLaren injected...

How DO you avoid the 'nightmare scenario' of having two open tubs of margarine in your fridge? Throw one tub away, or give it to a friend or neighbour? If the remedy were that simple no one would...

Wild, defiant and startlingly inventive, The Slits were ahead of their time. Although they created some unique hybrids - dub reggae and pop-punk, African rhythms, funk and free jazz - they were...

The very first book about the Anglo-American metal band Tool explores not only their uncompromising music but also their unsettling, self-made image based on mythological symbols and arcane theories...

The story of The Wailers is a litany of betrayal and greed that's rarely been reported elsewhere. Written in collaboration with Family Man and other surviving members, this book reveals the truth...

Waiting for Kate Bush is John Mendelssohn's part-novel-part-biography on Kate Bush.On release, the Observer said: 'To straight biography, Mendelssohn introduces elements of fiction, telling the story...

What Have We Got: The Turbulent Story of Oi! is celebrated author Simon Spence's study of the Oi! punk movement. The only book to consider Oi! punk as a distinct genre within punk rock, What Have We...

What happened to The Bay City Rollers is one the great scandals of the music industry. This unflinching book exposes the sinister undercurrents and dark truths behind 'Rollermania', the pioneering...

An accurate, detailed and fascinating account of the life of a man whose story should have been told in this much detail long ago. Author Mark Wilkerson interviewed Townshend himself and several of...

With an eclectic blend of country, alternative rock and classic pop, Wilco was born out of the influential alt-country group Uncle Tupelo in 1994. Led by Jeff Tweedy, Wilco then made a series of...