Carefully chosen from a 40-year accumulation, these stirring images provide scene after scene of English life and landscape. Some are reprinted from the photographer's books on English themes; other a
Byker is a poor residential area of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK. In this compilation of portrait photography, a nonjudgmental visual and verbal documentary of a community that is in flux?a community
With biographies of individual band members and exclusive, previously unseen photographs, this unique account presents a riveting insight into the world of the punk band Magazine. Placing the band in
With enormous enthusiasm for the language of ordinary northerners, this scenic portrait of coastal peoples combines history, etymology, and recollections to record a folk culture that strives to survi
Sporting Heroes of the North looks at the remarkable sporting culture and traditions of the north as well as some of the region's sporting greats. Ranging from the North East, Tyneside, Mersyside and
Capturing the English countryside in iconic and authentic black-and-white photographs, this important collection showcases a life that holds fast to vanishing rural traditions. Affectionate yet unsent
This book is a photographic record compiled over a 12 year period, focussing on the youth of London's inner-city at a vital time, taking as its prism the genre of grime - the most significant and cont
Featuring the paintings of the Ashington Group-a group of miners from an isolated village in Northumberland in England who took an art appreciation class in the 1930s-this revealing history chronicle
Drawing on his own recollections and those of some of the greatest exponents of the rock guitar, from Hank Marvin to Eric Clapton and Brian May, Mo Foster has written the definitive history of the imp
A detailed and contextual look at the postpunk music and arts scene in Manchester in the late 1970s, this biography explores the movement through one of its most riveting contributors?Magazine, the ba
An insider’s trip into the secret world of touring musicians, this chronicle follows the author as he travels the world?from places such as Memphis and Nashville to Amsterdam, Reykjavik, and Brussels?
Based on extensive research and elite interviews, this reference is a celebration of the highly successful pop-band Franz Ferdinand. The band comes together with their fans from around the world in th
