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The Velvet Mafia wins the Penderyn Prize!
Omnibus Press is delighted that The Velvet Mafia by Darryl W. Bullock has won the prestigious Penderyn Music Book Prize! The Velvet Mafia tells the compelling story of the gay men who...
The Velvet Mafia wins the Penderyn Prize!
Omnibus Press is delighted that The Velvet Mafia by Darryl W. Bullock has won the prestigious Penderyn Music Book Prize! The Velvet Mafia tells the compelling story of the gay men who...
NME at 70: Steve Lamacq
A few weeks ago, NME turned 70. For seven decades, it has been an important presence in music journalism. Like many others, I grew up with it as a source of information, recommendations and opinions. After...
NME at 70: Steve Lamacq
A few weeks ago, NME turned 70. For seven decades, it has been an important presence in music journalism. Like many others, I grew up with it as a source of information, recommendations and opinions. After...
Musician's Book Club: Lou Reed, Metallica and J...
It is interesting to wonder whether famous musicians and rock stars read music biographies. We recently heard author Joel McIver tell a story which reveals something about this question. We asked...
Musician's Book Club: Lou Reed, Metallica and J...
It is interesting to wonder whether famous musicians and rock stars read music biographies. We recently heard author Joel McIver tell a story which reveals something about this question. We asked...
Early Musical Memories: Family
Everyone has their own relationship to music, with milestones and memories. There is the first record you buy, the first gig you attend... As publishers of books about music, we love these stories. Reading through...
Early Musical Memories: Family
Everyone has their own relationship to music, with milestones and memories. There is the first record you buy, the first gig you attend... As publishers of books about music, we love these stories. Reading through...
Bon Iver: Good Winter
Over the winter holidays, I took the opportunity to revisit Good Winter, Mark Beaumont's excellent 2013 book about Bon Iver, one of my favourite artists. Bon Iver started as essentially the work of Justin Vernon,...
Bon Iver: Good Winter
Over the winter holidays, I took the opportunity to revisit Good Winter, Mark Beaumont's excellent 2013 book about Bon Iver, one of my favourite artists. Bon Iver started as essentially the work of Justin Vernon,...
Freddie Mercury - 30 Years
The great Freddie Mercury died of AIDS on this day in 1991, at the young age of forty-five. A dazzling showman and enormously talented songwriter and singer with Queen, he has...
Freddie Mercury - 30 Years
The great Freddie Mercury died of AIDS on this day in 1991, at the young age of forty-five. A dazzling showman and enormously talented songwriter and singer with Queen, he has...