Music

Carpet Burns: Life With Inspiral Carpets

Tom Hingley

Carpet Burns is Tom Hingley’s account of his life as lead singer of Inspiral Carpets, one of the big three bands of the Manchester movement who, along with The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, changed music for a generation. Tom’s own words provide an account of what it felt like to be in the eye of a pop hurricane and what happens when the hits end and the ar..

The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume Two: Far Away From Myself (1966-2021)

Clinton Heylin

The second volume of Clinton Heylin’s magisterial biography takes us from Dylan’s 1966 motorcycle accident to the present day.

The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume One: A Restless Hungry Feeling (1941-1966)

Clinton Heylin

Signed copy of Clinton Heylin's updated Dylan biography: The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume One: A Restless Hungry Feeling (1941-1966)

The Train of Ice and Fire

Ramón Chao, Ann Wright

The incredible story of an audacious rock'n'roll tour through Colombia. 'Any band that ever moaned about the freshness of the backstage towels should read this book.' Word

Away From the Light of Day

Idrissa Keïta, Ann Wright, Amadou and Mariam

'As far from Mötley Crüe’s The Dirt as music biography gets.' - Word. The inspiring autobiography of the Blind Duo of Mali.

When Quiet Was The New Loud

Tom Clayton

Tom Clayton's affection reclaiming of the New Acoustic Movement, an era of British music that has deliberately forgotten. 'A charming and important reveal on the acoustic outsiders of the early noughties and beyond.' - Olly Knights, Turin Brakes

Like the Night (Rebound) Launch Ticket

A celebration of CP Lee and the 60th anniversary of Bob Dylan's pivotal 1966 concert at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall. Sunday 17th May 2026, 3pm-6pm, Anthony Burgess Centre, Manchester.