Penguin Books Australia

The Rolling Stones have stood like a Colossus over the rock 'n' roll scene for almost five decades.  At the heart of the band is Keith Richards one of the greatest guitarists of his generation.  Famous for some of the greatest riffs of the last century, he is equally well known for his outrageous rock 'n' roll lifestyle.  The man who topped the Most Likely To Die chart for more than...

'IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO COULD POSSIBLY INSPIRE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE RHYTHM OF YOUR OWN SUCCESS AND FOLLOW IT, IT'S MY BROTHER, EMILIO ESTEFAN.'
- QUINCY JONES

Emilio Estefan is the embodiment of the American dream.  He came to the United States as a Cuban refugee and went on to become one of the most successful producers in music history and a self-made entrepreneur.

'WHEN PUNK BROKE IN THE BAY AREA, WITH THE CLAMOR AND THE RAGE, THE SEX AND THE SAFETY PINS, THE SOUND AND THE FURY, YOU WERE EITHER THERE OR YOU WEREN'T.  IF YOU WERE THERE YOU'RE PROBABLY IN THIS BOOK.  IF YOU WEREN'T YOU SHOULDN'T READ IT.'
-DANIEL HANDLER, AUTHOR OF ADVERBS

We were all equal, but sometimes the band could be led by whoever shouted the loudest.

Step inside one of Australia's most beloved and hard-working bands.

Between 1965 and 1972, political activists around the globe prepared to mount a revolution. While the Vietnam War raged, calls for black power grew louder and liberation movements erupted everywhere from Africa to Western Europe. Demonstrators took to the streets, fought gun battles with police, planted bombs in public buildings and attempted to overthrow the world's most powerful governments.

Rock & Roll Pioneers
Jive, Twist and Stomp is a backstage pass into the lives and times of Western Australia's pioneers of popular music.  From Bon Scott's The Spektors to Johnny Young's Johnny and the Strangers, this is the A to Z of WA's bands and venues of the 50s and 60s.  So dust off your records, put on your dancing shoes and enjoy some classic stories and shoebox memorabilia from...

The Essential Rock Discography Vol 1 is the ultimate concise reference guide to the biographical titbits, evolving bad lineups, anecdotes and track listings of modern pop and rock bands.

Updating and encapsulating all the crucial information from the formidable...

One perfect summer. One perfect sound. One perfect record.

I Wanna Be Adored. She Bangs the Drums. Waterfall. This Is the One. I Am the Resurrection.

The Stone Roses defined a generation. Their eponymous 1989 debut album is widely recognised as one of the best ever made. It sold millions of copies and still inspires new music. The making of their second record - and the spectacular break-up that followed...

'She was the unchallenged queen of the New York rock scene...Dorothy Parker of Max's Kansas City' - Rolling Stone

From the pubs of the Sydney Push to New York's legendary nightclubs, Lillian Roxon set the pace for an era that changed the world.

The ultimate music fan's bible packed with insight into the world of rock 'n' roll

Off the Record brings together the best interviews and articles from Australia's music street press, about bands on the cusp of greatness to megastars at the height of their powers – all imbued with a cool street-press indie sensibility. Many pieces come from Time Off , a magazine established in 1979 and the first...