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    Independent as F***Underground Hip-Hop 1995-2005
    Independent As F**: Underground Hip-hop from 1995-2005 explores how a generation of rap artists rebelled against the major record labels and made music...
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      Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit: Art, Feminism, and Digital Technology
      In Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit, Judith K. Brodsky makes a ground-breaking intellectual leap by connecting feminist art theory with the rise...
        Look & See: Collected Ephemera and Printed Material
        Look & See offers a very personal insight into the idiosyncratic influences and inspirations behind the creativity of Anthony Burrill, designer and letterpress...
          The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Adam Ritchie
          Awesome small and beautiful new photo-zine of rare pix of the Velvet Underground in New York 1965-66. In the zone! Look there's Andy (hi Andy!), Lou,...
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            When I Dare to Be Powerful
            Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female...
              Scorcha!Skins, Suedes and Style from the Streets 1967-1973
              Just £10!! That's £20 OFF THIS WICKED LARGE FORMAT HARDBACK BOOK!!!!! CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Levis,...
                William S. BurroughsJunky
                A shocking exposé of the desperate subculture surrounding heroin addiction, William S. Burroughs' Junky is edited with an introduction by Oliver Harris...
                  Letters to GilMalik Al Nasir
                  £12 OFF UK HARDBACK!Description'A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure'...
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                    Reggae Disco 45 BOOKReggae Disco 45 BOOK
                    BACK IN STOCK LAST COPIES EVER!Reggae Disco 45 is a personal journey through author Martin Skyjuice's collection of 12" and 10" singles. A tribute to the...
                      Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
                      When someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of...
                        Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital and Back
                        From acid-house to prog-rock, there is no form of modern popular music that hasn't been propelled forwards by the synthesizer. As a result they have long...
                          There And Black Again
                          By Don Letts and Mal Peachey Don Letts – filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father – has always defied conformity....
                            Sensuous KnowledgeA Black Feminist Approach for Everyone
                            In Sensuous Knowledge, Minna Salami draws on Africa-centric, feminist-first and artistic traditions to help us rediscover inclusive and invigorating ways...
                              A Little Feminist History of Art
                              Emerging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to de-gender their work to compete in a male-dominated arena, the feminist art movement has played...
                                Women In Revolt!Art and Activism in the UK 1970-90
                                A timely exploration of the work and lived experiences of a postwar generation of women artists that have largely been omitted from art historical narratives,...
                                  Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
                                  The history of India's first electronic music studio founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad by David Tudor.Subcontinental Synthesis...
                                    The Great Psychic OutdoorsEssays on Low Fidelity: Lo-Fi Music and Escaping Capitalism
                                    Homemade records, tape-hiss worship and a taste for a very peculiar kind of psychedelia have carved themselves a weird niche in the contemporary musical...
                                      One Hundred Years of Solitude
                                      Gabriel García Márquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and of Macondo, the town they built. Though little...
                                        Radio Phonics LaboratoryTelecommunications, Speech Synthesis & The Birth of Electronic Music
                                        The Radio Phonics Laboratory delves into the intersection of technology and creativity that shaped the sonic landscape of the 20th century. This fascinating...
                                          A Messy History of Women in Printing and TypographyThe Natural Enemies of Books
                                          'Natural Enemies of Books' is a response to the groundbreaking 1937 publication 'Bookmaking on the Distaff Side', which brought together contributions...
                                            The Women Who Changed Architecture
                                            A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion...
                                              A NovelGirls Against God
                                              Welcome to 1990s Norway. White picket fences run in neat rows and Christian conservatism runs deep. But as the Artist considers her past, her practice...
                                                Wayward Lives, Beautiful ExperimentsIntimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queen Radicals
                                                At the dawn of the twentieth century, black women in the US were carving out new ways of living. The first generations born after emancipation, their struggle...
                                                  Satanic FeminismLucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture
                                                  According to the Bible, Eve was the first to heed Satan's advice to eat the forbidden fruit and thus responsible for all of humanity's subsequent miseries....
                                                    Remembered for a WhileNick Drake
                                                    The authorised companion to the music of Nick Drake, compiled, composed and edited by Cally Callomon and Gabrielle Drake, with contributions from Nick's...
                                                      Terminal Boredom
                                                      On a planet where men are contained in ghettoised isolation, women enjoy the fruits of a queer matriarchal utopia -- until a boy escapes and a young woman's...
                                                        The Conspiracy of Art: Manifestos, Interviews, Essays
                                                        Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes "War Porn," on Abu Ghraib as a new genre...
                                                          Weird WalkWanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year
                                                          The first book by iconic zine creators and cultural phenomenon Weird Walk. This is a superbly designed guide to Britain's strange and ancient places, to...
                                                            The In Crowd: The Story of the Northern and Rare Soul SceneBy Mike Ritson and Dave Godin
                                                              • Original Book (1.2kg)£40.00
                                                                Original Pre-Owned First Edition UK Hardback Book, bit of creasing
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                                                              Don Cherry BOOKEternal Rhythm
                                                              The eternal rhythm is the vital conduit that links music through breath to life itself. Don Cherry certainly lived music. And his music is alive.When he...
                                                                Faith, Hope and CarnageBy Nick Cave
                                                                Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave's inner life. Created from over forty hours of intimate conversations with Seán O'Hagan, it is a profoundly...
                                                                  A Book Of Days
                                                                  With 365 photographs, taking you through a single year, A Book of Days is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary poet, writer, and...
                                                                    FemalesBy Andrea Long Chu
                                                                    “Everyone is female, and everyone hates it.”So begins Andrea Long Chu’s genre-defying investigation into sex and lies, desperate artists and reckless...
                                                                      Pressure DropReggae in the Seventies
                                                                      A comprehensive account of reggae during its golden era, from the late sixties through the global breakthrough of Bob Marley in the seventies, and the...

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                                                                                Voguing: Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92Photographs and interviews by Chantal Regnault, Introduction by Tim LawrenceSoul Jazz Books
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