"A Wild Photo History... It presents arresting photos ... and shows [Pantera’s] playful side both on and offstage.” Rolling Stone
"One of the most visually stunning and comprehensive documentations of a band put to print, close to 400 pages of images that will excite and awe. Clrvynt
"A Pantera fan's wet dream... Painstakingly great care was taken when compiling this book. ... As a huge fan of Dimebag I found it especially poignant flipping through the images of the sorely-missed guitar god. ... This is a fantastic release and a must-have for fans of Pantera; your collection is NOT complete until this is sitting on your coffee table for all to see." Pure Grain Audio
"This gorgeous book is wonderfully put together and an essential way for fans to stay connected to the legacy of a great band." Ghost Cult
[Giron’s] Pantera photos offer more than just a gallery of eye-popping rock photography, but a spontaneous and unguarded chronicle of how four kids from the South became one of the biggest bands in American metal, from their lean and hungry origins in Dallas, to playing in front of half a million screaming Russians in Moscow, to their final tour.” Team Rock
The first-ever authorized visual history of Pantera! A breathtaking, behind-the-scenes, comprehensive look at one of the world's most legendary metal bands!
A voluminous coffee table book featuring rare and never-before-seen images of Pantera in the studio, at home, on the road, and kicking ass on stage, from their humble beginnings to their grand finish. A Vulgar Display of Pantera also includes contributions and recollections from various band members. An impressive testament to Pantera's enduring legacy that's sure to please the band's legions of fans! 
Pantera was one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all timeand arguably the most important metal band of the 1990s. Pantera's 1994 album, Far Beyond Driven, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Pantera has sold over twenty-five million albums worldwide! In the United States alone, four Pantera albums were certified platinum (one million sold) and two more went gold (five hundred thousand sold). 
Joe Giron shot photographs of Pantera since 1983 and throughout the rest of the band's career. He also photographed many other artists, including AC/DC, David Bowie, Gwen Stefani, Van Halen, and U2, just to name a handful, for many of the world's leading rock magazines. Today, his niche is in the gaming industry as the photographer for the World Poker Tour and head of the official photography team at the World Series of Poker. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
 Rex Brown was born in 1964 in Graham, Texas. He joined Pantera in 1982 and has also played with Down. His new band, Kill Devil Hill, is climbing the charts. He is the author of Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera. He lives in New Mexico. 
Gabriel Kuo began his career working in the music industry at Rolling Stone, Sony Music, and MTV. He then formed the design studio BRM, working with clients such as Adidas, ESPN, and Heineken, as well as projects for Ghostface Killah, Maroon 5, The Misshapes, and Kanye West.

A Vulgar Display of Pantera

Arts & Photography

Giron, Joe

Photography & Video

Lesser Gods

A Rough Trade Book of the Year (2017)
“Must-read for any fan of both Bad Brains and their enigmatic vocalist” ―No Echo
"From their modest beginnings, the band's rise to prominence within the underground scene is meticulously documented. . . . By collecting stories and experiences from pretty much anyone who has ever been in close contact or shared a stage with H.R. the reader really gets the impression that no stone was left unturned as the main events in his life and career all unfold chronologically." ―Classic Rock Revisited
"At his peak, H.R. was the greatest living front man in the history of rock 'n' roll. No one came even close―NO ONE―&amp; I mean that 100%. It was simply awe-inspiring; you had to see it IN PERSON to believe and understand it. But H.R. is a complex person―there are many, many stories about him, some of which I have been told by people close to him over the years, and some from strangers. There is a mythology built up around Bad Brains and this man in particular; a word-of-mouth portrait of a shaman, trickster, humanitarian, shyster, and just flat-out crazy person (crazy as in mentally ill, not the good kind). This just-released book, by Howie Abrams and James Lathos, is an unflinching oral history of H.R., his involvement with Bad Brains, and his struggles... I highly recommend it." ―D. Randall Blythe, Lamb of God, via Instagram
The first fully authorized biography of one of rock's most enigmatic singers is a thoroughly uncensored rollercoaster ride through a riotous, tumultuous and utterly singular life and career. This gripping oral history features H.R. himself and the people who know him best, including Ian MacKaye, Questlove and members of Sublime and the Deftones.
The spiritual leader of Bad Brains was one of the most iconic and legendary front men in punk rock and hardcore. Paul "H.R." Hudson launched his unique, ferocious vocal assault and dynamic physical showmanship with love and Rasta in his heart, along with a hopefulness seldom found in punk.
His journey has been riddled with unprecedented volatility: drugs, violence, disappearances and a debilitating mental illness. The disorder was so powerful―and the suffering so severe―that it's difficult to fathom how he even survived. How could one so tremendously troubled produce such an incredible body of work and have made such an impact?
Finding Joseph I features interviews with H.R.'s family, bandmates past and present, friends, and those he has influenced and inspired. Interviewees include members of Bad Brains, Guns N' Roses, Black Flag, Living Colour, 311, Fishbone, the Wailers, Cro-Mags, Dead Prez, Murphy's Law, P.O.D., Michael Franti &amp; Spearhead and many more. Packed with many rare and never-before-seen images, Finding Joseph I is the definitive account of the punk rock icon.
Howie Abrams co-authored The Merciless Book of Metal Lists and Misfit Summer Camp: 20 Years on the Road with the Vans Warped Tour.
James Lathos is a director. His documentary debut is Finding Joseph I: The Story of Paul "H.R." Hudson.

Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. from Bad Brains

Biographies & Memoirs

Abrams, Howie

Lathos, James

Arts & Literature

“The most definitive biography yet” ―Choice magazine
“A vivid portrait of a tortured soul” ―Out in the City
“A heart-breaking read” ―Record Collector
Known the world over for her unique musical style, distinctive look and a voice that propelled her into the charts time and time again, Dusty Springfield was undoubtedly one of the biggest and brightest musical stars of the twentieth century.
Never one to be shy of the spotlight, Dusty broke the mold as the first female entertainer to publicly admit she was bisexual, and was famously deported from South Africa for refusing to play to segregated audiences during apartheid in 1964, just a year after the launch of her solo career.
Combining brand-new material, meticulous research and frank interviews with friends, lovers, employees and confidants, journalist Karen Bartlett reveals sensational new details about the soul diva’s unconventional upbringing, tumultuous relationships and unbridled addictions, including a lifelong struggle to come to terms with her sexuality.
Named one of the Sunday Times’s best musical biographies of 2014, this is the intimate portrait of an immensely complicated and talented woman―the definitive account of one of music’s most legendary figures.
Karen Bartlett is a writer and journalist based in London. She has written extensively for Newsweek, the Sunday Times, The Times, The Guardian, and WIRED and has presented and produced for BBC Radio. She was the youngest director of democratic reform and human rights campaign group Charter88, and she began her career in the UK and South Africa. Most recently, she worked with Eva Schloss, writing her Sunday Timesbestselling autobiography After Auschwitz: A Story of Heartbreak and Survival by the stepsister of Anne Frank.

Dusty: An Intimate Portrait of a Musical Legend

Bartlett, Karen

Humor & Entertainment

"This frenzied and harrowing roller coaster ride brings together some of the wildest and craziest drug stories ever told between the covers of one book. . . . About as addicting as some of the drug addled personalities that inhabit these grimy pages. . . . Bottom line, pick this one up and if you’re like me you’ll be anxiously awaiting the sequel." ―Classic Rock Revisited
“A wildly entertaining read . . . Morbid? You bet, but the book is a guilty pleasure that’s hard to put down.” ―New Noise Magazine
. . . it calmed us down too much, so we took some acid, and then we took some mescaline to make it more colorful.” Lemmy
These are the highest of the highs, the rainbow rides before the crash, from some of the music industry’s most fabled drug takers. Smoke Snort Swallow Shoot includes incredible excerpts from memoirs by Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, Marilyn Manson, Johnny Cash, Lemmy (Motörhead), Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Gregg Allman (The Allman Brothers), Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Marianne Faithfull, Rex Brown (Pantera) and NOFX, among others.
Gregory’s idea of breakfast was to mix up a Brompton Cocktailhalf morphine and half cocaineand pass out on the floor of the Hotel Louisiana.” Marianne Faithfull
Take a ride with Marilyn Manson as he negotiates a bad acid trip and an unexpected mind-bending psycho-sexual encounter. Head upstate with Aerosmith as they shoot guns and heroin, crash cars and consume infinite quantities of cocaine, pausing now and again to record Draw the Line. Travel to Amsterdam with Guns N’ Roses as they navigate through the red light district in search of a legendary fix. Disappear into a desert cave with Johnny Cash on a mission of death. Take a hilarious crash course in junkie studies with Smelly from NOFX, from introduction to withdrawal.
Goddamn it, they’re coming after us. Everybody eat what you got, or throw it out, but do something.” Duane Allman
Smoke Snort Swallow Shoot is a rollicking, often uproarious collection of some of the best writing on drugs ever to appear on the page. Sit back, relax and read. They did it so you don’t have to.
Jacob Hoye is the author of the New York Times bestseller Tupac: Resurrection. Formerly the publisher of MTV Books, where he published bestselling memoirs by Nikki Sixx (The Heroin Diaries) and 50 Cent (From Pieces to Weight), among many others, he is currently the publisher of Lesser Gods. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Smoke Snort Swallow Shoot: Legendary Binges, Lost Weekends, and Other Feats of Rock 'n' Roll Incoherence

Ed Sheeran is the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter with a tiny guitar and huge talent! From Sheeran's bohemian childhood to international stardom, read exclusive interviews with friends, relatives, musical collaborators, and key figures in his rise to success. The Grammy-nominated singer has toured with Taylor Swift, has performed with Elton John at the Grammys, and is just getting started! This biography details how Britain's hottest music star made his mark on the music industry playing by his own set of independent rules.
David Nolan is an award-winning journalist with biographies on subjects ranging from Simon Cowell to the Sex Pistols.

Ed Sheeran: A+ The Unauthorized Biography

Nolan, David

If you've ever dreamed of meeting Taylor Swift, then this is the book for you! Get the inside scoop from Taylor's biggest Swifties, including what happened when they met Taylor, her mom, and her publicist . . . and tour secrets from Loft '89, Club Red, and T-Party you won't hear anywhere else! Learn which countries are Taylor's favorites and why, what she likes to do on her days off, and some of the incredible things she's done when not performing.
Sarah Oliver has written numerous books about celebrities, including One Direction A–Z, Robert Pattinson A–Z, and Miley Cyrus: She Can't Stop.

Inside Taylor Nation: True Encounters with Taylor Swift

OLIVER, SARAH

Sam Smith: The Biography

Sam Smith's debut album, In the Lonely Hour, sold four million copies and won four 2015 Grammy awards. In 2016, he won an Oscar for Best Original Song. The young, soulful singer has massive crossover appeal, with his touching honesty about loneliness, love, and his own sexuality coming through in both his music and interviews. While the media largely painted Smith as an "overnight success story," Sam Smith: The Biography shows the hard work that Smith put in for over a decade.
Joe Allan is the author of 5 Seconds of Summer: The Unauthorized Biography and Chris Pratt: The Biography.

Allan, Joe

Zayn Malik shocked the world in 2015 when he left One Direction. When the biggest boy band on the planet formed in 2010, few could have expected the furor this would cause! Follow Zayn from his childhood to his stardom in One Direction—a group that put out a string of number-one hits—and see what lies ahead for him as a solo artist. In early 2016, Zayn's first single as a solo artist, "Pillowtalk," debuted at number-one on the charts!
Sarah Oliver is the author of Around the World with One Direction and One Direction A–Z.

Zayn: A New Direction

One of Pitchfork's Favorite Music Books of 2017
"A frank appraisal of a life filled with mistakes, triumphs, and the transcendentalism of the stage." ―Pitchfork
"Miret’s memorable, affecting stories capture an important time in the hardcore music scene. . . . Equal parts music memoir and gritty coming-of-age story, it’s an eminently readable and fast-paced look at life during hardcore’s heyday. . . . Not just for music fans, My Riot is a valuable snapshot of an important time." ―Foreword Reviews
“The most wild, sincere, honest book I’ve ever read. Roger holds nothing back and delivers jaw-dropping story after story that you would see in a movie. . . . You won't be able to put it down.” ―Suburban Rebels
"Fan or not, My Riot is a great look back at a singular time in musical history, written from a very singular perspective, and it was almost impossible to put down." ―Midnight to Six
"Reading Miret's memories of the scene's early violent years was enthralling. . . . Despite its unflinching style, the memoir also carries a lighter tone in parts, especially any stories revolving around Miret's musical partner in crime, Agnostic Front guitarist Vinnie Stigma." ―No Echo
“Roger gave a voice to the voiceless and has lived the life he sung about. This book is incredible! I couldn’t put it down.” ―Lars Frederiksen, Rancid
“My Riot is a powerful and riveting read. A brutal look into the life of a man that did what he had to do to survive.” ―Scott Ian, Anthrax
“Hardcore has a code of honor that never wavers. Roger’s character and loyalty are only outweighed by the fire in his heart and his dedication to the cause.” ―Jerry Only, Misfits
"This is raw, powerful and intense reading! I can't put it down! Highly recommend grabbing this book when you can, but be prepared it ain't pretty!" ―Jesse Leach, Killswitch Engage
“It's a great read, tracing the roots of New York Hardcore via lots of crazy stories about potentially deadly situations. . . . Pick up this book &amp; take a walk back in time through the Lower East Side when it was still a hair-raising adventure.” ―D. Randall Blythe, Lamb of God
Gangs of New York meets Mean Streets in this gripping memoir about surviving the treacherous 1980s Lower East Side and finding refuge and a life in music.
My Riot is the definitive insider account of the birth of the volatile New York Hardcore scene. With Roger Miret as front man, legendary band Agnostic Front’s focused fury and aggression defined the times.
Born in Cuba, Miret fled with his family to the US to escape the Castro regime. Through vivid language and graphic details, he recounts growing up in a strange new land with a tyrannical stepfather and the roles that poverty and violence played in shaping the grit that became critical to his survival. In his teen years, he finds himself squatting in abandoned buildings with unforgettably eccentric runaways and victims of similar childhood trauma. With like-minded misfits he helps pioneer a new musical genre, but with money scarce and commercial success impossible, he turns to running drugs to support his family and winds up in prison. It’s the ultimate test of his toughness and perseverance that eventually sets him on a path towards redemption.
My Riot is both an unflinching portrait of downtown New York in the 1980s and a testament to the perils of growing up too fast.
Forewords by Al Barr of the Dropkick Murphys and Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed
Roger Miret is a pioneer of the New York Hardcore scene. The Cuban-born singer joined Agnostic Front in 1983, and the seminal group released classics like United Blood, Victim In Pain and Cause For Alarm over the next several years. Miret also fronts his own solo group, Roger Miret and The Disasters. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Jon Wiederhorn is the author of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (with Katherine Turman) and the co-author of Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen (with Al Jourgensen) and I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax (with Scott Ian). He has written for Rolling Stone, SPIN, MTV, Guitar World and Revolver, among others. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

My Riot: Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory

Miret, Roger

“The recollections in The First Ten Years are so personal and intimate that you feel like you’re being let into one of the band’s old basement hangs at 2A. . . . The book’s biggest treats aren’t the sweaty, sultry shots of shows at Don Hill’s, Irving Plaza, Bowery Ballroom, and Hammerstein Ballroom; they’re the snaps of the guys during their high school years in the mid-’90s, looking like typical grunge fanboys.” ―Bedford and Bowery
"Cody's been with us since the very beginning―always a motivator, forever a friend. Along the way he captured some very special moments. I didn't even know he'd brought along his camera." ―Nick Valensi
"This book is brimming with nostalgia. It feels like the scrapbook we never made." ―Fabrizio Moretti
The first authorized visual record of one of New York's greatest bands.
An intimate and impressionistic narrative of The Strokes' first ten years, including images of the guys when they were students at the Dwight School in Manhattan and would gather for lunches at a local diner. This is a peerless window into the group through the lens of a close friend who was there before it even began.
Handsomely housed in an exceptional package that combines premium art paper for the photography and a textured stock for the text sections, including a special dust jacket design, the book features hundreds of color and black and white images of the band in public and in private. A truly personal look at the rise of this singular band, which is still relevant and a top draw worldwide.
"My friend Cody has photographed The Strokes since the very beginning and has built a varied and substantial collection, probably the most definitive out there." ―Mick Rock
 Cody Smyth has been shooting professionally for nearly twenty years, working for clients such as Vanity Fair, NME, Nylon, Dazed &amp; Confused, MTV, and Ford Models.
Mick Rock is known as "The Man Who Shot the Seventies" for his iconic images of Syd Barrett, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Queen, and more. His most recent book is Mick Rock: The Rise of David Bowie, 1972-1973, published by Taschen.
Gabriel Kuo began his career working in the music industry at Rolling Stone, Sony Music, and MTV. He then formed the design studio BRM, working with clients such as Adidas, ESPN, and Heineken, as well as projects for Ghostface Killah, Maroon 5, The Misshapes, and Kanye West.

The Strokes: The First Ten Years

Smyth, Cody

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