The guitarist and vocalist of feminist punk trio Sleater-Kinney presents a candid and deeply personal assessment of life in the rock-and-roll industry that reveals her struggles with rock's double standards and her codevelopment of the comedy Portlandia. Reprint.

The lead guitarist of Aerosmith shares behind-the-scenes perspectives into the band, discussing his decision to drop out of school, enduring relationship with Steven Tyler, and experiences with fame and recovery.

An artist and musician recounts her romance, lifetime friendship and shared love of art with Robert Mapplethorpe, in an illustrated memoir that includes a colorful cast of characters, including Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, William S. Burroughs and more. Reprint. A best-selling book. 75,000 first printing.

From the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids: an unforgettable odyssey of a legendary artist, told through the prism of the cafés and haunts she has worked in around the world. It is a book Patti Smith has described as “a roadmap to my life.

Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of her seminal album Horses, a revised and updated edition of the unrivaled collection from “rock and roll's poet laureate

The author of the best-selling Beatles Recording Sessions presents a first volume in a planned trilogy on the iconic band, documenting lesser-known aspects of their early years in Liverpool and Hamburg, the role of American music in shaping their ambitions and the establishment of their early careers. (This book was listed in a previous Forecast.)

Traces the entire arc of Ringo Starr's remarkable life and career from his sickly childhood to his life as the world's most famous drummer to his triumphs, addictions, and emotional battles following the breakup of The Beatles.

Traces the story of the enigmatic founder of the Rolling Stones, from his pioneering early achievements and the myths that have overshadowed his legacy to his personal demons and his early death. 40,000 first printing.

The Rolling Stones Fake Book includes 167 classic Stones songs recorded between 1963 and 1971 -- from early blues covers (Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly songs) to the psychedelia of Their Satanic Majesties Request. All songs are in complete, professional-style lead sheets with fundamental instrumental riffs and figures included. There is also a special guitar TAB section, featuring the pivotal guitar riffs and solos from 29 of their most legendary songs, an introductory essay, a full-color ABKCO years discography (with album art), and 40 pages of classic early sheet music covers reproduced in full color. The ultimate Rolling Stones songbook!

This particular Feral House adult coloring book is the most anticipated of the series. Hundreds of Bowie fans have begged for inclusion in the volume since Bowie has been a life-changing influence for them, due to the icon's transformational aesthetic in gender roles, pop music, and movies. Among the contributors to this book are Mica O'Herlihy, Mike Diana, Steve Krakow, and Tony Millionaire.