Tag: book

  • Funky Typo-Grafix by Ian ‘Swifty’ Swift and Paul Bradshaw – book

    Funky Typo-Grafix by Ian ‘Swifty’ Swift and Paul Bradshaw – book

    A stylish tome celebrating the work of the graphic designer behind jazz mag Straight No Chaser and record labels Talkin’ Loud and Mo’ Wax Websites Ian Swift Paul Bradshaw Publisher Gamma Proforma With the advent of desktop publishing 20-odd years ago, a deluge of new magazines surfaced. Anyone with an Apple Macintosh could knock out […]

  • Jazz Re:freshed Scrapbook – book and album

    Jazz Re:freshed Scrapbook – book and album

    Promoters Adam “Rock” Moses and Justin “TopRock” McKenzie release Jazz Re:freshed Scrapbook, a publication (and free CD) celebrating 11 years of their live jazz night in London The promoters behind the live music night Jazz Re:freshed are marking 11 years of running the London jazz club with a celebratory book and accompanying CD. The Jazz […]

  • New York Bike Style book – Sam Polcer

    New York Bike Style book – Sam Polcer

    Browse New York Bike Style, a coffee-table book by street photographer Sam Polcer, which portrays a wide selection of eye-catching cyclists who make up the city’s two-wheeled tribe Book New York Bike Style (Prestel Publishing) Website Preferred Mode Not too long ago, cycling was a niche activity, reserved for skinny couriers, zealous hobbyists and fitness […]

  • Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting – Eilon Paz

    Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting – Eilon Paz

    Thumb through Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting, photographer Eilon Paz’s coffee-table book that features eye-catching portraits of some of the world’s most ardent vinyl junkies Book Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting Website Dust And Grooves Reports of vinyl’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, as the popularity of Eilon Paz’s Dust And […]

  • In The Spirit Of Harlem book – Naomi Fertitta

    In The Spirit Of Harlem book – Naomi Fertitta

    A colourful coffee-table book exploring the rich cultural heritage of this influential Manhattan enclave Book In The Spirit Of Harlem (Assouline Publishing)   Website Assouline Publishing Of late, there’s been much talk of the gentrification of parts of New York that were once deemed undesirable. Harlem is one such district caught up in the conversation, […]

  • Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession book – Joe Mansfield

    Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession book – Joe Mansfield

    Many DJs and producers will be salivating over this coffee-table book that details the history of the humble beat box Book Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession (Get On Down)   Websites Get On Down Gary Land Recently on the Facebook page of nu jazz DJ/producer Kay Suzuki, he posted a plea for a Linn […]

  • Clarks In Jamaica book – Al Fingers

    Clarks In Jamaica book – Al Fingers

    How did sensible Clarks shoes from Somerset become de rigueur for Jamaica’s rude boys? Al Fingers’ book Clarks In Jamaica explains all… Book Clarks In Jamaica (One Love Books)   Websites One Love Books Clarks Originals In Clarks In Jamaica, London reggae buff Al Newman (aka Al Fingers) and National Geographic photographer Mark Read chronicle the […]