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<p><b>'Fascinating, funny and tender' ADAM BUXTON</b><br/><br/><b>'My favourite writer and interviewer' JUDE ROGERS</b><br/><br/><b>'If Kate Mossman's name is on it, then I want to read it' PETE PAPHIDES</b><br/><br/>From Jeff Beck to Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi to Kevin Ayers, Kate Mossman has long fostered an interest in male musicians of a certain age.<br/><br/>Why is it that when I meet them, I feel something ignite inside me? What is this strange connection - to feel so excited, yet so at ease? And how is it that in the presence of a wrinkly rock star twice my age, I sometimes feel like I'm meeting . . . me?<br/>Featuring nineteen long-form profiles lovingly constructed for <i>The Word</i> magazine and the <i>New Statesman</i>, <i>Men of a Certain Age</i> chronicles the lives of some of the biggest rock stars of our time, including Brian May, Gene Simmons, Terence Trent D'Arby, Johnny Rotten and Nick Cave.<br/><br/>The book is a meditation on the powerful archetype of the ageing rock star, but it is also a personal story - of music and obsession, and of the deep unconscious projections at play in our relationships with the famous people who most capture our hearts. As Kate travels 5,000 miles to try and find Glen Campbell, and to the depths of the Cornish countryside for a rendezvous with Roger Taylor, will she finally unravel the roots of her obsession with the elder statesmen of rock?</p>

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<p><b>An unsparing investigation into Spotify's origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike.</b><br/><br/>Drawing on over a hundred interviews with industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, <i>Mood Machine</i> takes us to the inner workings of today's highly consolidated record business, showing what has changed as music has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed.<br/><br/>Building on her years of wide-ranging reporting on streaming, music journalist Liz Pelly details the consequences of the Spotify model by examining both sides of what the company calls its two-sided marketplace: the listeners who pay with their dollars and data, and the musicians who provide the material powering it all. The music business is notoriously opaque, but here Pelly lifts the veil on major stories like streaming services filling popular playlists with low-cost stock music and the rise of new payola-like practices.<br/><br/>For all of the inequities exacerbated by streaming, Pelly also finds hope in chronicling the artist-led fight for better models, pointing toward what must be done collectively to revalue music and create sustainable systems. A timely exploration of a company that has become synonymous with music,<i> Mood Machine</i> will change the way you think about and listen to music.</p>

<b>Rock stars throughout the decades are transformed into dazzling deities from classical, Celtic, Norse and Aztec mythology. Split the deck and find out who can make the loudest noise.</b><br/><br/>Ever wondered what deity your favourite rock god or goddess would be? Legendary rock stars are immortalized as divine beings in this card deck with fifty-four beautiful illustrations by artist Vuslat Camkerten. <i>Rock Gods & Goddesses</i> features the titans of classic rock, the mavericks of the underground, the punks of heavy metal and the princes and princesses of pop rock.<br/><br/><i>Rock Gods & Goddesses</i> reimagines Freddie Mercury as Venus, Janis Joplin as Gaia and Kurt Cobain as Poseidon. Learn more about these godly connections in the accompanying book, filled with fun facts.<br/><br/>You can also use this deck to predict your future or tell truths about your present, as each card has a cartomancy connection. Which rock star represents caution in relationships? And which predicts change? And who will grant you a wish?