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Pop! Danny of the American boy band, New Kids on the Block, is here to take the stage and liven up your music collection! Reunite Pop! Danny with the band in your Pop! Rocks collection. Vinyl figure is approximately 11.05 cm tall.

Pop! Wonder Woman™ is ready to leap into action and fight alongside your favourite heroes! Defend your The Flash™ collection by bringing this DC hero into your home. Vinyl figure is approximately 9.6 cm tall.

This unique history of rock tells the musical story in a new way: through infographics that illustrate the evolution, influences, and connections between different genres&;such as blues, pop, punk, progressive, and heavy metal. For each artist, including The Beatles, Dylan, Janis Joplin, Springsteen, Bowie, the Ramones, Amy Winehouse, and Nirvana, the powerful visual representation gives at-a-glance information on how many records sold, how much money was made, how long a record stayed on the charts, how many days was required to record a disc, how many followers on Twitter, and so much more&;plus a timeline of the artist&;s career. Full-page photographs and introductory text round out this fascinating volume.

This Funko Pop! Album celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the release of Rush's Exit...Stage Left. Never forget where it started, or the great music that emerged along the way, by collecting this special Pop! Album of Exit...Stage Left which features a matching Pop! and the record cover art packaged together in a protective case. Vinyl figure is approximately9.5 cm tall, protective case is approximately 22.8 cm wide and 22.8 cm tall.

E.T.’s glowing heart has captivated the hearts of fans since the release of Stephen Spielberg’s 1982 classic movie. When E.T. befriends Elliott, he unveils extraordinary powers to seal the bonds of friendship, including the ability to heal. Commemorate the movie's 40th Anniversary with this exclusive Pop! E.T. with Glowing Heart. Vinyl figure is approximately 8.9 cm tall.

Legendary rapper, Flavor Flav, is ready to take the stage in your music collection! Jam out with Pop! Flavor Flav, featuring his signature clock and Viking helmet, and add this vocal artist to your Pop! Rocks collection. Vinyl figure is approximately 12.45 cm tall.

Limited edition, detailed vinyl toy of Ghostbusters Garraka out of the Funko Pop Movies series. Height: approx. 10 cm. Highly collectible!

Limited edition, detailed vinyl toy of Ghostbusters Pukey out of the Funko Pop Movies series. Height: approx. 10 cm. Highly collectible!

Limited edition, detailed vinyl toy of Ghostbusters Ray out of the Funko Pop Movies series. Height: approx. 10 cm. Highly collectible!

Limited edition, detailed vinyl toy of Ghostbusters Phoebe out of the Funko Pop Movies series. Height: approx. 10 cm. Highly collectible!

Limited edition, detailed vinyl toy of Ghostbusters Grooberson out of the Funko Pop Movies series. Height: approx. 10 cm. Highly collectible!

Gotham City™ comes alive as some of its most interesting characters step out from the shadows. Bring home Pop! Poison Ivy™ from the Harley Quinn™ animated series. She just might blossom in your DC collection. Capture all your favourite Pop! Movies and TV moments. Collect all the characters and recreate memorable scenes. Vinyl figure is approximately 10 cm tall.

The Goddess of Pop, Cher, is ready to take the stage in your music collection! Jam out with this glittering Diamond Collection Pop! Cher in her “Living Proof: The Farewell Tour” outfit and add some flare to your Pop! Rocks set. Who will this iconic performer collaborate with in your collection? Vinyl figure is approximately 10 cm tall.

Limited edition, detailed vinyl toy of Fisher-Price's View-Master out of the Funko Pop Retro Toy series. Height: approx. 10 cm. Highly collectible!

E.T.’s glowing heart has captivated the hearts of fans since the release of Stephen Spielberg’s 1982 classic movie. When E.T. befriends Elliott, he unveils extraordinary powers to seal the bonds of friendship, including the ability to heal. Commemorate the movie's 40th Anniversary with Pop! E.T. in Flannel. Vinyl figure is approximately 3.75 inches tall.

Lenny Kravitz's music has spanned many genres and won multiple awards, and now your music collection can represent this influential artist with Pop! Lenny Kravitz. Who will this artist collaborate with in your music collection? Vinyl figure is approximately 4.25-inches tall.

Pop! Joey of the American boy band, New Kids on the Block, is here to take the stage and liven up your music collection! Reunite Pop! Joey with the band in your Pop! Rocks collection. Vinyl figure is approximately 11.1 cm tall.

Geechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba are Camp Lo. These two emcees from the Bronx, NY entered the American hip hop scene with an insider slang that bewildered listeners as they radiated the look of a bygone era of black culture. In 1996, they collaborated with producer Ski and a host of other contributors to create Uptown Saturday Night, featuring the seminal single “Luchini (a.k.a. This is It).” While other 1990s rappers referred to 1970s Blaxploitation culture, Camp Lo were self-described “time travelers” who weaved the slang and style of a soulful past into state-of-the-art lyrical flows.

Uptown Saturday Night is a tapestry of 1970s black popular culture and 1990s New York City hip hop. This volume will detail how the album's fantastic world of “Coolie High” reflected classic films like Cooley High and the Sidney Poitier film from which the album's title is derived, and promoted vintage slang and fashion. The book features new interviews with Camp Lo, producer Ski, Trugoy the Dove from De La Soul, Ish from Digable Planets, and others, and offers musical and cultural analyses that detail the development of the album and its essential contributions to a post-soul aesthetic.

Why is it that thousands of clubbing tourists land at Berlin Schönefeld airport every weekend? Why have clubs like Berghain become the stuff of legend the world over? Why have some of the best-known producers and techno DJs like Richie Hawtin and DJ Hell moved with their labels to this city? These are the kind of questions explored in Lost and Sound by Tobias Rapp, a German music journalist who has been living, working and partying in Berlin since the beginning of the nineties. He has spoken with DJs, clubbers, label bosses, hostel managers and urban planners; he has looked and listened carefully; and most important of all, he has been part of the dance floor himself. Every day of the week – from Wednesday night (in Watergate) right through to Wednesday night (back in Watergate).

Lost and Sound is not one of those books that try to grasp techno from a desk-bound position. Rapp zooms in to relate intimate moments in front of the DJ booth and at the bar, and then cuts to historical tangents and theoretical reflections. Detailed research is interspersed with accounts from a first-person perspective. An excellent portrait of Ricardo Villalobos, the biggest star of the Berlin minimal techno and after-party scene, stands alongside a precise sociological portrayal of the queue for Berghain. Through this interplay of music, architecture, infrastructure and drug-induced explorations of personal limits, Rapp is able to capture what makes Berlin such a unique place for electronic music and how this music is experienced.

Following its publication in Germany in February 2009, Lost and Sound made an impact not
seen from a book about popular music for a long time. This was undoubtedly due in part to the
term coined for its subtitle: the ‘Easyjet set’ is a new group of music fans who – thanks to the
deregulation of the European air travel market – now regard the aeroplane as a taxi service for
parties, effectively making Barcelona, London and Paris suburbs of Berlin.

Recent winners of Royal Photographic Society Award for Photographic Publishing. All books 36 pages, printed in England, staple bound, 14cm x 20cm. There was a time before the boutiques, imaginative eateries and overpriced property developments. This was its last gasp.

Create a landslide sensation in your Pop! Rocks collection with Pop! Liam Gallagher from Oasis. Line up all your favorite Pop! Rocks stars and have a blast creating your own concert at home. Vinyl figure is approximately 3.97-inches tall.

Prepare for a Funko-delic performance! Pop! George “Uncle Jam” Clinton of funk rock band Parliament Funkadelic is ready to take the stage in your music collection. Who will this legendary musician collaborate with next in your Pop! Rocks collection? Vinyl figure is approximately 11.3 cm tall.

Set your clock. It’s time! Time to show your love for Pop! Flavor Flav. He’s hitting the stage now in classic Flavor Flav style. Have fun recreating your favourite concert moments featuring this award-winning rapper and founding member of Public Enemy. Expand your Pop! Rocks set with a noteworthy addition today. Vinyl figure is approximately 10 cm tall.

Score a slam dunk for your National Basketball Association collection with Pop! Dirk Nowizki. Recruit this basketball legend to your basketball collection with this Pop! Dirk Nowizki in his 2019 All Star uniform. Vinyl figure is approximately 9.7 cm tall.

Pulse, rock, and sway to the driving beats and powerful lyrics of the U2 band with Pop! Bono. Grab front-row seats and create your own concert featuring Pop! Bono in action. Lead vocalist and lyricist, Bono, in Pop! form, is ready to jam with the rest of the members of your U2 Pop! Rocks set. Collect them all! Vinyl figure is approximately 10 cm tall.

Celebrate 80 years of Marvel with this Pop! of first appearance Spider-Man. He's leaping at the opportunity to join your Marvel Comics collection. Collectible stands 3.75-inches tall.

Jeden Tag Vinyl, das ganze Jahr! Okay, die meisten von euch werden das wohl eh so halten, eure Plattenspieler setzen sicher keinen Staub an. Trotzdem wird euch der MINT-Vinyl-Kalender gut unterhalten und inspirieren – versprochen. Denn jeden Tag erwartet euch ein spannendes neues Kalenderblatt: von Plattencover-Kunst bis zu Jubiläen herausragender Alben, von Künstlerporträts über Pflege- und Technik-Tipps bis zu den besten Plattenläden Deutschlands. 365 Beiträge, die die MINT-Redaktion für euch zusammengestellt hat. Zum Aufstellen – am besten natürlich in direkte Nähe eures Plattenspielers.

Legendary rapper, DMX, is ready to take the stage in your music collection! Jam out with Pop! DMX and add this camo variant to your Pop! Rocks collection. Vinyl figure is approximately 10 cm tall.

Mariah Carey is here to take the stage and liven up your music collection! Jam out and dance along with this Pop! Mariah Carey in her stunning gold dress. Vinyl figure is approximately 10 cm tall.

Turn up the volume in your music collection with Pop! Nick Rhodes, keyboardist of English rock band Duran Duran, in his “The Wild Boys” ensemble. Who will this performer collaborate with next in your Pop! Rocks collection? Vinyl figure is approximately 10.9 cm tall.

Spanish singer and songwriter, Rosalía, is ready to take the stage in your music collection! Jam out with Pop! Rosalía in your Funko Pop! Rocks set. Who will this iconic performer collaborate with in your collection? Vinyl figure is approximately 10.5 cm tall.

Pop! Joan Jett is about to drop a "bomb" on your music collection with her greatest hits and iconic look! Commemorate the classic rock legend as a Pop! in your music lineup today! Vinyl figure is approximately 4.5-inches tall.

The King of Pop is ready to take the stage in your music collection! Rock on with legendary, American singer-songwriter, Pop! Michael Jackson, as he stuns the crowd with the gravity-defying lean from his hit performance of “Smooth Criminal.” Who will this iconic performer collaborate with in your Pop! Rocks collection? Vinyl figure is approximately 10.5 cm tall.

Homoerotic poetry and art appear throughout the world’s civilizations for millennia. The Archeology of Eros, the first published collection of poems from cult music figure Jorge Socarras, taps into that continuum together with the collaboration of acclaimed artist Mel Odom. Each body of work representing a lifetime reflecting on and celebrating homoerotic desire and romantic sensibility, Socarras’ intimate love poems and Odom’s evocative drawings are beautifully juxtaposed in this elegantly designed book. Straddling the sensual and the archetypal, the contemporary and the classical, poetry and art join forces in exploring the mystery and wonder of Eros, affirming that same-sex desire has lived before even as it flourishes now. Jorge Socarras is known for his 1970s collaboration with pioneering synthesizer musician Patrick Cowley as the duo Catholic, as singer-frontman of the 1980s avant-rock group Indoor Life, and as half of the ongoing musical duo Fanatico. He was also cofounder of the Silence=Death Collective, the Aids activist group that in 1987 created the eponymous poster design and slogan. Mel Odom’s award-winning art has graced numerous book covers and magazines since the 1970s, has been the subject of two books, and has been exhibited in galleries and art institutions, including in collaboration with gay literary icon Edmund White. The Archeology of Eros is the first creative collaboration between longtime friends Socarras and Odom. A portion of sales proceeds will go to the Visual Aids organization.

As one of the icons of the era, it’s hard to think of anything more punk rock than a Sid Vicious action figure! This 3.75” scale, articulated Sex Pistols ReAction Figure of Sid Vicious is inspired by the cover art of the album “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols” and includes bass guitar accessory. Take a break from the dance floor to get this Sex Pistols ReAction Figure of Sid Vicious and put some bollocks in your collection!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Bass guitar
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Dangerous is Michael Jackson's coming of age album. Granted, that's a bold claim to make given that many think his best work lay behind him by the time this record was made. It offers Jackson on a threshold, at long last embracing adulthood-politically questioning, sexually charged-yet unable to convince a skeptical public who had, by this time, been wholly indoctrinated by a vicious media. Even though the record sold well, few understood or were willing to accept the depth and breadth of Jackson's vision; and then before it could be fully grasped, it was eclipsed by a shifting pop music landscape and personal scandal-the latter perhaps linked to his assertive new politics. This book tries to cut through the din of dominant narratives about Jackson, taking up the mature, nuanced artistic statement he offered on Dangerous in all its complexity. It is read here as a concept album, one that offers a compelling narrative arc of postmodern angst, love, lust, seduction, betrayal, damnation, and above all else racial politics, in ways heretofore unseen in his music. This record offered a Michael Jackson that was mystifying for a world that had accepted him as a child and as childlike and, hence, as safe; this Michael Jackson was, indeed, dangerous.

Daft Punk’s Discovery is a record that looked into the future and liked what it saw; an album that predicted the electronic music explosion, YouTube and the end of privacy, while dragging soft rock back into vogue. Discovery was not only one of the best albums of the 2000s, it was one of the most prophetic, the kind of record that makes you wonder: how did they know?

You can draw lines from Discovery to Glass Swords, Kanye West, EDM, Autotune, iTunes, Beyoncé, Guilty Pleasures, social media and more. Discovery's footprints can be found all over the modern world but it also looked back to Daft Punk’s childhood, to Van Halen records, Japanese cartoons and even Johann Sebas-tian Bach.

Discovery was a record that confounded many fans when it was released in 2001, thanks to its blatant pop hooks and unlikely sonic bricolage. It was a record that was - and still is - widely misunderstood; Discov-ery’s impact has only become clear with the passing of time, as Daft Punk have been proved right time and time again.

This book is a homage to a fascinating, troubled beast of an album that casts a huge shadow over the 21st Century, as Discovery reaches its 20th anniversary.

As immediately believable as they were cartoonish, as much an inner city cipher as a suburban boys gang, the foursome that made up the Pharcyde were the most relatable MCs to ever pass the mic. On their debut and magnum opus Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, they created a record almost overstuffed with possibility, the sound of four restless man-children fresh out of their teens, finding a perfect outlet in a form of music that was just as young and fertile.

And like the product of any adolescent, Bizarre Ride wears its contrarianism and contradictions on its sleeve. It's a party album about shyness and unrequited love. A swirl of jubilant L.A. psychedelia recorded in the midst of the Rodney King trial. A blast of black consciousness that still makes room to poke fun at Public Enemy and reference the Pixies. A dense, sophisticated sonic stew punctuated by yo mama jokes and prank calls. While hip-hop was already calcifying its tropes of steely machismo and aspirational fantasy, Bizarre Ride was a pure distillation of the average hip-hop listener's actual lifestyle-the joys and sorrows of four guys who were young, broke, sexually frustrated, and way too clever for their own good. A touchstone for Kanye West, Drake, Lil B and a whole generation of off-center MCs, Bizarre Ride sketched out a whole strata of emotions that other rappers hadn't yet dared to tackle, and to a certain extent, still haven't.

Best of Soundtrack Covers. Feinstes Vinyl-Artwork der legendärsten Filmmusik-Klassiker. Vinyl Schallplatten und Record Stores erleben aktuell ein Revival und damit rücken auch die kunstvoll gestalteten Cover der vergangenen Jahrzehnte wieder ins Bewusstsein und präsentieren uns auf eine inspirierende Art echte Musik- und Designgeschichte. Für diesen Abreißkalender haben wir 365 der legendärsten Soundtrack Plattencover aus den letzten Jahrzehnten ausgewählt. Ein absolutes must-have für alle Filmfans und Soundtrack-Liebhaber! Und das Beste: mit den abgedruckten Spotify Codes kann jedes Album überall und sofort probegehört werden.

Entitled the "the beer o'clock" issue, the latest issue of the SNEEZE Mag features captivating pics of T-Funk, photographed by Stephen McClintock and Edwin De La Rosa. There's also artworks and contributions by Keith Mayerson, Robert Bordo, Aneko, Leona Naomi Wong, Colleen Cole, Alina Lin, Beanie Boylston, Ava Brooke among others. Size: approx. 28 x 40.5 cm (folded) / 56 x 81 cm (unfolded); printed in Canada.

The complete DIY bible of street art is back in print by popular demand. A rich source of inspiration for anyone interested in do-it-yourself culture. The Street Art Cookbook is a guide to the materials and techniques used within today's most creative and progressive art movement. In hundreds of pictures and illustrations and a dozen of interviews with some of the world's most famous artists, the authors show how street art is made. From stencils and stickers to laser tagging and guerrilla gardening, Street Art Cookbook takes us on a trip around the world in the search of the tricks and trades of street artists. Posters, stickers, screen print, mosaic, sculptures. There is no limit to their imagination. Hundreds of books filled with pictures of street art have been published in the last few years, but this is the one that shows how the artists work. Learn from the best: Street Art Cookbook is filled with tips and examples of how to create your own stencil, sticker, poster or installation. These techniques can be used on all kinds of materials: textiles, glass, metal, concrete or wood and is suitable for everything from scrapbooking and designing clothes with motifs to home decoration and outdoor use. The Street Art Cookbook gives a unique insight into the alternative art world and it's a rich source of inspiration for anyone interested in DIY-culture. Mark Jenkins, Swoon, Gould, WK Interact, Caper, Victor Marx, C215, Poch, Ron English and Knitta Please, are some of the artists featured in this book.

The Suburbs is an incredibly sentimental and nostalgic album, which generally moved critics but was jarring to others. But it also made a heavy impact on fans and – to the surprise of many – won Album of the Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards. This immensely visceral album triggers a sincere celebration of not formative years spent in a cookie-cutter development, but of feeling self-important, immortal, and desperate to escape. It examines youth and amplifies an innate sense of longing and remembrance.
Eric Eidelstein's The Suburbs explores this weird, utopic recollection of youth by comparing the album to suburban scenes in film and television, such as Blue Velvet, Mad Men, The Americans, and Spike Jonze's Scenes from the Suburbs. Through the close examination of film and televised depictions of the suburbs, both past and present, Eidelstein delves into the societal factors and artistic depictions that make the suburbs such a fascinating cultural construct, and uncovers why the album creates such a relatable and universal sense of reminiscence.

As part of Ol’ Burger’s 74: Out of Time collection, these custom playing cards serve as the perfect accessory for vibin’ out to the album. Whether you’re chillin’ at home with friends or travelling to your next destination, a deck of cards is always a great way to connect with friends and new acquaintances. These Poker size cards include two jokers and come equipped with a fully designed tuckbox, with an illustration of our leading man featured on the aces. All artwork illustrated by Håvard Gjelseth, layout by Frank ‘DJ Concept’ DeMaria.

With his deep, booming voice, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels never needed lyrical trickery to stand out as a force to be reckoned with in the hip hop world. This 3.75” articulated RUN DMC ReAction figure of Darryl “DMC” McDaniels reminds us of his imposing physical and lyrical presence in one of the most iconic hip hop groups of all-time. There aren’t too many artists who it can be said truly changed the game, but RUN DMC broke the mold and stomped on the pieces. The RUN DMC ReAction figure of Darryl "DMC" McDaniels is a must-have for any collector or fan of these hip hop icons.

• Commemorate hip hop pioneers RUN DMC with ReAction figures by Super7!
• 3.75” articulated figure of Darryl “DMC” McDaniel
• Packaged on carded back with iconic logo

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

The birthplace of graffiti, New York City, has evolved into a global center for street art. Its public surfaces host a range of media from handmade stickers and wheatpastes to huge installations and murals. Artists from across the globe routinely travel to New York City to grace its walls as they refashion the city into one huge never-ending unofficial street art festival. Among these are such contemporary urban legends as Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Okuda, MaClaim, Faith Xlvii, Stik, Nick Walker, JR and Swoon. Street Art NYC showcases both sanctioned and unsanctioned works captured in the course of a transformative decade that saw the emergence of over a dozen distinctly engaging projects. The hugely popular Bushwick Collective, L.I.S.A Project NYC and Welling Court Mural Project are highlighted with introductory essays. Local community-based projects and festivals, as well as those responding to specific environmental and social issues, are also represented. Banksy’s one month 2013 residency, “Better Out than In” is documented with words and images. And homage is paid to the legendary 5 Pointz graffiti and street art mecca. Street Art NYC is is a beautifully designed hardcover book. The full color photographs by Lord K2 captures the art in the city, printed on thick coated paper, and Lois Stavsky’s text provides the context. This is the only book to spotlight the transformational decade that marked the shift from largely unsanctioned to widely curated street art throughout New York City’s five boroughs. This book is a collaboration between Lord K2, an award-winning photographer and curator of the online Museum of Urban Art and Lois Stavsky, a noted street art documentarian and editor of the popular blog, Street Art NYC.

This book collects the best artwork from the first five years of “Bad Dads,” an annual exhibition of art inspired by the films of Wes Anderson. Curated by Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco, “Bad Dads” has continued to grow and progress and has featured work from more than four hundred artists. From paintings to sculptures to limited-edition screen prints, the artworks vary greatly in style, but share the imagery and beloved characters from the mind of one of Hollywood’s most noteworthy and imaginative filmmakers. The book features an original cover by graphic artist Max Dalton, a foreword by writer and director Wes Anderson himself, and an introduction by TV and movie critic Matt Zoller Seitz, author of the bestselling Wes Anderson Collection books.

There are two eras in a person's life: the time before they've experienced the music of JIMI HENDRIX™ and everything that comes after they've heard his groundbreaking guitar solos! Inspired by the cover art for THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE™ debut studio album Are You Experienced™, this 3.75" scale articulated JIMI HENDRIX™ ReAction Figure features an outfit as memorable and flamboyant as his iconic musical style and comes with an electric guitar accessory. Your collection is ready for the Are You Experienced™ ReAction Figure of JIMI HENDRIX™ so snap out of your Purple Haze and order yours today!

• Inspired by the cover art from THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE™ debut studio album
Are You Experienced™
• Includes electric guitar accessory
• 3.75" action figure with five points of articulation
• Collect the entire lineup of musical legend ReAction Figures by Super7!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Electric guitar
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

There’s no mistaking the snarling frontman and lyricist for the Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, for anyone else! This 3.75” scale, articulated Sex Pistols ReAction Figure of Johnny Rotten is inspired by the cover art of the album “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols” and includes mic stand accessory. Take a break from the dance floor to get this Sex Pistols ReAction Figure of Johnny Rotten and put some bollocks in your collection!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Microphone stand
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn’t We Almost Have It All is author Gerrick Kennedy’s exploration of the duality of Whitney’s life.

The 3.75” scale Bertha ReAction figure is inspired by the cover of the Grateful Dead live album that would become known as “Skull & Roses.” This debut figure commemorates the 50th Anniversary of that landmark album’s release. The skeleton with a crown of roses, affectionately named Bertha, is a classic piece of Grateful Dead imagery. So pick up the iconic Grateful Dead Bertha ReAction figure… or don’t you come around here any more.

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

This is the third issue of the new We Jazz Magazine, 128 pages 174 x 250 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers. All articles presented IN English. Stories include Joe Henderson by Daniel Spicer, International Anthem by Tina Edwards, Tokyo Jazz Joints by Philip Arneill, Ben Lamar Gay by Stewart Smith, Smooth Jazz by Francis Gooding, ESP-Disk by Matti Nives, Scottish Folk & Jazz by Gareth Allen, The Lisbon Scene by Rui Miguel Abreu, plus many more.

"The first decades of the 21st century saw dramatic changes in the music industry as new technology transformed creation, communication, and consumption. Amid this turmoil one change occurred relatively quietly, almost naturally: so-called bedroom producers, music makers raised on hip-hop and electronic music, went from anonymous, often unseen creators to artists in their own right.

In Bedroom Beats & B-sides: Instrumental Hip Hop & Electronic Music at the Turn of the Century, Laurent Fintoni details the rise of a new generation of bedroom producers at the turn of the century through the stories of various instrumental hip-hop and electronic music scenes. From trip-hop, jungle, illbient, and IDM in the 1990s to just “beats” in the late 2000s, the book explores how these scenes acted as incubators for new ideas about composition and performance that are now taken for granted.

Combining social, cultural, and musical history with extensive research, the book tells the B-side stories of hip-hop and electronic music from the 1990s to the 2010s and explores the evolution of a modern beat culture from local scenes to a global community via the diverse groups of fringe idealists who made it happen and the external forces that shaped their efforts.

Includes quotes and stories drawn from more than 100 interviews with producers, DJs, label owners, and more including James Lavelle, Charlie Dark, Luke Vibert, Mark Pritchard, Flying Lotus, Georgia Anne Muldrow, El-P, Hudson Mohawke, Kode9, Prefuse 73, Anti Pop Consortium, Dabrye, Waajeed, Tekilatex, Ghislain Poirier, Kutmah, LuckyMe, Benji B, The Bug, and many more.

Bedroom Beats & B-sides is the first comprehensive history of the instrumental hip-hop and electronic scenes and a truly global look at a thirty-year period of modern music culture based on a decade of research and travel across Europe, North America, and Japan.

Laurent Fintoni says: “This book is a deeply personal project that has consumed me for over 20 years. I hope it can do some justice to the vibrancy and importance of the culture it seeks to celebrate and its people. I am grateful to Velocity Press for taking a chance on me as a first-time author and giving me space and support to tell the first, but hopefully not the last, version of this story.”

Quotes

“Laurent Fintoni has created an epic tome of information. It’s one of the best examples of connecting the dots between many facets of electronic music. He writes similar to a DJ seamlessly transitioning from one point to the other, with visual vigour. Not since Kwodo Eshun’s More Brilliant Than The Sun, has someone delved this deep between the beats.”

King Britt

“As hip-hop has erupted over four decades to become the dominant genre of the 2020s, this work casts essential analysis on an influential set of producers who rose from obscurity to influence pop culture. It’s a story of changes in music technology and musical education, but crucially of how a small set of outsiders sought to hack, adapt, and break their technology in pursuit of making something expressive and new. In appropriation of tech and genre, the beat scene is a worthy analogue to consider a culture facing the failures of postmodernism, and the opportunities of a new age in media.”

Dominic Flannigan (LuckyMe)

“Finally a deep dive into one of the more interesting new musical trajectories of the modern era.”

Sam Valenti IV (Ghostly)

“The music industry was caught looking the other way, head in the sand, handing out golden parachutes. In the used bins we would marvel at their trash, what they couldn’t sink their teeth into, upcycling it in our way.”

Daedelus (Brainfeeder)

Writer Ted Fox and artist James Otis Smith bring to life Harlem’s legendary theater in this graphic novel adaptation of Fox’s definitive, critically acclaimed history of the Apollo.

Since its inception as an African-American theater in 1934, the Apollo, and the thousands of entertainers who performed there, have led the way in the presentation of swing, bebop, rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel, soul, funk and hip-hop—along with the latest in dance and comedy. The Apollo has nurtured and featured thousands of artists, many of whom have become legends. The beauty they have given the world—their art—transcends the hatred, ignorance, and intolerance that often made their lives difficult. Today, the Apollo enjoys an almost mythical status. With its breathtaking art, this graphic novel adaptation of Showtime at the Apollo brings to life the theater’s legendary significance in music history, African American history, and to the culture of New York City.

Written by Spiral Tribe’s co-founder and visual artist, Mark Angelo Harrison, A Darker Electricity charts the infamous sound system’s nomadic journey and the rapid escalation of their popularity – and notoriety.

From small squat-scene parties in early 90s London to enormous warehouse raves and free festivals. The undercover police operation against them. The record deal with Youth. The creation of their community recording studio. The government stitch-up and their prosecution. The escape to Europe and the start of the teknival scene.

A meditation on faith, art, music, grief and much more - from cultural icon and bestselling author Nick Cave Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave's inner life. Created from over forty hours of intimate conversations with Sean O'Hagan, it is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave's own words, of what really drives his life and creativity. The book examines questions of faith, art, music, freedom, grief and love. It draws candidly on Cave's life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic and his dramatic transformation in recent years. From a place of considered reflection, Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true creative visionary.

“He’s going to… WIPE OUT!” Snoopy rides the waves in the Peanuts strip originally published August 10, 1965 (which also happens to be our favorite Beagle’s birthday!). Sadly, Snoopy’s brave attempt at surfing teaches him that he may be better suited to dry land. This 3.75” Surfer Snoopy ReAction figure comes with his very own surfboard and is packaged on a cardback featuring Charles Schulz’s art from the vintage comic strip. Add the whole wave of Snoopy ReAction figures to your Peanuts collection!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Surfboard
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Super7’s latest Notorious B.I.G. ReAction Figure pays tribute to the hip-hop legend’s classic sense of style. This 3.75” scale articulated Biggie ReAction Figure features the legendary MC dressed in his iconic white suit and hat along with a gold-handled cane accessory. He may be gone, but his music and style will live on forever- and what better way to pay tribute to Big Poppa than by adding this Notorious B.I.G. ReAction Figure to your lineup of hip-hop heroes?

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Gold-handled Cane
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

This Pop! Album celebrates Tupac Shakur's 2Pacalypse Now. Never forget where it started, or the journey that unfolded along the way, by collecting this special Pop! Album of 2Pacalypse Now. Featuring a Pop! Tupac figure and the album cover art packaged together in a protective case, this Pop! Album can be hung on a wall or placed on a shelf with your music collection.

Vinyl figure is approximately 4-inches tall. Approximate dimensions of protective case: 8.75”W x 9.25”H x 3.25”D.

… And out come the wolves! The collaboration between Super7 and punk rock greats Rancid continues with the Skeletim - Wolf Head 3.75” ReAction Figure! This latest figure comes howling in with not one, but two guitar accessories to represent the axes used by Tim and Lars.

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Dimensions (in): 3.75"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

"The Secret DJ returns with the follow-up to their acclaimed debut book. Less a sequel and more a panoramic wide-angle painting of the biggest youth movement in human history, The Secret DJ: Book Two charts the rise of dance music over the last 30 years and its connection to western capitalism and culture.

While never claiming to be instrumental, The Secret DJ was around for every stage of the journey and is a continually wry observer of this unstoppable growth. The Secret DJ’s signature humour and wit are ever-present in this ascent, charting personal ups and downs as well as the buying and selling of the acid house revolution.

Covering topics as wide as drugs, music production, anthropology, the gentrification of the scene, technology, travel, fame, devaluation, inflation, relationships, technique, festivals, rejection, social media, situationism and hypernormalisation; almost no aspect of the last four decades go unmentioned in terms of what we know today as Electronic Dance Music.

“No one in publishing would have the balls to touch this book with a bargepole,” says the Secret DJ. “It takes courage to speak up. There’s not much in the way of reward for telling it like it is, not any more. If you expose an industry, that industry hates you for life with the intensity of the sun. I have nothing but admiration for Velocity Press, they’ve taken a big risk working with me. I appreciate it greatly. It’s good to know there are still people out there willing to stand up.”

“I loved The Secret DJ – some all-too-familiar characters mixed with the highs and lows of what this industry can throw at you. Excited and intrigued to read the second instalment… how much more extreme can it get?!” – Denney

“I never read books about electronic music, why would I? But I guess The Secret DJ is more an anarchist handbook for shattered dreamers than a manual on how to make it big on the scene. Can’t wait for his new adventures.” – Ivan Smagghe

“We all have war stories, us jobbing night-lifers. From having sets ended by soldiers with automatic weapons in Juarez to coming-round in Glasgow city centre suddenly best pals with a gangster who’s most affectionate nickname was ‘Wolf’. I’ve bagged a couple over the years. And yours are undoubtedly more vivid, funnier or more ludicrous than mine. The Secret DJ’s are better still.” – Ewan Pearson

“I loved book one, waiting to live the DJ life vicariously again thru book two!” – Arthur Baker

“The Secret DJ’s first book managed to do something very different to the existing dance music memoirs (and I should know as I have read them all). It functioned not only as a hilarious jaunt through the insanity of the glory years of dance music – i.e. when there was still money in music – but as a harrowing portrayal of the emotionally, physically and mentally taxing straits an international DJ will find themselves in. Anyone with even a passing curiosity about ‘the industry’ should read it and await its follow up, especially if they have any frankly dangerous notions of joining up professionally, which I cannot in all good conscience recommend.” – Manu Ekanayake (music and culture journalist)

“It’s rare for a writer to capture the excitement and absurdity of dance music culture at the same time, but the Secret DJ did that to great effect in the first book. This latest chapter in the story promises to be every bit as exhilarating, providing an important critical voice at a time when ‘the society of the spectacle’ threatens to suck the life out of those clinging to the acid house dream.” – Justin Robertson

“The first book is a raw, effective and bizarrely emotional tale of ‘the life’. Superbly true and direct. I can hardly wait to hear the tale of the music movement being told by The Secret DJ in Book Two!” – Miguel Campbell

“The Secret DJ returns to once again pull back the curtain on the world of dance music and the sometimes harsh, but always hilarious, realities of what lurks behind it. Get ready for a second descent into the far(cical) side.” – Neville Watson

“Really enjoyed the first book, both hilarious debauchery and insightful commentary on a world usually kept behind the curtain. I’m looking forward to the next instalment, hoping for a lot more righteous anger within.” – Posthuman

“Every participant in the music industry will wince at the thought of falling under the glance of the Secret DJ’s withering pen, but still find themselves avidly leafing through his pages for the merest mention.” – Carl Puttnam (Cud)"

Having failed at rapping, what’s next for an endlessly passionate rap nerd? In this sequel to the acclaimed memoir Wiggaz With Attitude, it turns out what’s next is a sometimes controversial career in rap journalism. Write Lines: Adventures in Rap Journalism tells the tale of hip-hop writing from the inside.

From death threats to interviewing Lauryn Hill while she’s in the shower. From calling Jay-Z a c*** to his face, to letting a notorious rapper sleep in his bath, it’s a hilarious, anecdote-studded tale that takes in hip-hop’s first ever magazine and lifts the lid on rivalries, squabbles and how music journalism really works.

Brutally honest, and endlessly opinionated, this story is also a love letter to hip-hop as it changed seismically through the decades. Write Lines charts those changes from the front line through encounters with many of the greats of rap: Chuck D, Missy Elliott, RZA, Eminem, Jazzy Jeff and Gang Starr among them. This is an unfiltered tale of hip-hop that is both heartfelt and scabrously funny.

“With its relatable take on growing up in the 80s, Andrew Emery’s Wiggaz With Attitude marked his card as a vivid memoirist. He might have failed as a wannabe rapper, but the music he loved gained multitudes from his work for Hip-Hop Connection. A pivotal force in the magazine’s 90s/00s heyday, never short of a telling opinion or four, Andrew set a high bar for its other writers to reach. Write Lines is a transportive account of his many travails in that murky world. Packed with eye-watering encounters and witty asides, his compulsive, self-deprecating and brutally honest reflections will resonate widely and change perspectives on rap journalism forever.” - Andy Cowan, HHC Editor & Publisher, author of B-Side: A Flipsided History of Pop.

Buy me some Peanuts ReAction figures and Crackerjacks! America’s Pastime was a favorite subject throughout the entire 50 year run of Peanuts strips. The strip from May 11, 1960 shows Snoopy literally running circles around everyone’s favorite worst little league manager, and is featured on the back of Baseball Snoopy’s cardback. This 3.75” Baseball Snoopy ReAction figure is perhaps the most iconic of the Snoopy figures in this series. Add the whole wave of Snoopy ReAction figures to your Peanuts collection!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Graham Sharpe's life has been played out to a background of personally significant vinyl-related events, and his own large and ever-growing collection of LPs not only reflects his musical addiction, but also represents an intensely direct link to many of his key experiences. In this unique book he considers all the elements of record collecting which he loves - and one or two he doesn't - as he continues his long-term project to visit every surviving second hand record shop in his own and other countries, and reports on the many characters he has encountered, and the adventures he has accrued along the way.

Embark on a futuristic journey of rock and roll with the Pop! Album Flash Gordon. Pop! Freddie Mercury stands in front of the album cover art from Queen’s studio album Flash Gordon, soundtrack to the 1980 film of the same name. This unique collectible comes in a prepackaged case that can be hung on the wall or displayed in your music collection.

The Pop! inside is secured to the case to keep your display looking pristine. Who will this artist collaborate with in your collection?

Vinyl figure is approximately 4-inches tall.

Approximate dimensions of the protective case: 8.75”W x 8.75”H x 3.5”D

If there is one image that captures Punk Rock, it’s the Circle Jerks’ main dude Skank Man! The latest 3.75” articulated Circle Jerks ReAction figure of Skank Man was inspired by those xeroxed show flyers stapled to light poles back in The Day, with his Punk Rock attitude ready to go wild in the streets. Now you can bring the mosh pit to your collection!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

The King Of Covers' is the concluding part of the month long Lemi Ghariokwu exhibition that ran at the Rush Hour store 1-28 november 2023. The thirty sleeves that were at display are now nicely bundled into this full colour 70 page booklet. Each sleeve comes with a story by Saffa Khalil, who analysed the covers, listened to the music and talked to Lemi. Saffa mentions: "As you flip through each page, listen to the album(s) and fully immerse yourselves in the history(ies) and stories narrated visually and sonically. I hope you uncover more about Afrobeat's influence and the richness that African musical history offers us. "

The booklet is preceded by an essay from 2013, first published in Granta entitled 'A Dynasty Of Album Cover Art' which talks about Lemi's friendship with Fela Kuti, the social and political situation of Nigeria at the time the cover art was created and off course.. giving a closer look to some of the landmark covers from the Fela catalogue that come from Lemi's hand.

Book design is by Atelier Estiva. Graphic design by Mauricio Kuhlmann.

70 pages, 20x20 CM - edition of 250

Isbn: 9789090380254

Let your heart take flight with Pop! Balloon Girl in this Brandalised tribute to one of Banksy’s most recognizable pieces. This monochromatic black Pop! mimics the shadowy silhouette of the original spray paint street art and is sure to bring a touch of free-spirited beauty to your Pop! Art Cover collection. Vinyl figure is approximately 16.5 cm. Approximate dimensions of protective case: W 20.7 cm x H 19.7 cm x D 8.3 cm

Outspoken and rebellious, Johnny Rotten was the screaming face of the Sex Pistols! This 3.75” articulated Sex Pistols ReAction Figure of Johnny Rotten features a torn shirt and black pants, as well as a microphone accessory.

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Microphone stand
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Super7 is excited to bring hip-hop to its world of ReAction Figures with the release of Ol’ Dirty Bastard, an American music icon and founding member of the legendary rap group the Wu-Tang Clan.

Based on the iconic American rapper, the O.D.B. ReAction Figure stands 3 3/4" tall and includes five points of articulation. He comes packaged on a unique retro style backing card.
This 3.75" articulated figure of O.D.B. comes on a cardback featuring art based on the cover of his platinum-selling debut solo album, Return to the 36 Chambers.
The famous singer comes complete with his microphone and the best hair in action figures.

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

The punk rock collab of Super7 x Descendents continues with the glow-in-the-dark Milo - Hypercaffium Spazzinate ReAction Figure inspired by the 2016 album! Comes with beaker and microphone accessories.

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Microphone, Beaker
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Join the author as he journeys back to those mutant rockin’, venue wreckin’, snakebite sodden days of the Psychobilly/neo-Rockabilly scene of the 80’s. His fanzine ‘The Crazed’ was right there, reporting on the scene as it grew and writing about bands such as The Meteors, GuanaBatz, Demented Are Go, King Kurt, Long Tall Texans and Restless.

Travel back through those articles and interviews and revisit the experience. Enjoy noisy nights at The Klub Foot, mecca of all things Psychobilly, where many of these interviews were conducted after sweaty gigs. Read the bands own words, full of enthusiasm, excitement and optimism about what the future might hold, and discover what it was like to produce and edit a fanzine back then.

The scene meant so much to so many and ‘The Crazed’ was there to document it. This book recaptures how it felt at the time. After lying dormant for over 30 years ‘The Crazed’ has now been resurrected.

Foreword by Craig ‘Bracko’ Brackenridge of Vintage Rock magazine. Klub Foot cover art by Paskal Millet.

The dozens of artists and craftspeople featured in this volume create miniature representations of real-world scenes—everything from housewares, such as a thumb-sized rice cooker, to storefronts and cliffside dwellings suspended in test tubes, all the way up to entire multi-story buildings, with every detail preserved inside and out. Each of these exquisite works tells an intriguing story, encapsulating history, culture and memory, and elevating everyday items—the signage on the side of a garbage can, a rusted downspout—to objects worthy of artistic representation, prompting us through this striking shift of scale to perceive the world in whole new ways.

Among the featured artists, Tatsuya Tanaka brings Japanese iconography into his master work “Miniature Calendar,” while Joshua Smith, from Australia, keeps streets and addresses and memory alive by re-creating them in miniature, freezing them in time, complete with weeds and water stains. This book not only digs into the stories behind the works, but provides guidance for those who are ready to try their own hand at mini crafts. Three masters share their inspirations and techniques by revealing a detailed process of a single masterpiece.

The pearls of the Gulf have stoked the imagination and desire of people around the world for centuries their magnificence matched only by the courage of the divers who found them. This project aims to honor the memory of these valiant free-divers, their culture and their music by the means of a transmedia object including: A 240 pages art book (Arabic – English) featuring the contributions from artist, writers and experts in this tremendously rich theme such as Monira al Qadiri, Toufik Kerbage and Talal Mattar.

Bestselling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove offers a thrilling, music-driven ride through the last fifty years of American history​.

In Music Is History, bestselling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and his deep curiosity about history to examine America over the past fifty years. Choosing one essential track from each year, Questlove unpacks each song’s significance, revealing the pivotal role that American music plays around issues of race, gender, politics, and identity.

Music Is History focuses on the years 1971 to the present, not only the country’s most complex and rewarding half-century when it comes to the ways that pop culture and culturally diverse history intersect and interact, but also the years that overlap with Questlove’s own life. Music Is History moves fluidly from the personal to the political, examining events closely and critically, to unpeel and uncover previously unseen dimensions, and encouraging readers to do the same. Whether he is exploring how Black identity reshaped itself during the blaxploitation era, analyzing the assembly-line nature of disco and its hostility to Black genius, or remembering his own youth as a pop fan and what it taught him about America, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapestry.

Complete with playlists organized around personal, playful themes that touch on everything from the relationship of hip-hop to music’s past to the secret ingredient in all funk songs, Music Is History is filled with and informed by Questlove’s preferences, perspectives, and particularities. It feels like both a popular history of contemporary America and a conversation with one of music's most influential and unique voices.

R&B artist, Usher, is here to take the stage and liven up your music collection! Jam out with this Pop! Albums Cover of his album, 8701, featuring Pop! Usher. Pop! figure is adhered to the base and backdrop to ensure display integrity. Approximate dimensions of protective case: W 22.2 cm x H 22.2 cm x D 9.5 cm

Wisdom and musings on creativity and life from one of the world’s most beloved musicians, producers, and mentors, Quincy Jones12 Notes is a self-development guide that will affirm that creativity is a calling that can and should be answered, no matter your age or experience. Drawing from his own life, and those of his many creative collaborators past and present, Quincy Jones presents readers with lessons that are hardworking and accessible, yet speak to the passion of self-expression.