King Mod provides a unique insight into the man who turned The Who into mods. For the first time the book contains the full 1975 interview with Meaden. What makes the interview so great is not just what he said, but the way he said it. According to author Steve Turner he was like a saxophone player blowing words into the ether. High on medication of some kind he followed word associations to the bitter end and in doing so unlocked fresh parts of his imagination. Click here for more details and to order

Martin Strong, has been working on the successor to The Great Rock Discography for more than ten years and we're very excited to announce that the first instalment of the the ultimate music companion – a mere 1072 pages covering from the 1920 to 1976 – is being launched on March 28 and pre-orders will save £25! Click here for more details and to order.

To celebrate the launch of The Fly in the Milk: David Bowie and Cracked Actor Red Planet Books in conjunction with the Walthamstow Rock 'n'Roll Book Club are presenting authors Mark Wardel and Susan Compo along with contributions from Alan Yentob, photographer David Stratford and others at an event in London on October 25 at 21 Soho. Click here for the Eventbrite booking page.