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Black Music

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The long-awaited reissue of the sequel to Amiri Baraka’s seminal work, BLUES PEOPLE, and latest selection in the AkashiClassics Renegade Reprint Series. This collection of essays by Amiri Baraka/LeRoi Jones includes a new introduction by the author and Q&A by Calvin Reid.

From a Basement in Seattle

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Pearl Jam’s longtime in-house designer, Brad Klausen, presents his first book of visually stunning poster art. With introductions by Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam.

Hard Art, DC 1979

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Pulitzer prize–winning photographer Lucian Perkins captures four electrifying punk shows in Washington, DC, in 1979, with narrative by Alec MacKaye and an essay by Henry Rollins.

Infinity Blues

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World-famous singer-songwriter Ryan Adams reveals his prodigious talents as a poetry and fiction writer.

The Perfume Burned His Eyes—Signed with Limited Edition Hardcover ZOPA WORDS

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This LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE for the paperback edition of Michael Imperioli’s novel The Perfume Burned His Eyes includes a signed book and the limited edition signed hardcover ZOPA WORDS, by Imperioli and his bandmates Elijah Amitin and Olmo Tighe of ZOPA.

THIS PAGE IS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE OF THE PERFUME BURNED HIS EYES. Click [HERE] for details on the regular edition of the book.

The Reservoir—Limited Edition Package with Exclusive Chapbook

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This LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE for New York Times best–selling author David Duchovny’s forthcoming novella The Reservoir includes a signed copy of The Reservoir and a copy of the exclusive chapbook Poems, Lyrics, Flip.

THIS PAGE IS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE OF THE RESERVOIR AND THE EXCLUSIVE CHAPBOOK POEMS, LYRICS, FLIP. Click here to order The Reservoir without the exclusive chapbook.

STEWdio: Limited Edition Preorder

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This page offers two LIMITED EDITION PREORDER options for STEWdio: The Naphic Grovel ARTrilogy of Chuck D—one of which includes a priceless, one-of-a-kind original portrait of YOU by CHUCK D. STEWdio is the debut release of Chuck D’s new Enemy Books Imprint.

—Option 1. Choose the default option in the drop-down menu below for a $75 signed edition of the Box Set (only 500 available)

—Option 2. Choose the second option in the drop-down menu below for a $200 signed edition PLUS an original portrait of YOU by Chuck D (100 available. All orders are nonreturnable.)

THIS PAGE IS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION OPTIONS of STEWdio. For the unsigned, regular edition of the box set, please click here

All preorders will ship on or before June 5, 2023

Unstrung—Limited Edition Package with Exclusive Lyric Chapbook

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Iconoclastic guitar player Marc Ribot offers up essays and stories in his darkly funny and subversive debut collection, Unstrung, combined in this LIMITED EDITION with an exclusive, 100-page lyric chapbook, Selected Lyrics.

THIS PAGE IS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE OF UNSTRUNG AND THE EXCLUSIVE LYRIC CHAPBOOK, SELECTED LYRICS.

Forthcoming Titles

STEWdio: The Naphic Grovel ARTrilogy of Chuck D

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Forthcoming: 6/6/23

Chuck D (Public Enemy, Prophets of Rage, etc.) brings his personal insights and social critiques to the page in fierce, passionate, and evocative visual art and prose

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before June 06, 2023.

Note: This page is for the regular, unsigned edition of STEWdio. To order one of the limited edition preorder options–a signed box set, or a signed set + an original portrait by Chuck D–click here.