Muse over music books

Planning to curl up with a good music book this Christmas? Nadine O'Regan selects her top ten picks of the bunch, from the swinging 60s through to miserable Mozza.

Tom Waits: A Collaborative Photographic Book.

Best for light reading

If you're looking for a light read by a roaring fire this Christmas, Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label (Sidgwick & Jackson, €17.65) by Alan McGee is perfect fare.

McGee is one of Brit-pop's best characters, the man who signed Oasis, nursed Primal Scream and nurtured the Jesus and Mary Chain. McGee has long had an ear for a tune and an eye for a star, and ...