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The first word in music. Independent publishing since 1972.
📢APRIL 2026

Simon Goddard’s critically acclaimed @bowieodyssey.bsky.social series returns next spring.

Bowie Odyssey 76 kicks of the artists Berlin years with a stark and brutal black-and-white tale of art, anger, discord and salvation.

Pre-order now: omnibuspress.com/products/bow....
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Signed copies of Punk: The Last Word are now available via our website for pre-order.

Authors, Chris and Stephen will also be signing at their events this Autumn so make sure you take a look at the schedule. Lots of wonderful icons of punk will be joining them…

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October 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Join us as we go back & revisit a classic - I’m With The Band - Confessions of a Groupie - Pamela Des Barres in conversation with @k8hutch.bsky.social - December 2nd 7pm, 21Soho, London - tickets: bit.ly/42pFE9C @omnibuspress.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
UPDATED EVENTS FOR PUNK:THE LAST WORD

Join Chris Sullivan, Stephen Colegrave and a host of familiar faces to usher in the 50th anniversary of punk this autumn.

🟩Glen Matlock🟩Princess Julia🟩Paul Cook🟩Marco Pirroni🟩Bobby Gillespie

Links below and more to come...
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Look! A book!!!
Those kind people at Omnibus have reissued this, with a great new foreword by Roddy Doyle.
Ireland's greatest living writer *
It's out now.
I think.

*well, he is. Roddy Doyle, I mean.

@omnibuspress.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
There is still time to get your tickets for TOWN festival. On Saturday 18th October

🕑2pm Simon Goddard takes us on a literary trip through his bestselling Bowie Odyssey series

🕒 3pm Nick Banks on his life and career in Pulp

Ticket info and availability at www.thegraystonunity.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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September 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Omnibus Press and @roughtrade1976.bsky.social are delighted to announce two events this Autumn to celebrate the publication of Punk: The Last Word 🎤

Book and ticket 📚🎟️

Some very exciting hosts and special guests to be announced…
September 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Chris Sullivan (Wag Club founder & DJ) & Stephen Colegrave (Exec editor of @bylinetimes.bsky.social) will be hitting the road this Autumn to mark the publication of Punk: The Last Word.

Some VERY special guests still to be announced and more dates pending...
September 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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30% OFF ANY BOWIE ODYSSEY BOOK IN OMNIBUS SUMMER SALE. SEE BELOW/ VISIT omnibuspress.com
For the whole of August you can get 30% off your order when shopping via the Omnibus Press site and using the code SUMMER30 at checkout.

Ends 31st Aug. One use per person so fill your boots!

A reminder that there are also bundle discounts on our Remastered editions 🛒
August 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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STEPHEN COLEGRAVE & CHRIS SULLIVAN
Punk: A History
Ltd *Signed* Hardback
Preorder: www.resident-music.com/product/cole...
THE definitive text on the multifaceted social, political, & cultural movement, penned by a duo embroiled in the scene. They’ve scribbled on ‘em too!

@omnibuspress.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
For the whole of August you can get 30% off your order when shopping via the Omnibus Press site and using the code SUMMER30 at checkout.

Ends 31st Aug. One use per person so fill your boots!

A reminder that there are also bundle discounts on our Remastered editions 🛒
August 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Beautiful new version of officially the best book about George Harrison, the brilliant ‘Behind The Locked Door’ by @graemethomson.bsky.social - out now via @omnibuspress.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
In the wake of Brian Wilson's passing, Rachel Aroesti reflects on the scarcity of artistic genius and whether it can even exist in the digital age.

David Leaf, author of SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson weighs in.

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Brian Wilson was a musical genius. Are there any left?
In pop, which equates genius with innovation, recent artists have not pioneered new forms like those from the 60s. Has the digital age sidelined invention and promoted the derivative for ever?
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A must read from Omnibus author David Leaf in yesterday's Sunday Times 📰
David Leaf set out to write a book on the Beach Boys founder. He ended up forging a lasting connection that gave him a unique insight into a musical visionary ⬇️
I gave Brian Wilson pizza and a bed. We were friends for 50 years
www.thetimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Book and record shop friends!
A gentle nudge to sign up to our trade newsletter if you haven’t already 💌
We promise we won’t spam you — just the good stuff: new titles, catalogues, promotions, author event opps & useful trade news.

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June 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Author David Leaf reflects on the life and legacy of Brian Wilson for @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXB...
Friend and biographer of Brian Wilson remembers artist, "there was a troubling side to his life"
YouTube video by CBS News
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June 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
COMING AUTUMN 2025

Punk: The Last Word by Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave features 150+ wild, raw, legendary voices—Iggy, The Clash, Vivienne Westwood & more. More than music—this is the past, present and future of a defiant DIY philosophy.

💥 Pre-order now: omnibuspress.com/products/pun...
June 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Tragic, funny, thought-provoking, and gritty, Bowie Odyssey 75 is flawless and unmissable."

Glowing review of Bowie Odyssey 75 over on Eternal Terror ✍️

@bowieodyssey.bsky.social

eternal-terror.com/2025/05/08/s...
SIMON GODDARD – Bowie Odyssey 75 – Eternal Terror Live
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May 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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@omnibuspress.bsky.social has appointed Claire Browne as commissioning editor, effective from 19th May 👇 #BookSky
Omnibus Press appoints Claire Browne as commissioning editor
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May 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Bowie Odyssey 75 author Simon Goddard is on BBC 6 Music Riley & Coe tonight with @marcrileydj.bsky.social from 9pm
(Listen again from tomorrow on BBC Sounds)

What Young Americans era track should they play? 🎵
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 6 Music - Riley & Coe, Talking Bowie with author Simon Goddard
Author Simon Goddard talks about the latest in his Bowie: Odyssey series of novels.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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THE AUTHOR IS INTERVIEWED ON THIS WEEK'S "MAGGIORE ON BOWIE" PODCAST BY US SUPERFAN JOHN MAGGIORE. WATCH HERE ...
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Simon Goddard takes us through Bowie’s Odyssey
Simon Goddard’s Bowie Odyssey series has quickly become essential reading for anyone who cares about Bowie—or about the cultural landscape of the 1970s. With a new volume released each year, following...
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May 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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May 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
OUT NOW!

Their Generation captures The Who’s US rise (1967–69) with largely unseen photos by Tom Wright + reflections from Pete Townshend. A must for fans of rock history.

📖 Available now: omnibuspress.com/products/the...
May 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
So It Started There—Nick Banks' fun, straight-talking memoir of life with Pulp—is now on Audible, read by the man himself. From punk roots to Pulp fame, it's a must for fans old & new.

Just in time for the Pulp renaissance 🤙

🎧 amzn.eu/d/hw0ERRI
April 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM