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“A riveting look at record spinning from its beginnings to the present day . . . A grander and more fascinating story than one would think.” —Time Out London This is the first comprehensive history of the disc jockey, a cult classic now updated with five new chapters and over a hundred pages of additional material. It’s the definitive account of DJ culture, from the first record played over airwaves to house, hip-hop, techno, and beyond. From the early development of recorded and transmitted sound, DJs have been shaping the way we listen to music and the record industry. This book tracks down the inside story on some of music’s most memorable moments. Focusing on the club DJ, the b...
From the co-authors of the classic Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: A fascinating oral history of record spinning told by the groundbreaking DJs themselves. Acclaimed authors and music historians Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton have spent years traveling across the world to interview the revolutionary and outrageous DJs who shaped the last half-century of pop music. The Record Players is the fun and revealing result—a collection of firsthand accounts from the obsessives, the playboys, and the eccentrics that dominated the music scene and contributed to the evolution of DJ culture. In the sixties, radio tastemakers brought their sound to the masses, while early trendsetters birthed the role...
Overview: Although the most vital and innovative trend in contemporary music, techno is notoriously difficult to define. What, exactly, is techno? Author Dan Sicko offers an entertaining, informed, and in-depth answer to this question in Techno Rebels, the music's authoritative American chronicle and a must-read for all fans of techno popular music, and contemporary culture.
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Playing records isn't rocket science, but there's a universe of difference between doing it and doing it well. This guide offers advice for anyone interested, from the complete novice to more experienced DJs, including tips on equipment, records, mixing, making your own tracks and throwing parties.
This is a complete facsimile reprint of 'Boy's Own' magazine. The magazine covered music, politcs and football and is a chronicle of the acid house scene.
'Thank you for dancing and never forget: the good times are always now! Farewell, Ramona.'These words by the nightclub Robert Johnson's own and very mysterious hostess might be as mundane as the very concept of nightclubs. But at a second glance, it is ap
Brewster's Millions is a comedic novel by George Barr McCutcheon that surrounds a young man, Montgomery Brewster, whose grandfather left $1 million as an inheritance. Upon the death of his uncle, he left him an inheritance of $7 million with an outrageous condition which must be fulfilled, or otherwise, the inheritance will be forfeited. Will he fulfill the condition?
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