ISBN:
9780755313983
,
0755313984
,
9781472226914
Language:
English
Pages:
600 S.
,
Ill.
,
20cm
Edition:
Updated ed. publ. in paperback, new centenary ed. - over 100 extra pages
DDC:
791.44
Keywords:
Disc jockeys History
;
Disc jockeys Anecdotes
;
Discjockey
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Now universally praised as a classic, Last Night A DJ Saved My Life is the most definitive – and the most entertaining – history of DJs and dance music to date, a loving examination of the craft of DJing and the role of the DJ from its origins to the present. It follows the superstar excesses of today’s DJs, examines the DJ’s role as a musical outlaw, and traces the evolution of the craft, from dark disco cellars to stadium raves and beyond, along the way introducing the loud and large characters who have influenced the course of popular music – pioneering new styles of DJing, new skills, new genres and new ways of having fun. Drawing from nearly 200 original interviews with history’s greatest DJs, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life traces the profession of DJing from the days of early radio, through its vital role in forging rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and reggae, through disco, hip hop, Chicago house and Detroit techno, via rediscovered styles like northern soul, rare groove, Balearic and cosmic, right up to today’s dance genres of garage, drum’n’bass, grime, dubstep and EDM.
Note:
Previous ed.: 2000
,
Formerly CIP
,
"New centenary edition"--Cover
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