Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
The History of the Disc Jockey
$57.75
- Paperback
848 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2024
Summary
FOREWORD BY JAMES MURPHY
‘Literally changed the course of my life’ - James Murphy
When someone says, ‘You have to know your history…’ this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of White Rabbit’s Deep Cuts series, Last Night a DJ … is the whole unruly story of dance music in one volume. It recreates the dancefloors that made history, conjuring their atmosphere with loving detail and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474625609 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474625606 |
| Author: | Bill Brewster, Frank Broughton, James Murphy |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | White Rabbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 848 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 52mm |
| Series: | Deep Cuts |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
This book quite literally changed the course of my life * James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) *The chapter on Larry Levan alone transformed me into wanting to be your favourite DJ’ * Questlove *We can’t tell the story of dance music without speaking the names of Sharon White and Judy Weinstein, so I welcome this vital update * The Blessed Madonna *The original and still the best * Gilles Peterson *
About The Author
Bill Brewster
Bill Brewster is a former editor of Mixmag USA. His writing has appeared in The Face, the Guardian, Red Bull Music Academy and still regularly writes for Mixmag.
Frank Broughton has written for i-D, The Face, Mixmag, DJ, Hip-Hop Connection, Details, NME, Rolling Stone and many other publications and is Creative Director at music and culture agency Pitch And Sync.
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