The first comprehensive history of the disc jockey

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 bringing you the voices of the DJs and clubbers at their heart - from grime, garage, house, hip hop and disco, to techno, soul, reggae, rock'n'roll, and EDM. Whether musical outlaw, obsessive crate-digger or overpaid superstar, the DJ has been at the spinning centre of nightlife for a century, making parties wilder, pushing clubbers harder, and driving music into completely new shapes and styles.

'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

Details

ISBN13: 9781474625609
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 848
Edition:
Publication Date: 10 Sep 2024
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Publication City, Country: United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 19.6(H)x12.8(L)x5.2(W)620
Weight (gm): 620

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

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 *