'Where the wild things live'..... Was at a friends the other day celebrating his sons 1st birthday and I found this...ahhh the memories....
On 2/7/03 4:14 pm, "David Hampson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Does anyone else have any books they could recommend? >> > > Last good music book I read was "Adventures on the Wheels of Steel: The Rise > of the Superstar DJs" by Dave Haslam: > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1841154334/qid=1057157863/sr=2-3/ref= > sr_2_3_3/026-4611651-9246805 > > It covers a suprising breadth of ground, not concentrating necessarily on big > names, but also on the people who play for their own satisfaction. Dave > Haslam, the Hacienda's resident DJ for years and years, is well placed in > Manchester, where much of the ground-breaking work has been done over the > years, from Jimmy Saville becoming the first big-name DJ (he relates that he > never had any trouble at his club - troublemakers always had sideburns and if > anyone turned up with sideburns the bouncers there had some clippers under the > counter and if they let them shave them off they could come in), through clubs > like the Reno, the Spinning Wheel and the Hacienda. There is even a rather > odd chapter about the guy who DJs at a "Smiths" night, ticking off every track > he plays on a checklist, with his mum charging on the door. > > Amazon are linking this one with another nice book, Adventures in Wonderland: > A Decade of Club Culture by Sheryl Garratt, which captures a more > international picture, with great historical details about the rise of techno > in Detroit and house music in Chicago from disco from the Paradise Garage in > New York, as well as the UK rave scene and Ibiza. > > David >
