Product Description

In this work, Dave Haslam travels Britain to meet clubbers and promoters: he hangs out with Sasha in Glasgow, Fatboy Slim in Nottingham, Paul van Dyk in Cardiff, Norman Jay at the Southport Soul Weekender, and Lottie in Newcastle. He meets influential DJs like Pete Tong, pioneers including Jimmy Saville, younger DJs, and unknowns. He interviews mod DJs from the 60s, Northern Soul DJs from the 70s and rare groove DJs from the 80s. He follows aspiring turntablists in the DMC mixing championship, from the heats in Birmingham to the world final. Among the exclusive stories and tall tales, we hear about the millionaire DJ who went to a friend's wedding dressed as a bee, the Radio One DJ who emptied a dancefloor in Ibiza, and the DJ who set a girl's hair on fire. A sweeping history of the rise of the DJ industry - from the amateur DJ in the local village hall, through the pioneering DJ's of the 60s and 70s, to the superclub DJ's of the late 1990s.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #685844 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author
Dave Haslam DJ-ed at the Ha?ienda through the 'Madchester' years and has since DJ-ed regularly at clubs like Home and 'Cream', and round the world, including Ibiza, Chicago, Paris, Berlin, Zurich and Detroit. He has played gigs with dozens of bands, including the Stone Roses and New Order. Among his current residencies are 'Golden' and 'Tonto Bongo' (Manchester), and 'Strictly Handbag' (Dublin). He has written for NME, the FACE and the OBSERVER.

Customer Reviews

Not as good as Manchester, England
As a music fan with an avid interest in the cult of the DJ I bought this book expecting it to be of a similiar calibre to Haslam's first book,the excellent "Manchester England". However, this was not to be. It isn't as detailed or detached, but is instead more like the memoirs of the author.
Perhaps the problem lies in the subject matter - there is a lack of good writing about dance music and DJs out there. It's hard to translate the often drug-induced mayhem to the page.
Haslam can write well and evoke an atmosphere admirably, but this book was still something of a let-down

Smart
Manchester, England was a great book; and this is a great book, but different. There is much more in the way of reportage, some of which is very funny - Haslam clearly knows what questions to ask. The chapter on the Southport Soul Weekender is fantastic. Top stuff.