{"product_id":"hang-the-dj-an-alternative-book-of-music-lists-9781593762599","title":"Hang the DJ: An Alternative Book of Music Lists","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe literary equivalent of a great dive bar jukebox--inspiring, provocative, irresistible, and the perfect gift for all music lovers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of all music fetishes, there are lists: ten essential female murder ballads, ten unsettling songs for a midwestern white guy to wake to from a coma, ten smutty Bob Dylan moments, and of course the ever-popular staple of all music lists (and listeners)--ten best breakup songs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHang the DJ\u003c\/i\u003e compiles what contributors might once have scribbled in the back of their textbooks or school folders, when they--like all of us at one point--were absolutely sure that they alone were the sole guardians of Musical Truth; that Sparks' number two hit, \"This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us,\" really should have made it to the number one spot, that Gary Numan was merely a misshapen progeny of Bowie's Thin White Duke persona, that female singer-songwriters are better than their male equivalents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mixing anecdote, humor, reference, and sheer dorkiness--but with the bizarre insight of an anthropological study in pop-culture protocol--\u003ci\u003eHang the DJ\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of lists about musical loves, hates, dreams, and nightmares from music-lovers such as Rick Moody, Jonathan Lethem, Simon Reynolds, Ali Smith, Amanda Petrusich, and many other bloggers, journalists, novelists, poets, and musicians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593762599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 6.43w x 0.89d","brand":"Angus Cargill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107787206837,"sku":"9781593762599","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_62b965b1-18fb-4d49-ab4d-6bc5561b3bf9.jpg?v=1765862340","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hang-the-dj-an-alternative-book-of-music-lists-9781593762599","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}