{"product_id":"the-underground-is-massive-how-electronic-dance-music-conquered-america-9780062271792","title":"The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoining the ranks of \u003cem\u003ePlease Kill Me\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCan't Stop Won't Stop\u003c\/em\u003e comes this definitive chronicle of one of the hottest trends in popular culture--electronic dance music--from the noted authority covering the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the sound of the millennial generation, the music \"defining youth culture of the 2010s\" (\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e). Rooted in American techno\/house and '90s rave culture, electronic dance music has evolved into the biggest moneymaker on the concert circuit. Music journalist Michaelangelo Matos has been covering this beat since its genesis, and in \u003cem\u003eThe Underground Is Massive\u003c\/em\u003e, charts for the first time the birth and rise of this last great outlaw musical subculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a vast array of resources, including hundreds of interviews and a library of rare artifacts, from rave fanzines to online mailing-list archives, Matos reveals how EDM blossomed in tandem with the nascent Internet--message boards and chat lines connected partiers from town to town. In turn, these ravers, many early technology adopters, helped spearhead the information revolution. As tech was the tool, Ecstasy--(Molly, as it's know today) an empathic drug that heightens sensory pleasure--was the narcotic fueling this alternative movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of unique insights, lively details, entertaining stories, dozens of photos, and unforgettable misfits and stars--from early break-in parties to Skrillex and Daft Punk--\u003cem\u003eThe Underground Is Massive\u003c\/em\u003e captures this fascinating trend in American pop culture history, a grassroots movement that would help define the future of music and the modern tech world we live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dey Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062271792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.10d","brand":"Michaelangelo Matos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43732968276149,"sku":"9780062271792","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0f53eb63-b998-4fdb-9c88-221fe7a28a95.jpg?v=1710256199","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-underground-is-massive-how-electronic-dance-music-conquered-america-9780062271792","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}