{"product_id":"top-eight-how-myspace-changed-music-9781641606585","title":"Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant and addictive chronicle of a pop explosion that helped shape our moment. An absolute delight to read.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003cb\u003eRob Sheffield\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLove is a Mix Tape\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDreaming the Beatles\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In extensive interviews with scene pioneers and mainstays including Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional), Geoff Rickly (Thursday), Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Gabe Saporta (Midtown\/Cobra Starship), and Max Bemis (Say Anything), veteran music journalist Michael Tedder has crafted a once-in-a-generation exploration of emo and The Scene that is as forthright as it is tenderly nostalgic, taking to task the elements of toxic masculinity and crass consumerism that bled out of the early 2000s cultural milieu and ultimately led to the implosion of emo's first home and the best social media network, MySpace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When MySpace thrived, the Internet was still fun. \u003ci\u003eTop Eight\u003c\/i\u003e recalls the excitement and freedom of the era, an unprecedented time when a generation of fans were able to connect directly with the bands and musicians they idolized, from Colbie Caillat to Lil Jon. \u003cb\u003eMySpace changed everything, and \u003ci\u003eTop Eight\u003c\/i\u003e gives major voices of the era the chance to tell us why it couldn't last.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641606585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400","brand":"Michael Tedder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917362270389,"sku":"9781641606585","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ede0f177-39fa-4bc2-9db6-86cafc7855f9.jpg?v=1687283262","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/top-eight-how-myspace-changed-music-9781641606585","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}