{"product_id":"on-the-record-music-journalists-on-their-lives-craft-and-careers-paperback-softback-9781625345387","title":"On the Record; Music Journalists on Their Lives, Craft, and Careers (Paperback \/ softback) 9781625345387","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOn the Record\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMusic Journalists on Their Lives, Craft, and Careers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMike Hilleary (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781625345387\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 September 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.378 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eExtremely readable—compulsively so. In its scope and approach, \u003ci\u003eOn the Record\u003c\/i\u003e is unique and fills a real void. It will be a valuable resource for young writers interested in pursuing music journalism.\" —Jack Hamilton, author of \u003ci\u003eJust around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mike Hilleary’s \u003ci\u003eOn the Record\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that makes plain how much writing, talking, and thinking about music matters.\" —Todd L. Burns, editor of \u003ci\u003eMusic Journalism Insider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone, Creem, the Village Voice, SPIN, Billboard, Stereogum, Pitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e. How did the music journalists who write for these popular publications break into the business? How have they honed their writing and interviewing techniques? How have they managed to thrive amid major changes in the industry, as print magazines have declined and digital publications have emerged? What does it take to turn a love of music into a professional writing career?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together interviews from an impressive roster of over fifty music writers, Mike Hilleary offers up an engaging and wide-reaching examination of the past and potential future of music journalism. This accessible oral history contains professional insights into journalists' craft and purpose, practical advice, and essential life lessons from a diverse cast of music writers -- ranging from long-respected veterans of the field such as Rob Sheffield, Jessica Hopper, Ann Powers, and Chuck Klosterman to must-read modern voices including Amanda Petrusich, Hanif Abdurraqib, Lindsay Zoladz, and Jayson Greene. Honest and absorbing, \u003cem\u003eOn the Record\u003c\/em\u003e will educate and enlighten anyone who wants to write about music, or anyone who wants a better understanding about those who do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University of Massachusetts Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52521228927256,"sku":"9781625345387","price":18.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/on-the-record-music-journalists-on-their-lives-craft-and-careers-paperback-softback-9781625345387","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}