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...Meanwhile, the Napster saga goes on and on. It isn't the first time the recording industry wanted to crack down on technology: as the excellent book Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (written by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton) notes in its chapter on the history of the radio DJ, record companies in the '40s were initally skeptical about the power of radio as a promotional tool, and were afraid it would take away sales. Similarly, when FM stereo was introduced, they were likewise afraid the quality of home taping would make LPs redundant. And yet these obviously...
Jennings and Brewster stressed that their book was not a detailed history, but written from an anecdotal, journalistic perspective...
...tried to make it a narrative and a story," Brewster said. "It gives a sense of how the history was experienced, what it was like to be alive...
After last night's reading, Jennings and Brewster fielded questions from the audience of over 300 people, providing answers on how they researched the book and also revealing their thoughts on the future...
After beginning to answer, Jennings said nervously, "I shouldn't start. You go," throwing the question over to Brewster, which drew laughter from the crowd...