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Highlights
- Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music is the definitive history of how a city danced its pain away.
- About the Author: Al Shipley has covered the Baltimore music scene for over 20 years for publications including Baltimore City Paper, the Baltimore Banner, Baltimore Fishbowl and Urbanite, and the acclaimed MP3 blog Government Names, winning awards from the Baltimore Crown Awards and the Baltimore Sun.
- 240 Pages
- Music, Genres & Styles
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Book Synopsis
Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music is the definitive history of how a city danced its pain away. In Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music, music journalist Al Shipley draws from 18 years' worth of interviews with dozens of DJs, producers, vocalists, party hosts, promoters, and the founders of the clubs, labels and record stores that shaped the genre. With the untold stories behind labels like Unruly Records and clubs like The Paradox, Shipley digs deep into big personalities, obscure samples, profanely catchy chants, and friendship and feuds that drove a competitive scene to keep the 130BPM beats going for decades. Baltimore icons who died tragically young like Miss Tony and DJ K-Swift are remembered through the eyes of friends and collaborators, and producers like DJ Booman, DJ Class, and Diamond K reveal the inspirations behind some of their classic tracks.About the Author
Al Shipley has covered the Baltimore music scene for over 20 years for publications including Baltimore City Paper, the Baltimore Banner, Baltimore Fishbowl and Urbanite, and the acclaimed MP3 blog Government Names, winning awards from the Baltimore Crown Awards and the Baltimore Sun. He's written about a wide variety of music and culture for Spin, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Vulture, Vice, and Complex.Dimensions (Overall): 7.78 Inches (H) x 5.13 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)
Weight: .47 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Music
Sub-Genre: Genres & Styles
Publisher: Repeater
Theme: Electronic
Format: Paperback
Author: Al Shipley
Language: English
Street Date: August 19, 2025
TCIN: 1001136964
UPC: 9781917516068
Item Number (DPCI): 247-55-6759
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.468 pounds
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