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The Last DJ The Life and Times of a 20-Something Oldies Radio Disc Jockey

David Himmel

In this punchy portrait of a young oldies disc jockey, readers witness the beginning of the end of the radio we had come to love. In the years before corporations neutered and nearly eliminated the on-air personality, a young Las Vegas college student strives to triumph in an industry that he has ch...

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Adam Carolla Show

It was mentioned as an album that explored the music industry's shift towards commercialism, specifically highlighting the focus on manufactured pop stars over genuine musical talent.

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Tom Petty made basically a whole album called the last DJ where he explored all of this stuff and in one of the songs it's written from the perspective of the music executive who, you know, one of the...

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It was mentioned as an album that explored the music industry's shift towards commercialism, specifically highlighting the focus on manufactured pop stars over genuine musical talent.

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Tom Petty made basically a whole album called the last DJ where he explored all of this stuff and in one of the songs it's written from the perspective of the music executive who, you know, one of the lines is give me a kid with a good-looking face, give me a kid that can remember his place.

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