{"product_id":"9780252088964","title":"The Hours Are Long, but the Pay Is Low : A Curious Life in Independent Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hard-won pleasures of putting heart over brains, conviction over caution, and madness over market share\"The music business is not a meritocracy: it is a crapshoot taking place in a septic tank balanced on the prow of the Titanic, a venal snake pit where innovation, creativity, and honest business practices are actively discouraged.\" Rob Miller arrived in Chicago wanting to escape the music industry. In short order, he co-founded a trailblazing record label revered for its artist-first approach and punk take on country, roots, and so much else. Miller's gonzo memoir follows a music fan's odyssey through a singular account of Bloodshot Records, the Chicago scene, and thirty years as part of a community sustaining independent artists and businesses. Hilarious and hundred-proof, The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low delivers a warm-hearted yet clear-eyed account of loving and living music on the edge, in the trenches, and without apologies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49897883762936,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":48.86,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780252088964-1.jpg?v=1783583034","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/zh\/products\/9780252088964","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}