{"product_id":"hours-are-long-but-the-pay-is-low","title":"Hours Are Long, but the Pay Is Low","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hard-won pleasures of putting heart over brains, conviction over caution, and madness over market share\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/i\u003e  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, \u003ci\u003eThe Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low\u003c\/i\u003e 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":55287547625816,"sku":"9780252088964","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780252088964.jpg?v=1778910357","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/hours-are-long-but-the-pay-is-low","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}