{"title":"Mike Ayers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Ayers\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of creativity and human experience through his works. Readers will find a thoughtful blend of personal narrative and cultural insight, with titles like \u003cem\u003eOne Last Song\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSharing in the Groove\u003c\/em\u003e reflecting a deep engagement with the arts and the stories that shape us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in both \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, his books invite readers to reflect on the rhythms of life and the connections forged through artistic expression and personal journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sharing-in-the-groove-by-mike-ayers-9781250287458","title":"Sharing in the Groove","description":null,"brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46761439625452,"sku":"9781250287458","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3789513482633.jpg?v=1756191799"},{"product_id":"one-last-song-by-mike-ayers-9781419738203","title":"One Last Song","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you could choose the last song you’d hear before you died, what would it be? Your favourite song of all time? Perhaps the one you danced to at your wedding? The song from that time you got super stoned and just let the chords speak to you? It’s a hard question that Mike Ayers has thought about for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOne Last Song\u003c\/em\u003e, Ayers invites 30 musicians to consider what song they would each want to accompany them to those pearly white gates. Weaving together their explanations with fun illustrations and poignant interludes—such as what your song to die to says about you, and what songs famous people have died to—he explores every aspect of deathbed songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book offers insight into the minds of famous artists and provides an entry point for considering how integral music is to our own personal narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597429358828,"sku":"9781419738203","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781419738203-one-last-song.jpg?v=1777951350"},{"product_id":"sharing-in-the-groove-by-mike-ayers-9781250891891","title":"Sharing in the Groove","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSharing in the Groove\u003c\/em\u003e is the untold oral history behind the unlikely rise of Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Blues Traveler, and numerous other bands that helped define the 1990s jam band scene—a scene that paved the way for modern-day cultural institutions such as the Bonnaroo Music Festival, as well as kept the Grateful Dead ethos alive. It was also a scene with its own values and its own unique interactions with fame, record labels, MTV, drugs, and success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a veteran music journalist, Mike Ayers has been to more than 130 Phish shows, 20 Grateful Dead shows, and countless others by the bands profiled in this book. In the mid-90s, he stumbled upon a job working backstage for Phish as a prep cook in exchange for all-access passes for the night's show, and ended up doing this for years. Later in the decade, he dabbled in the taping scene and recorded numerous shows that are still circulated online today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with anecdotes and stories directly from the musicians, promoters, managers, roadies, producers, label executives, and fans that lived this scene, \u003cem\u003eSharing in the Groove\u003c\/em\u003e is a fun, fast-paced oral history that will appeal to music lovers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48253535617260,"sku":"9781250891891","price":54.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250891891-sharing-in-the-groove-1.jpg?v=1788231343"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/mike-ayers.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}