NATIONAL BESTSELLER "This book is essential" - A-Trak, DJ/Producer “This writing and these stories don't ache for the past as much as they contextualize how the present is still being made by what was left behind by recent horizons that still echo.” - Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times Bestselling Author Whether you called it electro, indie dance, or were too busy scouring the internet for MP3s to care about a genre name, NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN: How Bloghouse United the Internet and the Dancefloor connects the disparate parts of an under-documented era in the first book focused on the musical and cultural phenomenon called bloghouse. For a brief period in the mid-2000s, a network of independent music bloggers and fans merged the digital and physical worlds in a never-before-seen way. Their punk-inspired DIY ethos elevated noname DJs, music producers, and parties to a level of international success that was quickly eclipsed by corporatized EDM and the music festival boom. But before that, for a moment, there was bloghouse. NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN: How Bloghouse United the Internet and the Dancefloor chronicles the rise of the DJ-slash-It Girl, roaming party photography, illegal Mp3 file sharing, canonical scene reports of bloghouse capitals Los Angeles and Paris, the overlooked impact of suburban Latino communities on nightlife, Kanye West’s contribution to the movement, and the slow death of the blog itself. With a foreword from DJ/producer A-Trak , the highly anticipated new book features over 50 original interviews with DJs, cultural icons, and industry insiders, including A-TRAK, Acid Girls, Bag Raiders, The Cobrasnake, The Bloody Beetroots, The Cool Kids, Chromeo, Crookers, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Flosstradamus, Franki Chan, Girl Talk, The Hood Internet, The Hype Machine, The Knocks, Myspace Music, MSTRKRFT, Nick Catchdubs, Paul Devro, The Presets, The Rapture, Simian Mobile Disco, Spank Rock, Steve Aoki, Van She Tech , and many more. "[Never Be Alone Again] goes in depth on the artists, parties, technology, fashion, cities and sounds that defined an era that still hits hard in the hearts of anyone who was there" - Billboard "2000s nostalgia has captured the hearts and feeds of millennials and Gen Z..." - The Los Angeles Times "An archive for this moment in culture" - Nylon "[Never Be Alone Again] charts the rise and fall of of an internet-fueled electronic music moment" - The Guardian "Its place in internet music history and its influence on mainstream dance music can't be denied" - The Face "A fascinating book on many levels: culturally, from a technology standpoint, musically...The writing oscilates between complex and light hearted chapters" - Katie Bain , Editor at Billboard "This book captures everything from the culture to the parties to the fashion and more. This book is so good" - Taylor Lorenz, Technology Reporter at The New York Times "Meliculously researched and remembered, a tangible celebration of true alternative culture ephemera" - Maria Sherman, Author of LARGER THAN LIFE: A HISTORY OF BOY BANDS FROM NKOTB TO BTS