{"product_id":"sound-system-the-political-power-of-music-by-dave-randall","title":"Sound System: The Political Power of Music by Dave Randall","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780745351339\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePluto Press, August 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e208 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Fascinating’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A thrilling trip’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Maxi Jazz, Faithless\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusicians have often wanted to change the world. From underground innovators to pop icons, many believe in the political power of music. Rulers recognise it too. Music challenges the political order—and props up the status quo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow updated in a new edition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSound System\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the story of one musician’s journey to discover what makes music so powerful. Dave Randall uses his insider’s knowledge of the industry to shed light on the secrets of celebrity, commodification and culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a book of raves, riots and revolution. From Glastonbury to Gaza, the attention economy to AI, Randall asks: how can we make music serve the interests of the many, rather than the few?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDave Randall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a musician, producer and activist. He has toured the world playing guitar with Faithless, Dido, Sinéad O’Connor and many others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516098416802,"sku":null,"price":330.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/61nsVfggkoL._SY342.jpg?v=1790155055","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/sound-system-the-political-power-of-music-by-dave-randall","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}