This companion presents a kaleidoscopic view of the world of pop and rock. Expert writers follow the rise of fifteen global stars from Elvis to Public Enemy, Nirvana to the Spice Girls. They chart the changing patterns in production and consumption, and they trace the way new technologies have changed the sounds and practices of pop. Alive to areas of current debate, they also focus on issues such as race and ethnicity, politics, gender and globalization. The anthology contains profiles of major figures from the pop and rock field. But at the heart of this companion is the music itself--rock, pop, black music, dance music, world music--its impact, its power and its pleasures.
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'Whilst being of essential reading to the student of pop and rock it is also of interest to anyone who enjoys reading about the social history of our time.' Yorkshire Gazette
'This thought-provoking companion gives would be students a taster of what they might encounter on the several courses now available ... it is to the book's credit that it adopts an all-encompassing approach.' Music Teacher
'Suitable as an introductory-level undergraduate book and there is also sufficient novelty of approach within some of the chapters to interest graduates and researchers alike.' European Journal of Communication
'This thought-provoking companion gives would be students a taster of what they might encounter on the several courses now available ... it is to the book's credit that it adopts an all-encompassing approach.' Music Teacher
'Suitable as an introductory-level undergraduate book and there is also sufficient novelty of approach within some of the chapters to interest graduates and researchers alike.' European Journal of Communication
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This Companion presents a kaleidoscopic view of the world of pop and rock. Expert writers follow the rise of fifteen global stars from Elvis to Public Enemy, Nirvana to the Spice Girls. They chart the changing patterns in production and consumption, and they trace the way new technologies have changed the sounds and practices of pop. Alive to areas of current debate, they also focus on issues such as race and ethnicity, politics, gender and globalization. It contains profiles of major figures from the pop and rock field. But at the heart of this Companion is the music itself--rock, pop, black music, dance music, world music--its impact, its power and its pleasures.
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Any discussion of the rule of technology in popular music should begin with a simple premise: without electronic technology, popular music in the twenty-first century is unthinkable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
world music movement, global music industry, multitrack studio, rock culture, club deejays, rock ideology, musical consumption, world music scene, popular music culture, pop terms, musical subcultures, transnational practices, pop performers, music marketing, diasporic populations, mass mainstream, world circuit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Kyzer Sozer, United Kingdom, Elvis Presley, James Brown, Bob Dylan, North America, Simon Frith, Spice Girls, Rolling Stones, Great Britain, Oxford University Press, Paul Simon, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Black Stalin, Second World War, Wesleyan University Press, Derrick May, Peter Gabriel, Tin Pan Alley New!
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Any discussion of the rule of technology in popular music should begin with a simple premise: without electronic technology, popular music in the twenty-first century is unthinkable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
world music movement, global music industry, multitrack studio, rock culture, club deejays, rock ideology, musical consumption, world music scene, popular music culture, pop terms, musical subcultures, transnational practices, pop performers, music marketing, diasporic populations, mass mainstream, world circuit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Kyzer Sozer, United Kingdom, Elvis Presley, James Brown, Bob Dylan, North America, Simon Frith, Spice Girls, Rolling Stones, Great Britain, Oxford University Press, Paul Simon, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Black Stalin, Second World War, Wesleyan University Press, Derrick May, Peter Gabriel, Tin Pan Alley New!
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- Popular Music: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies by Simon Frith on 17 pages
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- Sexing the Groove: Popular Music and Gender by Sheila Whiteley on 4 pages
- Performing Rites: Evaluating Popular Music by Simon Frith on 4 pages
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Lied (Cambridge Companions to Music) by James Parsons in Front Matter
- Cultural Studies: A Critical Introduction by Simon During in Back Matter
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