
Pop Up
Popular Music Since 1945
Intellect Books (Publisher)
Published on 5. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-84150-232-8 (ISBN)
Description
In film, television, and advertising, a few bars from a pop song can evoke a moment in time - a singular intersection of personal memory and public history - with unparalleled intensity. In the years after World War II, the recording industry ushered in a new version of popular music, supplanting the big bands and crooners that had dominated the airwaves and dance halls of previous decades. In its various forms - singles, albums, and compact discs - the sale of pop music on disc became a central feature of western life until the shift to the mp3 in the new millennium. "Pop Up" uses the recorded song as a point of entry to a discussion of the interwoven musical, industrial, technological, and social histories of the twentieth century. It is a book about historical change that focuses on the music itself, exploring not only the musical significance of songs from Shake, Rattle, and Roll to Hot in Herre but also the cultural transformations that made them possible. A serious but accessible book, "Pop Up" offers an engaging analysis of an irresistibly appealing genre of music.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Intellect
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84150-232-8 (9781841502328)
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Persons
Anthony May is Lecturer in Cultural and Media Studies at the School of Arts at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. His doctoral work focused on the relationship between the US book and film industries. Cory Messenger teaches courses in media and music at Griffith University and the University of Queensland.