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Rock, Pop and the Written Word
Published on 23. May 2006
508 pages
978-1-134-93951-0 (ISBN)
Description
Classic sociological analyses of 'deviance' and rebellion; studies of technology; subcultural and feminist readings, semiotic and musicological essays and close readings of stars, bands and the fans themselves by Adorno, Barthes and other well-known contributors
Reviews / Votes
`... the collection as a whole recognises the pleasures of pop and helps us to understand them.' - Q MagazineMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
5,38 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-93951-0 (9781134939510)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Content
Preface PART ONE * GROUNDWORKS Listening to Popular Music ; The Dialogue of Courtship in Popular Song; The Young Audience; PART TWO * FROM SUBCULTURAL TO CULTURAL STUDIES The Golden Age; Style as Homology and Signifying Practice ; Settling Accounts with Subcultures: A Feminist Critique ; Defending Ski-Jumpers: A Critique of Theories of Youth Subcultures ; Characterizing Rock Music Culture: The Case of Heavy Metal; Is There Rock After Punk? PART THREE * THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS Processing Fads and Fashions: An Organization-Set Analysis of Cultural Industry Systems; Cycles in Symbol Production: The Case of Popular Music; Patterns of Change PART FOUR * THE CREATIVE PROCESS The Production of Success: An Antimusicology of the Pop Song; From Craft to Art: The Case of Sound Mixers and Popular Music; The Realities of Practice ; How Women Become Musicians; Sample and Hold: Pop Music in the Digital Age of Reproduction PART FIVE * MUSICOLOGY AND SEMIOTICS Start Making Sense! Musicology Wrestles with Rock; The Grain of the Voice; On Popular Music; Second Thoughts on a Rock Aesthetic: The Band; Jingle: Pepsi-Cola Hits the Spot; Listen to Me; Do-Talk and Don't-Talk: The Division of the Subject in Girl-Group Music PART SIX * MUSIC AND SEXUALITY Rock and Sexuality; Sexing Elvis; Teenage Dreams; In Defense of Disco ; Afterthoughts PART SEVEN * READING THE STARS Rock Music, the Star System, and the Rise of Consumerism; Rocket to Russia; In Praise of Kate Bush ; New Pop and Its Aftermath; Corrupting the Absolute PART EIGHT * LAST WORDS: THE FANS SPEAK Starlust
