Rock 'n' Roll Plays Itself
A Screen History
Published on 16. May 2022
1 pages
978-1-78914-571-7 (ISBN)
Description
When rock 'n' roll burst into life in the 1950s the shockwaves echoed around the world, amplified by images of untamed youth projected on cinema screens. But for the performers themselves, showbusiness remained in control, contriving a series of cash-in movies to exploit the new musical fad.
In this riveting cultural history, John Scanlan explores rock's relationship with the moving image over seven decades of cinema, television, music videos, advertising and YouTube. Along the way he shows how rock was exploited, how it inspired film pioneers and, not least, the transformations it caused over more than half a century.
From Elvis Presley to David Bowie, and from Scorpio Rising to the films of Scorsese and DIY documentarists like Don Letts, this is a unique retelling of the story of rock 'n' roll - from birth to old age - through its onscreen life.
In this riveting cultural history, John Scanlan explores rock's relationship with the moving image over seven decades of cinema, television, music videos, advertising and YouTube. Along the way he shows how rock was exploited, how it inspired film pioneers and, not least, the transformations it caused over more than half a century.
From Elvis Presley to David Bowie, and from Scorpio Rising to the films of Scorsese and DIY documentarists like Don Letts, this is a unique retelling of the story of rock 'n' roll - from birth to old age - through its onscreen life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
8,76 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78914-571-7 (9781789145717)
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05/2022
Reaktion Books
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Person
John Scanlan is a cultural historian and the author of several books for Reaktion including Easy Riders, Rolling Stones: On the Road in America, from Delta Blues to '70s Rock (2015) and Sex Pistols: Poison in the Machine (2016).
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Prologue: Get Born
- 1. Exploding Tomorrow
- 2. Untamed Youth
- 3. Altered States
- 4. Making Movies
- 5. The Aftermath
- 6. The New People
- 7. Video Vortex
- 8. Do It Again
- Epilogue: Look Back
- Afterword: Fans
- References
- Screenography
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
