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Understanding Popular Music Culture
Author | : Roy Shuker |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2012-11-12 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9781136744730 |
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Written specifically for students, this introductory textbook explores the history and meaning of rock and popular music. Roy Shuker's study provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the production, distribution, consumption and meaning of popular music and examines the difficulties and debates which surround the analysis of popular culture and popular music. This heavily revised and updated third edition includes: new case studies on the iPod, downloading, and copyright the impact of technologies, including on-line delivery and the debates over MP3 and Napster new chapters on music genres, cover songs and the album canon as well as music retail, radio and the charts case studies and lyrics of artists such as Robert Johnson, The Who, Fat Boy Slim and The Spice Girls a comprehensive discography, suggestions for further reading, listening and viewing and a directory of useful websites. With chapter related guides to further reading, listening and viewing, a glossary, and a timeline, this textbook is the ideal introduction for students.
Understanding Popular Music
Author | : Roy Shuker |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Popular culture |
ISBN | : 9780415235099 |
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Focussing on the variety of genres that make up pop music, Roy Shuker explores key subjects which shape our experience of music such as, music production, the music industry, music policy, fans, audiences and subcultures.Understanding Popular Music is a comprehensive introduction to the history and meaning of popular music. It begins with a critical assessment of the different ways in which popular music has been studied and the difficulties and debates which surround the analysis of popular culture and popular music.Drawing on the recent work of music scholars and the popular music press, Shuker explores key subjects which shape our experience of music, including music production, the music industry, music policy, fans, audiences and subcultures, the musician as 'star', music journalism, and the reception and consumption of popular music. This fully revised and updated second edition includes:*case studies and lyrics of artists such as Shania Twain, S Club 7, The Spice Girls and Fat Boy Slim* the impact of technologies including on-line delivery and the debates over MP3 and Napster* the rise of DJ culture and the changing idea of the 'musician'* a critique of gender and sexual politics and the discrimination which exists in the music industry* moral panics over popular music including the controversies surrounding artists such as Marilyn Manson and Ice-T* a comprehensive discography, guide to further reading and directory of websites.
Popular Music
Author | : Roy Shuker |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 041534770X |
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With 'Key Concepts in Popular Music', Roy Shuker presents a comprehensive A-Z glossary of the main terms and concepts used in the study of popular music.
Understanding Popular Music
Author | : Roy Shuker |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2013-01-11 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9781134564798 |
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Understanding Popular Music is a comprehensive introduction to the history and meaning of popular music. It begins with a critical assessment of the different ways in which popular music has been studied and the difficulties and debates which surround the analysis of popular culture and popular music. Drawing on the recent work of music scholars and the popular music press, Shuker explores key subjects which shape our experience of music, including music production, the music industry, music policy, fans, audiences and subcultures, the musician as 'star', music journalism, and the reception and consumption of popular music. This fully revised and updated second edition includes: *case studies and lyrics of artists such as Shania Twain, S Club 7, The Spice Girls and Fat Boy Slim * the impact of technologies including on-line delivery and the debates over MP3 and Napster * the rise of DJ culture and the changing idea of the 'musician' * a critique of gender and sexual politics and the discrimination which exists in the music industry * moral panics over popular music including the controversies surrounding artists such as Marilyn Manson and Ice-T * a comprehensive discography, guide to further reading and directory of websites.
Understanding Society Through Popular Music
Author | : Joseph A. Kotarba,Bryce Merrill,J. Patrick Williams,Phillip Vannini |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780415641944 |
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Written for Introductory Sociology and Sociology of Popular Music courses, the second edition of Understanding Society through Popular Music uses popular music to illustrate fundamental social institutions, theories, sociological concepts, and processes. The authors use music, a social phenomenon of great interest, to draw students in and bring life to their study of sociology. The new edition has been updated with cutting edge thinking on and current examples of subcultures, politics, and technology.
Understanding Rock n Roll
Author | : Dick Bradley |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : UOM:39015029190256 |
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Rock'n'roll in Britain has been written about many times, but the question of what it has meant to its young fans and imitators has usually taken second place to the description of the records and artists themselves. In this book Dick Bradley argues that to fully understand the history of rock'n'roll and related styles like skiffle, Beat music and British R'n'B, it is not enough merely to praise or criticize records. We must consider how the music was used, and what made many listeners take up singing and playing themselves. He suggests music-use formed a central practice of the emerging youth culture. Young listeners found articulations of resistance and communality in American rock'n'roll, which many of them then tried to reproduce in their own music-making. Dr. Bradley also provides a speculative theoretical framework for understanding these meanings in their wider social and historical context.
Analysing Popular Music
Author | : David Machin |
Publsiher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2010-03-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781446241349 |
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Popular music is far more than just songs we listen to; its meanings are also in album covers, lyrics, subcultures, voices and video soundscapes. Like language these elements can be used to communicate complex cultural ideas, values, concepts and identities. Analysing Popular Music is a lively look at the semiotic resources found in the sounds, visuals and words that comprise the ′code book′ of popular music. It explains exactly how popular music comes to mean so much. Packed with examples, exercises and a glossary, this book provides the reader with the knowledge and skills they need to carry out their own analyses of songs, soundtracks, lyrics and album covers. Written for students with no prior musical knowledge, Analysing Popular Music is the perfect toolkit for students in sociology, media and communication studies to analyse, understand - and celebrate - popular music.
Studying Popular Music Culture
Author | : Tim Wall |
Publsiher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2013-02-28 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781446291016 |
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That rare thing, an academic study of music that seeks to tie together the strands of the musical text, the industry that produces it, and the audience that gives it meaning... A vital read for anyone interested in the changing nature of popular music production and consumption" - Dr Nathan Wiseman-Trowse, The University of Northampton Popular music entertains, inspires and even empowers, but where did it come from, how is it made, what does it mean, and how does it eventually reach our ears? Tim Wall guides students through the many ways we can analyse music and the music industries, highlighting crucial skills and useful research tips. Taking into account recent changes and developments in the industry, this book outlines the key concepts, offers fresh perspectives and encourages readers to reflect on their own work. Written with clarity, flair and enthusiasm, it covers: Histories of popular music, their traditions and cultural, social, economic and technical factors Industries and institutions, production, new technology, and the entertainment media Musical form, meaning and representation Audiences and consumption. Students′ learning is consolidated through a set of insightful case studies, engaging activities and helpful suggestions for further reading.