The island is a powerful metaphor in everyday speech which extends almost naturally into several academic disciplines, including musicology. Islands are imagined as isolated and unique places where strange, exotic, different and unexpected treasures can be found by daring advent…
The island is a powerful metaphor in everyday speech which extends almost naturally into several academic disciplines, including musicology. Islands are imagined as isolated and unique places where strange, exotic, different and unexpected treasures can be found by daring advent…
Overzicht van de technologische innovaties in de muziekindustrie en de ontwikkelingen op internet voor muziekbeoefenaars.
Provides legal information on handling the business of one's band, covering such topics as agents, managers, record companies, legal agreements, on-line sales, and copyright issues, and includes sample forms on CD-ROM.
State of the hip-hop union -- The meaning of hip-hop -- From a cool complex to complex cool -- Thug life and social death -- The bridge : summary of chapters two and three -- Hip-hop authenticity in black and white -- Parental advisory : explicit lyrics -- The last verse -- Obam…
A unique collection of new essays which make suggestions for the new directions for the study of contemporary popular musics. There is comparative analysis of the relationship between the state and the popular music industries.
Three topics are discussed in this collection of essays. First, the role governments play by either supporting or inhibiting the development of musical industries in North America, Australia and Europe. Second, the role of broadcasting policies in organizing the 'audio-spaces' w…
