Cultuurgeschiedenis van de new wave, een stroming uit de popmuziek van eind jaren zeventig, begin jaren tachtig.
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.
A happy marriage of aesthetic theory and the aesthetic practice that moved a generation, 'Rhythm and Noise' is the only thorough-going account of rock as a distinct artistic medium rather than a species of popular culture.
A happy marriage of aesthetic theory and the aesthetic practice that moved a generation, 'Rhythm and Noise' is the only thorough-going account of rock as a distinct artistic medium rather than a species of popular culture.
In this book Simon Frith offers a wide-ranging analysis of pop music and the entertainment industry of which it is part. From the BBC in the 1930s to post-punk poseurs in the 1980s, from Gracie Fields and the Shangri-Las to Bruce Springsteen and the Pet Shop Boys, Simon Frith ex…
Iggy Pop once said of women: "However close they come I'll always pull the rug from under them. That's where my music is made." For so long, rock 'n' roll has been fueled by this fear and loathing of the feminine. The Sex Revolts captures the paradox at rock's dark heart--the mu…
Iggy Pop once said of women: "However close they come I'll always pull the rug from under them. That's where my music is made." For so long, rock 'n' roll has been fueled by this fear and loathing of the feminine. The Sex Revolts captures the paradox at rock's dark heart--the mu…
Consists of 16 essays and the editor's introduction.
"The present volume offers new perspectives on Madonna's work to date, addressing her configurations of race, gender and sex(uality), with special emphasis on her resurrection after the Sex backlash in the early 1990s." "The collection focuses on new Madonna-related topics such…
"The present volume offers new perspectives on Madonna's work to date, addressing her configurations of race, gender and sex(uality), with special emphasis on her resurrection after the Sex backlash in the early 1990s." "The collection focuses on new Madonna-related topics such…