Rock music - powerful, sensual, loud and full of energy. It has changed the face of modern music. But what is its fascination for, and its significance in contemporary society and what cultural values does it reflect? Peter Wicke addresses these issues in a stimulating and penet…
Bibliografie : p. 196-216 Met reg. Oorspr. titel en uitg. : Rockmusik : zur Aesthetik und Soziologie eines Massenmediums. Leipzig : Verlag Philipp Reckum, 1987. Ook aanwezig in Duitse versie: 90-019. In een historische beschrijving van popmuziek vanaf het ontstaan van rock'n'rol…
Rock music - powerful, sensual, loud and full of energy. It has changed the face of modern music. But what is its fascination for, and its significance in contemporary society and what cultural values does it reflect? Peter Wicke addresses these issues in a stimulating and penet…
"Rock music - powerful, sensual, loud and full of energy. It has changed the face of modern music. But what is its fascination and its significance within contemporary society and what cultural values does it reflect? Peter Wicke addresses these issues and offers a stimulating a…
From the Publisher: A Choice Outstanding Academic Book. A musicologist and cultural critic as well as a professional musician, Robert Walser offers a comprehensive musical, social, and cultural analysis of heavy metal in Running with the Devil. Dismissed by critics and academics…
From the Publisher: A Choice Outstanding Academic Book. A musicologist and cultural critic as well as a professional musician, Robert Walser offers a comprehensive musical, social, and cultural analysis of heavy metal in Running with the Devil. Dismissed by critics and academics…
Analyse van de geschiedenis van de populaire muziek in de Verenigde Staten in de periode van 1931 tot 1961, voor Elvis Presley.
by Shank, Barry
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Music of the bars and clubs of Austin, Texas has long been recognized as defining one of a dozen or more musical "scenes" across the country. In Dissonant Identities, Barry Shank, himself a musician who played and lived in the Texas capital, studies the history of its popular mu…
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A fascinating analysis of the music scene in Austin, Texas.
Britpop was the UK's headline musical phenomena during the 1990s û just at the point when devolution suggested that the UK may be breaking down. This edited collection doesn't merely describe the sights, sounds and aesthetics of Britpop, it also explores and explains its politic…
Britpop was the UK's headline musical phenomena during the 1990s û just at the point when devolution suggested that the UK may be breaking down. This edited collection doesn't merely describe the sights, sounds and aesthetics of Britpop, it also explores and explains its politic…
"This volume gathers together twenty articles from among the best scholarly writing on rock music published in academic journals over the past two decades. These diverse essays reflect the wide range of approaches that scholars in various disciplines have applied to the study of…
A collection of interdisciplinary essays examining the ever-changing communities and discussions connected to American popular music.
