Simon Frith / Will Straw / John Street (eds.)

The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock

Herausgeber: Frith, Simon; Street, John; Straw, Will

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Companion provides a broad overview of the world of pop and rock. It introduces the most important and significant moments in its history and the key issues involved in understanding popular culture's most vital art form.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Companions to Music
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 580g
• ISBN-13: 9780521556606
• ISBN-10: 0521556600
• Artikelnr.: 21486568

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction and chronology of pop and rock
Part I. Context: 1. 'Plugged in': technology and popular music Paul Théberge
2. The popular music industry Simon Frith
3. Consumption Will Straw
Star profiles I: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Marvin Gaye
Part II. Texts, Genres, Styles: 4. Pop music Simon Frith
5. Reconsidering rock Keir Keightley
6. Soul into hip-hop Russell A. Potter
7. Dance music Will Straw
8. World music Jocelyne Guilbault
Star profiles II: Bob Marley, David Bowie, Abba, Madonna, Nirvana, Public Enemy, Derrick May, The Spice Girls
Part III. Debates: 9. Pop, rock and interpretation Richard Middleton
10. Popular music, gender and sexuality Sara Cohen
11. Rock, pop and politics John Street
12. From rice to ice: the face of race in rock and pop Barry Shank
13. The 'local' and 'global' in popular music Jan Fairley
References
Index.