Helen Reddington

The Lost Women of Rock Music

Female Musicians of the Punk Era

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Produktbeschreibung

In Britain during the late 1970s and early 1980s, a new phenomenon emerged, with female guitarists, bass-players, keyboard-players and drummers playing in bands. This sudden influx of female musicians into the male domain of rock music was brought about partly by the enabling ethic of punk rock ('anybody can do it!') and partly by the impact of the Equal Opportunities Act. But just as suddenly as the phenomenon arrived, the interest in these musicians evaporated and other priorities became important to music audiences. Helen Reddington investigates the social and commercial reasons for how these women became lost from the rock music record.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780754657736
• ISBN-10: 0754657736
• Artikelnr.: 44789132

Autorenporträt

Helen Reddington is from the School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies, at the University of East London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
A ladder through the glass ceiling?
Media gatekeepers and cultural intermediaries
The Brighton scene
Noise, violence and femininity
The aftermath
The social context: academic writing on subcultures, the rock press and 'women in music'
Conclusion
Appendix
Index.