{"product_id":"an-anthology-of-australian-albums-9781501339868","title":"An Anthology of Australian Albums","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Anthology of Australian Albums\u003c\/i\u003e offers an overview of Australian popular music through the lens of significant, yet sometimes overlooked, Australian albums. Chapters explore the unique qualities of each album within a broader history of Australian popular music. Artists covered range from the older and non-mainstream yet influential, such as the Missing Links, Wendy Saddington and the Coloured Balls, to those who have achieved very recent success (Courtney Barnett, Dami Im and Flume) and whose work contributes to international pop music (Sia), to the more exploratory or experimental (Curse ov Dialect and A.B. Original). Collectively the albums and artists covered contribute to a view of Australian popular music through the non-canonical, emphasizing albums by women, non-white artists and Indigenous artists, and expanding the focus to include genres outside of rock including hip hop, black metal and country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[It] provides a timely collection of rural, urban and even national shifts that perversely reveals parallel changes in what constitutes ‘the mainstream’. * Popular Music History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Anthology of Australian Albums: Critical Engagements\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome addition to the growing body of work that examines Australian popular music from a critical and scholarly perspective ... a valuable contribution to the literature on Australian popular music. It illustrates a remarkable variety of Australian popular music across its history, particularly in the past decade, and is useful for providing general scholarly insight to a multidisciplinary audience of popular music scholars. Given that it does not feature detailed music analysis and is written in a straightforward academic tone, it would also be useful in promoting discussion of any of the albums featured, as well as the general development and current landscape of Australian popular music, in both scholarly and classroom contexts. * Context *\u003cbr\u003eGirl meets boy; girl meets girl, girls beat boys; hippies to hip-hop, brothers to others... The close readings of Australian albums since 1965 here show how work in these force fields plays out. Enjoy these symptoms, this creativity and attitude! * Peter Beilharz, Professor of Critical Theory, Sichuan University, China, and Professor of Culture and Society, Curtin University, Australia *\u003cbr\u003eOne of those publications that, when it appears, causes the reaction, 'Fantastic! - about time there was a book on this!' And what a welcome publication it is: stellar authors celebrating, with scholarly rigour, the diversity and dynamism of Australia's landmark rock\/post-punk\/metal rock\/electronica\/Indigenous hip-hop (and beyond) albums over the last half-century, with particular focus on developments in the new millennium. * Linda Kouvaras, Associate Professor of Music, University of Melbourne, Australia *\u003cbr\u003eHere is a collection of essays that opens readers' ears to the history of popular music in Australia. It's not the reinforcement of a canon (there's no AC\/DC here), but rather an eclectic playlist aimed at broadening our understanding of the Australian music industry, its musicians and its audiences, from 1965 to the present day. * Sarah Hill, Senior Lecturer in Music, Cardiff University, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePreamble\u003c\/i\u003e Introduction  Jon Stratton with Jon Dale\u003ci\u003e (University of South Australia, Australia) \u003c\/i\u003e  1. The Missing Links, \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Links \u003c\/i\u003e Jon Stratton\u003ci\u003e (University of South Australia, Australia) \u003c\/i\u003e  2. Wendy Saddington and The Copperwine, \u003ci\u003eWendy Saddington and The Copperwine Live \u003c\/i\u003e Julie Rickwood\u003ci\u003e (Australian National University, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e  3. Coloured Balls, \u003ci\u003eBall Power  \u003c\/i\u003e Paul 'Nazz' Oldham\u003ci\u003e (University of South Australia, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e  4. The Scientists, \u003ci\u003eBlood Red River \u003c\/i\u003e Jon Stratton\u003ci\u003e (University of South Australia, Australia)  \u003c\/i\u003e  5. The Plums, \u003ci\u003eGun\u003c\/i\u003e; Deadstar, \u003ci\u003eDeadstar\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMilk\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOver The Radio \u003c\/i\u003e Caroline Kennedy\u003ci\u003e (Monash University, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e  6. Shakaya, \u003ci\u003eShakaya \u003c\/i\u003e Panizza Allmark\u003ci\u003e (Edith Cowan University, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Striborg, \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Catharsis \u003c\/i\u003e Catherine Hoad\u003ci\u003e (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMassey University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAotearoa\/\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand)  \u003c\/i\u003e8. Curse ov Dialect, \u003ci\u003eWooden Tongues \u003c\/i\u003e Sarah Attfield\u003ci\u003e (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e  9. The Drones, \u003ci\u003eI See Seaweed \u003c\/i\u003e Adam Trainer\u003ci\u003e (Edith Cowan University, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e  10. Roger Knox \u0026amp; The Pine Valley Cosmonauts, \u003ci\u003eStranger In My Land\u003c\/i\u003e; Roger Knox, \u003ci\u003eGive It a Go \u003c\/i\u003e Liz Dean \u003ci\u003e(University of Melbourne, Australia) \u003c\/i\u003ewith Roger Knox  11. Dami Im, \u003ci\u003eDami Im \u003c\/i\u003e Sarah Keith\u003ci\u003e (Macquarie University, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e  12. Courtney Barnett, \u003ci\u003eSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit \u003c\/i\u003e John Encarnacao\u003ci\u003e (University of Western Sydney, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e  13. Sia, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Acting \u003c\/i\u003e Laura Glitsos (\u003ci\u003eCurtin University, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e  14. Flume, \u003ci\u003eSkin \u003c\/i\u003e Ed Montano and Gene Shill\u003ci\u003e (RMIT University, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e  15. A.B.Original, \u003ci\u003eReclaim Australia \u003c\/i\u003e Suzi Hutchings\u003ci\u003e (RMIT University, Australia) \u003c\/i\u003eand Dianne Rodger\u003ci\u003e (University of Adelaide, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019957764439,"sku":"9781501339868","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501339868.jpg?v=1750781882","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-anthology-of-australian-albums-9781501339868","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}