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Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction to the study of popular music, this book takes a schematic approach to a range of popular music genres, and examines them in terms of their antecedents, histories, visual aesthetics and socio-political contexts.
Trade ReviewPopular Music Genres offers a different introduction to the study of popular music. Key to the book is the notion of genre! It is a welcome addition to teachers of popular music who have problems getting their undergraduate students, who would rightly or wrongly much rather learn about 'popular music itself', interested in the compliated and sometimes obscure theories of cultural studies and popular music research. -- Sanna Rojola, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Popular Music Genres offers a different introduction to the study of popular music. Key to the book is the notion of genre! It is a welcome addition to teachers of popular music who have problems getting their undergraduate students, who would rightly or wrongly much rather learn about 'popular music itself', interested in the compliated and sometimes obscure theories of cultural studies and popular music research.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Soul: from gospel to groove; 2. Funk: the breakbeat starts here; 3. Psychedelia: in my mind's eye; 4. Progressive rock: breaking the blues' lineage; 5. Punk rock: artifice or authenticity; 6. Reggae: the aesthetic logic of a diasporan culture; 7. Synthpop: into the digital age; 8. Heavy metal: noise for the boys?; 9. Rap: the word, rhythm, and rhyme; 10. Indie: the politics of production and distribution; 11. Jungle: breakbeat's revenge; Glossary; Bibliography.
