موسیقی محبوب اهمیت دارد: مقالاتی به احترام سایمون فیرث

Simon Frith has been one of the most important figures in the emergence and subsequent development of popular music studies. From his earliest academic publication, The Sociology of Rock (1978), through to his recent work on the live music industry in the UK, in his desire to 'take popular music seriously' he has probably been cited more than any other author in the field. Uniquely, he has combined this work with a lengthy career as a music critic for leading publications on both sides of the Atlantic. The contributions to this volume of essays and memoirs seek to honour Frith's achievements, but they are not merely 'about Frith'. Rather, they are important interventions by leading scholars in the field, including Robert Christgau, Antoine Hennion, Peter J. Martin and Philip Tagg. The focus on 'sociology and industry' and 'aesthetics and values' reflect major themes in Frith's own work, which can also be found within popular music studies more generally. As such the volume will become an essential resource for those working in popular music studies, as well as in musicology, sociology and cultural and media studies. Cover 1 Contents 6 General Editors' Preface 8 Notes on Contributors 10 Preface: An Essay on Journalism 14 1 Introduction 18 Part I Sociology and Industry 26 2 Too Posh to Rock? The Exposure of Social Class in Popular Music 28 3 ‘Nobody Expects to be Paid ... Nobody Asks, “What is the Fee?”’ 48 4 Revisiting ʻMusic Industry Researchʼ: What Changed? What Didn’t? 62 5 W(h)ither Now? Music Collecting in the Age of the Cloud 78 Part II Frith and His Career 90 6 A Double Life with Low Theory: Notes Toward a Professional and Intellectual Biography 92 Short Takes 108 7 ‘You Can’t Not be Political’: Frith, Politics and Policy 120 8 Rock and Role Playing: Sociological Themes in the Work of Simon Frith 134 9 Simon Frith: Crossover Critic 146 Part III Aesthetics and Values 162 10 ‘Not the Sort of Thing You Could Photocopy’ 164 11 Playing, Performing, Listening: Making Music – or Making Music Act? 182 12 Awards, Prizes and Popular Taste: Organising the Judgement of Music 198 13 More Than a Performance: Song Lyrics and the Practices of Songwriting 212 14 The Decline (and Perhaps the Fall) of Rock, Pop and Soul 226 Afterword 242 Index 244 Simon Frith has been one of the most important figures in the emergence and subsequent development of popular music studies. The contributions to this volume of essays and memoirs honour Frith's achievements, but they are not merely about him. Rather, they are important interventions by leading scholars in the field, including Robert Christgau, Antoine Hennion, Peter J. Martin and Philip Tagg