The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Musicology (Routledge Music Companions)

The research presented in this volume is very recent, and the general approach is that of rethinking popular musicology: its purpose, its aims, and its methods. Contributors to the volume were asked to write something original and, at the same time, to provide an instructive example of a particular way of working and thinking. The essays have been written with a view to helping graduate students with research methodology and the application of relevant theoretical models. The team of contributors is an exceptionally strong one: it contains many of the pre-eminent academic figures involved in popular musicological research, and there is a spread of European, American, Asian, and Australasian scholars. The volume covers seven main themes: Film, Video and Multimedia; Technology and Studio Production; Gender and Sexuality; Identity and Ethnicity; Performance and Gesture; and, Reception and Scenes and The Music Industry and Globalization. "The Ashgate Research Companion" is designed to offer scholars and graduate students a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of current research in a particular area. The companion's editor brings together a team of respected and experienced experts to write chapters on the key issues in their speciality, providing a comprehensive reference to the field. Film, video and multimedia. Trevor Jones's score for In the name of the father / David Cooper Music, sound, and the moving image : the present and a future? / Anahid Kassabian Reinventing question time / Miguel Mera Televised live performance, looping technology and the 'Nu folk' : KT Tunstall on later with Jools Holland / John Richardson. Technology and studio production. Learning to listen to perfect sound : Hi-Fi culture and changes in modes of listening, 1950-80 / Alf Björnberg Approaches to analyzing recordings of popular music / Timothy Warner The art of phonography : sound, technology & music / Peter Wicke (trans. Derek B. Scott). Gender and sexuality. Genre, subjectivity and backup singing in rock music / Susan Fast Musical notes on camp / Freya Jarman-Ivens Who are you? Research strategies of the unruly feminine / Sheila Whiteley 'I'am a man' : masculinities in popular music / Jason Lee Oakes. Identity and ethnicity. The woven world : unravelling the mainstream and the alternative in Greek popular music / Kevin Dawe Dayton Street funk : the layering of multiple identities / Portia K. Maultsby Black, white and brown on the dance floor : the new meanings of panjabiyat in the twenty first century / Anjali Gera Roy. Performance and gesture. Musical persona : the physical performance of popular music / Philip Auslander Vocal performance and the projection of emotional authenticity / Nicola Dibben 'Chelsea Rodgers' was a model' vocality in prince of the 21st century / Stan Hawkins Singing style and white masculinity / Jacqueline Warwick Talking music, making music : a comparison between rap and techno / Antoine Hennion (trans. Derek B. Scott). Reception and scenes. Absolute beginners : the evolution of a British popular music scene / Ian Inglis Studying reception and scenes / Adam Krims Interpretation : so what? / Allan F. Moore Beyond the master narrative of youth : researching ageing popular music scenes / Nicola Smith. The music industry and globalization. Music and the creative knowledge economy / Geraldine Bloustien The transnational music industry / Andreas Gebesmair Pop idol : global economy-local meanings / Tarja Rautiainen-Keskustalo. Trevor Jones's Score For In The Name Of The Father / David Cooper -- Music, Sound And The Moving Image : The Present And A Future? / Anahid Kassabian -- Reinventing Question Time / Miguel Mera -- Televised Live Performance, Looping Technology And The 'nu Folk' : Kt Tunstall On Later With Jools Holland / John Richardson -- Learning To Listen To Perfect Sound : Hi-fi Culture And Changes In Modes Of Listening, 1950-80 / Alf Björnberg -- Approaches To Analysing Recordings Of Popular Music / Timothy Warner -- The Art Of Phonography : Sound, Technology And Music / Peter Wicke -- Genre, Subjectivity And Back-up Singing In Rock Music / Susan Fast -- Notes On Musical Camp / Freya Jarman-ivens -- Who Are You? : Research Strategies Of The Unruly Feminine / Sheila Whiteley -- 'i'm A Man' : Masculinities In Popular Music / Jason Lee Oakes -- The Woven World : Unravelling The Mainstream And The Alternative In Greek Popular Music / Kevin Dawe -- Dayton Street Funk : The Layering Of Multiple Identities / Portia K. Maultsby -- Black, White And Brown On The Dance Floor : The New Meanings Of Panjabiyat In The Twenty-first Century / Anjali Gera Roy -- Musical Persona : The Physical Performance Of Popular Music / Philip Auslander -- Vocal Performance And The Projection Of Emotional Authenticity / Nicola Dibben -- 'chelsea Rodgers' Was A Model : Vocality In Prince Of The Twenty-first Century / Stan Hawkins -- Singing Style And White Masculinity / Jacqueline Warwick -- Talking Music, Making Music : A Comparison Between Rap And Techno / Antoine Hennion -- Absolute Beginners : The Evolution Of A British Popular Music Scene / Ian Inglis -- Studying Reception And Scenes / Adam Krims -- Interpretation : So What? / Alan F. Moore -- Beyond The Master Narrative Of Youth : Researching Ageing Popular Music Scenes / Nicola Smith -- Music And The Creative Knowledge Economy / Geraldine Bloustien -- The Transnational Music Industry / Andreas Gebesmair -- Pop Idol : Global Economy, Local Meanings / Tarja Rautiainen-keskustalo. Edited By Derek B. Scott. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [499]-541) And Index. Contents 6 List of Figures and Tables 10 List of Musical Examples 12 List of Contributors 14 Introduction 20 PART 1: Film, Video and Multimedia 42 1 Trevor Jones’s Score for In the Name of the Father 44 2 Music, Sound and the Moving Image: The Present and a Future? 62 3 Reinventing Question Time 78 4 Televised Live Performance, Looping Technology and the ‘Nu Folk’: KT Tunstall on Later ... with Jools Holland 104 PART 2: Technology and Studio Production 122 5 Learning to Listen to Perfect Sound: Hi-fi Culture and Changes in Modes of Listening, 1950–80 124 6 Approaches to Analysing Recordings of Popular Music 150 7 The Art of Phonography: Sound, Technology and Music 166 PART 3: Gender and Sexuality 188 8 Genre, Subjectivity and Back-up Singing in Rock Music 190 9 Notes on Musical Camp 208 10 Who Are You? Research Strategies of the Unruly Feminine 224 11 ‘I’m a Man’: Masculinities in Popular Music 240 PART 4: Identity and Ethnicity 260 12 The Woven World: Unravelling the Mainstream and the Alternative in Greek Popular Music 262 13 Dayton Street Funk: The Layering of Multiple Identities 278 14 Black, White and Brown on the Dance Floor:The New Meanings of Panjabiyat in the Twenty-first Century 302 PART 5: Performance and Gesture 320 15 Musical Persona: The Physical Performance of Popular Music 322 16 Vocal Performance and the Projection of Emotional Authenticity 336 17 ‘Chelsea Rodgers’ was a Model– Vocality in Prince of the Twenty-first Century 354 18 Singing Style and White Masculinity 368 19 Talking Music, Making Music: A Comparison between Rap and Techno 384 PART 6: Reception and Scenes 396 20 Absolute Beginners: The Evolution of a British Popular Music Scene 398 21 Studying Reception and Scenes 416 22 Interpretation: So What? 430 23 Beyond the Master Narrative of Youth: Researching Ageing Popular Music Scenes 448 PART 7: The Music Industry and Globalization 446 24 Music and the Creative Knowledge Economy 468 25 The Transnational Music Industry 486 26 Pop Idol: Global Economy– Local Meanings 504 Bibliography 518 Index 562