The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock (Cambridge Companions to Music)

This Companion maps the world of pop and rock, pinpointing the most significant moments in its history and presenting the key issues involved in understanding popular culture's most vital art form. Expert writers chart the changing patterns in the production and consumption of popular music, the emergence of a vast industry with a turnover of billions and the rise of global stars from Elvis to Public Enemy, Nirvana to the Spice Girls. They trace the way new technologies - from the amplifier to the internet - have changed the sounds and practices of pop and they analyse the way maverick entrepreneurs have given way to multimedia corporations. In particular they focus on the controversial issues concerning race and ethnicity, politics, gender and globalisation. Contains full profiles of a selection of figures from the pop and rock world. Notes on contributors Acknowledgements Introduction and chronology of pop and rock Part I. Context: 1. 'Plugged in': technology and popular music Paul Théberge 2. The popular music industry Simon Frith 3. Consumption Will Straw Star profiles I: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Marvin Gaye Part II. Texts, Genres, Styles: 4. Pop music Simon Frith 5. Reconsidering rock Keir Keightley 6. Soul into hip-hop Russell A. Potter 7. Dance music Will Straw 8. World music Jocelyne Guilbault Star profiles II: Bob Marley, David Bowie, Abba, Madonna, Nirvana, Public Enemy, Derrick May, The Spice Girls Part III. Debates: 9. Pop, rock and interpretation Richard Middleton 10. Popular music, gender and sexuality Sara Cohen 11. Rock, pop and politics John Street 12. From rice to ice: the face of race in rock and pop Barry Shank 13. The 'local' and 'global' in popular music Jan Fairley References Index. This companion presents a kaleidoscopic view of the world of pop and rock. Expert writers follow the rise of fifteen global stars from Elvis to Public Enemy, Nirvana to the Spice Girls. They chart the changing patterns in production and consumption, and they trace the way new technologies have changed the sounds and practices of pop. Alive to areas of current debate, they also focus on issues such as race and ethnicity, politics, gender and globalization. The anthology contains profiles of major figures from the pop and rock field. But at the heart of this companion is the music itself--rock, pop, black music, dance music, world music--its impact, its power and its pleasures [Publisher description] This companion presents a kaleidoscopic view of the world of pop and rock. Expert writers follow the rise of fifteen global stars from Elvis to Public Enemy, Nirvana to the Spice Girls. They chart the changing patterns in production and consumption, and they trace the way new technologies have changed the sounds and practices of pop. Alive to areas of current debate, they also focus on issues such as race and ethnicity, politics, gender and globalization. The anthology contains profiles of major figures from the pop and rock field. But at the heart of this companion is the music itself -- rock, pop, black music, dance music, world music -- its impact, its power and its pleasures. This Companion provides a broad overview of the world of pop and rock. It introduces the most important and significant moments in its history and the key issues involved in understanding popular culture's most vital art form. This Cambridge Companion maps the world of pop and rock, pinpointing the most significant moments in its history and presenting the key issues involved in understanding popular culture's most vital art form Any discussion of the rule of technology in popular music should begin with a simple premise: without electronic technology, popular music in the twenty-first century is unthinkable. Edited By Simon Frith, Will Straw And John Street. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 290-299) And Index.

maps The World Of Pop And Rock: Its History, Its Stars And Its Controversies.