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. 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. Part 1: context -- "Plugged in": technology and popular music / Paul Théberge -- The popular music industry / Simon Frith -- Consumption / Will Straw -- Part 2: texts, genres, styles -- Pop music / Simon Frith -- Reconsidering rock / Keir Keightley -- Soul into hip-hop / Russell A. Potter -- Dance music / Will Straw -- World music / Jocelyne Guilbauilt -- Part 3: debates -- Pop, rock and interpretations / Popular music, gender and sexuality / Sara Cohen -- Rock, pop and politics / John Street -- From rice to ice: the face of race in rock and pop / Barry Shank -- The "local" and "global" in popular music / Jan Fairley. Frontmatter 2 Part I: Context 20 1 'Plugged in': technology and popular music 22 2 The popular music industry 45 3 Consumption 72 Part II: Texts, genres, styles 110 4 Pop music 112 5 Reconsidering rock 128 6 Soul into hip-hop 162 7 Dance music 177 8 World music 195 Part III: Debates 230 9 Pop, rock and interpretation 232 10 Popular music, gender and sexuality 245 11 Rock, pop and politics 262 12 From Rice to Ice: the face of race in rock and pop 275 13 The 'local' and 'global' in popular music 291 References 309 Index 319 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.