Author : Roy Shuker
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780415347709
With 'Key Concepts in Popular Music', Roy Shuker presents a comprehensive A-Z glossary of the main terms and concepts used in the study of popular music.
Author : John Shepherd
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 47,93 MB
Release : 2003-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 184714473X
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.
Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 961 pages
File Size : 20,20 MB
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Author : Colin Larkin
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 4183 pages
File Size : 47,62 MB
Release : 2011-05-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 0857125958
This text presents a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on popular music, from the early 20th century to the present day.
Author : Roy Shuker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,64 MB
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000511545
Now in its fifth edition, this popular A–Z student reference book provides a comprehensive survey of key ideas and concepts in popular music culture, examining the social and cultural aspects of popular music. Fully revised with extended coverage of the music industries, sociological concepts and additional references to reading, listening and viewing throughout, the new edition expands on the foundations of popular music culture, tracing the impact of digital technology and changes in the way in which music is created, manufactured, marketed and consumed. The concept of metagenres remains a central part of the book: these are historically, socially, and geographically situated umbrella musical categories, each embracing a wide range of associated genres and subgenres. New or expanded entries include: Charts, Digital music culture, Country music, Education, Ethnicity, Race, Gender, Grime, Heritage, History, Indie, Synth pop, Policy, Punk rock and Streaming. Popular Music Culture: The Key Concepts is an essential reference tool for students studying the social and cultural dimensions of popular music.
Author : Roy Shuker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 23,26 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 1134564791
Understanding Popular Music is a comprehensive introduction to the history and meaning of popular music. It begins with a critical assessment of the different ways in which popular music has been studied and the difficulties and debates which surround the analysis of popular culture and popular music. Drawing on the recent work of music scholars and the popular music press, Shuker explores key subjects which shape our experience of music, including music production, the music industry, music policy, fans, audiences and subcultures, the musician as 'star', music journalism, and the reception and consumption of popular music. This fully revised and updated second edition includes: *case studies and lyrics of artists such as Shania Twain, S Club 7, The Spice Girls and Fat Boy Slim * the impact of technologies including on-line delivery and the debates over MP3 and Napster * the rise of DJ culture and the changing idea of the 'musician' * a critique of gender and sexual politics and the discrimination which exists in the music industry * moral panics over popular music including the controversies surrounding artists such as Marilyn Manson and Ice-T * a comprehensive discography, guide to further reading and directory of websites.
Author : Roy Shuker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 22,46 MB
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 131718954X
Now in an updated fourth edition, this popular A-Z student handbook provides a comprehensive survey of key ideas and concepts in popular music culture. With new and expanded entries on genres and subgenres, the text comprehensively examines the social and cultural aspects of popular music, taking into account the digital music revolution and changes in the way that music is manufactured, marketed and delivered. New and updated entries include: Age and youth Black music Digital music culture K-Pop Mash-ups Philadelphia Soul Pub music Religion and spirituality Remix Southern Soul Streaming Vinyl With further reading and listening included throughout, Popular Music: The Key Concepts is an essential reference text for all students studying the social and cultural dimensions of popular music.
Author : Tara Brabazon
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,5 MB
Release : 2011-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1446254208
An incredibly wide-ranging critical account of popular music. The book is an essential resource for all staff and students in the field′ - John Storey, Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland Organized in accessible sections and covering the main themes of research and teaching it examines: • The key approaches to understanding popular music • The main settings of exchange and consumption • The role of technology in the production of popular music • The main genres of popular music • The key debates of the present day Barbazon writes with verve and penetration. Her approach starts with how most people actually consume music today and transfers this onto the plain of study. The book enables teachers and students to shuffle from one topic to the other whilst providing an unparalleled access the core concepts and issues. As such, it is the perfect study guide for undergraduates located in this exciting and expanding field. Tara Brabazon is Professor of Communication at University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT).
Author : Bruce Pollock
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 29,92 MB
Release : 1996-05
Category : Music
ISBN :
New Volume Look to Volume 20 and you'll find this series updated through the end of 1995. Information is presented on nearly 500 popular songs of the year. All volumes in the series contain three indexes: the lyricists and composers index, important performances index and awards index.
Author : Andy Gregory
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 19,14 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781857431612
TheInternational Who's Who in Popular Music 2002offers comprehensive biographical information covering the leading names on all aspects of popular music. It brings together the prominent names in pop music as well as the many emerging personalities in the industry, providing full biographical details on pop, rock, folk, jazz, dance, world and country artists. Over 5,000 biographical entries include major career details, concerts, recordings and compositions, honors and contact addresses. Wherever possible, information is obtained directly from the entrants to ensure accuracy and reliability. Appendices include details of record companies, management companies, agents and promoters. The reference also details publishers, festivals and events and other organizations involved with music.
