Cultures Of Popular Music

Cultures Of Popular Music

Author: Bennett, Andy

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2001-12-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0335202500

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Presents a comprehensive cultural, social and historical overview of post-war popular music genres, from rock 'n' roll and psychedelic pop, through punk and heavy metal, to rap, rave and techno.


Popular Music and National Culture in Israel

Popular Music and National Culture in Israel

Author: Motti Regev

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2004-04-26

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780520936881

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A unique Israeli national culture—indeed, the very nature of "Israeliness"—remains a matter of debate, a struggle to blend vying memories and backgrounds, ideologies and wills. Identifying popular music as an important site in this wider cultural endeavor, this book focuses on the three major popular music cultures that are proving instrumental in attempts to invent Israeliness: the invented folk song repertoire known as Shirei Eretz Israel; the contemporary, global-cosmopolitan Israeli rock; and the ethnic-oriental musica mizrahit. The result is the first ever comprehensive study of popular music in Israel. Motti Regev, a sociologist, and Edwin Seroussi, an ethnomusicologist, approach their subject from alternative perspectives, producing a truly interdisciplinary, sociocultural account of music as a feature and a force in the shaping of Israeliness. A major ethnographic undertaking, describing and analyzing the particular history, characteristics, and practices of each music culture, Popular Music and National Culture in Israel maps not only the complex field of Israeli popular music but also Israeli culture in general.


Music Cultures in the United States

Music Cultures in the United States

Author: Ellen Koskoff

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9780415965880

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'Music in the United States' is a basic textbook for any introduction to American music course. Each American music culture is covered with an introductory article and case studies of the featured culture.


Studying Popular Music Culture

Studying Popular Music Culture

Author: Tim Wall

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2013-02-28

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1446291014

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That rare thing, an academic study of music that seeks to tie together the strands of the musical text, the industry that produces it, and the audience that gives it meaning... A vital read for anyone interested in the changing nature of popular music production and consumption" - Dr Nathan Wiseman-Trowse, The University of Northampton Popular music entertains, inspires and even empowers, but where did it come from, how is it made, what does it mean, and how does it eventually reach our ears? Tim Wall guides students through the many ways we can analyse music and the music industries, highlighting crucial skills and useful research tips. Taking into account recent changes and developments in the industry, this book outlines the key concepts, offers fresh perspectives and encourages readers to reflect on their own work. Written with clarity, flair and enthusiasm, it covers: Histories of popular music, their traditions and cultural, social, economic and technical factors Industries and institutions, production, new technology, and the entertainment media Musical form, meaning and representation Audiences and consumption. Students′ learning is consolidated through a set of insightful case studies, engaging activities and helpful suggestions for further reading.


Club Cultures

Club Cultures

Author: Sarah Thornton

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-08-23

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0745668801

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This is an innovative contribution to the study of popular culture, focusing on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves.


DIY Cultures and Underground Music Scenes

DIY Cultures and Underground Music Scenes

Author: Andy Bennett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-12-07

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1351850326

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This volume examines the global influence and impact of DIY cultural practice as this informs the production, performance and consumption of underground music in different parts of the world. The book brings together a series of original studies of DIY musical activities in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Oceania. The chapters combine insights from established academic writers with the work of younger scholars, some of whom are directly engaged in contemporary underground music scenes. The book begins by revisiting and re-evaluating key themes and issues that have been used in studying the cultural meaning of alternative and underground music scenes, notably aspects of space, place and identity and the political economy of DIY cultural practice. The book then explores how the DIY cultural practices that characterize alternative and underground music scenes have been impacted and influenced by technological change, notably the emergence of digital media. Finally, in acknowledging the over 40-year history of DIY cultural practice in punk and post-punk contexts, the book considers how DIY cultures have become embedded in cultural memory and the emotional geographies of place. Through combining high-quality data and fresh conceptual insights in the context of an international body of work spanning the disciplines of popular-music studies, cultural and media studies, and sociology the book offers a series of innovative new directions in the study of DIY cultures and underground/alternative music scenes. This volume will be of particular interest to undergraduate students in the above-mentioned fields of study, as well as an invaluable resource for established academics and researchers working in these and related fields.


Popular Cultures

Popular Cultures

Author: David Rowe

Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited

Published: 1995-11-13

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Literatuuropgave : p. 169-181 Met reg. Using rock music and sport as case studies, the author explores the contemporary economics, ideology and cultural constitution of forms of popular pleasure. In this way punk rock music is examined in terms of its presentation as a product, its practical consciousness and its symbolic expression.


Music Genres and Corporate Cultures

Music Genres and Corporate Cultures

Author: Keith Negus

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1134688210

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Music Genres and Corporate Cultures explores the seemingly haphazard workings of the music industry, tracing the uneasy relationship between economics and culture; `entertainment corporations' and the artists they sign. Keith Negus examines the contrasting strategies of major labels like Sony and Polygram in managing different genres, artists and staff. How do takeovers affect the treatment of artists? Why has Polygram been perceived as too European to attract US artists? And how did Warner's wooden floors help them sign Green Day? Through in-depth case studies of three major genres; rap, country, and salsa, Negus explores the way in which the music industry recognises and rewards certain sounds, and how this influences both the creativity of musicians, and their audiences. He examines the tension between raps public image as the spontaneous `music of the streets' and the practicalities of the market, and asks why country labels and radio stations promote top-selling acts like Garth Brooks over hard-to-classify artists like Mary Chapin-Carpenter, and how the lack of soundscan systems in Puerto Rican record shops affects salsa music's position on the US Billboard chart. Drawing on over seventy interviews with music industry personnel in Britain and the United States, Music Genres and Corporate Cultures shows how the creation, circulation and consumption of popular music is shaped by record companies and corporate business styles while stressing that music production takes within a broader culture, not totally within the control of large corporations.


Globalization, Music and Cultures of Distinction

Globalization, Music and Cultures of Distinction

Author: Simone Varriale

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-08-16

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1137564504

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This book is the first comprehensive account of how Anglo-American popular music transformed Italian cultural life. Drawing on neglected archival materials, the author explores the rise of new musical tastes and social divisions in late twentieth century Italy. The book reconstructs the emergence of pop music magazines in Italy and offers the first in-depth investigation of the role of critics in global music cultures. It explores how class, gender, race and geographical location shaped the production and consumption of music magazines, as well as critics’ struggle over notions of expertise, cultural value and cosmopolitanism. Globalization, Music and Cultures of Distinction provides an innovative framework for studying how globalization transforms cultural institutions and aesthetic hierarchies, thus breaking new ground for sociological and historical research. It will be essential reading for scholars and students interested in cultural sociology, popular music, globalization, media and cultural studies, social theory and contemporary Italy.


Listening to Salsa

Listening to Salsa

Author: Frances R. Aparicio

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0819563080

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The pulsing beats of salsa, merengue, and bolero are a compelling expression of Latino/a culture, but few outsiders comprehend the music's implications in larger social terms.