Studying Popular Music Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Studying Popular Music Culture write by Tim Wall. This book was released on 2013-02-28. Studying Popular Music Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Understanding Popular Music
Understanding Popular Music - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Understanding Popular Music write by Roy Shuker. This book was released on 2013-01-11. Understanding Popular Music available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Popular Music in Theory
Popular Music in Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Popular Music in Theory write by Keith Negus. This book was released on 1997-02-28. Popular Music in Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A lively contribution to the debates that are central to popular music studies.
Understanding Popular Music Culture
Understanding Popular Music Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Understanding Popular Music Culture write by Roy Shuker. This book was released on 2008. Understanding Popular Music Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Focusing on the variety of genres that make up pop music, Roy Shuker explores key subjects which shape our experience of music such as music production, the music industry, music policy, fans, audiences and subcultures.
Japanese Popular Music
Japanese Popular Music - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Japanese Popular Music write by Carolyn S. Stevens. This book was released on 2012-08-21. Japanese Popular Music available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Japanese popular culture has been steadily increasing in visibility both in Asia and beyond in recent years. This book examines Japanese popular music, exploring its historical development, technology, business and production aspects, audiences, and language and culture. Based both on extensive textual and aural analysis, and on anthropological fieldwork, it provides a wealth of detail, finding differences as well as similarities between the Japanese and Western pop music scenes. Carolyn Stevens shows how Japanese popular music has responded over time to Japan's relationship to the West in the post-war era, gradually growing in independence from the political and cultural hegemonic presence of America. Similarly, the volume explores the ways in which the Japanese artist has grown in independence vis-à-vis his/her role in the production process, and examines in detail the increasingly important role of the jimusho, or the entertainment management agency, where many individual artists and music industry professionals make decisions about how the product is delivered to the public. It also discusses the connections to Japanese television, film, print and internet, thereby providing through pop music a key to understanding much of Japanese popular culture more widely.
