The key theme of these books is the changing nature of the live music industry in the UK, focussed upon popular music but including all musical genres. The third volume covers the period from Live Aid to Live Nation (1985-2015).
To date there has been a significant gap in existing knowledge about the social history of music in Britain from... Læs mere
The first comprehensive survey of critical approaches to pop music. The diversity of the essays covers sociological, feminist, semiotic and musicological points of view.
As a sociologist Simon Frith takes the starting point that music is the result of the play of social forces, whether as an idea, an experience or an... Læs mere