Understanding popular music culture - Shuker, Roy.; Shuker, Roy. (London ; New York : Routledge, 2008)
'Every 1's a winner' : music as a cultural industry -- 'Pump up the volume' : music and technology -- 'I'm just a singer' : making music an d the success continuum -- 'So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star' : a uteurs and stars -- 'Message understood'? : musical texts -- 'It's stil l rock 'n' roll to me' : genres, covers and the canon -- 'Shop around' : retail, radio and the charts -- 'U got the look' : film, television a nd MTV -- 'On the cover of The Rolling Stone' : the music press -- 'My generation' : audiences, fans and collectors -- 'Sound of our town' : s ubcultures, sounds and scenes -- 'We are the world' : state music polic y, globalization and national identity -- 'Pushin' too hard' : moral pa nics -- 'Revolution' : social change, conscience rock and identities.
Rev. ed. of: Understanding popular music. 2nd ed. 2001.
Includes discography (p. 267-271), bibliographical references (p. 27 3-305), and index.
Keywords: Popular music -- History and criticism; Popular culture -- History -- 20th century