02588nam 2200613Ia 450 991045238630332120200520144314.01-280-69963-91-4399-0713-79786613676610(CKB)2550000000106590(EBL)934487(OCoLC)806203144(SSID)ssj0000602991(PQKBManifestationID)11409689(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000602991(PQKBWorkID)10568701(PQKB)10907164(MiAaPQ)EBC934487(OCoLC)830023572(MdBmJHUP)muse16265(Au-PeEL)EBL934487(CaPaEBR)ebr10571297(CaONFJC)MIL367661(EXLCZ)99255000000010659020111129d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEcomusicology[electronic resource] rock, folk, and the environment /Mark PedeltyPhiladelphia, Pa. Temple University Press20121 online resource (243 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4399-0711-0 1-4399-0712-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Pop ecology on the global stage -- Whose land? : popular music and the American soundscape -- Music makes place : regional geographies in popular song -- A tonic for the troops : local music, community, and ecology.Can musicians really make the world more sustainable? Anthropologist Mark Pedelty, joined an eco-oriented band, the Hypoxic Punks, to find out. In his timely and exciting book, Ecomusicology, Pedelty explores the political ecology of rock, from local bands to global superstars. He examines the climate change controversies of U2's 360 Degrees stadium tour-deemed excessive by some-and the struggles of local folk singers who perform songs about the environment. In the process, he raises serious questions about the environmental effects and meanings on music.EcomusicologyFolk musicHistory and criticismRock musicHistory and criticismElectronic books.Folk musicHistory and criticism.Rock musicHistory and criticism.781.64/159Pedelty Mark908599MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452386303321Ecomusicology2450680UNINA