B-sides, undercurrents and overtones : peripheries to popular in music, 1960 to the present / / George Plasketes
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Plasketes George
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| Titolo: |
B-sides, undercurrents and overtones : peripheries to popular in music, 1960 to the present / / George Plasketes
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| Pubblicazione: | Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 781.640973/09045 |
| Soggetto topico: | Popular music - United States - History and criticism |
| Music - United States - History and criticism | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-201) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; General Editor's Preface; Preface: My Back Pages; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Flip Side: Let It B; 1 Get Your 45's On: Terry Melcher, Lost in the Surf and Sun of the 1960's Sound Waves; 2 How the Midwest Was Won: The Chicago Suburbs Seven, a Mid-1960's Regional Rotation; 3 Covering Outside the Lines: Hans Fenger and the Langley Schools Music Project; 4 Geffen Records v. Neil Young: The Battle of the Brands; 5 Music and Movie Mutuality: Ry Cooder, the Involved Bystander; 6 World Music Missionaries: Cross Cultural Convergences |
| 7 The Vital Visual Voice of the Videotape Editor: Seamlessly Sculpting Graceland: The African Concert 8 Rock Around the Cop: Bochco's Broadway Blue Print as Television Musical Muse and Martyr; 9 Must Sing TV: Pop Rock Sitcom Cameo Obscuras; 10 Umbilical Musical Chords: Lineage, Legacy and Mom and Pop Pedigree; 11 Die Another Day: Warren Zevon's Desperado "Deteriorata"; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | There are undercurrents and peripheral taste preferences that are a defining part of our individual and collective cultural experience. Music is no exception. Professor George Plasketes adapts the iconic 'A-side/B-side' dichotomy from the 45 r.p.m. for use as a unique conceptual, critical, historical, and cultural framework for exploring and threading together a variety of popular music and media texts. The profiles and perspectives focus on the peripheries; on texts which might be considered 'B-sides' - overlooked, underappreciated, and unsung cases, creators, patterns and productions that... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | B-sides, undercurrents and overtones |
| ISBN: | 1-317-17113-6 |
| 1-315-57040-8 | |
| 1-317-17112-8 | |
| 1-282-24339-X | |
| 9786612243394 | |
| 0-7546-9382-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811565903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Ashgate popular and folk music series.