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Pop Music and the Press
Steve Jones
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Description for Pop Music and the Press
Paperback. Sees pop music journalism as a form of cultural criticism. Editor(s): Jones, Steve. Series: Sound Matters S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: AVGP; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Since the 1950s, writing about popular music has become a staple of popular culture. Rolling Stone, Vibe, and The Source as well as music columns in major newspapers target consumers who take their music seriously. Rapidly proliferating fanzines, websites, and internet discussion groups enable virtually anyone to engage in popular music criticism. Until now, however, no one has tackled popular music criticism as a genre of journalism with a particular history and evolution. Pop Music and the Press looks at the major publications and journalists who have shaped this criticism, influencing the public's ideas about the music's significance and ... Read more
Since the 1950s, writing about popular music has become a staple of popular culture. Rolling Stone, Vibe, and The Source as well as music columns in major newspapers target consumers who take their music seriously. Rapidly proliferating fanzines, websites, and internet discussion groups enable virtually anyone to engage in popular music criticism. Until now, however, no one has tackled popular music criticism as a genre of journalism with a particular history and evolution. Pop Music and the Press looks at the major publications and journalists who have shaped this criticism, influencing the public's ideas about the music's significance and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Sound Matters
Condition
New
Weight
426g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566399661
SKU
V9781566399661
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About Steve Jones
Steve Jones is Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Among his books are CyberSociety: Computer-Mediated Communication and Community (editor) and Rock Formation: Popular Music, Technology, and Mass Communication.Contributors: Jeff Chang, Martin Cloonan, Kevin Featherly, Mark Fenster, Simon Frith, Gestur Gudmundsson, Joli Jensen, Brenda Johnson-Grau, Holly Kruse, Ulf Lindberg, Timothy M. Matyjewicz, Sharon R. Mazzarella, Kembrew McLeod, Morten ... Read more
Reviews for Pop Music and the Press
This fascinating new volume...fill[s] a significant gap in popular music scholarship...the book is an essential text for any scholar of popular music....a major contribution to the academic literature on popular music in part because it provides a foundation, heretofore absent, for future investigations of the world of music journalism and the cultural significance of the same. -The Journal of Communication ... Read more