Understanding popular music culture /
Roy Shuker.
- 4th ed.
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
- vi, 282 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-277) and index.
Introduction: 'What's going on': studying popular music culture -- 'Every 1's a winner' : the music industry and the record companies -- 'Pump up the volume' : music and technology -- 'I'm just a singer' : making music, the rock musician and the success continuum -- 'So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star' : auteurs and stars -- 'Message understood' : textual analysis and popular musicology -- 'It's still rock 'n' roll to me' : genre, authenticity, and the canon -- 'Shop around' : marketing and mediation -- 'U got the look' : from film to video games : music and pictures -- 'On the cover of The Rolling Stone' : the music press -- 'My generation' : identity and consumption : audiences, fans, and social networks -- 'Sound of our town' : subcultures, sounds, and scenes -- 'Revolution' : social change, conscience rock, and identity politics -- 'Pushin' too hard' : moral panics -- 'We are the world' : state music policy -- Conclusion: 'Wrap it up': popular music studies and cultural meaning.