TY - BOOK AU - Borthwick,Stuart AU - Moy,Ron TI - Popular Music Genres: An Introduction SN - 9780748617449 U1 - 781.6/4 PY - 2022///] CY - Edinburgh : PB - Edinburgh University Press, KW - Popular music KW - Film, Media & Cultural Studies KW - MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; 1 Soul: from gospel to groove --; 2 Funk: the breakbeat starts here --; 3 Psychedelia: in my mind's eye --; 4 Progressive rock: breaking the blues' lineage --; 5 Punk rock: artifice or authenticity? --; 6 Reggae: the aesthetic logic of a diasporan culture --; 7 Synthpop: into the digital age --; 8 Heavy metal: noise for the boys? --; 9 Rap: the word, rhythm and rhyme --; 10 lndie: the politics of production and distribution --; 11 Jungle: the breakbeat's revenge --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access N2 - GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748617456);An accessible introduction to the study of popular music, this book takes a schematic approach to a range of popular music genres, and examines them in terms of their antecedents, histories, visual aesthetics and socio-political contexts. At the centre of each chapter is a textual analysis of key examples of the genres concerned: soul, psychedelia, progressive rock, reggae, funk, heavy metal, punk rock, rap, synthpop, indie, jungle. Within this interdisciplinary and genre-based focus, readers will gain insights into the relationships between popular music, cultural history, economics, politics, iconography, production techniques, technology, marketing, and musical structure.FeaturesIntroduces key terms and concepts in the study of popular musicIncludes recommended further readings and audio texts at the end of each chapterProvides a glossary of key theoretical terms for reference. " UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474428767 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474428767 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781474428767/original ER -