Faking It The Quest For Authenticity In Popular Music

Author : Hugh Barker,Yuval Taylor
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780393089172

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Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music by Hugh Barker,Yuval Taylor Pdf

Musicians strive to “keep it real”; listeners condemn “fakes”; ... but does great music really need to be authentic? Did Elvis sing from the heart, or was he just acting? Were the Sex Pistols more real than disco? Why do so many musicians base their approach on being authentic, and why do music buffs fall for it every time? By investigating this obsession in the last century through the stories of John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Jimmie Rodgers, Donna Summer, Leadbelly, Neil Young, Moby, and others, Faking It rethinks what makes popular music work. Along the way, the authors discuss the segregation of music in the South, investigate the predominance of self-absorption in modern pop, reassess the rebellious ridiculousness of rockabilly and disco, and delineate how the quest for authenticity has not only made some music great and some music terrible but also shaped in a fundamental way the development of popular music in our time.

Author : Yuval Taylor,Hugh Barker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05
Category : Authenticity (Philosophy).
ISBN : 0571226604

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Faking It by Yuval Taylor,Hugh Barker Pdf

In the last fifty years,the quest for authenticity, for the real, has become a dominant factor in musical taste whether it be the folklorists search for forgotten bluesmen or the rock critics elevation of raw power over sophistication. Faking It explodes the myth of what it means to be 'real' and 'fake' in pop music. Why does no one listen to the Buena Vista Social Club in Cuba? Why do white suburban teenagers love rap? And what did Kurt Cobains suicide note really mean?

Author : Yuval Taylor,Jake Austen
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780393083903

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Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop by Yuval Taylor,Jake Austen Pdf

An exploration and celebration of a controversial tradition that, contrary to popular opinion, is alive and active after more than 150 years. Yuval Taylor and Jake Austen investigate the complex history of black minstrelsy, adopted in the mid-nineteenth century by African American performers who played the grinning blackface fool to entertain black and white audiences. We now consider minstrelsy an embarrassing relic, but once blacks and whites alike saw it as a black art form—and embraced it as such. And, as the authors reveal, black minstrelsy remains deeply relevant to popular black entertainment, particularly in the work of contemporary artists like Dave Chappelle, Flavor Flav, Spike Lee, and Lil Wayne. Darkest America explores the origins, heyday, and present-day manifestations of this tradition, exploding the myth that it was a form of entertainment that whites foisted on blacks, and shining a sure-to-be controversial light on how these incendiary performances can be not only demeaning but also, paradoxically, liberating.

Author : Yuval Taylor
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393243925

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Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal by Yuval Taylor Pdf

A Finalist for the 2019 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Biography “A complete pleasure to read.” —Lisa Page, Washington Post Novelist Zora Neale Hurston and poet Langston Hughes, two of America’s greatest writers, first met in New York City in 1925. Drawn to each other, they helped launch a radical journal, Fire!! Later, meeting by accident in Alabama, they became close as they traveled together—Hurston interviewing African Americans for folk stories, Hughes getting his first taste of the deep South. By illuminating their lives, work, competitiveness, and ambitions, Yuval Taylor savvily details how their friendship and literary collaborations dead-ended in acrimonious accusations.

Author : Roy Shuker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781136744730

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Understanding Popular Music Culture by Roy Shuker Pdf

Written specifically for students, this introductory textbook explores the history and meaning of rock and popular music. Roy Shuker's study provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the production, distribution, consumption and meaning of popular music and examines the difficulties and debates which surround the analysis of popular culture and popular music. This heavily revised and updated third edition includes: new case studies on the iPod, downloading, and copyright the impact of technologies, including on-line delivery and the debates over MP3 and Napster new chapters on music genres, cover songs and the album canon as well as music retail, radio and the charts case studies and lyrics of artists such as Robert Johnson, The Who, Fat Boy Slim and The Spice Girls a comprehensive discography, suggestions for further reading, listening and viewing and a directory of useful websites. With chapter related guides to further reading, listening and viewing, a glossary, and a timeline, this textbook is the ideal introduction for students.

Author : Amy Peterson
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780785225737

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Where Goodness Still Grows by Amy Peterson Pdf

Declining church attendance. A growing feeling of betrayal. For Christians who have begun to feel set adrift and disillusioned by their churches, Where Goodness Still Grows grounds us in a new view of virtue deeply rooted in a return to Jesus Christ’s life and ministry. The evangelical church in America has reached a crossroads. Social media and recent political events have exposed the fault lines that exist within our country and our spiritual communities. Millennials are leaving the church, citing hypocrisy, partisanship, and unkindness as reasons they can’t stay. In this book Amy Peterson explores the corruption and blind spots of the evangelical church and the departure of so many from the faith - but she refuses to give up hope, believing that rescue is on the way. Where Goodness Still Grows: Dissects the moral code of American evangelicalism Reimagines virtue as a tool, not a weapon Explores the Biblical meaning of specific virtues like kindness, purity, and modesty Provides comfort, hope, and a path towards spiritual restoration Amy writes as someone intimately familiar with, fond of, and deeply critical of the world of conservative evangelicalism. She writes as a woman and a mother, as someone invested in the future of humanity, and as someone who just needs to know how to teach her kids what it means to be good. Amy finds that if we listen harder and farther, we will find the places where goodness still grows. Praise for Where Goodness Still Grows: “In this poignant, honest book, Amy Peterson confronts her disappointment with the evangelical leaders who handed her The Book of Virtues then happily ignored them for the sake of political power. But instead of just walking away, Peterson rewrites the script, giving us an alternative book of virtues needed in this moment. And it’s no mistake that it ends with hope.” — James K. A. Smith, author of You Are What You Love

Author : Carl Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Music
ISBN : 1501396803

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Let's Talk about Love by Carl Wilson Pdf

"Non-fans regard Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her (creepy) manager-husband's struggle with cancer, her knack for howling out raw emotion. There's nothing cool about Dion, and nothing clever. That's part of her appeal as an object of love or hatred - with most critics and committed music fans taking pleasure (or at least geeky solace) in their lofty contempt. This book documents Carl Wilson's brave and unprecedented year-long quest to find his inner Dion fan, and explores how we define ourselves in the light of what we call good and bad, what we love and what we hate."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Author : Joseph Glenn Schloss,Larry Starr,Christopher Alan Waterman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Popular music
ISBN : 0199758360

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Rock by Joseph Glenn Schloss,Larry Starr,Christopher Alan Waterman Pdf

Draws music and culture together to tell the full story of Rock n Roll. Balances the history of the music business and the impact of social and cultural movements on the story of rock.

Author : David Brackett
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Popular music
ISBN : 0199811709

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The Pop, Rock, and Soul Reader by David Brackett Pdf

Essays on 20th and 21st century popular music: Irving Berlin, jazz, rhythm and blues, swing, hillbilly, big band, country, rock 'n' roll, folk, soul, funk, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Jerry Wexler, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan heavy metal and counterculture, reggae, disco, punk, new wave, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, postpunk, hip hop, rap, indie, alternative, grunge, electronica, boy bands, Lady Gaga.

Author : Editors of Time Out
Publisher : Time Out Guides
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Music
ISBN : 1846700825

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1000 Songs to Change Your Life by Editors of Time Out Pdf

This book is a celebration of music's transformative power: how it shocks and soothes, frightens and comforts, amuses and appals, but above all how it moves us, perhaps when we least expect it. Over the course of more than 30 essays and features, a hand-picked array of writers, critics and musicians explore the songs that made a difference: to their lives, the lives of others and to music itself.

Author : M. Beverland
Publisher : Springer
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230250802

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Building Brand Authenticity by M. Beverland Pdf

The projection of authenticity is one of the key pillars of marketing. Research reveals that consumers seek authenticity through the brands they choose. Based on extensive research with consumers and brand managers this book offers seven guiding principles for building brand authenticity.

Author : Benjamin Filene
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Music
ISBN : 080784862X

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Romancing the Folk by Benjamin Filene Pdf

In American music, the notion of "roots" has been a powerful refrain, but just what constitutes our true musical traditions has often been a matter of debate. As Benjamin Filene reveals, a number of competing visions of America's musical past have vied fo

Author : Simone Krüger (ed.),Ron Moy (ed.)
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Popular music
ISBN : 9780956895868

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Popscript: Graduate Research In Popular Music Studies by Simone Krüger (ed.),Ron Moy (ed.) Pdf

Author : Alison Green
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780399181818

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Ask a Manager by Alison Green Pdf

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Author : Paul Graves-Brown,Rodney Harrison,Angela Piccini
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191663956

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Contemporary World by Paul Graves-Brown,Rodney Harrison,Angela Piccini Pdf

It has been clear for many years that the ways in which archaeology is practised have been a direct product of a particular set of social, cultural, and historical circumstances - archaeology is always carried out in the present. More recently, however, many have begun to consider how archaeological techniques might be used to reflect more directly on the contemporary world itself: how we might undertake archaeologies of, as well as in the present. This Handbook is the first comprehensive survey of an exciting and rapidly expanding sub-field and provides an authoritative overview of the newly emerging focus on the archaeology of the present and recent past. In addition to detailed archaeological case studies, it includes essays by scholars working on the relationships of different disciplines to the archaeology of the contemporary world, including anthropology, psychology, philosophy, historical geography, science and technology studies, communications and media, ethnoarchaeology, forensic archaeology, sociology, film, performance, and contemporary art. This volume seeks to explore the boundaries of an emerging sub-discipline, to develop a tool-kit of concepts and methods which are applicable to this new field, and to suggest important future trajectories for research. It makes a significant intervention by drawing together scholars working on a broad range of themes, approaches, methods, and case studies from diverse contexts in different parts of the world, which have not previously been considered collectively.