B-sides, undercurrents and overtones peripheries to popular in music, 1960 to the present /
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,...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
c2009.
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| Series: | Ashgate popular and folk music series.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
| Summary: | 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 ha. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 209 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-201) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754693826 (electronic bk.) 0754693821 (electronic bk.) |