Table of Contents

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. Indie: the politics of production and distribution; 11. Jungle: breakbeat's revenge; Glossary; Bibliography.

About the Author

Stuart Borthwick is a lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University. Ron Moy is a lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University. For the past ten years, he has devoted himself to the delivery of a range of undergraduate courses, and now runs a degree programme in Popular Music Studies.

Reviews

Popular Music Genres offers a different introduction to the study of popular music. Key to the book is the notion of genre! It is a welcome addition to teachers of popular music who have problems getting their undergraduate students, who would rightly or wrongly much rather learn about 'popular music itself', interested in the compliated and sometimes obscure theories of cultural studies and popular music research. -- Sanna Rojola, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Popular Music Genres offers a different introduction to the study of popular music. Key to the book is the notion of genre! It is a welcome addition to teachers of popular music who have problems getting their undergraduate students, who would rightly or wrongly much rather learn about 'popular music itself', interested in the compliated and sometimes obscure theories of cultural studies and popular music research.