The rock history reader / edited by Theo Cateforis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cateforis, Theo, editor.

ebrary, Inc.

Mina Wattenberg, C '94 & Gregg Wattenberg Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 396 pages.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Rock History Reader, Second Edition, is an eclectic compilation of readings that tells the history of rock as it has been received and explained as a social and musical practice throughout its six decade history. The readings range from the vivid autobiographical accounts of such rock icons as Ronnie Spector and David Lee Roth to the writings of noted rock critics like Lester Bangs and Chuck Klosterman. It also includes a variety of selections from media critics, musicologists, fanzine writers, legal experts, sociologists, and prominent political figures. Many entries also deal specifically with distinctive styles such as Motown, punk, disco, grunge, rap, and indie rock. Each entry includes headnotes, which place it in its historical context. This second edition includes new readings on the early years of rhythm & blues and rock 'n' roll, as well as entries on payola, mods, the rise of FM rock, progressive rock, and the PMRC congressional hearings. In addition, there is a wealth of new material on the 2000s that explores such relatively recent developments as emo, mash ups, the explosion of internet culture and new media, and iconic figures like Radiohead and Lady Gaga. With numerous readings that delve into the often explosive issues surrounding censorship, copyright, race relations, feminism, youth subcultures, and the meaning of musical value, The Rock History Reader continues to appeal to scholars and students from a variety of disciplines. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section I. The 1950s. Chapter 1. Earl Palmer and the heartbeat of rock 'n' roll / Tony Scherman

Chapter 2. R&B : a danger to the music business? / Abel Green

Chapter 3. "Miss Rhythm" speaks out : Ruth Brown on R&B and covers

Chapter 4. Elvis Presley and "the craze" / John Crosby

Chapter 5. "Elvis defends low-down style" / Kays Gary

Chapter 6. "Experts propose study of 'craze'" / Milton Bracker

Chapter 7. The rock 'n' roll audience : "But Papa, it's my music, I like it" / Jeff Greenfield

Chapter 8. Leiber & Stoller / Ted Fox

Chapter 9. The history of Chicano rock / Rubén Guevara

Chapter 10. "Music biz goes round and round : it comes out Clarkola" / Peter Bunzel.

Section II. The 1960s. Chapter 11. Phil Spector and the wall of sound / Ronnie Spector

Chapter 12. The Beatles, press conference, 1964

Chapter 13. "Beatlemania frightens child expert" / Dr. Bernard Saibel

Chapter 14. George Martin : on the Beatles

Chapter 15. "Understanding Dylan" / Paul Williams

Chapter 16. Motown : a whiter shade of black / Jon Landau

Chapter 17. James Brown : soul brother no. 1 / Fred Wesley, Jr.

Chapter 18. "Goodbye surfing, hello God!" : the religious conversion of Brian Wilson / Jules Siegel

Chapter 19. Rock and the counterculture / Chester Anderson

Chapter 20. "The electric Kool-Aid acid test" / Tom Wolfe

Chapter 21. The FM revolution : "AM radio

'stinking up the airwaves'" / Tom Donahue

Chapter 22. An interview with Peter Townshend / Jann Wenner

Chapter 23. "The country boom" / Barret Hansen.

Section III. The 1970s. Chapter 24. "Cock rock : men always seem to end up on top" / Rat Magazine

Chapter 25. Singing-songwriters : 1971 is a woman's world / Lynn Van Matre

Chapter 26. The art of the hard rock lifestyle / David Lee Roth

Chapter 27. "How to be a rock critic" / Lester Bangs

Chapter 28. "Reggae : the steady rock of black Jamaica" / Andrew Kopkind

Chapter 29. "Roots and rock : the Marley enigma" / Linton Kwesi Johnson

Chapter 30. Dub and the sound of surprise / Richard Williams

Chapter 31. Reflections on progressive rock / Bill Bruford

Chapter 32. Disco! Disco! : four critics address the musical question

Chapter 33. "Why don't we call it punk?" / Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain

Chapter 34. The subculture of British punk / Dick Hebdige

Chapter 35. "The confessions of a gay rocker" / Adam Block.

Section IV. The 1980s. Chapter 36. Punk goes hardcore / Jack Rabid

Chapter 37. College rock : "left of the dial" / Gina Arnold

Chapter 38. "Roll over guitar heroes, synthesizers are here" / Jon Young

Chapter 39. Post-punk's "radical dance fictions" / Simon Reynolds

Chapter 40. Molly Hatchet : celebrity rate a record / Hit Parader Magazine

Chapter 41. The Parents Music Resource Center : statement before Congress / Susan Baker and Tipper Gore

Chapter 42. Heavy metal and the highbrow/lowbrow divide / Robert Walser

Chapter 43. "The real thing - Bruce Springsteen" / Simon Frith

Chapter 44. Hip hop nation / Greg Tate

Chapter 45. "Madonna - finally, a real feminist" / Camille Paglia

Chapter 46. "Can Madonna justify Madonna?" / Barbara Grizzuti Harrison.

Section V. The 1990s. Chapter 47. Is As nasty as they wanna be obscene? / Judge Jose Gonzalez and Kathleen M. Sullivan

Chapter 48. "Public Enemy's bomb squad" / Tom Moon

Chapter 49. "The death of sampling?" / Mark Kemp

Chapter 50. "Kurt Cobain and the politics of damage" / Sarah Ferguson

Chapter 51. "The problem with music" / Steve Albini

Chapter 52. "Feminism amplified" / Kim France

Chapter 53. "Rock aesthetics and musics of the world" / Motti Regev

Chapter 54. "Electronic Eden" : techno goes mainstream / Karen Schoemer

Chapter 55. Nü metal and Woodstock '99 / Barry Walters

Chapter 56. Indie pop goes twee / Joey Sweeney

Chapter 57. So you wanna fake being an indie rock expert? / soyouwanna.com.

Section VI. The 2000s. Chapter 58. Metallica vs. Napster / Lars Ulrich

Chapter 59. My Radiohead adventure / Paul Lansky

Chapter 60. "My week on the Avril Lavigne E-Team" / Chris Dahlen

Chapter 61. "'1 + 1 + 1 = 1' : the new math of mash ups" / Sasha Frere-Jones

Chapter 62. That '70s cruise : classic rock lives on / Chuck Klosterman

Chapter 63. "Where have all the rock stars gone?" / David Shumway

Chapter 64. Defining emo / Urban Dictionary

Chapter 65. "David Byrne and Thom Yorke on the real value of music" / David Byrne

Chapter 66. "Get your Ph.D. in Lady Gaga" / Margaret Eby

Chapter 67. "Why no Yes in the Rock Hall?" / John Covach

Chapter 68. A response to "Why no Yes in the Rock Hall" / Lauren Onkey.

Notes:

"First edition published by Routledge 2007"--title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-376) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Mina Wattenberg, C '94 & Gregg Wattenberg Family Fund.

ISBN:

1136201025

9781136201028

Publisher Number:

99962187638

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.