Political rock / edited by Mark Pedelty and Kristine Weglarz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pedelty, Mark.

Weglarz, Kristine.

Series:

Ashgate popular and folk music series.

Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--Political aspects.

Rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Political Rock is a comparative, cultural history of luminary figures in rock music who have played important roles in social movements. Individual chapters are devoted to The Clash and Fugazi, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, Sinead O'Connor, Peter Gabriel, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Steve Earle and Kim Gordon. These artists have been chosen for their status as rock musicians and connections to political moments, movements, and art.

Contents:

An introduction to political rock : history, genre, and politics / Mark Pedelty and Kristine Weglarz

Bob Dylan : someone else's stage / Keith Nainby

The Clash and Fugazi : punk paths toward revolution / Mark Andersen

Peter Gabriel : the masked activist / Mark Pedelty

Bruce Cockburn : Canadian, Christian, conservationist / Aaron S. Allen

Billy Bragg : mixing pop and politics / Douglas M. McLeod

Sinéad O'Connor : a collision of bodies / Marcy R. Chvasta

Steve Earle : the politics of empathy / Mark Mattern

Kim Gordon : ordinary, feminist, musician / Norma Coates

Ani DiFranco : making feminist waves / Nancy S. Love

Pearl Jam : the conscience of arena rock / Kristine Weglarz

Rage Against the Machine : militant poetics / Michael LeVan.

Notes:

"An Ashgate Book"--Cover.

First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4094-7305-8

1-317-07870-5

1-315-60121-4

1-317-07869-1

1-4094-4623-9

9781315601212

OCLC:

1018164849