Books in the The Library of Essays on Popular Music series

The essays contained in this volume address some of the most visible, durable and influential of African American musical styles as they developed from the mid-1960s into the 21st-century. Soul, funk, pop, R&B and hip hop practices are explored both singly and in their many convergences.

What defines pop music? Why do we consider some styles as easier listening than others? Arranged in three parts: Aesthetics and Authenticity - Groove, Sampling and Industry - Subjectivity, Ethnicity and Politics, this title deals with these questions in diverse ways.

Reflects the range of approaches that scholars in various disciplines have applied to the study of rock. This collection of articles provides an overview of the state of research in the field of rock music, and includes an introduction which contributes to the debate over the distinction (or lack thereof) between 'rock' and 'pop'.

A collection of essays that focuses on the interaction between popular music and multimedia: film, television, music video and video games. It expands the arena within which we can explore the mutually affective ways that popular music and other media intertwine, reflecting and shaping perceptions, values and identities.

Focuses on the nexus between popular musics in North America and Europe and the traditional musics that have been their foundation, on both the real and imagined connections between the present and past: Olly Wilson and Gerhard Kubik on African American music, Aaron Fox on country music, and Barry Shank on the elusive Bob Dylan.

Discos, clubs and raves have been focal points for the development of new and distinctive musical and cultural practices over the years. This title presents an array of scholarship that has sprung up in response. It features advanced perspectives from a range of academic disciplines that reveal the questions provoked by this musical tradition.

Features the articles that provide an overview of jazz studies writings from the 1990s to the present day, and engage with issues that are central to the discourse of jazz in popular culture. This title includes studies of specific scenes, artists and periods from jazz history.