The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock (Cambridge Companions to Music) Book

Maps the world of pop and rock: its history, its stars and its controversies. This Companion maps the world of pop and rock, pinpointing the most significant moments in its history and presenting the key issues involved in understanding popular...

This Companion presents a kaleidoscopic view of the world of pop and rock. Expert writers follow the rise of fifteen global stars from Elvis to Public Enemy, Nirvana to the Spice Girls. They chart the changing patterns in production and consumption, and they trace the way new technologies have changed the sounds and practices of pop. Alive to areas of current debate, they also focus on issues such as race and ethnicity, politics, gender and globalization. It contains profiles of major figures from the pop and rock field. But at the heart of this Companion is the music itself--rock, pop, black music, dance music, world music--its impact, its power and its pleasures.