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High fidelity - Words and Music: a history of pop in the shape of a city - Book Review
Words and Music: a history of pop in the shape of a city Paul Morley Bloomsbury, 360pp, 12.99 [pounds sterling] Some years ago, I was in the habit ......(Continue Reading) It Happened This Month - events in music history and music personalities
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As music from North Africa and the Middle East has become more available internationally, the contributions of North Africa's first residents, the Berber, ......(Continue Reading)Subcultures, pop music and politics: skinheads and "Nazi rock" in England and Germany
Right-wing extremist rock music--so-called "Nazi rock"--is one of the most problematic of popular musical genres. Emerging from the skinhead ......(Continue Reading)Pop goes the music track
Scoring the popular song in the contemporary film sound track: the use of popular songs in film production has been a significant trend identified by ......(Continue Reading)
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