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Tales of a Gen X Swinger - the revival, and popularity, of swing music
A music critic's juvenile cultural politics If adolescence is the discovery that every tradition, every habit, every quirk of your upbringing is arbitrary, ......(Continue Reading) Two Paulines, two nations: an Australian case study in the intersection of popular music and politics
Introduction The 1996 election in the Australian state of Queensland disclosed a new political force that had not previously been reckoned with by ......(Continue Reading)Swing evokes memories of elegant era, but it has a dark side - swing music era
The 1990s resurgence of swing music has compelled many to recall the bygone era before World War II when swing was at the peak of its popularity. The new ......(Continue Reading)The city of swing welcomes the story of Salsa Raices: the Roots of Latin Music in New York City: exhibition on view at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas,
New York, NY -- The Raices Latin Music Collection is proud to announce its touring exhibition, Raices: The Roots of Latin Music in New York City. It ......(Continue Reading)Recorded Music in American Life: The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890-1945. - Review - book review
Recorded Music in American Life: The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890-1945. By William Howland Kenney. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN ......(Continue Reading)
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