Frank Zappa and the 'And'

Carr (U. of Glamorgan, Wales) presents 12 papers providing a range of international and interdisciplinary analytical reactions to the music of Frank Zappa (1940-1993) in relation to ("the and" of the title) specific contextual topics. Chapters thus discuss Zappa "and:" horror; authorship and influences; religion; editing and sampling; satire; resistance and the pleasure principle; the story-song; time, space, and technology; modernism; the avant-garde; and mortality. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Paul Carr is Head of the Division of Music and Sound and Reader in Popular Music Analysis at the ATRiuM, University of Glamorgan, in Cardiff. His research interests focus on the areas of musicology, widening access, the music industry and pedagogical frameworks for music related education - publishing in all of these areas. Publications include a€?An analysis of post 1970a€?s electric guitarists who have fused the jazz aesthetic with other music formsa€? (Book chapter in De-Canonizing Music History, 2009), a€?Researching the Development of a Foundation Degree in Musical Instrument Retail Management: A Case Study Partnership between Glamorgan University and Roland UKa€? (Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2010) and a€?An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?: The potential negative impacts of restrictive rights on a composer's legacy: The case of the Zappa Family Trusta€? (Contemporary Theatre Review, 2011). He is also an experienced performing musician, having toured and recorded with artists as diverse as The James Taylor Quartet and former Miles Davis saxophonist Bob Berg.