During the 1990s, Asian pop artists began entering the mainstream of the British music industry for the first time. Bands such as Black Star Liner, Cornershop, Fun Da Mental and Voodoo Queens, led tho
The analysis of popular music forces us to rethink the assumptions that underpin our approaches to the study of Western music. Not least, it brings to the fore an idea that many musicologists still fi
Popular music has long understood that human rights, if attainable at all, involve a struggle without end. The right to imagine an individual will, the right to some form of self-determination and the
Studies of opera, film, television, and literature have demonstrated how constructions of madness may be referenced in order to stigmatise but also liberate protagonists in ways that reinforce or chal
Leu (Portuguese and Brazilian studies, U. of Bristol, UK) examines the connection between popular music and Brazilian culture and identity by describing the contributions and influence of Caetano Velo
Imported from the U.S. in the 1960s, barbershop singing has developed into a highly organized musical community of 4,000-plus people involved in some 120 choruses in the UK. In the first scholarly stu
Technology and the Stylistic Evolution of the Jazz Bass traces the stylistic evolution of jazz from the bass player’s perspective. Historical works to date have tended to pursue a ‘top down’ reading,
At times it appears that a whole industry exists to perpetuate the myth of origin of the Beatles. There certainly exists a popular music (or perhaps 'rock') origin myth concerning this group and the c
The spread of UK music festivals has exploded since 2000. In this major contribution to cultural studies, the lid is lifted on the contemporary festival scene. Gone are the days of a handful of formul
"The term 'flow' refers to experiences where the musician moves into a consciousness in which time seems to be suspended and perception of reality is blurred by unconscious forces. An essential part o
For many people step dancing is associated mainly with the Irish step-dance stage shows, Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, which assisted both in promoting the dance form and in placing Ireland global
Grunge has been perceived as the music that defined 'Generation X'. Twenty years after the height of the movement there is still considerable interest in its rise and fall, and its main figures such a
Fisher, a learning specialist in disability support services at George Washington U., and Flota (library and information science, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) compile 14 essays by US and Canadi
Editors Welberry (communications, art and critical enquiry, La Trobe U., Australia) and Dalziell (English and cultural studies, U. of Western Australia) enlist the help of musical scholars and writers
