Electric Shock
From the Gramophone to the IPhone
London : Vintage, 2016.
Format: Book
Description: 728 pages ; 20 cm
Its rhythms have influenced how we walk down the street, how we face ourselves in the mirror, and how we handle the world around us. It has influenced our morals and social mores; it has transformed our attitudes towards race and gender, religion and politics. Ambitious and groundbreaking, Electric Shock tells the story of popular music, from the first recording in the 1890s to the early pop superstars of the twentieth century and the omnipresence of music in our lives, in hit singles, ringtones and on Spotify. In this rollercoaster ride through a social and cultural history electrified by its characters, Peter Doggett shows how revolutionary changes in technology turned popular music into the lifeblood of the modern world. -- Publisher's description.
Contents:
The voice of the dead -- Ev'rybody's doin' it now -- Take me to the land of jazz -- Dance-o-mania -- Wizard of the microphone -- Blues in the night -- Bugle-call rag -- Millions like us -- Let's get straight -- Music for gracious living -- Real rock drive -- Bad motocycle -- Soul food -- Music for moderns -- Revolution in reverse -- Sorry, parents -- Highlife -- Freak out people -- Flying through the air -- The new prophets -- The devil's interval -- Push-button rock -- Union of bodies -- Be disrespectful -- Dance stance -- Presenting the fantasy -- That scream -- Audio time warp -- The murder of music? -- Blurred lines.
Subjects:
Popular music -- History and criticism.
Sound -- Recording and reproducing -- History.
Popular music -- Social aspects.
Popular music -- History and criticism.
Sound -- Recording and reproducing -- History.
Popular music -- Social aspects.
ISBN:
9780099575191
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PERFORMING ARTS Music Popular Dog | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | In |
Originally published: The Bodley Head, 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.