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Rock Formation: Music, Technology, and Mass Communication (Feminist Perspective on Communication)
Rock Formation Music Technology and Mass Communication - Feminist Perspective on Communication Author:Steve Jones Rock music has often been praised for its joyful spontaneity and dogged rebelliousness. However, argues industry veteran Steve Jones, contrary to popular perception, rock music is in fact biased towards control, particularly by means of the technology employed in the recording process. Rock Formation examines the history and influence of ... more »recorfing technology on popular music and develops a critical analysis of the interplay between technology, sound and creativity. It explains the connections between popular music, technology and mass communication and questions how values - social, cultural and musical are transmitted through the process of recording. While there have been many studies of popular music's content abd audience in the past twenty years, this book fills an important gap by exploring the mediation of the most persuasive form of cultural expression - popular music. This is an ideal introduction to the subject of popular music production. Jones' work is a study in culture production suitable for courses in popular culture, cultural studies, american studies, sociology, music and communication studies.« less