Writing the Record: The Village Voice and the Birth of Rock Criticism

Name: Writing the Record: The Village Voice and the Birth of Rock Criticism
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ISBN: 9781625340122

ISBN-10: 1625340125

ISBN-13: 9781625340122

Edition: 2013

Authors: Devon Powers

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During the mid-1960s, a small group of young journalists made it their mission to write about popular music, especially rock, as something worthy of serious intellectual scrutiny. Their efforts not only transformed the perspective on the era's music but revolutionized how Americans have come to think, talk, and write about popular music ever since.In Writing the Record, Devon Powers explores this shift by focusing on The Village Voice, a key publication in the rise of rock criticism. Revisiting the work of early pop critics such as Richard Goldstein and Robert Christgau, Powers shows how they stood at the front lines of the mass culture debates, challenging old assumptions and hierarchies…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Pr
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Criticism



Village



Pop



Hype



Identity



Mattering


Notes


Index