The most compelling art form to emerge from the United States in
the second half of the twentieth century, rock & roll stands in
an edgy relationship with its own mythology, its own musicological
history and the broader culture in which it plays a part. In
Present Tense, Anthony DeCurtis brings together writers from a wide
variety of fields to explore how rock & roll is made, consumed,
and experienced in our time.
In this collection, Greil Marcus creates a collage of words and
pictures that evokes and explores Elvis Presley's grisly fate as an
American cultural image, while Robert Palmer tells the gripping
tale of the origins and meanings of the electric guitar. Rap music,
MTV, and the issue of gender identity in the work of Bruce
Springsteen all undergo thorough examination; rock & roll's
complex relationship with the forces of censorship gets a
remarkably fresh reading; and the mainstreaming of rock & roll
in the 1980s is detailed and analyzed. And, in an interview with
Laurie Anderson and an essay by Atlanta musician Jeff Calder, the
artists speak for themselves.
Contributors. Jeff Calder, Anthony DeCurtis, Mark Dery, Paul Evans,
Glenn Gass, Trent Hill, Michael Jarrett, Alan Light, Greil Marcus,
Robert Palmer, Robert B. Ray, Dan Rubey, David R. Shumway, Martha
Nell Smith, Paul Smith
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