Hearing Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan once said, was "like busting out
of jail." But what happens when popular music isn't as simple as
rock-and-roll rebellion? How does pop respond to such events as a
decade-long war in Iraq and Hurricane Katrina? In "Pop When the
World Falls Apart," a diverse array of music writers, scholars, and
enthusiasts reflect on popular music's role--as commentary, as
refuge, and as rallying cry--in times of military conflict, social
upheaval, and cultural crisis.
Drawn from presentations at the annual Experience Music Project
Pop Conference--hailed by Robert Christgau as "the best thing
that's ever happened to serious consideration of pop music"--the
essays in this book include inquiries into the sonic dimension of
war in Iraq; the cultural life of jazz in post-Katrina New Orleans;
Isaac Hayes's reappropriation of a country song, "By the Time I Get
to Phoenix," as a symbol of black nationalism; and punk rock pranks
played on record execs looking for the next big thing in central
Virginia. Offering a diverse range of voices, perspectives, and
approaches, this volume mirrors the eclecticism of pop itself.
Contributors: Larry Blumenfeld, Austin Bunn, Nate Chinen, J.
Martin Daughtry, Brian Goedde, Michelle Habell-Pallan, Jonathan
Lethem, Eric Lott, Kembrew McLeod, Elena Passarello, Diane
Pecknold, David Ritz, Carlo Rotella, Scott Seward, Tom Smucker,
Greg Tate, Karen Tongson, Alexandra T. Vazquez, Oliver Wang, Eric
Weisbard, Carl Wilson
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