This collection brings new voices and new perspectives to the study
of popular--and particularly rock--music. Focusing on a variety of
artists and music forms, "Rock Over the Edge" asks what happens to
rock criticism when rock is no longer a coherent concept. To work
toward an answer, contributors investigate previously neglected
genres and styles, such as "lo fi," alternative country, and "rock
en espanol," while offering a fresh look at such familiar figures
as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Kurt Cobain.
Bridging the disciplines of musicology and cultural studies, the
collection has two primary goals: to seek out a language for
talking about music culture and to look at the relationship of
music to culture in general. The editors' introduction provides a
backward glance at recent rock criticism and also looks to the
future of the rapidly expanding discipline of popular music
studies. Taking seriously the implications of critical theory for
the study of non-literary aesthetic endeavors, the volume also
addresses such issues as the affective power of popular music and
the psychic construction of fandom.
"Rock Over the Edge" will appeal to scholars and students in
popular music studies and American Studies as well as general
readers interested in popular music.
"Contributors." Ian Balfour, Roger Beebe, Michael Coyle, Robert
Fink, Denise Fulbrook, Tony Grajeda, Lawrence Grossberg, Trent
Hill, Josh Kun, Jason Middleton, Lisa Ann Parks, Ben Saunders, John
J. Sheinbaum, Gayle Wald, Warren Zanes
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