B-Sides, Undercurrents and Overtones: Peripheries to Popular in Music, 1960 to the Present

by George Plasketes

Book Overview

There are undercurrents and peripheral taste preferences that are a defining part of our individual and collective cultural experience. Music is no exception. George Plasketes adapts the iconic A-side/B-side dichotomy from the 45 r.p.m. for use as a unique conceptual, critical, historical, and cultural framework for exploring and threading together a variety of popular music and media texts. The profiles and perspectives focus on the peripheries;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754665615
• ISBN13: 9780754665618
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"