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

by Devon Powers

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625340125
• ISBN13: 9781625340122
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher