In 1956 many people thought rock `n roll was a passing fad; yet over forty years later ; more than ever; Popular Music is a part of contemporary culture; reinventing itself for successive generations. Pop embraces its own history; with musicians from every genre routinely sampling the sounds of the past. present. Living Through Pop explores popular musics history; and the ways in which it has been produced by musicians; broadcasters; critics and fans. In discussing this complex relationship between the past and the present; the contributors investigate signficant moments in musics history; from the Rolling Stones and the Velvet Underground to the Sex Pistols and the Verve; from drum `n bass to European extreme techno.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. PrescientBy O. WaswJust returned from seeing the movie "Gravity" and was struck by the fact that I now really only go to the movie theater to see FX spectacle and i stay home to watch narrative drama via TV (or what we once called TV) on my laptop. Its my impression that much of Darleys excellent book anticipates this development.