Media and Popular Music

ISBN-13: 9780748627516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 192 str.

Peter Mills

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This book analyses the relationships between contemporary media and popular music, both via the mediation of music, and music as mediator. It does so through a series of original interviews with key practitioners: musicians, writers, magazine editors, radio presenters and major and independent label bosses. Those interviewed include Mark Ellen, editor of Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and currently Word magazines; Mark Cooper, producer of Laterwith Jools Holland and CEO of Music Entertainment at the BBC; Ben Watt, half of Everything But The Girl and owner of independent label Buzzin' Fly; and Fiona Talkington, original and current presenter of the Sony Award winning Late Junction on BBC Radio 3. Through these interviews, theory and practice are measured against each other and the book considers their experiences and observations in order to explore the ways popular music is produced, marketed and mediated. Examining visual, print, radio and new media, Media and Popular Music draws together disparate elements odisparate elements of music and media which formerly have not been considered together, and provides a fresh and innovative contribution to the swiftly growing field of popular music studies.

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CONTENTS Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Dancing about architecture? Mediating Popular Music Through The Written Word i) Introduction ii) Mark Ellen: editor, The Word iii) Laura Barton: music writer, journalist, novelist iv) Simon Broughton: editor, Songlines v) Paul Williams: editor, Music Week 3. "Everybody's on Top Of The Pops" : Music on Television i) Introduction ii) Mark Cooper: Producer, Later... and Creative Head of Music Entertainment, BBC 4. Sold On Song? : Popular Music and Advertising i) Introduction ii) Jeremy Lascelles: CEO , Chrysalis Music and Media 5. "Who Listens To The Radio?" - Music and Public Service Radio i) Introduction ii) Fiona Talkington: presenter Late Junction BBC Radio 3 iii) James Addyman: presenter Down In The Grooves BBC Radio Leeds 6. State of Independence? The Life Of An Independent Record Label i) Introduction ii) Case Study I : Buzzin' Fly : Ben Watt iii) Case Study II : Pure Records: The Rusby family Appendices: i) 'Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll' column by Laura Barton, The Guardian April 11th 2008 ii) Content analysis of issue of Music Week September 18th 2010 iii) Down In the Grooves playlist October 10th 2009 Glossary Bibliography Discography and Links