In film, television, and advertising, a few bars from a pop song can evoke a moment in time a singular intersection of personal memory and public history with unparalleled intensity. In the years after World War II, the recording industry ushered in a new version of popular music, supplanting the big bands and crooners that had dominated the airwaves and dance halls of previous decades. In its various forms singles, albums, and compact discs the sale of pop music on disc became a central feature of western life until the shift to the mp3 in the new millennium.
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"Pop Up" uses the...
In film, television, and advertising, a few bars from a pop song can evoke a moment in time a singular intersection of personal memory and public h...