Popular music

Since the first series of Pop Idol aired in the UK just over a decade ago, Idols television shows have been broadcast in more than forty countries all over the world.

Since the first series of Pop Idol aired in the UK just over a decade ago, Idols television shows have been broadcast in more than forty countries all over the world.

For more than three decades, a punk underground has repeatedly insisted that 'anyone can do it'.

The use of popular music in advertising represents one of the most pervasive mergers of cultural and commercial objectives in the modern age.

The use of popular music in advertising represents one of the most pervasive mergers of cultural and commercial objectives in the modern age.

For more than three decades, a punk underground has repeatedly insisted that 'anyone can do it'.

Music has been used as a cure for disease since as far back as King David's lyre, but the notion that it might be a serious cause of mental and physical illness was rare until the late eighteenth century.

Music has been used as a cure for disease since as far back as King David's lyre, but the notion that it might be a serious cause of mental and physical illness was rare until the late eighteenth century.

Bringing together diverse scholars to represent the full historical breadth of the early modern period, and a wide range of disciplines (literature, women's studies, folklore, ethnomusicology, art history, media studies, the history of science, and history), Ballads and Broadsides in Britain, 1500-1800 offers an unprecedented perspective on the development and cultural practice of popular print in early modern Britain.

Bringing together diverse scholars to represent the full historical breadth of the early modern period, and a wide range of disciplines (literature, women's studies, folklore, ethnomusicology, art history, media studies, the history of science, and history), Ballads and Broadsides in Britain, 1500-1800 offers an unprecedented perspective on the development and cultural practice of popular print in early modern Britain.

Listening according to mood is likely to be what most people do when they listen to music.

Listening according to mood is likely to be what most people do when they listen to music.

Black British musicians have been making jazz since around 1920 when the genre first arrived in Britain.

Black British musicians have been making jazz since around 1920 when the genre first arrived in Britain.

Black Music, Black Poetry offers readers a fuller appreciation of the diversity of approaches to reading black American poetry.

Black Music, Black Poetry offers readers a fuller appreciation of the diversity of approaches to reading black American poetry.

Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 provides the first broad scholarly discussion of this music since 1990.

Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 provides the first broad scholarly discussion of this music since 1990.

The definition of 'heavy metal' is often a contentious issue and in this lively and accessible text Andrew Cope presents a refreshing re-evaluation of the rules that define heavy metal as a musical genre.

The definition of 'heavy metal' is often a contentious issue and in this lively and accessible text Andrew Cope presents a refreshing re-evaluation of the rules that define heavy metal as a musical genre.

At the end of his life, Pierre Schaeffer commented that his musical and sound experiments had attempted to go beyond 'do-re-mi'.

At the end of his life, Pierre Schaeffer commented that his musical and sound experiments had attempted to go beyond 'do-re-mi'.

From the ragtime one-step of the early twentieth century to the contemporary practices of youth club cultures, popular dance and music are inextricably linked.

From the ragtime one-step of the early twentieth century to the contemporary practices of youth club cultures, popular dance and music are inextricably linked.

Bands structured around western wind instruments are among the most widespread instrumental ensembles in the world.

Bands structured around western wind instruments are among the most widespread instrumental ensembles in the world.

British Rock Modernism, 1967-1977 explains how the definitive British rock performers of this epoch aimed, not at the youthful rebellion for which they are legendary, but at a highly self-conscious project of commenting on the business in which they were engaged.

British Rock Modernism, 1967-1977 explains how the definitive British rock performers of this epoch aimed, not at the youthful rebellion for which they are legendary, but at a highly self-conscious project of commenting on the business in which they were engaged.

This is the first full-length study of British women's instrumental chamber music in the early twentieth century.

This is the first full-length study of British women's instrumental chamber music in the early twentieth century.

Britpop and the English Music Tradition is the first study devoted exclusively to the Britpop phenomenon and its contexts.

Britpop and the English Music Tradition is the first study devoted exclusively to the Britpop phenomenon and its contexts.

There is little question about the incredible power of Bruce Springsteen's work as a particularly transformative art, as a lyrical and musical fusion that never shies away from sifting through the rubble of human conflict.

There is little question about the incredible power of Bruce Springsteen's work as a particularly transformative art, as a lyrical and musical fusion that never shies away from sifting through the rubble of human conflict.

There are undercurrents and peripheral taste preferences that are a defining part of our individual and collective cultural experience.

There are undercurrents and peripheral taste preferences that are a defining part of our individual and collective cultural experience.

Cathy Berberian (1925-1983) was a vocal performance artist, singer and composer who pioneered a way of composing with the voice in the musical worlds of Europe, North America and beyond.

Cathy Berberian (1925-1983) was a vocal performance artist, singer and composer who pioneered a way of composing with the voice in the musical worlds of Europe, North America and beyond.

What does it mean to talk about musical coherence at the end of a century characterised by fragmentation and discontinuity?

Emphasizing the diversity of twentieth-century collage practices, Rona Cran's book explores the role that it played in the work of Joseph Cornell, William Burroughs, Frank O'Hara, and Bob Dylan.

Emphasizing the diversity of twentieth-century collage practices, Rona Cran's book explores the role that it played in the work of Joseph Cornell, William Burroughs, Frank O'Hara, and Bob Dylan.

Coughing and Clapping: Investigating Audience Experience explores the processes and experiences of attending live music events from the initial decision to attend through to audience responses and memories of a performance after it has happened.

Coughing and Clapping: Investigating Audience Experience explores the processes and experiences of attending live music events from the initial decision to attend through to audience responses and memories of a performance after it has happened.

'Counterculture' emerged as a term in the late 1960s and has been re-deployed in more recent decades in relation to other forms of cultural and socio-political phenomena.

'Counterculture' emerged as a term in the late 1960s and has been re-deployed in more recent decades in relation to other forms of cultural and socio-political phenomena.

This collection of original essays is in tribute to the work of Derek Scott on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday.

This collection of original essays is in tribute to the work of Derek Scott on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday.

Cultural Histories of Noise, Sound and Listening in Europe, 1300-1918 presents a range of historical case studies on the sounding worlds of the European past.

Cultural Histories of Noise, Sound and Listening in Europe, 1300-1918 presents a range of historical case studies on the sounding worlds of the European past.

Nick Cave is now widely recognized as a songwriter, musician, novelist, screenwriter, curator, critic, actor and performer.