Rock Over the Edge - 9780822329152

Rock Over the EdgeTransformations in Popular Music Culture\nAuthor(s): Roger Beebe, Denise Fulbrook, Ben Saunders\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Duke University Press, United States\nImprint: Duke University Press\nISBN-13: 9780822329152, 978-0822329152\nSynopsis\nThis collection brings new voices and new perspectives to the study of popular-and particularly rock-music. Focusing on a variety of artists and music forms, Rock Over the Edge asks what happens to rock criticism when rock is no longer a coherent concept. To work toward an answer, contributors investigate previously neglected genres and styles, such as lo fi, alternative country, and rock en espaol, while offering a fresh look at such familiar figures as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Kurt Cobain.\nBridging the disciplines of musicology and cultural studies, the collection has two primary goals: to seek out a language for talking about music culture and to look at the relationship of music to culture in general. The editors