Bibliograph

Electric shock, from the gramophone to the iPhone : 125 years of pop music, Peter Doggett

Type

Label

Electric shock, from the gramophone to the iPhone : 125 years of pop music, Peter Doggett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-678) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Electric shock

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

957642588

Responsibility statement

Peter Doggett

Sub title

from the gramophone to the iPhone : 125 years of pop music

Summary

Its rhythms have influenced how we walk down the street, how we face ourselves in the mirror, and how we handle the world around us. It has influenced our morals and social mores; it has transformed our attitudes towards race and gender, religion and politics. Ambitious and groundbreaking, Electric Shock tells the story of popular music, from the first recording in the 1890s to the early pop superstars of the twentieth century and the omnipresence of music in our lives, in hit singles, ringtones and on Spotify. In this rollercoaster ride through a social and cultural history electrified by its characters, Peter Doggett shows how revolutionary changes in technology turned popular music into the lifeblood of the modern world. -- Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

The voice of the dead -- Ev'rybody's doin' it now -- Take me to the land of jazz -- Dance-o-mania -- Wizard of the microphone -- Blues in the night -- Bugle-call rag -- Millions like us -- Let's get straight -- Music for gracious living -- Real rock drive -- Bad motocycle -- Soul food -- Music for moderns -- Revolution in reverse -- Sorry, parents -- Highlife -- Freak out people -- Flying through the air -- The new prophets -- The devil's interval -- Push-button rock -- Union of bodies -- Be disrespectful -- Dance stance -- Presenting the fantasy -- That scream -- Audio time warp -- The murder of music? -- Blurred lines

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