Roy Shuker is Adjunct Professor in Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His previous publications include Understanding Popular Music Culture (fourth edition, 2012) and Popular Music: The Key Concepts (third edition, 2012).
Introduction: `What
s Goin' On?
: Popular music culture 1. `Every 1
s a Winner
: The music industry and the record companies 2. `Pump up the Volume
: Music and technology 3. `I
m Just a Singer
: Making music, the rock musician and the success continuum 4. `So You Want To Be a Rock
n
Roll Star?
: Auteurs and stars 5. `Message Understood
: Musical texts 6. `The Real Thing
: Authenticity, covers and the canon 7. `It
s Still Rock
n
Roll To Me
: Genre 8. `Shop around
: Marketing and mediation 9. `U Got the Look
: From film and television to YouTube 10. `On the Cover of The Rolling Stone
: The music press. 11. `My Generation
: Consumption, identity and fandom 12. `Sound of Our Town
: Subcultures, sounds and scenes 13. `Revolution
: Social change, politics and conscience rock 14. `Pushin too Hard
: Moral panic, state regulation and censorship 15. `We Are the world
: Globalization and State music policy 16. `Time Will Pass You By
: Histories and popular memory. Conclusion: `Wrap it up
: Making music, making meaning Appendix 1: Chapter song titles Appendix 2: Musical analysis Appendix 3: Popular Music Timeline
