Webb, Peter, 1964-

Exploring the networked worlds of popular music : milieu cultures / Peter Webb. - viii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge advances in sociology ; 38 . - Routledge advances in sociology ; 38. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index.

Theories of culture and music: -- A journey through theories of the intersection of music and culture -- Milieu cultures : the theoretical development of the milieu : from subcultures, scenes, and neo-tribes to milieu -- Journeys through networked worlds of popular music : milieu cultures: -- Interrogating the production of sound and place : Bristol as a site of music production, from lunatic fringe to worldwide massive -- Neo-folk or postindustrial music : the development of an esoteric music milieu -- Hip-hop as a global cultural phenomenon : the export and appropriation of contradiction, complexity, and dialogue -- The great in the small : the changing terrain of independence -- Musicians : (in) security in the trial and error of the recording industry.

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Popular music--Social aspects
Popular music--History and criticism

ML3918.P67 / W43 2007

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