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Author:   Charles Fairchild ,  Professor Derek B. Scott ,  Professor Lori Burns ,  Professor Stan Hawkins
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9780754663836

ISBN 10:   0754663833
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

IntroductionIndustrial-Strength Strawmen; Part I All of the In-between; Chapter 1 The Acts and Spaces of Consumption; Chapter 2 The Medium and Materials of Popular Music; Part II Bridging the Distance between Production and Consumption; Chapter 3 Power and Property: CDs, MP3s, and SoundScan; Chapter 4 Mediating and Manufacturing the Investment in Desire; Part III The Spectacle as Consumption Environment; Chapter 5 Constructing the “Idol” Empire; Chapter 6 Building the Authentic Celebrity: The Structure of a Spectacle; Chapter 7 Becoming Who You Are: The Content of a Spectacle; conclusion Conclusion Why “Idol”?;

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’... a welcome addition to the rapidly-gowing Ashgate series: a thought-provoking and (at times) polemical book that will be highly useful in the popular music curriculum and highly popular among music technology students, most of whom will welcome such a trenchant critique of the current state of play.’ Journal of Music Technology and Education ’... serves as a provocation and stimulus for further work and discussion.’ Media International Australia ’In this wide-ranging text, Charles Fairchild offers a detailed analysis of the music industry, and the broader entertainment industry of which it is part, in the early 21st century. ... the writing is fluid and engaging, and Fairchild offers a persuasive critique of the 'active consumer' thesis. Readers interested in the multifarious and at times paradoxical profit-making strategies of the entertainment industry will gain many rich insights from this text.’ Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal ’Fairchild’s Pop Idols and Pirates is a good read for those wanting an introductory examination of the consumer/producer relationship within the music industry as it relates to Australian Idol...’ Popular Music

'... a welcome addition to the rapidly-gowing Ashgate series: a thought-provoking and (at times) polemical book that will be highly useful in the popular music curriculum and highly popular among music technology students, most of whom will welcome such a trenchant critique of the current state of play.' Journal of Music Technology and Education '... serves as a provocation and stimulus for further work and discussion.' Media International Australia 'In this wide-ranging text, Charles Fairchild offers a detailed analysis of the music industry, and the broader entertainment industry of which it is part, in the early 21st century. ... the writing is fluid and engaging, and Fairchild offers a persuasive critique of the 'active consumer' thesis. Readers interested in the multifarious and at times paradoxical profit-making strategies of the entertainment industry will gain many rich insights from this text.' Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal 'Fairchild's Pop Idols and Pirates is a good read for those wanting an introductory examination of the consumer/producer relationship within the music industry as it relates to Australian Idol...' Popular Music

'... a welcome addition to the rapidly-gowing Ashgate series: a thought-provoking and (at times) polemical book that will be highly useful in the popular music curriculum and highly popular among music technology students, most of whom will welcome such a trenchant critique of the current state of play.' Journal of Music Technology and Education '... serves as a provocation and stimulus for further work and discussion.' Media International Australia 'In this wide-ranging text, Charles Fairchild offers a detailed analysis of the music industry, and the broader entertainment industry of which it is part, in the early 21st century. ... the writing is fluid and engaging, and Fairchild offers a persuasive critique of the 'active consumer' thesis. Readers interested in the multifarious and at times paradoxical profit-making strategies of the entertainment industry will gain many rich insights from this text.' Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal 'Fairchild's Pop Idols and Pirates is a good read for those wanting an introductory examination of the consumer/producer relationship within the music industry as it relates to Australian Idol...' Popular Music

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Dr Charles Fairchild, Arts Music Unit, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, Australia.

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