Sound System

Randall Dave

Description

Musicians have often wanted to change the world. From underground innovators to pop icons many have believed in the political power of music. Rulers recognise it too. Music has been used to challenge the political and social order - and to prop up the status quo.



Sound System is the story of one musician's journey to discover what makes music so powerful. Dave Randall uses his insider's knowledge of the industry to shed light on the secrets of celebrity, commodification and culture.



This is a book of raves, riots and revolution. From the Glastonbury Festival to the Arab Spring, Pop Idol to Trinidadian Carnival, Randall finds political inspiration across the musical spectrum and poses the question: how can we make music serve the interests of the many, rather than the few?



Published in partnership with the Left Book Club.

Series Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Roots

2. Culture

3. Partying for Your Right to Fight

4. Getting Political

5. Unity Lost

6. A Short Musical History of Neoliberalism

7. Star Gazing

8. Their Music

9. My Turn

I0. Music of the Arab Revolutions

11. Rebel Music Manifesto

12. Conclusion

Notes

Index

Sujets

• Culture musicale
• Political Advocacy
• Political Process
• Political Ideologies
• Political Freedom
• Business Aspects
• HISTORY
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• MUSIC
• Congreso Nacional Africano
• Theodor Adorno
• Clase (informática)
• Multiple signal classification
• Music industry
• Love Music Hate Racism
• Modern history
• Cold War
• General officer
• History of classical music traditions
• African National Congress
• Activism
• World
• General
• Class
• Rock Against Racism
• Notting Hill
• Guerre froide
• Glastonbury
• Faithless
• Festival
• Carnival
• Boycott
• ANC
• Theodor W. Adorno
• Culture
• Musique

Informations

• Publié par: Pluto Press
• Date de parution: 20 mars 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786800343
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Sound Sysem e Polîîcal Power o Musîc

Dave Randall

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Copyrîg © Dave Randall 2017

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Series Preface Acknowledgemens

Conens

 1. Roos  2. Culure  3. Paryîng or Your Rîg o Fîg  4. Geîng Polîîcal  5. Unîy Los  6. A Sor Musîcal Hîsory o Neolîberalîsm  7. Sar Gazîng  8. eîr Musîc  9. My urn 10. Musîc o e Arab Revoluîons 11. Rebel Musîc Manîeso 12. Conclusîon

Noes Index

îx xî

1 6 27 36 60 75 97 118 134 154 167 188

198 205

For Lucy Angell Jon

Series Preface

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