The End-Of-The-Century Party by Steve Redhead

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The End-Of-The-Century Party by Steve Redhead

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Summary

This is the definitive account of the shift in popular music and youth culture that took place in the 1980s. It draws on interviews with DJs, record company bosses, musicians, producers and fans to outline a transition in pop thinking from the obsession with style and packaging to content, socially conscious lyrics and a new authenticity.

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The End-Of-The-Century Party by Steve Redhead

This is the definitive account of the shift in popular music and youth culture that took place in the 1980s. It draws on interviews with DJs, record company bosses, musicians, producers and fans to outline a transition in pop thinking from the obsession with style and packaging to content, socially conscious lyrics and a new authenticity. -- .

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Steve Redhead was Professor of Cultural Studies at Flinders University, Australia. He was a founding director of the Manchester Institute of Popular Culture. His numerous publications include Repetitive Beat Generation (2000), We Have Never Been Postmodern (2011) and Trump Studies (2018).
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ISBN 13 9781526142757
ISBN 10 1526142759
Title The End-Of-The-Century Party
Author Steve Redhead
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 2019-06-27
Number of pages 248
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.