Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City by Morley, Paul

Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780820327051)

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Format: Paperback
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Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City by Morley, Paul

Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City

$27.95
Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City by Morley, Paul

Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City

$27.95
Format: Paperback
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Has pop burnt itself out?

Paul Morley takes the reader on an epic drive through the history of music to find out. A succession of celebrities, geniuses and other protagonists led by Madonna, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Erik Satie, John Cage and Wittgenstein appear to give their points of view. Detours and sights along the way include Missy Elliot, Jarvis Cocker, Eminem, Human League, Radiohead, Lou Reed, Now That's What I Call Music, Ornette Coleman and the ghost of Elvis Presley.

Author: Paul Morley
ISBN-10: 0820327050
ISBN-13: 9780820327051
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2005
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.28w x 1.13d
By Paul Morley
By Paul Morley
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Paul Morley is a magazine and newspaper journalist, TV critic, TV presenter, TV producer and director, record producer, and formerly a musical artist with the group The Art of Noise. His books include "Nothing," the acclaimed memoir, and "Ask," a collection of his writings from the British pop music weekly "NME (New Musical Express)."

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