ABSTRACT

Classic sociological analyses of 'deviance' and rebellion; studies of technology; subcultural and feminist readings, semiotic and musicological essays and close readings of stars, bands and the fans themselves by Adorno, Barthes and other well-known contributors

chapter |3 pages

PART ONE Groundworks

chapter |11 pages

Paul Willis THE GOLDEN AGE

chapter |13 pages

Gary Clarke DEFENDING SKI-JUMPERS

part |2 pages

PART THREE The Organization of the Music Business

part |2 pages

PART FIVE Musicology and Semiotics

part |2 pages

PART SIX Music and Sexuality

chapter |8 pages

Sue Wise SEXING ELVIS

chapter |10 pages

Sheryl Garratt TEENAGE DREAMS

chapter |8 pages

Richard Dyer IN DEFENSE OF DISCO

chapter |5 pages

Simon Frith AFTERTHOUGHTS

part |2 pages

PART SEVEN Reading the Stars

part |2 pages

PART EIGHT Last Words: The Fans Speak

chapter |2 pages

Acknowledgments