Product Description: The accompanying Analysing Media Texts DVD-ROM is the winner of the 2006 British Universities Film and Video Council's 'Learning on Screen Award' for Interactive Media (Course and Curriculum related content). Visit the Understanding Media series microsite...read more

This is a highly original and compelling exploration of how popular music is made. The role of the musician is often camouflaged by commercial and marketing pressures and by the common assumption that the music simply reflects the musician's personality. Drawing on a wide range of ides from modern cultural studies, and examining musical texts from across the twentieth century, Jason Toynbee provides a lively reevaluation of what musicians actually do when they create popular songs. (view table of contents)