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The Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town is the first critical history of one of the most legendary and influential bands in American popular music. Locating The B-52s in the intellectual climate of their hometown of Athens, GA and following the band from New York’s downtown scene in the early 1980s to their upcoming farewell tour, the book argues that The B-52s are much more significant political and musical influences on American society than their reputation as a silly party band suggests, and that their ongoing commitment to values including cooperation, mutual support, and using disruptive fun as a form of social change are an antidote to the neoliberalization sweeping both Athens an...
A 2022 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner This book offers qualitative researchers an entrée into the world of working with archival repositories and special collections. It serves as a primer for students and researchers who might not be familiar with these sorts of collections, but with an interest in what has become known as the “archival turn,” in which the use of archival materials and artifacts in contemporary research has increased dramatically since the 1990s. Suited to novice researchers seeking a general introduction into how special collections are created and how they can be used, the book offers useful, clear guidance on using different types of archives, developing topics f...
«Listen Up!» versammelt die ersten 313 Sonntags-Popletter, die der Musikjournalist Benedikt Sartorius im Wochentakt zwischen dem 8. März 2015 und dem 21. März 2021 verschickt hat. In diesen sechs Jahren ist eine Art popmusikalisches Tagebuch entstanden, das sich im Takt der Neuveröffentlichungen, der Konzertagenden, Hypes, persönlichen Befindlichkeiten und der Welt, die unablässig dreht, immer weiter bewegt