Pitchfork: It’s common now to say that streaming has broken down lines between musical genres, and that genres have become less meaningful, maybe even unnecessary. “Even now, when people talk about ‘pop’ as a genre-‘pure pop,’ they sometimes say-they are often talking about people whose music sounds a bit like ’s ‘Borderline,’” he writes. The book is pure catnip for anyone interested in both music history and the history of the conversations surrounding music. He’s also deeply interested in which genres are respected by critics and why, and how this favorability shifts over time. He writes about how these genres developed, where they fit in culture, and what matters most to performers and fans. and UK, but the book’s real strength is Sanneh’s criticism: the way he finds unexpected connections and breaks down the music’s function for its audience, illuminating how identities and communities are built using these disparate sounds. With chapters on seven genres-rock, R&B, country, punk, hip-hop, dance, and pop-it’s a comprehensive overview of the last 50 years of popular music in the U.S. Sanneh’s first book, Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres, is a collection of essays that weave together strands from across his career.
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The magic of Keeland and Ward continues, and they’ve done a phenomenal job with this one! “You ever look at someone and know that if you let them, they could turn your life upside down… completely ruin you?”įreaking damn! This book was so good! Smart and sexy with fantastic banter and teasing, epic chemistry, and one hell of a love story. The legend of Rumpelstiltskin dates all the way back to the sixteenth century. This book completely enthralled me and captured my heart. (The idea of a baby being stolen from its mother by a creepy little goblin was way too anxiety-inducing for me as a child!) But… “Spinning Silver” by Naomi Novik, is a totally reimagined version of Rumpelstiltskin. Rumpelstiltskin is not my favorite fairy tale. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and her two unlikely allies embark on a desperate quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power and love. But all is not as it seems with the handsome tsar. 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