Reviews for Old English Popular Music, Volume 2

The average rating for Old English Popular Music, Volume 2 based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-08-14 00:00:00 Tommy Cavanaugh Ohh why wasn't this book around when I was in high school!!? Or music undergrad for that matter? I love the conversational tone Rodgers takes with her interview subjects. (and she lets the reader know if this is done via email.) Although the musical focus 'electronic music and sound' a range of genre, subgenre and context is covered. Very useful is a glossary of terms at the back of the book. This book is very user friendly but also doesn't shy away from technical details if that's what an artist or musician is into. The interviews display the creativity of the women, their journey toward their breaks successes and their attraction to technologies. The hows and the whys. This should be in every high school library... If there's any criticism or questioning I have of the book it is that nearly every one represented did have a mentor or family that helped them step up in the studio for the first time, who showed them what to do. I wonder about those who never had the lucky studio break, who ended up with a different kind of journey into music or electronic music. anyway (that's my own little bugbear).

Review # 2 was written on 2021-05-09 00:00:00 Michael Reardon Super livre qui contient des tonnes d’interviews de tonnes de femmes dans la musique électronique. C’est juste passionnant à lire, et plein de sujets sont abordés. C’est tout à fait accessible à des non-musicien-nes curieux de lire plein de vécues de femmes artistes des années 90-00 et antérieur. C’est aussi super bien pour les musiciens-nes qui veulent un regard critique du monde de la musique, les interviewées étant des femmes, souvent queer et non-blanches et ont des trucs beaucoup plus innovants et intéressants à dire que les milles mecs blancs lambda habituellement au cœur de la scène électronique. J’aurais aimé le lire à sa sortie, c’est super inspirant et empowering.