Nothing Has Been Done Before - Seeking the New in 21st-Century American Popular Music - Bok av Professor Robert (Columbus College of Art and Design Lo
Is there such a thing today as music that''s meaningfully new? In our contemporary era of remixing and retro styles, cynics and romantics alike cry "It''s all been done before" while record labels and media outlets proclaim that everything is new. Coded into our daily conversations about popular music, newness as an artistic and cultural value is too often taken for granted.Nothing Has Been Done Before instigates a fresh debate about newness in American pop, rock ''n'' roll, rap, folk,..