Book list

Useful books giving different `overviews' within the academic study of
popular music and DJ culture.

From Simon Green, with thanks to Dr Stuart Borthwick and other musical/cultural friends for helping gather this information.

Bennett, T. and S.Frith (2001) Rock and Popular Music

Bennett, A. (1999) Popular Music and Youth Culture

Bennett, A. (2000) Cultures of Popular Music

Brackett, D. (2000) Interpreting Popular Music

Frith, S. (1988) Music For Pleasure

Frith, S. (1996) Performing Rites: Evaluating Popular Music

Frith, S. and A.Goodwin (eds.) (1990) On Record

Gilbert, J. and E.Pearson (1999) Discographies: Dance Music, Culture and
the Politics of Sound, Routledge, London.

Lipsitz, G. (1994) Dangerous Crossroads: Popular Music, Postmodernism
and the Poetics of Place

Longhurst, B. (1995) Popular Music and Society

Martin, P.J. (2003) Sounds and Society: Themes in the Sociology of Music

Middleton, R. (1990) Studying Popular Music

Negus, K. (1996) Popular Music in Theory: An Introduction

Rietveld, H. (1998) This is our House: House Music, Cultural Spaces and Technologies

Shuker, R. (1994) Understanding Popular Music

Shuker, R. (1998) Key Concepts in Popular Music

Swiss, T., J.Sloop and A.Herman (1997) Mapping the beat: Popular Music
and Contemporary Theory

Swiss, T. and B.Horner (2003) Key Terms in Popular Music and Culture

Whiteley, S. (1993) The Space Between the Notes

Whiteley, S. (1997) Sexing the Groove

Whiteley, S. (2000) Women and Popular Music

Here are some secondary texts.

Abbot, K. (2000) Calling Out Around The World: A Motown Reader

* Baker, H. (1993) Rap and the Academy

Barr, T. (2000) Techno: the Mini Rough Guide

Barr, T. (2000) Brighter Daze: The Dance Music Revolution

Barrow, S. and P.Dalton (1997) Reggae: The Rough Guide

* Bidder, S. (2001) Pump Up the Volume: A History of House Music

* Borthwick, S and Moy, R (2004) Popular Music Genres: An Introduction

* Bradley, L.. (2000) Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King

* Brewster, B. and F.Broughton (1998) Last Night a Dj Saved My Life :
The History of the Disc Jockey

* Brewster, B. and F.Broughton (2002) How to DJ (Properly)

Brown, R. & M. Griese (1999) Electronica Dance Music Programming Secrets

Buckland, T. (2001) Dance in the Field

Carbery, G. (2002) DJ Techniques

Cashmore, E. (1997) The Black Culture Industry

* Chambers, I. (1985) Urban Rhythms

Chuck D et al (1999) Fight The Power

Clarke, D. (1995) The Penguin Encyclopedia of Modern Music

Collin, M. and J.Godfrey (1997) Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy
Culture and Acid House.

Costello, M. and D.Wallace (2000) Signifying rappers: Rap and race in
the urban present

Cross, B. (1993) It's Not About a Salary: Rap, Race and Resistance in
Los Angeles.

* Eshun, K. (1999) More Brilliant than the Sun

* Fikentscher, K. (2000) You Better Work : Underground Dance Music in
New York City

Frederikse, T. and P.Benedictus (2002) How to DJ

Fritz, J. (2000) Rave Culture

George, N. (1992) Buppies, B-Boys, Baps, and Bohos.

George, N. (1998) Hip Hop America

* Gilbert, J. and E. Pearson (1999) Discographies: Dance music, culture
and the politics of sound.

Gilroy, P. (1987) 'There ain't no black in the Union Jack': the cultural
politics of race and nation

Goodwin, A. (1993) Dancing In The Distraction Factory

Gregory, P. (1995) Soul Music A-Z

* Guralnick, P (2001) It Came From Memphis

Hardy, P. and D.Laing (eds.) (1995) Faber Companion to 20th Century Pop Music

* Haslam, D. (1999) Manchester England: The Story of the Pop Cult City

Haslam, D. (2002) Adventures on the Wheels of Steel: The Rise of the
Superstar DJs.

Hebdige, D. (1979) Subculture: The Meaning of Style

* Herman, A., T.Swiss and J.M.Sloop (1997) Mapping the Beat: Popular
Music and Contemporary Theory

Hogarth, J. (2002) How to be a DJ

Isaac, J. (1991) Diary of a Young Soul Rebel

James, M. (1997) State of Bass: Jungle The Story So Far

James, M. (2002) French Connections (French house)

Larkin, C. (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music

Kilfoyle, M. & M.Bellis eds.) (1997) Club Health: The Health of the
Clubbing Nation

The KLF (1989) The Manual

* Lawrence, T (2004) Love Saves The Day

* Lee, I. and Reynolds, S. and Shapiro, P (2000) Modulations: A History
of Electronic Music: Throbbing Words on Sound

Light, A. (1999) The Vibe History of Hip Hop

Martin, R. (1998) Critical Moves : Dance Studies in Theory and Politics

McDermott, C. Street Style- Design In The Eighties

McKay, G. (1996) Senseless Acts of Beauty: Cultures of Resistance since
the Sixties

McKay, G. (1998) DiY Culture: Party and Protest in Nineties Britain

McRobbie, A. (1994) Postmodernism and Popular Culture

Marshall, G. (1994) Spirit of `69: A Skinhead Bible.

Marshall, G. (1997) The Two Tone Story

Mulvaney, R.M. (n/a) Rastafari and Reggae: A Dictionary and Source Book

* Negus, K. (1999) Music, Genres and Corporate Cultures

Nettl, P. (2000) Story of Dance Music

O'Brien, K. and

C.W.Chen (n/a) Reggae Roots

Ogg, A. with D.Upshall (1999) The Hip Hop Years

Oliver, P. (1990) Black Music in Britain

Perkins, W.E. (1996) Droppin' Science : Critical Essays on Rap Music and
Hip Hop Culture (Critical Perspectives on the Past)

* Pini, M. (2001) Club Cultures and Female Subjectivity,

Poschardt, U. (1998) DJ Culture

Potash, C. (1997) Reggae, Rastafarians, Revolution

Potter, R. (1995) Spectacular Vernaculars: Hip-Hop and the Politics of Postmodernism.

Prendergast, M. (2000) The Ambient Century

* Redhead, S. (ed.) (1993) Rave Off: Politics and Deviance in
Contemporary Youth Culture

* Redhead, S. (1990) The end-of-the-century party: youth and pop toward 2000,

* Redhead, S. (1997) Subcultures to Clubcultures: An Introduction to
Popular Cultural Studies

* Redhead, S. et al (eds.)(1997) The Club Cultures Reader: Readings in
Popular Cultural Studies.

Regan, M. (2000) How to Be a DJ

Reighley, K. (2000) Looking for the Perfect Beat : The Art and Culture
of the Dj

* Reynolds, S. (1998) Energy Flash

* Reynolds, S. (2005) Rip It Up and Start Again: Post-Punk 1978-84

* Rietveld, H. (1998) This is Our House: House Music, Cultural Spaces
and Technologies

Robb, J. (1998) The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop

Ross, A. and T.Rose (eds.) (1994) Microphone Fiends Youth Music and
Youth Culture

* Rose, T. (1994) Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in
Contemporary America

Saunders, N. (1995) Ecstasy and the Dance Culture

Savage, J. and H.Rietveld (1995) The Hacienda Must Be Built

Shabazz, J. (1992) United States Vs Hip Hop the Historical and Political
Significance of Rap Music

Sicko, D. (1996) Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk

Slaney, C. (2002) The Dj handbook

Stone, C.J. (1996) Fierce Dancing: Adventures in the Underground

Swiss, T., J.Sloop and A.Herman (eds.) (1998) Mapping the Beat: Popular
Music and Contemporary Theory

* Thornton, S. (1995) Club Cultures: Music, Media and Subcultural Capital

Toop, D. (1991) Rap Attack

Washabaugh, W. (1998) The Passion of Music and Dance : Body, Gender and Sexuality

Waugh, I. (2000) Quick Guide to Dance Music

* Ward, B (1998) Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black
Consciousness, and Race Relations

Werner, C. (1998) A CHANGE IS GONNA COME -Music, race and the soul of
America - the spectacular influences of black music on recent American history

Widgery, D. (1986) Beating Time: Riot `n' Race `n' Rock `n' Roll

Wimsatt, W.U. (1999) Bomb the Suburbs

Winstanley, R. (1999) Soul Survivors: The Wigan Casino Story

National Diploma DJ Technology 1 – Unit 35
(Edexcel suggested reading list)

Textbooks

Dodge, C and Jerse, T A . (1997) Computer Music
Roads, C . (1996) The Computer Music Tutorial

Magazines

Audio Media . (AM Publishing) . Monthly
Computer Music . (Future Publishing) . Bi-monthly
DJ . (Nexus Media Communications) . Fortnightly
Future Music . (Future Publishing) . Monthly
Sound on Sound . (SOS Publications) . Monthly
The Mix . (Future Publishing) . Monthly

National Diploma DJ Technology 2 – Unit 36
(Edexcel suggested reading list)

Textbooks

Brewster, B and Broughton, F . (2000) Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
Dodge, C and Jerse, T A . (1997) Computer Music
Reighley, K B . (1999) Looking for the Perfect Beat: The Art and Culture
of the DJ
Lee, L and Reynolds, S . (1998) Modulations: A History of Electronic
Music: Throbbing Words on Sound
Regan, M (1999) How To Be a DJ
Roads, C (1996) The Computer Music Tutorial

Journals

Audio Media . (AM Publishing) . Monthly
Computer Music . (Future Publishing) . Bi-monthly
DJ . (Nexus Media Communications) . Fortnightly
Future Music . (Future Publishing) . Monthly
Sound on Sound . (SOS Publications) . Monthly
The Mix . (Future Publishing) . Monthly

National Diploma Event Management - Unit 37
(Edexcel suggested reading list)

Textbooks

Buick, P . (1996) Live Sound for Performing Musicians
Davies, D and Jones, R . (1990) Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook
Fry, D R . (1997) Live Sound Mixing . (Roztralia Productions, 1997)
White, P . (2000) Basic Live Sound . (Sanctuary Publishing, 2000)
White, P . (1998) Live Sound for the Performing Musician