Popular Music in Leeds

Brett Lashua

ISBN 10: 1789388619 / ISBN 13: 9781789388619

Published by Intellect, GB, 2023

This first academic collection dedicated to popular music in Leeds - developed from the work of interdisciplinary scholars, drawn from a major public museum exhibition "Sounds of Our City" and built upon contemporary research. Leeds has rich musical histories and heritage, a long tradition of vibrant music venues, nightclubs, dance halls, pubs and other sites of musical entertainment. The city has spawned crooners, folk singers, punks, post- punks, Goths, DJs, popstars, rappers and indie rockers, yet - with a few exceptions - Leeds has not been studied for its scenes in ways that other UK cities have. In ways that the chapters explore, Leeds' popular music exemplifies and informs understandings of broader cultural and urban changes - both in Britain and across wider global contexts - of the social and historical significance of music as mass media; music and migration; music, racialisation and social equity; industrial decline, de-industrialisation, neoliberalism and the rise of the 24-hour city. Charting moments of stark musical politicisation and de-politicisation, while concomitantly tracing arguments about "heritagising" popular music within discussions about music's "place" in museums and in the urban economy, this book contributes to debates about why music matters, has mattered, and continues to matter in Leeds, and beyond. Seller Inventory # LU-9781789388619

Synopsis:

A groundbreaking study of music and musical history in Leeds.

This is the first scholarly volume to focus on popular music in Leeds. It delves into the rich musical history of Leeds and its long tradition of vibrant venues, nightclubs, dance halls, pubs, and other sites of musical entertainment. The contributors use the popular music of Leeds to exemplify and inform understandings of broader cultural and urban changes, the social and historical significance of music as mass media; music and migration; music, racialization, and social equity; and industrial decline, deindustrialization, neoliberalism, and the rise of the twenty-four-hour city. Charting moments of stark musical politicization and de-politicization, while also tracing arguments about heritagizing popular music within discussions about music’s place in museums and in the urban economy, this book contributes to debates about why music matters, has mattered, and continues to matter in Leeds and beyond. 
 

About the Authors: Brett Lashua is lecturer in sociology of the media and education, University College London. 

Karl Spracklen is professor of sociology of leisure and culture at Leeds Beckett University.

Kitty Ross is curator of Leeds history and social history, Leeds Museums and Galleries. 

Paul Thompson is a recording engineer and reader in the School of the Arts at Leeds Beckett University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Popular Music in Leeds
Publisher: Intellect, GB
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New