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Ecomusicology : rock, folk, and the environment

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. Temple University Press, 2012. 2012Description: xi, 229 pISBN:
  • 9781439907122
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 781.64159 PED
Summary: Can musicians really make the world more sustainable? Anthropologist Mark Pedelty, joined an eco-oriented band, the Hypoxic Punks, to find out. In his timely and exciting book, Ecomusicology, Pedelty explores the political ecology of rock, from local bands to global superstars. He examines the climate change controversies of U2's 360 Degrees stadium tour & mdash;deemed excessive by some & mdash;and the struggles of local folk singers who perform songs about the environment. In the process, he raises serious questions about the environmental effects and meanings on music
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Can musicians really make the world more sustainable? Anthropologist Mark Pedelty, joined an eco-oriented band, the Hypoxic Punks, to find out. In his timely and exciting book, Ecomusicology, Pedelty explores the political ecology of rock, from local bands to global superstars. He examines the climate change controversies of U2's 360 Degrees stadium tour & mdash;deemed excessive by some & mdash;and the struggles of local folk singers who perform songs about the environment. In the process, he raises serious questions about the environmental effects and meanings on music

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