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TV-A-Go-Go : Rock on TV from American Bandstand to American Idol by Jake Austen (2005, Trade Paperback)

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From Elvis and a hound dog wearing matching tuxedos and the comic adventures of artificially produced bands to elaborate music videos and contrived reality-show contests, television--as this critical look brilliantly shows--has done a superb job of presenting the energy of rock in a fabulously entertaining but patently "fake" manner. The dichotomy of "fake" and "real" music as it is portrayed on television is presented in detail through many generations of rock music: the Monkees shared the charts with the Beatles, Tupac and Slayer fans voted for corny American Idols, and shows like" Shindig! and "Soul Train somehow captured the unhinged energy of rock far more effectively than most long-haired guitar-smashing acts. Also shown is how TV has often delighted in breaking the rules while still mostly playing by them: Bo Diddley defied Ed Sullivan and sang rock and roll after he had been told not to, the Chipmunks' subversive antics prepared kids for punk rock, and things got out of hand when" Saturday Night Live invited punk kids to attend a taping of the band Fear. Every aspect of the idiosyncratic history of rock and TV and their peculiar relationship is covered, including cartoon rock, music programming for African American audiences, punk on television, Michael Jackson's life on TV, and the tortured history of MTV and its progeny.

Product Identifiers

PublisherChicago Review Press, Incorporated

ISBN-101556525729

ISBN-139781556525728

eBay Product ID (ePID)43921735

Product Key Features

Book TitleTV-A-Go-Go : Rock on TV from American Bandstand to American Idol

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicTelevision / General, Genres & Styles / Rock, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic, Performing Arts

AuthorJake Austen

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight17.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Fans of Chuck Klosterman's insightful pop culture skewering will love Jake Austen's "Tv-a-Go-Go,"" -- "Zink", "Takes up the cause of nearly every pariah music elitists love to pillory." -- Time Out Chicago "Engaging." -- Chicago Tribune, "Fans of Chuck Klosterman's insightful pop culture skewering will love Jake Austen's Tv-a-Go-Go ." -- Zink, "Austen Leaves No Rolling Stone Unturned in this Rich, Compelling Discourse." -- "Publishers Weekly", "Fans of Chuck Klosterman's insightful pop culture skewering will love Jake Austen'sTv-a-Go-Go." -Zink, "Fans of Chuck Klosterman's insightful pop culture skewering will love Jake Austen's Tv-a-Go-Go ." - Zink

Lccn2005-000514

Target AudienceTrade

Dewey Decimal791.45/6578

Lc Classification NumberPn1992.8.M87a88 2005

Table of ContentRock Around the Box; Lip-Synch Traces; Faking the Band; The Hippest Trip in Town; Never Mind the Bollocks: Here's the Chipmunks!; Rock Concert; Beef Beef Beef Beef Baloney!; Video Vanguard; Idol Bands are the Devil's Worship; Michael Jackson; Index.