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Looks into the many ways in which popular music and artists around the world are subjected to censorship.

Roy Orbison's music - whether heard in his own recordings or in cover versions of his songs - is a significant part of contemporary American culture despite the fact that he died almost a generation ago. This book looks at the long span of Orbison's career and probes into the uniqueness of his songs, singing, and performance style.

Looks into the many ways in which popular music and artists around the world are subjected to censorship.

Sees pop music journalism as a form of cultural criticism.

Grapples with the ways that rock shapes - limits and expands - our notions of who we can be in the world. Going to the heart of this relationship between the music's role in its performers' and fans' self-construction, this title probes questions of gender and appropriation.