Author: MCGREGOR, Craig.
Title: Soundtrack for the Eighties. Pop Culture, Australia, Politics, Suburbia, Art and Other Essays.
Description: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983. Hardcover. Rubbing to DJ, o/wise very good. 203pp. ISBN 0340336680. Establishes the importance of popular culture to all societies, particularly to Western societies where "culture" too often has elitist connotations. Argues that the power of popular culture demonstrates the need for a radical remaking of society in order to make it more responsive, democratic & equal. Alternative societies & counter-cultures, elitist & popular art in practice & teaching, popular music from jazz to pop, & the relevance of politics are all discussed.

Keywords: culture popular western music jazz pop politics social sociology political science