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Index
Cover Page
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR: THE GLOBALIZATION OF ROCK
Madonna
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Prince
Rock in the Twin Cities
Janet Jackson
Jam and Lewis
We Got Our MTV
Music Video
Spike Jonze
U2
Bono
Live Aid
Bobby McFerrin
Whitney Houston
John Mellencamp
Melissa Etheridge
CHAPTER 2: COLLEGE ROCK AND THE RISE OF ALTERNATIVE
R.E.M.
Athens: The Birthplace of College Rock
The Replacements
Children by the Million Sing for Alex Chilton
Yo La Tengo
The Pixies
Pere Ubu
KUSF and College Radio
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Sonic Youth
Red Hot Chili Peppers
CHAPTER 3: ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Pavement
Grunge
Nirvana
Rock in the Emerald City
Pearl Jam
Smashing Pumpkins
Rage Against the Machine
Rap Metal
Green Day
Sleater-Kinney
Modest Mouse
Wilco
Jay Bennett
White Stripes
Emo
Death Cab for Cutie
The Strokes
My Chemical Romance
TV on the Radio
The Decemberists
Arcade Fire
Post-Rock
CHAPTER 4: THE RISE OF THE HIP-HOP NATION
Rap
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Gil Scott-Heron
Sugar Hill Records
The New School and the Evolution of Gangsta
New York: East Coast in the Ascent
Run-D.M.C.
Profile Records
Rick Rubin
Def Jam Records
LL Cool J
The Beastie Boys
Go-Go
Public Enemy
Hip-Hop and the Digital Revolution
De La Soul
Tommy Boy Records
Queen Latifah
Will Smith
Gangsta Rap
Los Angeles: The West Coast Response
Dr. Dre
Death Row Records
Snoop Lion
Notorious B.I.G.
Nate Dogg
Tupac Shakur
Nas
Diddy
Timbaland
Missy Elliott
Lauryn Hill
Wyclef Jean
Erykah Badu
CHAPTER 5: HIP-HOP IN THE 21ST CENTURY
OutKast
Mary J. Blige
Jay-Z
Black Eyed Peas
Eminem
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
M.I.A.
Kanye West
K’Naan
Cee Lo Green
CHAPTER 6: CLUB SOUNDS: TRIP-HOP, HOUSE, INDUSTRIAL, AND TECHNO
House
The Warehouse
The Pet Shop Boys
Techno
Rave ’til Dawn
The Chemical Brothers
The Love Parade
Trip-Hop
Bristol: the Capital of Trip-Hop
Portishead
Industrial Music
Nine Inch Nails
Cyberpunk: Industrial Literature
CHAPTER 7: DANCE POP
Kylie Minogue
Gwen Stefani
The Leaders of the Club: Disney Goes Pop
Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake
Christina Aguilera
Miley Cyrus
Jonas Brothers
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Justin Bieber
CHAPTER 8: THE SECOND BRITISH INVASION
Britpop
Sade
Sting
PJ Harvey
Radiohead
Spice Girls
Coldplay
Amy Winehouse
Adele
CHAPTER 9: URBAN CONTEMPORARY
Luther Vandross
Anita Baker
The Pointer Sisters
Quincy Jones
Motown Goes West: Los Angeles
Boyz II Men
New Jack Swing
R. Kelly
Aaliyah
Usher
Alicia Keys
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
CHAPTER 10: ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Dionne Warwick
Diana Ross
Natalie Cole
Harry Connick, Jr.
Céline Dion
Mariah Carey
Josh Groban
Michael Bublé
CHAPTER 11: LATIN POPULAR MUSIC
Julio Iglesias
Tejano
Lydia Mendoza
Selena
Jennifer Lopez
Ry Cooder
Shakira
Alejandro Sanz
Juanes
Calle 13
CHAPTER 12: MODERN COUNTRY
Dolly Parton
Willie Nelson
Outlaw Music
Waylon Jennings
Ricky Skaggs
Garth Brooks
Reba McEntire
The Judds
Alan Jackson
Shania Twain
Brooks & Dunn
Faith Hill
Tim McGraw
LeAnn Rimes
Dixie Chicks
Rascal Flatts
Brad Paisley
Taylor Swift
CHAPTER 13: SINGER-SONGWRITERS: THE NEXT GENERATION
Mavis Staples
T Bone Burnett
Bonnie Raitt
Lucinda Williams
Nick Cave
David Byrne
Alanis Morissette
Sinéad O’Connor
Sarah McLachlan
Björk
Jeff Buckley
Beck
Sheryl Crow
Alison Krauss
Norah Jones
Andrew Bird
Devendra Banhart
John Mayer
CHAPTER 14: ROCK IN THE AGE OF ITUNES
iTunes
Rock Festivals
Monterey, Woodstock, and Beyond
Destination Festivals
Festivals in Europe and Japan
WOMAD
South by Southwest
Burning Man
Lollapalooza
Coachella Valley Festival
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Pitchfork Music Festival
Pop Idols
Eurovision Song Contest
Puffy AmiYumi
American Idol
Simon Cowell
Susan Boyle
Conclusion
Appendix
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Back Cover
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