B-Sides, Undercurrents and Overtones: Peripheries to Popular in Music, 1960 to the Present

There are undercurrents and peripheral taste preferences that are a defining part of our individual and collective cultural experience. Music is no exception. This book adapts the 'A-side/B-side' dichotomy from the 45 r p m for use as a conceptual, historical, and cultural framework for threading together popular music and media texts.