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Description

1. 317 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

1. When rock 'n' roll burst into life in the 1950s the shockwaves echoed around the world, amplified by images of untamed youth projected on cinema screens. But for the performers themselves showbusiness remained in control, contriving a series of cash-in movies to exploit the new musical fad.0In this riveting cultural history, John Scanlan explores rock's relationship with the moving image over seven decades in cinema, television, music videos, advertising and YouTube. Along the way he shows how rock was exploited, how it inspired film pioneers, and, not least, the transformations it caused over more than half a century.0From Elvis Presley to David Bowie, and from Scorpio Rising to the films of Scorsese and DIY documentarists like Don Letts, this is a unique retelling of the story of rock - from birth to old age - through its onscreen life.

Subject

1. Rock films > History and criticism
2. Rock music on television
3. Motion pictures and rock music
4. Rock music > History
5. Rock videos > History
6. Rock music
7. Rock videos
8. Rock films

Genre/Form

1. History.
2. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Call number

1. JMD 22-197

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-297), screenography (pages 299-303) and index.

Author

1. Scanlan, John, 1964- author.

Title

1. Rock 'n' Roll plays itself : a screen history / John Scanlan.

Publisher

1. London : Reaktion Books, 2022.

Copyright date

1. ©2022

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-297), screenography (pages 299-303) and index.

Other form:

1. ebook version : 9781789145717

ISBN

1. 1789145724 hardcover
2. 9781789145724 hardcover

Research call number

1. JMD 22-197