Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past by Simon Reynolds

Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past Simon Reynolds ebook
Format: pdf
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0865479941, 9780865479944
Page: 500

So please excuse any self-congratulating you may encounter in the context of this review of Simon Reynold's superb examination of pop culture, Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Dummy magazine's "The 10 Best Modern Music Books": #1. We live in a pop age gone loco for retro and crazy for commemoration. Esteemed music writer and occasional FACT contributor Simon Reynolds is in the UK this week and next to publicise his new book, Retromania. Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past by Simon Reynolds. Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction To Its Own Past Author: Simon Reynolds Published by: Faber and Faber. Emeralds – Does It Look Like I'm Here? Retromania has 707 ratings and 94 reviews. Simon Reynolds – 'Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to its Own Past'. Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to its Own Past by Simon Reynolds – review Does it matter that pop music is stuck in the same old groove? Excuse me for giving away the ending, but here is Retromania's final sentence: I still believe the future is out there. Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past, is more than just an exploration of the way rock's past has become an obsession. The Onion, once again, gets it surgically correct: 'U.S. What song or album is currently in heavy rotation on your iPod? We are witnessing what Reynolds and others have called the 'museum-ification' of rock. His provocative new book, Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past, examines an era when we consistently sought out the comforts of nostalgia at the expense of true innovation. What's the last movie that made you cry? Dept Of Retro Warns: We May Be Running Out Of Past'.