Media Narratives in Popular Music

Chris Anderton is Associate Professor in Cultural Economy at Solent University, UK. He has published on a variety of topics including the recorded and live music industries, music festivals, music history, music culture, music marketing, music cities, event management, and the intersection of fan practices and intellectual property law. He is the author of Music Festivals in the UK: Beyond the Carnivalesque (2019) and co-author of both Understanding the Music Industries (2013) and Music Management, Marketing and PR: Creating Connections and Conversations (in press). He is also co-editor of Researching Live Music: Gigs, Tours, Concerts and Festivals (in press). Martin James is Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries at Solent University, UK. His areas of specialist interest include music journalism and the music press, music and cultural cities, and late twentieth-century alternative music; specifically punk, post punk and electronic musics. Martin's publications have focused on hidden histories in the mediated narratives of popular music. He is author of several critically acclaimed books about music, including French Connections: From Discotheque to Discovery (2003), State of Bass: Jungle - The Story So Far (1997; 2020) and co-authored Understanding the Music Industries (2013).