Author Archives: Paul Carr

How Can We Think About Popular Music?

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Paul Carr

Another very very short segment – this time concerning the ways in which we can think about popular music analysis – more detail late!

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Why Was Popular Music so Slow to Emerge as an Academic Disciplin

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Paul Carr

Here are a few thoughts about why popular music was so slow to emerge as an academic discipline. It is a two minute lecture – see if you agree

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“Music was better back then”: When do we stop keeping up with popular music?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Paul Carr

Originally posted on Skynet & Ebert:
After sixty years of research, it’s conventional wisdom: as people get older, they stop keeping up with popular music. Whether the demands of parenthood and careers mean devoting less time to pop culture, or…

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Last Exit Demo

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Paul Carr
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Magnetic North: Sting, Place and Identity

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Paul Carr

Although I am currently in the midst of loads of marking – when the dust settles I will be spending some time during the summer finishing off the initial draft of my Sting book – currently called ‘Magnetic North: Sting, … Continue reading →

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NE folk song

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Paul Carr

Originally posted on north east folk:
Sandra Kerr discusses and introduces some North East folk songs: Sandra Kerr discusses her views on the special characteristics of folk songs from the North East: Pete Wood lists the top 20 NE folk songs…

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Frank Zappa, Popular Music and Politics

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Paul Carr

Having recently returned from a fantastic conference on ‘music and protest’ at the University of Limerick’, it got me thinking about an unpublished Zappa paper that I wrote around 7 years ago. I have copied and pasted the unedited version … Continue reading →

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Music and Protest Conference Day 2: University of Limerick

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Paul Carr

  Due to simple lack of time today, I will not be posting any real detail about the conference today – but I have had time to include some brief notes below Firstly, the conference opened with a reading by … Continue reading →

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Songs of Social Protest Conference: University of Limerick, Ireland.

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Paul Carr

Day 1 – April 29th 2015 After the long trip from South Wales to Limerick, the first thing that struck me with the University of Limerick is its size and beauty. I was at the university to give a paper … Continue reading →

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STING: GEORDIE IDENTITY AND SOME THOUGHTS ON THE LAST SHIP

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Paul Carr

  I was back in Newcastle for one of Sting’s three The Last Ship shows, at The Sage in Gateshead last weekend. As I am in the closing stages of my book on Sting, it provided the perfect setting – … Continue reading →

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