Author Archives: Paul Carr

Covid19 and the Music Industry: Reflections toward the end of June 2020

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Paul Carr

This is the 3rd blog I have written intending to take stock of the various impacts Covid 19 has had on the music sector. Related news this week included discussions around the initial guidelines proposed concerning musicians returning to work, with … Continue reading →

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Carl Orr: Guitarist Composer Teacher and Sting Sideman

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Paul Carr

Guitarist, composer and Sting sideman Carl Orr was kind enough to write a five-star review of my Sting book this week. It was great to see the book get a ‘thumbs up’ from Carl, who I respect. greatly as a musician and have … Continue reading →

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Music Musings on Covid19: Part 2

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Paul Carr

This week’s news has featured a number of headlines related to Covid19, ranging from AEGs announcements of its intention to make some staff redundant, Travis McCready performing America’s first post lockdown gig, Eventbrite being sued as a result of its … Continue reading →

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Covid 19 and the Music Industry: News Update and Thoughts

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Paul Carr

Now into my third month of lockdown, I thought I would start up a regular blog which highlights some of the developments concerning covid 19 on the music industry. The impacts of the pandemic seem to be changing every week, … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 FREELANCERS AND THE LIVE MUSIC INDUSTRY: THE PERFECT STORM?

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Paul Carr

Earlier on in the week, I was asked to write a blog for my university’s Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations. The subject was on the impact of Covid-19 on the music industry and yes … Continue reading →

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Rock Music Pedagogy in the UK and US: Ignorance or Elitism?

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Paul Carr

In this new reality that many of us find ourselves in, I have been experimenting with Panopto as a means of recording content for my students. So, please find below a synopsis of an essay I have written for the … Continue reading →

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The Rock Instrumentarium

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Paul Carr

Well, we have spent the last few weeks going through all of the proof edits for the Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research, including an enormous bibliography and an even larger index of close to 9000 words. Despite the various … Continue reading →

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Rock Vocalities

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Paul Carr

Chapter four of the Bloomsbury Handbook on Rock Music…… In a chapter focusing on rock vocalities, Katherine Meizel points out how the ways in which rock vocalists sing vary not only between subgenres, but from performer to performer. Meizel highlights … Continue reading →

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The Definition of ‘Rock’ and Stylistic Overlaps

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Paul Carr

The third essay of the Bloomsbury Handbook of rock music Research is provided by Taylor Myers and Brad Osborn, who initially examine the music theory, musicological and cultural studies literature that has emerged relating to rock scholarship over the last … Continue reading →

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock: Writing About Rock

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Paul Carr

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research is now in the ‘post proof’ stage, with the publishers getting back with their various tweaks and suggestions. So I have just spent the day responding to 33 authors, who will soon be … Continue reading →

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