Bubblegum Music Is The Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, From the Banana Splits to Britney Spears
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Bubblegum Music Is The Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, From the Banana Splits to Britney Spears
By (Author) Kim Cooper
Edited by David Smay
Feral House,U.S.
Feral House,U.S.
10th November 2001
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Popular culture
Age groups: children
Age groups: adolescents
History: specific events and topics
781.66
Short-listed for Firecracker Alternative Book Award (Music) 2002
Physical Properties
Paperback
326
Width 178mm, Height 253mm
725g
Description
to Britney Spears The first comprehensive book on the sticky, sickly, sweet confectionary known as bubblegum music, this collection takes in all the key bands of this much despised genre from the Archies to the Partridge Family and from Abba to Jonathan King. Packed with interviews with the session musicians, producers and writers who gave bubblegum its bounce, it provides histories of the genres, labels and artists and takes an unblinking look at the dark side of the music, from dirty lyrics to shameful business practices. Illustrated
Author Bio
Kim Cooper is the editor of Scram magazine, where bubblegum is just one of the offbeat genres celebrated and dissected. She lives in Los Angeles. David Smay has written for Scram, Tiki News, Back Of A Car, The Comics Journal and Amazing Heroes. He Lives in San Francisco.
