Parental advisory : music censorship in America / Eric Nuzum.
| Author/creator | Nuzum, Eric |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Perennial, ©2001. |
| Description | x, 349 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Issues in music censorship: "Freedom of speech", an overview of music censorship -- "Banned in the USA", the PMRC and music labeling -- "Happiness is a warm gun", violence -- "Cover me", album cover art -- "I want my MTV", MTV and music videos -- "Ebony and ivory", race -- "Dear God", religion -- "Comfortably numb", drugs -- "I want you sex", sex -- "What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?", politics and protest -- "I fought the law and the law won", law -- "Censorshit", from the mouths of the censors -- Chronology of music censorship in the United States: Before the 1950s -- 1950s -- 1960s -- 1970s -- 1980s -- 1990s -- 2000. |
| Abstract | Believe it or not, music censorship in America did not begin with Tipper Gore's horrified reaction to her daughter's Prince album. The vilification of popular music by government and individuals has been going on for decades. Now, for the first time, this book offers a thorough and complete chronicle of the music that has been challenged or suppressed--by the people or the government--in the United States. From Dean Martin's "Wham, Bam, Thank you Ma'am" to Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar; from freedom fighters such as Frank Zappa and in-your-face rappers such a N.W.A. to crusaders such as Tipper Gore, this intelligent and entertaining book shows how censorship has crossed sexual, class, and ethnic lines, and how many see it as a de facto form of racism. With nearly one hundred fascinating photographs of musicians, record burning, and controversial cover art; illuminating sidebars; and a decade-by-decade timeline of important moments in censorship history, this book is by turns frightening and hilarious--but always revealing. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-323) and index. |
| LCCN | 00053750 |
| ISBN | 0688167721 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3477 .N89 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |