Parental Advisory: Music Censorship in America - Softcover

Nuzum, Eric D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688167721 ISBN 13: 9780688167721

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2001

Synopsis

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Music Your Parents Never Wanted You To Hear

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, Parental Advisory 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, Parental Advisory is by turns frightening and hilarious -- but always revealing.

About this title

Review:

"Written with the voice and fervor of a true music fan, "Parental Advisory is exceedingly readable, informative, and enjoyable.-- Nina Crowley"A breezy and informative book that should be read by anyone interested in U.S. popular culture."--"Library Journal

About the Author:

Eric Nuzum is a freelance pop-culture writer living in Kent, Ohio. He is also the program director at WKSU-FM, Kent State University's National Public Radio affiliate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0688167721
• ISBN 13: 9780688167721
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368