Includes bibliographical references and index

Pt. 1. The Weird Music of the New World -- 1. Introduction. 2. Why Music Is the Wild Card. 3. The Three Strains of Modernism. 4. The Obstacle of Race. 5. The Taint of Commerce. 6. Cubists and Squares: Jazz as Modernism -- Pt. 2. From Rock 'n' Roll to Rock. 7. The Strange Career of 1950s Rock 'n' Roll. 8. Rock 'n' Rollers or Holy Rollers? 9. Reaction and Revitalization. 10. Another Country Heard From. 11. Blues, Blacks, and Brits -- Pt. 3. Inspiration and Polarization. 12. Words and Music: The Rise of the Counterculture. 13. Art and Religion, 1960s Style. 14. Hard Rock Becomes a Hard Place. 15. Soul Loses Its Soul -- Pt. 4. The Triumph of Perversity. 16. Their Art Belongs to Dada. 17. Punk: The Great Avant-Garde Swindle. 18. High on High Tech. 19. Rap: Trying to Make it Real (Compared to What?). 20. You Don't Miss Your Water (Till Your Well Runs Dry). 21. Coda: Escape from Postmodernism

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