Retromania: Pop Culture

Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past Simon Reynolds
Publisher: Faber & Faber

In his latest book 'Retromania; Pop Culture's Addiction to its Own Past', the music critic Simon Reynolds argues that pop culture in general has become obsessed with recycling from history. What Reynolds, from his pop music historian perspective, misses to see in his much-discussed 2011 book on “Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past” is that the contemporary renaissance of vinyl and audio cassettes [10] have different cultural significance than, for example, a Motown or a punk revival. Retromania: pop culture's addiction to its own past – simon reynolds. Keen On… Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past (TCTV) simonreynolds. UnFAQ, RetroQuotes, articles pegged to or related to the book, interviews with the author. Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Although Simon Reynold's latest opus came out a few month ago, I have only decided to review it now for two reason. Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past [Paperback] . It's obvious: AUTECHRE are into Retromania as it is described by Simon Reynolds in the most-talked about book about music in 2011 – 'Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past'. RETROMANIA: Pop Culture's Addiction To Its Own Past By Simon Reynolds (published June 2 UK / July 24 US) We live in a pop era gone loco for retro and crazy for commemoration. Are today's bands simply recycling the past to produce music without any originality? Post-digitality, in a 2013 definition, can therefore overlap with what is otherwise called “retro media” or, to quote Simon Reynolds, “Retromania” [9]. Because of Simon Reynolds' book Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past, which came out earlier this year, it's a good time for nostalgia discourse. Simon Reynolds has written a whole book about the phenomenon, Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Edition of this bestselling text takes a unique approach to the study of mass communication and cultural studies by examining. Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past (Book 2011.