 First edition cover, November Books, 1985 | |
| Author | Chris Cutler |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Graham Keatley Mary Thomas |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Musicology |
| Publisher | November Books (United Kingdom) Autonomedia (United States) |
Publication date | 1985 (United Kingdom) 1992 (United States) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 pp (United Kingdom) 184 pp (United States) |
| ISBN | 0-946423-01-6 |
| OCLC | 12441929 |
File Under Popular: Theoretical and Critical Writings on Music is a collection of seven essays on the political theory of popular music written by English percussionist, lyricist and music theorist, Chris Cutler. The essays were written between 1978 and 1983, four of them in response to requests and the rest unprompted. Two of the essays were first published in two German publications, and two were originally presented by Cutler at two international symposia on popular music. The book was first published in 1985 in London by November Books, the publishing wing of Cutler's independent record label, Recommended Records. It was also published in Polish, German and Japanese.
Rock critic and sociologist Simon Frith described File Under Popular as "A stirringly aggressive antidote to contemporary pop cynicism."[1]
- ^ "Autonomedia catalogue" (PDF). Autonomedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2007.