Popular music, digital technology and society

N Prior - 2018 - torrossa.com
Every year, the American trade magazine Billboard compiles a list of 'executive
excellence'comprising the hundred most powerful figures in the music industry. In both 2015 …

[PDF][PDF] The sonic composition of the city

JP Thibaud - The auditory culture reader, 2003 - hal.science
A common phenomenon now marks the ordinary experience of city dwellers: walking
through the city to music. Geared with headphones, the walkman listener strolls along and …

An investigation of soundscape factors influencing perceptions of square dancing in urban streets: a case study in a county level city in China

J Xiao, A Hilton - International journal of environmental research and …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Square dancing is a popular music-related group physical exercise for health benefits in
China mainly participated by mid-aged women and elderly people. This paper investigates …

Effect of street performance (busking) on the environmental perception of public space

R Ho, WT Au - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This is the first experimental study testing the effect of street performance (aka busking) on
the subjective environmental perception of public space. It is generally believed that street …

Urban opportunities and conflicts around street musicians: the relationship between the configuration of public space and outdoor acoustics in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona

Á Clua, J Llorca-Bofí, S Psarra - Journal of urban design, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The practice of busking and street music performance is becoming key to the identity of
cities. However, although the spatial configuration and acoustics of historic city centres are …

Music on the Edge: Busking at the Cliffs of Moher and the Commodification of a Musical Landscape

A Kaul - Tourist Studies, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The Cliffs of Moher is one of the most popular tourist sites in all of Ireland, and buskers have
been playing traditional music there for generations. The site and traditional music have …

'A soundtrack to the insurrection': street music, marching bands and popular protest

G McKay - Parallax, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
I know that it's spring and dark winter is past when I hear the sound of the Protestant
marching bands. It warms my heart to hear Protestant feet marching once again. For it is the …

Performance and atmosphere in urban public spaces: Street music in Guangzhou, China

J Lin, X Wang, G Lin - Geographical Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study offers a discussion of the role of street music (busking) in urban public spaces
using the lenses of performance theory and the theory of atmospheres in order to consider …

Development of street audience experience (SAE) scale.

R Ho, WT Au - Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Street performance (busking) has gained a higher social status in the 21st century. Recently,
scholars have argued for its merit in contributing to the quality of urban life. Past studies of …

Traditions, stereotypes, and tactics: A history of musical buskers in Toronto

M Smith - MUSICultures, 1996 - journals.lib.unb.ca
Murray Smith ajoute considerablement aux travaux de recherches qu'if avail entrepris
initialement pour son memo ire de maitrise a l'Universite York. S'appuyant sur un grand …