Pete Astor
Biographic Data
| ID | 1603075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pete Astor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pete |
| FAMILY NAME | Astor |
| SIGNATURE | ASTOR P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goldsmiths University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0040-9717 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Authenticity, Empathy, and the Creative Imagination
This article reviews the changing beliefs about artistic integrity and aesthetic value that feed into judgments of rock authenticity, taking issue with scholarship that reduces authenticity to acts of misguided judgment, myths, conceits, and fakery. It argues that there is no consensus about the meaning of authenticity in rock music, as understandings change according to the varied experiences, perceptions, circumstances, and vocabularies of part…
Songwriters and song lyrics
This article argues for understanding popular songs and songwriting through the metaphor of architecture, an idea we draw from vernacular terms used by songwriters when comprehending and explaining their own creative practice, and which we deploy in response to those who have called for writing about music to use a non-technical vocabulary and make greater use of metaphor. By architecture we mean those recognisable characteristics of songs that e…
Three is the magic number
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The poetry of rock
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Songwriters and song lyrics
This article argues for understanding popular songs and songwriting through the metaphor of architecture, an idea we draw from vernacular terms used by songwriters when comprehending and explaining their own creative practice, and which we deploy in response to those who have called for writing about music to use a non-technical vocabulary and make greater use of metaphor. By architecture we mean those recognisable characteristics of songs that e…
The poetry of rock
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The poetry of rock
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Three is the magic number
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Songwriters and song lyrics
This article argues for understanding popular songs and songwriting through the metaphor of architecture, an idea we draw from vernacular terms used by songwriters when comprehending and explaining their own creative practice, and which we deploy in response to those who have called for writing about music to use a non-technical vocabulary and make greater use of metaphor. By architecture we mean those recognisable characteristics of songs that e…
Authenticity, Empathy, and the Creative Imagination
This article reviews the changing beliefs about artistic integrity and aesthetic value that feed into judgments of rock authenticity, taking issue with scholarship that reduces authenticity to acts of misguided judgment, myths, conceits, and fakery. It argues that there is no consensus about the meaning of authenticity in rock music, as understandings change according to the varied experiences, perceptions, circumstances, and vocabularies of part…
Art (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Content (measure theory (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Lyrics (2 works)