Popular Music and the State in the UK: Culture, Trade, or Industry?

181 Pages·2007·0.636 MB·English

by  Martin Cloonan

POPULAR MUSIC AND THE STATE IN THE UK
This book is dedicated to secular education
Popular Music and the State
in the UK
Culture, Trade or Industry?
MARTIN CLOONAN
University of Glasgow, UK
© Martin Cloonan 2007
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system
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Martin Cloonan has asserted his moral right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act,
1988, to be identified as the author of this work.
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Cloonan, Martin
Popular Music and the State in the UK: Culture, Trade or Industry?. – (Ashgate Popular
and Folk Music Series)
1. Popular music – Political aspects – Great Britain. 2. Music and state – Great Britain.
3. Great Britain – Cultural policy.
I. Title
781.6’4’0941
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cloonan, Martin.
Popular Music and the State in the UK: Culture, Trade or Industry? / Martin Cloonan.
p. cm. – (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
1. Popular music – Political aspects – Great Britain. I. Title.
ML3917.G7C56 2007
781.640941–dc22 2006032546
This book has been printed on acid-free paper.
ISBN 978-0-7546-5373-8
Printed and bound in Great Britain byMPG Books Ltd, Bodmind, Cornwall.
Contents
Acknowledgements vii
List of Abbreviations ix
General Editor’s Preface xiii
Introduction: Pop, Politics and a Personal Journey 1
1 Popular Music and Politics from the 1950s – A Brief Guide 7
2 Cultural Policy from 1945 to New Labour 25
3 New Labour – New Pop? 39
4 Reporting the Music Industries 67
5 Policy on the Ground: The New Deal for Musicians 103
6 A New Lens? Popular Music Policy under Devolution:
The Case of Scotland 119
Conclusion: From Benign to Promotional? 141
Bibliography 145
Index 159
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Acknowledgements
A number of people helped to keep me relatively sane during the writing of this
book. So a big shout goes out to Claire, Marky P, Woody and John Williamson who
are thanked for their friendship and enlightenment. I learned an enormous amount
during my time at the Department of Adult and Continuing Education (DACE) at the
University of Glasgow and I would like to thank colleagues there for their support
during my six years there. They at least will understand the dedication at the front
of this book.
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List of Abbreviations
ACE Arts Council of England
ACGB Arts Council of Great Britain
AIM Association of Independent Music
ANL Anti-Nazi League
APMG All Party Music Group
ASA Advertising Standards Agency
BARD British Association of Record Dealers
BMR British Music Rights
BPI British Phonographic Industry
CAP Committee of Advertising Practice
CCS Creative and Cultural Skills
CEMA Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts
CND Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
CITF Creative Industries Task Force
DCMS Department for Culture, Media and Sport
DfEE Department for Education and Employment
DfES Department for Education and Skills
DFID Department for International Development
DNH Department of National Heritage
DTI Department of Trade and Industry