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• 17 May 07
  

  Nathan Rein

  Interesting review by TheRevealer.org's Jeff Sharlet of a new book critiquing the concept of "authenticity" in popular music and culture. Most of what we think of as "authentic" (for example, Delta blues) has complex roots and has been carefully shaped fo

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• 20 Apr 07
  

  Sounds like an interesting book, one that points out that no music is "authentic," including the oft-pedestalized blues and country.

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• 14 Apr 07
  

  David Hoeffer

  Faking It: the quest for authenticity in popular music

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