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  "Radiohead" and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy) (Paperback) By (author) Brandon Forbes

  

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  Short Description for "Radiohead" and PhilosophyUses philosophy to show that Radiohead is the only band that matters. This book explains how Radiohead's music connects directly to the philosophical phenomenology of thinkers like Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Martin Heidegger, the existentialism of Albert Camus and Jean Paul Sartre, and the philosophical politics of Karl Marx and Jean Baudrillard.
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  • Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
  • Published: 25 September 2009
  • Format: Paperback 288 pages
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  • Categories: Rock & Pop Music | Biography: Arts & Entertainment | Philosophy
  • ISBN 13: 9780812696646 ISBN 10: 0812696646
  • Sales rank: 165,126

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• This book uses philosophy to show that Radiohead is the only band that matters. Critics and fans agree that Radiohead is not only the most musically innovative and influential rock band today - they are the most commercially and culturally relevant as well. Since their breakthrough hit "Creep" in 1993, Radiohead has continued to make waves throughout popular and political culture with its views about the Bush presidency (its 2003 album was titled "Hail to the Thief"), its anti-corporatism, its pioneering efforts to produce ecologically sound road tours and, most of all, its decision in 2007 to sell its latest album, "In Rainbows," online with a controversial 'pay-what-you-want' price. "Radiohead and Philosophy" offers yet new ways to appreciate the lyrics, music and conceptual ground of this highly innovative band.The chapters in this book explain how Radiohead's music connects directly to the philosophical phenomenology of thinkers like Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Martin Heidegger, the existentialism of Albert Camus and Jean Paul Sartre, and the philosophical politics of Karl Marx, Jean Baudrillard, and Noam Chomsky. Fans and critics know that Radiohead is 'the only band that matters' on the scene today. But "Radiohead and Philosophy" uses philosophy to show why it is the only band that matters.