Retromania by Simon Reynolds
Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past
A critical examination of popular music and broader culture's obsession with recycling the past, arguing that pervasive nostalgia, reissues, sampling, tribute acts and revivalism reflect both technological changes and commercial incentives that have led to creative stagnation and historical secondhandness. It traces how digital archiving, collectors, and the music industry foster an economy of retro desire that sidelines innovation, and considers the cultural, psychological, and political consequences of living in a perpetual pastiche.
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- 2011
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